Going to church, reading the bible, listening to Christian music will not advance your spiritual life. These activities may give you more understanding but until you are ready to lay down your life and take up your cross this leads nowhere.
What I am talking about is the sacrifice of self to advance the cause of Jesus Christ in the world. There is a destiny that God had for each of us that only we can personally discover. We can discover it only by detaching from the world and making ourselves available for the Holy Spirit. By detaching from the world--now you have time--the commodity that most Christians are not willing to give.
Jesus said, "Self-help is not help at all. Self-sacrifice is the way, to finding yourself, your true self. (Matthew 16:25)
"God has planted eternity in the human heart." (Ecclesiastes 3:11)
"Anyone who lets himself be distracted from the work I plan for him is not fit for the Kingdom of God." (Luke 9:62)
"The most important thing is that I complete my mission, the work that the Lord Jesus gave me." (Acts 20:24)
"We have been sent to speak for Christ." (2 Corinthians 5:20)
"We are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus, to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." (Ephesians 2:10)
Albert Finch
www.thekeys2kingdom.com
What I am talking about is the sacrifice of self to advance the cause of Jesus Christ in the world. There is a destiny that God had for each of us that only we can personally discover. We can discover it only by detaching from the world and making ourselves available for the Holy Spirit. By detaching from the world--now you have time--the commodity that most Christians are not willing to give.
Jesus said, "Self-help is not help at all. Self-sacrifice is the way, to finding yourself, your true self. (Matthew 16:25)
"God has planted eternity in the human heart." (Ecclesiastes 3:11)
"Anyone who lets himself be distracted from the work I plan for him is not fit for the Kingdom of God." (Luke 9:62)
"The most important thing is that I complete my mission, the work that the Lord Jesus gave me." (Acts 20:24)
"We have been sent to speak for Christ." (2 Corinthians 5:20)
"We are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus, to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." (Ephesians 2:10)
Albert Finch
www.thekeys2kingdom.com
Sunday School - July 31, 2011
Posted 07-30-2011 at 06:27 PM by Albert Finch
Affirmation: I decree and declare that the courage, the capacity, the drive, the commitment to walk way from old things and into the new is released into my spirit now.
The "sound" of your Godly calling (destiny) should be nothing less than the driving force behind how you live your entire life. - Dennis Cramer
Embrace every occasion put before you by the Holy Spirit as that is what will unlock your potential. God has greatness waiting for you. He is inviting you to join Him in the greatest adventure of your life. He is inviting you to take light into the darkness. - Patricila King
Now you belong to Him who was raised from the dead in order that we might be useful in the service of God. - Romans 7:4
The way we live is a reflection of the state of our hearts. Yet, the state of our hearts is inflamed by our lifestyles. We've seen the indulgent lifestyle cripple the spiritual passions of a generation of nominal believers. The more we can do without material and sensual things, the more we will partake of the spiritual delicacies that feed passionate love. - Sean Smith
The glory of Christianity is to conquer by forgiveness. - William Blake
Affirmation: As I recognize His presence and turn aside to stand before Him, I become the expression of His voice crying in the wilderness of today.
In your own experience, are people more likely to praise God when they are "up," or when they are painfully aware of their shortcomings? - Jack Hayford
The Bible says that if a person wants to be saved, he needs to believe and speak -- not feel. It even tells us what to say, not leaving it up to us. - Myles Munroe
"The word of faith we are proclaiming: that if you confess with your mouth, 'Jesus is Lord,' and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved." - (Romans 10:8-9)
The Cross is not only a doctrine; it is also an experience. If there has really been death, there will really be fruit. If there is no death, there will be no fruit. The degree of death determines the amount of life. - Watchman Nee
Jesus' times alone were the commas, pauses, and full stops in the story of His life. They gave the rest of His life its structure, direction and balance. His words and His works were born out of those hours of silent waiting upon God. - David Runcorn
Affirmation: As I experience spiritual hunger and seek for something more, I am called apart to be alone with the Lord for a time of preparation.
