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GRACE-FORGIVENESS (part-6) We need to understand that in order to receive God’s forgiveness, we must be willing to forgive others. When Jesus gave us a model prayer (known as the Lord’s Prayer), He included this phrase, “forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us”. That two-letter word “as” in … Continue reading
GRACE-FORGIVENESS (part-5) As the recipients of God’s grace, Christians are to be gracious to others. Grace is given to us so we can serve others, and participate in building up the church by making use of our spiritual gifts from the Lord. We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each … Continue reading
GRACE-FORGIVENESS (part-4) Grace does not stop once we are saved: God is gracious to us for the rest of our lives, as He works within us to fulfill His will through us. When we receive His gift of salvation, we enter into a ‘sanctification’ process. This means that God will be … Continue reading
GRACE-FORGIVENESS (part-3) When we think about God’s grace, we will most likely have this question: “How does God’s grace affect me?” Grace is what saves us. For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith; and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God (Ephesians 2:8) … Continue reading
GRACE-FORGIVENESS (part-2) In spite of the bad decisions that David made in his life (which led to sinful actions), he accepted the ‘challenge’ from God to serve, and he committed himself to doing the things God (and not man) wanted him to do. We might not be able to detect it, but God knows that … Continue reading
GRACE-FORGIVENESS (part-1) The Gospel Message is The Good News. Good news about what? It is the good news of God’s grace and forgiveness. We see the word ‘grace’ used many times in scripture, but what does it mean, and more importantly, what does it mean to us? If it is mentioned in the Bible so … Continue reading
Study of Philippians (part 3) LESSON TITLE: Serving in One Spirit PHILIPPIANS 1: VERSE 27: Paul was concerned about the lifestyles of the Christians in the church at Philippi. Question: Why was this important to him? – Their actions could affect the church’s witness in the community? Note: Paul had already dealt … Continue reading
Study of Philippians (part 2) LESSON TITLE: Advancing the Gospel One of Paul’s reasons for writing this letter was to tell the Christians in the church at Philippi about his situation. They had heard he was in prison, but they didn’t know these things: – If his case had come to trial. – … Continue reading
Study of Philippians (part 1)LESSON TITLE: Related by Grace.PHILIPPIANS: – Written by Paul twelve 12 or more years after he founded the church in Philippi. – Paul was in prison (probably in Rome) when Epaphroditus arrived with a gift from the church at Philippi; he wrote this letter in reponse. – He probably had four … Continue reading
WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOUR HEART IS BROKEN AND YOUR SPIRIT IS CRUSHED?BIBLE PASSAGE:The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. (Psalm 34:18)MEDITATION:Have you ever felt you were so deep in a valley that you felt you would never get out? You felt like the spirit of … Continue reading
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