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Except for John 3:16, no verse in the bible is more crucial than Genesis 3:15. John 3:16 reveals the endless dimensions of God’s love for man: its breadth, length, depth, and height. Genesis 3:15 reveals God’s promise to provide a way for man back to Himself. A way that is impossible for man to achieve on his own.
The traditions of Christmas are heartwarming and wonderful. However, this is not what Christmas is all about. Christmas celebrates one of the three most important events ever to occur in human history: the incarnation, the crucifixion and the resurrection of the Son of God.
In 2 Chronicles 16:9, God wants us to have a full life, but we have a part to play in it. If we want Him to show Himself strong, we must maintain an upright heart. Receive an understanding in this third series of Life To The Full.
Jesus came to give us something impossible for us to have apart from Him - the fullness of life. This means He wants His power overflowing every dimension of our being - spiritually, emotionally and physically. This is Life To The Full.
Receive an understanding of what we were being alienated from the life of God, what God did for us in His love for us, and what He expects of us.
Jesus came to give us something impossible for us to have apart from Him - the fullness of life. This means He wants His power overflowing every dimension of our being - spiritually, emotionally and physically. This is Life To The Full.
Jesus succeeded in completing the work He was given to do. He revealed the Father to us, defeated Satan for us, destroyed the works of the devil, redeemed us and reconciled us to the Father. Now He needs us to cooperate with Him by obeying. Receive an understanding of Our Identity In Christ.
Why should we continually thank God? To remind us of the great things he’s done for us so we don’t get off course and follow the wrong path for our lives. Receive an understanding of Continually Thanking God.
Thankfulness is a choice. If we lack in gratitude, we must decide to change. As we recognize God’s wonderful blessings and ask Him to change our hearts, He will begin to transform our lives until we overflow with thanksgiving.
How grateful are we to God for all He has done for us in Christ? Gratitude is all about focus. It’s shifting our focus from what we don’t have to what we do have. It’s also about perspective or how we see things. Receive an understanding of Gratitude vs Ingratitude.
Three powerful forces play a big role in our spiritual lives: faith, hope and love. Without faith we can’t please God or receive from God. Love is the commandment of the New Testament. Without it, even if we give our bodies to be burned, it’s to no avail, it profits us nothing. Jeremiah 29:11 ensures us God has a future hope worth living and striving for.
If God’s thoughts and ways are higher than ours, why do we have a difficult time yielding to His thoughts and ways? Why is it easier to think our thoughts about ourselves carry more weight than His thoughts of us? Receive an understanding of God’s Thoughts and Ways.
In Acts 16:25-26, Jesus taught Paul the importance of prayer and the power of praise. In prayer, they took their problem to God. Praise brought God into the problem. Receive an understanding of how the victory is in both prayer and praise.
What is life all about? Is this all there is? Is there life after death. Is there a heaven and hell? Do we cease to exist? Is there a dependable resource that can answer life’s most probing questions? Receive an understanding of God’s Plan for Man.
God’s Word answers life’s three most important questions, saves, heals, delivers, saves the soul, created and upholds all things, enlightens, prevents sin, is the ultimate truth, helps overcome life’s storms. Receive an understanding of how it also communicates His Will.
Knowing and doing God’s Word can make the difference between overcoming life’s storms or being devastated by life’s storms. Obedience is the very foundation of the Christian life that will stand the test of time and eternity.
The Spirit can be involved in bringing healing to people’s lives in various ways. There are spiritual gifts, healing anointing, etc. but may we never forget the indwelling Spirit who raised Jesus from the dead can and will heal those who mix faith with His power.
Only God’s Word provides for us truth that can assure us that the lives we live and the way we live them are pleasing God.
The Spirit within imparts the graces that enable us to crucify the works of the flesh, and live holy, godly, righteous lives. The choice is ours. We sow to the flesh or to the spirit. We reap what we sow. Receive an understanding of The Holy Spirit.
God lives in humble, contrite hearts that tremble at His Word. The Word reveals where we came from, why we’re here, and where we are going. All creation is upheld by the Word of God’s power. The Word saves, heals, delivers, promotes growth and enlightens. Receive an understanding of The Importance of God’s Word.
The Holy Spirit is the divine agent at work in the earth today and to blaspheme Him is dangerous. Receive an understanding of the Holy Spirit.
