They know that they have sinned, they know that they should be burning in hell, they know they have no proper or right standing on their own apart from Christ. To have a relationship with God, they've accepted that they're Extra Ordinary in fact they are disqualified from having a relationship with God entirely by their sin.
Read MoreIf you are a born-again Christian and you're filled with the Spirit of God this is the life that will be produced in you these are the marks that should be noticeable. These are the things that you should be expecting as you move into this new normal of this walk with God
Read MoreEphesians 2:10 NKJV For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.
Read MoreThe fundamental areas of the Christians life are where we get to do something incredible. We get to be an expression of the manifold wisdom of God, and it was God's intent from the beginning that you would be a part of that and by doing so we share in the divine nature of God, in the glory of God because we're bringing honor and praise and exultation to our king.
Read MoreHe has given us new life. He's adopted us as his sons and daughters. He's given us great and precious promises. He's invested in us and in dwelled us by His Holy Spirit, he seated us in the heavenly realms with Christ at the right hand of God the Father and he gives us an inheritance that the Bible says will never perish, spoil, or fade and it's kept in heaven for us, and it's guarded by the Spirit of God. The Epic Life
Read MoreThe things that diminish our gratitude, our worries and anxieties, and concerns and the wrong focus, those things can strip us of appreciation for what has happened and what is in our lives and what God has blessed us with.
Read MoreIn this short clip from “Corrections and Clarifications”, pastor Bob Hallman talks about what Disqualifies Us From The Kingdom of God”
Read MoreThere's a commitment to the gospel. This is another thing that marks out the New Testament believer. Paul is talking a lot about the Gospel, he's going to talk a lot about the Gospel in this particular book of Colossians, but he says a few things about this Gospel. He says, "𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘎𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘭 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥", so this Gospel is Universal in its power. Paul says "I͟'͟m͟ ͟n͟o͟t͟ ͟a͟s͟h͟a͟m͟e͟d͟ ͟o͟f͟ ͟t͟h͟e͟ ͟G͟o͟s͟p͟e͟l͟.͟ 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘴, 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘑𝘦𝘸 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘦
Read MoreWe share the Gospel because the Bible instructs to do this. We believe that Jesus is the only way to salvation and eternal life. When we share the Gospel, we are giving others the opportunity to hear about Jesus and decide for themselves whether or not they want to follow Him, and how they want to spend eternity. We can't make someone choose; we just create the environment for them to grow if they choose. We are also obeying God's commandment to Love God, Love Others, Make Disciples.
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