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 22, 2012
Posted 07-21-2012 at 01:26 PM by Albert Finch
Affirmation: I see myself with victory. I visualize where God wants me to be. Then, I act as if I am already there.
A person with a thankful heart is a person of great power. A thankful heart is a victorious heart, which sees victory in the face of defeat. - Victoria Boyson
Our calling and God's Kingdom are never stationary. We pull up the tent pegs of a limited and stationary way of thinking, and walk into our unfolding future. - Garris Elkins
The Holy Spirit's desire is that we live every day in the fullness of the Lord, by seeing above and beyond what we can do, and that Jesus would receive glory and honor through His great power that works in us and through us. - Keith Miller
"Now to Him, who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be the glory..." - Ephesians 3:20
As we disciple new believers we train them to listen to God's voice; we let them receive strategies; we help them discern visions. Ideas from God will boil up in their spirits and we help them channel their new-found energy. - Mario Murillo
Affirmation: I am the temple of God. I am a dwelling place of God. My assignment is to be a steward of the heavenly realm.
When you give your soul fully to God, and ask Him to transform you and flood you with His holy light, you are asking Him to fill your soul to its full capacity with himself -- that is, with the living flame of His love. - John of the Cross
One of the most crucial areas in which believers fall short in is pressing into God. Many pray briefly about decisions, then merely do what seems like common sense, not acquiring the mind of the Lord at all. But God must be sought. - Steve Sampson
Live with the understanding that God has already willed to give you His mysteries, and ask accordingly. Then thank Him in advance. - Bill Johnson
"To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given." - Matthew 12:11
We cannot keep the idols of our heart and expect to receive the gift of his presence. Repentance is, therefore, an essential ingredient of seeking and praising Him. We must return to Him on a daily basis so He can turn to us. - Myles Munroe
Affirmation: I spend time developing my faith by affirming and meditating on the Word of God and applying it to overcome the storms of life.
Cost of sanctification: an intense narrowing of all our interest on earth, and an immense broadening of all our interests in God's point of view. - Oswald Chambers
It is doubtful that anyone is saved apart from the believing prayers of some saint. - J. Oswald Sander
"Then Jesus told them a parable about the need to pray continually and never give up." Luke 18:1
A demonic stronghold is any type of thinking that exalts itself above the knowledge of God, thereby giving the devil a secure place of influence in an individual's thought life. - Francis Frangipane
"Speculations,...a lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God." - 2 Corinthians 10:5
Death is the indispensable process of fruit bearing. In fact, death is the only way to bear fruit. - Watchman Nee
Albert Finch
www.afministry.ning.com
A person with a thankful heart is a person of great power. A thankful heart is a victorious heart, which sees victory in the face of defeat. - Victoria Boyson
Our calling and God's Kingdom are never stationary. We pull up the tent pegs of a limited and stationary way of thinking, and walk into our unfolding future. - Garris Elkins
The Holy Spirit's desire is that we live every day in the fullness of the Lord, by seeing above and beyond what we can do, and that Jesus would receive glory and honor through His great power that works in us and through us. - Keith Miller
"Now to Him, who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be the glory..." - Ephesians 3:20
As we disciple new believers we train them to listen to God's voice; we let them receive strategies; we help them discern visions. Ideas from God will boil up in their spirits and we help them channel their new-found energy. - Mario Murillo
Affirmation: I am the temple of God. I am a dwelling place of God. My assignment is to be a steward of the heavenly realm.
When you give your soul fully to God, and ask Him to transform you and flood you with His holy light, you are asking Him to fill your soul to its full capacity with himself -- that is, with the living flame of His love. - John of the Cross
One of the most crucial areas in which believers fall short in is pressing into God. Many pray briefly about decisions, then merely do what seems like common sense, not acquiring the mind of the Lord at all. But God must be sought. - Steve Sampson
Live with the understanding that God has already willed to give you His mysteries, and ask accordingly. Then thank Him in advance. - Bill Johnson
"To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given." - Matthew 12:11
We cannot keep the idols of our heart and expect to receive the gift of his presence. Repentance is, therefore, an essential ingredient of seeking and praising Him. We must return to Him on a daily basis so He can turn to us. - Myles Munroe
Affirmation: I spend time developing my faith by affirming and meditating on the Word of God and applying it to overcome the storms of life.
Cost of sanctification: an intense narrowing of all our interest on earth, and an immense broadening of all our interests in God's point of view. - Oswald Chambers
It is doubtful that anyone is saved apart from the believing prayers of some saint. - J. Oswald Sander
"Then Jesus told them a parable about the need to pray continually and never give up." Luke 18:1
A demonic stronghold is any type of thinking that exalts itself above the knowledge of God, thereby giving the devil a secure place of influence in an individual's thought life. - Francis Frangipane
"Speculations,...a lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God." - 2 Corinthians 10:5
Death is the indispensable process of fruit bearing. In fact, death is the only way to bear fruit. - Watchman Nee
Albert Finch
www.afministry.ning.com
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In our religion our Lord ordred inform us that " Attention must be given to righteousness and piety and not to sin and transgression " and this is the true path.Posted 07-22-2012 at 03:05 AM by ridha63
