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 8, 2012
Posted 07-07-2012 at 12:06 PM by Albert Finch
Affirmation: The upward call of God draws me into the place of surrender, where I yield my being into His hands.
The Bible calls your potential (destiny) a treasure in earthen vessels. You must guard your visions and dreams from sin, discouragement, procrastination, failures, opinions, distractions, traditions and compromise. - Myles Munroe
In every quiet longing, you call Him. With even your inmost prayer, you ask Him to come near to you. Your true heart's desire is what attracts Him, like a fragrance rising on the air. - John of the Cross
"My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is." Psalm 63:1
Prayer catapults us onto the frontier of the spiritual life. It brings us into the deepest and highest work of the human spirit. - Richard Foster
Affirmation: I believe God said what He meant and I believe God meant what he said. I'm only moved by the Word of God.
Most anyone cries out to God for help when he's desperate. But desperation is not always an expression of faith. What God is looking for is the kind of faith that enforces the will of God by standing in faith through declaration (Mark 4:35-41) over your life. - Bill Johnson
You need to boldly confess the Word of God that covers your case every day. If you'll say it with victory and with love, it won't be long, maybe a few weeks until God will move for you and your family. - Norvel Hayes
"I you shall ask anything in my name I will do it." - John 14:14
Jesus never intended for you to look at your problems from the lowly perspective of earth. - Tommy Tenney
Prayer: Speak, Lord for Your servant listens. I am Your servant: grant me understanding, that I may know Your testimonies. Incline my heart to the words of Your mouth; let Your speech descend on me like the dew. - Thomas a Kempis
Affirmation: I don't let up in prayer until I have the assurance in my spirit that every barrier is broken and ever area of bondage has been abolished.
If we equipped our people properly every home of our members would be a lighthouse for feeding the spiritually hungry. Believers should be equipped to disciple the new believers so they will be effective in personal ministry. - Rick Joyner
What a paradox to see the Church filled with great numbers of champion disputants who defend a set of opinions, doctrines, and practices, all of which may be most cordially embraced without demanding the least degree of self-denial, and most firmly held fast with bestowing the least degree of humility! - William Law
"This cup which is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood." - Luke 22:20
If we preach a gospel in which there is no miracle, we emasculate the truth. Without the revelation of an active God, ethics and morals are dead -- just cold, mechanical legalisms. - Reinhard Bonnke
Albert Finch
www.afministry.ning.com
The Bible calls your potential (destiny) a treasure in earthen vessels. You must guard your visions and dreams from sin, discouragement, procrastination, failures, opinions, distractions, traditions and compromise. - Myles Munroe
In every quiet longing, you call Him. With even your inmost prayer, you ask Him to come near to you. Your true heart's desire is what attracts Him, like a fragrance rising on the air. - John of the Cross
"My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is." Psalm 63:1
Prayer catapults us onto the frontier of the spiritual life. It brings us into the deepest and highest work of the human spirit. - Richard Foster
Affirmation: I believe God said what He meant and I believe God meant what he said. I'm only moved by the Word of God.
Most anyone cries out to God for help when he's desperate. But desperation is not always an expression of faith. What God is looking for is the kind of faith that enforces the will of God by standing in faith through declaration (Mark 4:35-41) over your life. - Bill Johnson
You need to boldly confess the Word of God that covers your case every day. If you'll say it with victory and with love, it won't be long, maybe a few weeks until God will move for you and your family. - Norvel Hayes
"I you shall ask anything in my name I will do it." - John 14:14
Jesus never intended for you to look at your problems from the lowly perspective of earth. - Tommy Tenney
Prayer: Speak, Lord for Your servant listens. I am Your servant: grant me understanding, that I may know Your testimonies. Incline my heart to the words of Your mouth; let Your speech descend on me like the dew. - Thomas a Kempis
Affirmation: I don't let up in prayer until I have the assurance in my spirit that every barrier is broken and ever area of bondage has been abolished.
If we equipped our people properly every home of our members would be a lighthouse for feeding the spiritually hungry. Believers should be equipped to disciple the new believers so they will be effective in personal ministry. - Rick Joyner
What a paradox to see the Church filled with great numbers of champion disputants who defend a set of opinions, doctrines, and practices, all of which may be most cordially embraced without demanding the least degree of self-denial, and most firmly held fast with bestowing the least degree of humility! - William Law
"This cup which is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood." - Luke 22:20
If we preach a gospel in which there is no miracle, we emasculate the truth. Without the revelation of an active God, ethics and morals are dead -- just cold, mechanical legalisms. - Reinhard Bonnke
Albert Finch
www.afministry.ning.com
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True, so true! Surrender is one of the most difficult things to do, but it's what He wants. Also, the few times I've been able to give my problems fully to Him, I've received this indescribable peace
Posted 07-07-2012 at 02:23 PM by mia25
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Posted 07-07-2012 at 10:26 PM by janetravis
