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*** Let's look at many of the things that cause so many to veer off the right pathway. ***
As we look down the road
EVALUATE your Existence!
There comes a time in everyone’s life when all the lies will stop and the Absolute Truth becomes evident!
If this is not a slap in your face and a wake up call then you truly have missed the reason for your existence while upon this earth! Because first there were never - any perfect people {with the Exception of Christ} - therefore it behooves each of us to evaluate our life!
Let’s look at many of the things that cause so many to veer off the right pathway.
Greed: {the single greatest cause of personal failures and ... read more Take it by Faith! 8 y
*** Jesus was the pre-existent God who chose to become a man so he could redeem us by His own blood sacrifice. ***
JOHN 14:28
”Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I.”
Jesus stated His union with the Father so clearly that He was accused of blasphemy more than once. This statement about the Father being greater than Jesus must harmonize, not contradict other claims.
A key to understanding this is given in Philippians 2:6-8, where Paul states that Jesus didn’t think it was robbery to be equal with God, but humbled Himself, taking on the form of a serva ... read more Worship God in Spirit and Truth 8 y
*** Search through this site to find the Bible truth about being a TRUE disciple of Christ. ***
08 Oct 2016
Find the Bible truth about being a TRUE disciple of Christ.
How to Worship God:
”The highest position that man can EVER achieve is kneeling at the feet of Christ Jesus”
Galatians 2:20 ...’ I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ lives in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.’
Most Christians know the verse in the Bible - Worship in Spirit and Truth
in John 4:24, where Jesus said we need to worship God in Spirit and Truth. But how many of us trul ... read more Goodness of God - Part 2 8 y
*** How does the Goodness of God Leads to Repentance? ***
The Goodness of God - Part 2
The Goodness of God is for benefit of humans!
The Gospel is the Goodness of God is what leads people to repentance! - not the fear of hell!
Romans 2:4 Or despise you the riches of his goodness and forbearance and long-suffering…
DIVINE GOODNESS, IN ITS RELATION TO MAN, IS VERY EXTRAORDINARY —
1. In its plenitude.
”The riches of His goodness.” See this —
(1) In his constitution. The extent of God’s goodness to a being may be determined by the capacities which He has given for happiness, and the provision He has made to supply them. How ... read more "Who are 'the cloud of witnesses'?" Part 1 of 2 8 y
*** We are surrounded by the saints of the past in a unique way.
It’s not that the faithful who have gone before us are spectators to the race we run.
Rather, it is a figurative representation ***
Throw off all the bad things
Study Bible Hebrews 12:1
The Call to Endurance
1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set out for us.
2 Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.…
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... read more #48 Discipleship The Gifts are to Use! 8 y
*** Can you bake a pie?
Can you send a card?
Can you make a phone call?
Can you paint a fence?
Can you baby-sit for a single mom we’re ministering to and give her an hour to herself so she can get out of the house?
Can you do the practical things?
What about intercession? ***
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Discipleship #48 Gifts are to Use
LEVEL 3
LESSON 16
USING EVERYONE’S GIFTS TO DISCIPLE
By Don Krow
Everyone’s gifts can be used to disciple. We’ve been working with this discipleship program
for many years with great success, seeing people’s lives changed by being born again, baptized in the Holy Spirit, and water baptized. One day I was talking to a friend and said, “We’re missing some things—they’re falling through the cracks.” He said, “I thought everything was working great. What do you mean?”
What I’m going to share with you is how to bring an inward chu ... read more Discipleship #47 of 48 - YOUR TESTIMONY 8 y
*** How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of
peace, and bring glad tidings of good things! ***
02 Aug 2016
LEVEL 3
LESSON 15
HOW TO USE YOUR TESTIMONY
By Don Krow
Today I want to talk to you about using your personal testimony.
Acts 5:42 says, “And every day in the temple and from house to house, they kept right on teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ”
(New American Standard Version).
Notice that the disciples of the early church met in the temple every day, and from house to house, they kept right on teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ. Many people feel a house-to-house or door-to-door type of approach is unnatural or uncomfortable. I want to shar ... read more Discipleship #45 of 48 Part 2 Salvation! 8 y
*** Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that does the will of my Father which is in heaven. ***
LEVEL 3 LESSON 13
THE FRUIT OF SALVATION - Part 2
By Don Krow
Notice this scripture:
“This is how we know who the children of God are and who the
children of the devil are: Anyone who does not do what is right is not a child of God; nor is anyone who does not love his brother” (1 John 3:10, NIV).
It did not say, “This is how we save ourselves.” It says, “This is how we know who the children of God are.” (1 John 3:10, emphasis mine).
Jesus said it like this, “By their fruits ye shall know them” (Matt. 7:20,
emphasis mine).
In Scripture, God speaks of salvation in two wa ... read more A CALL TO DISCIPLESHIP #46 of 48
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*** The whole point is that discipleship is the method God set down for evangelizing the world. The truth doesn’t make you free until you continue in the Word (John 8:31-32). ***
LEVEL 3 LESSON 14
A CALL TO DISCIPLESHIP
By Andrew Wommack
Today we’re going to talk about being a disciple and how to make disciples of other
people. I want to remind you that the Lord gave us a command not to go make converts, not to just get people to confess Jesus as their Lord and receive forgiveness of sins, but to make disciples. Although those first two are vital, and I’m not minimizing that at all, the real purpose has to be to go beyond being born again and to go on to maturity. The goal of a Christian, who is a disciple, should be to go and make disciples of o ... read more Discipleship # 44 of 48 - SALVATION - Part 1 8 y
*** Works of the law are works that people do in order to try to obtain salvation or Righteousness. (verse 21) But they can not save, because they have no saving power! Galatians 2:16 & 21
24 July 2016
LESSON 12
THE FRUIT OF SALVATION - Part 1
By Don Krow
How can a one-time act of faith “save” if it does not continue?
