EPHESIANS 1:15-23 Question: What are some things we know about close friends, or family members? – Their faults. – Their likes and dislikes. – The real person they are. – Their history. – Their true character. – Their hurts. – Their secrets. – What makes them happy, … Continue reading
EPHESIANS 1:1-14 When you pray, how much time do you spend praising God? Question: Why do you think God deserves our praise? – He gave us eternal life? – He is our Creator? – He is Holy and sinless? – He blesses us? – He answers our prayers? – … Continue reading
I’M SAVED, NOW WHAT? SERIES SUMMARY: In this series, “I’m Saved, Now What?”, we have covered many aspects of living the Christian life and what a believer should expect after being saved (including a change in direction and attitude). Living the Christian life should never be reduced to a list of things we should do … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. (Galatians 5:16) MEDITATION: In the previous passage, Paul spoke truth to the Christians in Galatia. That truth applies to all Christians, including Christians today. His plea is for believers to not waste their ‘freedom in Christ’ … Continue reading
I’M SAVED NOW WHAT? CONCERN FOR OTHERS WHO ARE BACKSLIDING: How should we respond whenever we see someone sinking back into a life of sin after he or she has made a profession of faith? Should we be concerned? What do the scriptures instruct us to do? My brothers and sisters, if one of … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: “Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. If anyone speaks, they should do so as one who speaks the very words of God. If anyone serves, they should do so with the strength God provides, so that … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: “For it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose.” (Philippians 2:13) MEDITATION: Take a moment and imagine this is your situation: You feel like you are being pulled in many different directions, it seems like you are juggling several balls … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. (Galatians 5:16) MEDITATION: Many believers have had the misconception that when we surrender our lives to the Lord, we will have a life of serenity with no problems. However, we find out that a new ferocious … Continue reading
I’M SAVED, NOW WHAT? EFFECTIVE PRAYER In order to encourage believers to pray, James gives us two examples of how prayer can be effective. Elijah was a human being, even as we are. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three … Continue reading
I’M SAVED, NOW WHAT? RELATIONSHIPS (continued) In the verse James 5:16, we are given two more instructions for our relationships with other believers. The first one is to ‘confess our sins to each other’. Satan will use several of his techniques to discourage us from confessing our sins to each other. He … Continue reading