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Jul 2016
Class 3A – The Christian Life 1- Doctrines Luke 1:1-4. A doctrine is a recognizable principle of beliefs, teachings, values or instruction that is adhered to, accepted, believed, taught and practiced by a given sect of people. Most doctrines are transferable concept which have been handed down to us; Examples in the new testament are, Righteousness, Baptism, Sanctification, Prosperity etc. Each of them are important in ensuring that we live a sound Christian life. Doctrines can be basically classified into three groups: Scriptural doctrines (founded on the word Acts: 1) Man made......
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Jul 2016
Class 2A The Holy Spirit And You Who Is The Holy Spirit? The Holy Spirit is God Himself, Genesis 1:26. He is a Spirit, cannot be seen with the optical eyes,. (JoHe can be grieved Ephesians 4:30, And can talk Acts 13:2. He is the angel of God’s presence Isaiah 63:9. The person that brings to us the presence of the almighty God. He is one of the same kind with Jesus, John 14:16-20. 7 THINGS THE H/P IS Parakletos means (1) Comforter John 14:16, 2 Corinthians 1:3 (2) Counselor Isaiah 11:2,......
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Jul 2016
NEW BELIEVERS’ CLASS 1A 1. The New Creation “Therefore, if any man be in Christ, he is a NEW CREATION, old things are passed away and all things are become new†2 Corinthians 5:17 CARDINAL POINTS New creation never existed Life direct from God Created for good works Eph. 2:10 Outward appearance not a relevant issue Gal. 6:15 Has the nature and righteousness of God 2Cor 5:21 2. Born of God – Believe and confess Rom 10:9-10 – Confession of the word (seed) brings the new birth As Jesus is a son......
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Jun 2016
Whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister; And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant (Matthew 20:26-27). The responsibility of service is the key to greatness! The opening scripture underscores this truth; the word “minister†is from the Greek word “diakonos†and it means a servant, or an attendant, one who serves or runs errands for others. As Christians, we’ve been called to service; both of God and of mankind. God is mindful and concerned about people more than anything else. So, when you’re......
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Jun 2016
Some people don’t bother praying, because even when they do, they don’t expect answers. If you don’t have a relationship with God through Jesus Christ, that is, you’re not born again, you shouldn’t expect answers because He wouldn’t even hear you. However, if you’re God’s child, you have a right to expect answers when you pray; but to have those answers consistently, you must pray according to God’s Word revealed concerning prayer in the New Testament. God invites us to pray; He’s not troubled with our prayers. Some people think they shouldn’t......
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Jun 2016
“Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain†(Phillippians 2:16). I was actively involved in soul winning even while I was a student, and back then, I had many of my colleagues asking me, “Are you going into full-time ministry?†“I am already a full-time minister of the gospel,†was always my response. You see, where you are or what you’re doing right now is not what really matters; there’s nothing you are in this world that will be forever.......
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Jun 2016
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin (1 John 1:7). The Word of God is light (Psalm 119:105), and the Scripture tells us to walk in the light as God is in the light. We can walk in the light and have fellowship with Him because we’re born of the Word (1 Peter 1:23), which is light, and have therefore become children of light (1 Thessalonians 5:5).......
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Jun 2016
“For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich†(2 Corinthians 8:9). According to this Scripture, the Lord Jesus came to make us rich. But there are Christians who assume poverty is necessary to live a godly life. I’ve even heard a minister pledge to poverty. I think that’s absurd! Poverty might be the mark of religion but it’s definitely not the mark of Christianity.In 1980, at a ministers’ conference that......
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Jun 2016
“And it came to pass, as Peter passed throughout all quarters, he came down also to the saints which dwelt at Lydda. And there he found a certain man named Aeneas, which had kept his bed eight years, and was sick of the palsy. And Peter said unto him, Aeneas, Jesus Christ maketh thee whole: arise, and make thy bed. And he arose immediately†(Acts 9:32-34). In this account, the Bible tells us of a man named Aeneas and his extraordinary encounter with the Apostle Peter. Obviously, the man was a Christian,......
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Jun 2016
There is something about righteousness, peace and joy. Righteousness is the nature of God that gives a man the ability to stand in the presence of God without any sense of guilt, inferiority complex or condemnation. It gives a man right standing with God — the ability to do right. This is the nature of every believer in Christ. When you look into his eyes, you see love. His lifestyle reflects the righteousness, peace and joy that is in the Holy Ghost. He does not move alone. He is led by the......
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