All three members of the Godhead were involved in our redemption. The Spirit is the divine agent at work in the earth today. He convicts the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment. Receive an understanding About The Holy Spirit
Ever since man’s fall, God endeavored to communicate His great plan of redemption to anyone who would listen. A plan that each member of the Godhead participated in, like a 4 X 4 race. Receive an understanding of The Importance of God’s Word.
The Father did His work and passed the baton to Jesus. Jesus did His work and passed the baton to the Spirit who invites us to take the baton and do what the Father has called us to do.
Matthew 7:24-27 tells us we can build well-built homes or sandcastles to live in. The choice is ours, and the consequences are stated. We must treat God’s Word as if our lives depend on it. Receive an understanding of The Importance of God’s Word.
Hell is a place originally prepared for Satan and his angels, not for people. It was enlarged because of humans who chose to rebel also. Heaven is a place where God and Christ live and where Christians go to when they die. It’s a place of permanent mansions and eternal dwellings. Where we spend eternity is entirely up to us.
We all will die, and we all will be judged for our works. Which judgment we attend is our choice. God has made a way for us to have a glorious future by pouring out His wrath upon Jesus. Receive an understanding of The Importance of God’s Word.
Over and over again in scripture, we read expressions like: "in my name," Mark 16:17; "through thy Name." Luke 10:17; "through faith in His Name," Acts 3:16; "there is none other Name," Acts 4:12; "do all in the Name of Jesus," Colossians 3:17. Receive an understanding of Using Jesus Name Wisely.
Using the Name of Jesus wisely can do more for society than any form of education or intellectual development. Receive an understanding of Using the Name of Jesus Wisely.
Jesus gave us the right to use His Name to petition the Father and to exercise authority over demons and disease. Our part is to walk in close fellowship with God and be a true worshiper who understands how to use the Name of Jesus properly.
How important is God’s Word? His Word was sent to us for healing and deliverance. The Spirit and Word work together to accomplish God’s will and purposes. We must put our trust in the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.
Jesus gave us the right to use His Name to petition the Father and to exercise authority over demons and disease. Our part is to walk in close fellowship with God and be a true worshiper who understands how to use the Name of Jesus properly.
Only God’s Word will stand the test of time. God exalts it above His Name. How important is it to us? Our conduct, character, and behavior should be influenced by God’s Word. Receive an understanding of the Importance of God’s Word.
Prayer is an incredible privilege and an awesome responsibility. Approaching the Throne in prayer is a privilege. Joining forces with God in prayer is our responsibility. Prayer is the means by which we accomplish God’s purposes on earth. James said prayer generates power. Receive an understanding of Effectual Prayer
The Lord’s Prayer is a model prayer teaching us prayer principles. Principle of praise, petition, provision, pardon, protection and praise. The prayer begins with praise, ends with praise and everything in between is about us. "Give us, forgive us, lead us and deliver us." Receive an understanding of The Lord’s Prayer.
Jesus taught the Alpha and Omega of prayer is praise. We praise God for His person and position and end by acknowledging His kingdom, power, and glory. No one was more passionate about giving His Father the glory for everything He said and did. Receive an understanding of Jesus on Prayer.
Don’t let anything hold you back from experiencing this wonderful work of the Spirit in your life. Don’t be robbed by false teaching, intimidation, fear, or the devil himself. The benefits are too many and too meaningful to be ignored. Receive an understanding of Speaking in Tongues
We must daily remind ourselves that we’ve been pardoned from a debt we couldn’t repay. We must pardon others of their trespasses against us and truly forgive them from the heart just as we have been freely forgiven by God.
When celebrating "The Lord’s Supper," we are instructed to remember the great sacrifice our Lord made to free us from the slavery not of Egyptian bondage, but of spiritual death. Receive an understanding of the Significance of the Lord’s Supper.
We must daily remind ourselves that we’ve been pardoned from a debt we couldn’t repay. We must pardon others of their trespasses against us and truly forgive them from the heart just as we have been freely forgiven by God.
As long as we are on this side of Heaven, it’s up to us to maintain the freedoms Jesus obtained for us by using our faith. Receive an understanding of Obtaining and Maintaining Freedom.
We must never forget those who fought for our independence and continue honoring our veterans and those who are fighting to maintain freedom today. Jesus wasn’t speaking of national freedom. He was speaking of freedom from the bondage of Satan and sin. He gave His life for us to obtain a freedom no other person can provide and to obtain this freedom, we must believe in Him.