Today, there are believers who still cannot believe that the work of Jesus is truly complete and finished. They are trying to complete a completed work, finish a finished work, and defeat a defeated devil. - Joseph Prince
God must reveal to us that nothing in this life is truly good, for it is not lasting. And our soul, which is eternal, must stop trying to find its resting place and security in earthly loves and worldly joys. Nothing in this life can offer the secure hope, the limitless love our soul needs -- for the earth and all that is in it is passing away. - John of the Cross
Remember this! In the last days there will be many troubles, because people will love themselves, love money, brag, and be proud. They will be conceited, will love pleasure instead of God, and will act as if they serve God but will not have His power. Stay away from those people. - 2 Timothy 3:1,4,5
When we ask the Lord, as the maiden does (Song 1:4), to draw us and let us run together with Him. that means leaving our secure little comfort zone and going to the mountains with Him when He asks. - Mike Bickle
Jesus, satisfy my thirst for Your living water with Your Spirit. Overflow, my desert with Your oasis of refreshing. Amen - William J. Seymour (May 1908)
Albert Finch
http://afministry.ning.com
The "sound" of your Godly calling (destiny) should be nothing less than the driving force behind how you live your entire life. - Dennis Cramer
Embrace every occasion put before you by the Holy Spirit as that is what will unlock your potential. God has greatness waiting for you. He is inviting you to join Him in the greatest adventure of your life. He is inviting you to take light into the darkness. - Patricila King
Now you belong to Him who was raised from the dead in order that we might be useful in the service of God. - Romans 7:4
The way we live is a reflection of the state of our hearts. Yet, the state of our hearts is inflamed by our lifestyles. We've seen the indulgent lifestyle cripple the spiritual passions of a generation of nominal believers. The more we can do without material and sensual things, the more we will partake of the spiritual delicacies that feed passionate love. - Sean Smith
The glory of Christianity is to conquer by forgiveness. - William Blake
Affirmation: As I recognize His presence and turn aside to stand before Him, I become the expression of His voice crying in the wilderness of today.
In your own experience, are people more likely to praise God when they are "up," or when they are painfully aware of their shortcomings? - Jack Hayford
The Bible says that if a person wants to be saved, he needs to believe and speak -- not feel. It even tells us what to say, not leaving it up to us. - Myles Munroe
"The word of faith we are proclaiming: that if you confess with your mouth, 'Jesus is Lord,' and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved." - (Romans 10:8-9)
The Cross is not only a doctrine; it is also an experience. If there has really been death, there will really be fruit. If there is no death, there will be no fruit. The degree of death determines the amount of life. - Watchman Nee
Jesus' times alone were the commas, pauses, and full stops in the story of His life. They gave the rest of His life its structure, direction and balance. His words and His works were born out of those hours of silent waiting upon God. - David Runcorn
Affirmation: As I experience spiritual hunger and seek for something more, I am called apart to be alone with the Lord for a time of preparation.
Today, there are believers who still cannot believe that the work of Jesus is truly complete and finished. They are trying to complete a completed work, finish a finished work, and defeat a defeated devil. - Joseph Prince
God must reveal to us that nothing in this life is truly good, for it is not lasting. And our soul, which is eternal, must stop trying to find its resting place and security in earthly loves and worldly joys. Nothing in this life can offer the secure hope, the limitless love our soul needs -- for the earth and all that is in it is passing away. - John of the Cross
Remember this! In the last days there will be many troubles, because people will love themselves, love money, brag, and be proud. They will be conceited, will love pleasure instead of God, and will act as if they serve God but will not have His power. Stay away from those people. - 2 Timothy 3:1,4,5
When we ask the Lord, as the maiden does (Song 1:4), to draw us and let us run together with Him. that means leaving our secure little comfort zone and going to the mountains with Him when He asks. - Mike Bickle
Jesus, satisfy my thirst for Your living water with Your Spirit. Overflow, my desert with Your oasis of refreshing. Amen - William J. Seymour (May 1908)
Albert Finch
http://afministry.ning.com
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