Words Of Wisdom

GRACE " With great power the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and MUCH GRACE was with them all" (Acts 4:33). "From Attalia they sailed back to Antioch, where they had been COMMITTED TO THE GRACE OF GOD for the work they had now completed" (Acts 14:26). Why was the grace of God so important in the experience of the early Christians? Why did the church in Antioch pray that the GRACE of God would be upon Paul and Barnabas, and later on Paul and Silas, as they set out on their missionary journeys? A. THE MEANING OF GRACE The most common understanding of the word "grace" is "God's unmerited favor" _ in other words, even though we were sinners, deserving of judgement, God looked upon us in love and forgave us. This, however, is only half it's meaning. It also means "God's enabling power." "May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and ...

Introduction    "For we must all appear before the judgement seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he has done, whether it be good or bad" (2 Corinthians 5:10)".    The Greek word for "Judgement Seat " means "raised platform."     At the Judgement Seat Of Christ, we will be rewarded for our works in earth. So as a Christian one should prepare his life doing the work of God for when he comes he is going to reward us according on how each one of us has worked A. SALVATION VERSUS REWARDS FOR CHRISTIANS There is a vast difference between the doctrine of salvation for the lost, and the doctrine of rewards for the saved. 1. Salvation is free Salvation is a gift from God got through his Son Jesus Christ. And one gets salvation by believing in him. 2. Rewards are earned   Rewards are according to the works of the believer ( Mathew 16:17). Kinds of rewards given are: a. Rewarded For Labor. b. God's fellow...

THE PURPOSE OF FELLOWSHIP     The fellowship of Christians together is very important, for it is in our unity together that...  1. The Believer Is Encouraged And Grows in Christ     "I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to make you strong _ that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other's faith" (Roman 1:11,12). 2. The World Comes To Know That Jesus Was Sent Of God     "I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one: I in them and you in me. May they be brought to complete unity to let the world know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me" (John 17:22,23). CONDITIONS ON FELLOWSHIP 1. A Basic Commitment To One Another       "Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves" (Romans 12:10).       Without a basic trust there can be no fellowship. The depth of fellowship will vary according to the depth of commitment.  2. ...

WHAT IS FAITH? Faith is obedient action in response to what God said. True is expressed in 1) Obedience and 2) Action, in response to 3) Hearing God's word (voice). "Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see" (Hebrews 11:1). Faith means having trust, assurance or confidence in another person or that person's words. Having faith in God involves an exchange of self-trust for God-trust. We stop trusting in ourself and trust Him. We abondon reliance on our limited source of knowledge and start receiving from His unlimited source. TWO KINDS OF KNOWLEDGE "My message and preaching were not with wise and persaustive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit's power, so that your faith might not rest on MEN'S WISDOM, but on God's power. "We do, however, speak a message of wisdom among the mature, but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing. ...