Can it cease and still receive the promise? Abraham believed God and it was imputed to him as righteousness (Gen. 15:6). If Abraham’s faith ceased (stopped), would imputed righteousness cease?
From Scripture, we know that “faith” begins as a complete one-time action (aorist tense)
but continues in the Christian life as is brought out by the Greek present tense. Commands that are given in the present tense are expected to have continuous ... read more Discipleship # 43 of 48
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*** God did not call us to have faith in faith or faith for stuff, but a confident, reliant, dependent trust in Him.
God can’t love you anymore than He already does. He is love (1 John 4:8).
But you can receive it more, feel it more, and experience it more.
The more you believe it, the more you will find yourself loving God.
The Scripture says, “We love Him, because He first loved us” (1 John 4:19).
Think about this, believe it, and receive it!
23Jul 2016
LEVEL 3 LESSON 11
I AM LOVED, I AM PRETTY
By Don Krow
One day, Michael came into my office to tell me some very confidential information
about one of his fellow students. As I was lecturing in one of my sessions at Charis Bible College, it appeared that Patricia was writing herself some notes on her legal pad. Her notes contained these statements: “I am loved, I am pretty,” etc. Patricia was also the kind of person that always dressed in a way that brought attention to herself. The real reason that Patricia expressed these words was the fact that she didn’t f ... read more 42 of 48 - NO MORE CONSCIOUSNESS OF SIN
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*** How are we saved? According to His mercy. He washed us by the new birth (regeneration) and made us new by His Holy Spirit ***
LEVEL 3
LESSON 10
NO MORE CONSCIOUSNESS OF SIN
By Don Krow
One day a drunken man got into his automobile, started driving in the wrong direction,
and had a head-on collision with a party in another car. In this accident, a young eighteen-year old woman was killed.
The family of this girl sued the man and won $1.5 million in the lawsuit.
Instead of taking the money the family settled for $936. The reason was that they wanted
the man to pay this sum in a specific manner. They wanted the man who had been drunk to
remember what he had done. He was to write out a check, in the n ... read more # 41 of 48 NOT UNDER LAW,
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*** We have favor with God, unearned and undeserved. That’s grace. ***
# 41 of 48 Discipleship Lessons
LEVEL 3 LESSON 9
NOT UNDER LAW, BUT UNDER GRACE
By Don Krow
I dreamed about a woman who kept being punished for all the things she did wrong (her sins). A man followed her around, and whenever she would make a mistake, he would shake his head in disgust, take off his belt, and beat her. If she said a wrong word or did something wrong, he’d punish her. She was limping around trying to smile and have a good attitude, but she kept on doing things that would get her in trouble.
They were not big things, but every little thing that this man saw her do ... read more THE OBJECT OF SAVING FAITH 39 of 48 8 y
*** When Saul was converted, what two questions did he ask Jesus?
Who are you, and what would you have me do? ***
LEVEL 3
LESSON 7
THE OBJECT OF SAVING FAITH
By Don Krow
Suppose that on a man’s wedding day as he stood before the pastor, the pastor suddenly
began to say these words:
“Do you take this woman to be your personal cook, to clean your house, and do your dishes? Do you take her from this day forth to vacuum the floors and to dust the furniture as long as you both shall live?”
Suddenly his wife-to-be says, “Stop! If you want me as a person that only does things for you, you can hire a maid. I want you to love me and take me for who I am. If you take me for who I am, I will do ... read more Discipleship 40 of 48 - THE PROPER USE OF GOD’S LAW 8 y
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LEVEL 3 LESSON 8
” May you be Blessed by this message is my prayer for you who read this! ”
God’s gift of Grace thru Faith may be Free but you still must reach out and take hold {accept it} of it for to operate in your life!
THE PROPER USE OF GOD’S LAW
By Don Krow
One day Joe and I were talking to Bill and Steve at the lake.
The question was brought up, “How could people possibly be held accountable before God who have never heard of God or Jesus Christ?”
I said, “Bill, suppose you went to visit Steve at his home, but he was gone and his wife was there. If you entered in ... read more Discipleship #37 of 48 8 y
*** Who are we to remember and pattern our lives after?
Your leaders who have spoken the Word of God to you. ***
LEVEL 3 LESSON 4
THE POWER OF GODLY RELATIONSHIPS
By Don Krow
Today we’re talking about the power of godly relationships. When you think about it, the
entire Bible talks about this subject. For instance, the word “church” is the Greek word ekklesia, and it means “a called out group.” As you look in the Word of God, you’ll see that the church, or the people of God, are encouraged to meet together. They’re encouraged to pray together and to encourage one another daily. They’re encouraged by the power of godly relationships as they walk together.
If you would also consider the w ... read more Discipleship # 38 of 48 8 y
*** THE KING AND HIS KINGDOM - *** They ask for a King and God granted their request - for better or worse! ***
Date: 6/23/2016 19:14:16
LEVEL 3
LESSON 6
THE KING AND HIS KINGDOM
By Don Krow
In the Old Testament, what made Israel distinct from all other nations was that it was a
theocracy. In other words, it was ruled directly by God (Is. 43:15).
Later in Israel’s history, they wanted to be like the other nations of the world, to be ruled by an earthly king (1 Sam. 8:5-19).
So God granted their request and chose for them a king named Saul (1 Sam. 10:24-25).
Later, because of Saul’s disobedience, God raised up David to be king, a man after His own heart (Acts 13:21-22 and 1 K ... read more |