Come to God Without Reserve When you come back to God for pardon and salvation, come with all you have to lay all at His feet. Come with your body, to offer it as a living sacrifice upon His altar. Come with your soul and all its powers, and yield them in willing consecration to your God and Savior. Come, bring them all along—everything, body, soul, intellect, imagination, acquirements—all, without reserve. 2 Chronicles 7:14 However, if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves, pray, search for me, and turn from their evil ways, then I will hear ⸤their prayer⸥ from heaven, forgive their sins, and heal their country. James 4:7–10 So place yourselves under God’s authority. Resist the devil, and he will run away from you. Come close to God, and he will come close to you. Clean up your lives, you sinners, and clear your minds, you doubters. Be miserable, mourn, and cry. Turn your laughter into mourning and your joy into gloom. Humble yourselves in the Lord’s presence. Then he will give you a high position. 1 Peter 1:22–25 Love each other with a warm love that comes from the heart. After all, you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth. As a result you have a sincere love for each other. You have been born again, not from a seed that can be destroyed, but through God’s everlasting word that can’t be destroyed. That’s why ⸤Scripture says⸥, “All people are like grass, and all their beauty is like a flower of the field. The grass dries up and the flower drops off, but the word of the Lord lasts forever.” This word is the Good News that was told to you. Ezekiel 18:21–23 “But suppose a wicked person turns away from all the sins that he has done. He obeys all my laws and does what is fair and right. He will certainly live. He will not die. All the rebellious things that he did will not be remembered. He will live because of the right things that he did. I don’t want wicked people to die.” declares the Almighty LORD. “I want them to turn from their evil ways and live. I HOPE YOU RECEIVED GREATLY FROM THESE VERSES. ALLOW THESE VERSES TO BE A GUIDE UNTO YOUR LIFE, AND REMEMBER GOD LOVES YOU. Everlastingsalvationchurchofgod.com PayPal.me/donatetochurch PASTOR ANDRA HIGGINBOTHAM
All Hell Would Approve God’s Character All hell, if they could view God in his absolute existence, without any relation to themselves, would heartily approve his character. The reason why wicked men and devils hate God is because they see him in relation to themselves. Their hearts rise up in rebellion because they see him opposed to their selfishness. 2 Corinthians 10:3–4 Of course we are human, but we don’t fight like humans. The weapons we use in our fight are not made by humans. Rather, they are powerful weapons from God. With them we destroy people’s defenses, that is, their arguments 2 Timothy 3:2–7 People will be selfish and love money. They will brag, be arrogant, and use abusive language. They will curse their parents, show no gratitude, have no respect for what is holy, and lack normal affection for their families. They will refuse to make peace with anyone. They will be slanderous, lack self-control, be brutal, and have no love for what is good. They will be traitors. They will be reckless and conceited. They will love pleasure rather than God. They will appear to have a godly life, but they will not let its power change them. Stay away from such people. Some of these men go into homes and mislead weak-minded women who are burdened with sins and led by all kinds of desires. These women are always studying but are never able to recognize the truth. 1 John 3:17 Now, suppose a person has enough to live on and notices another believer in need. How can God’s love be in that person if he doesn’t bother to help the other believer? HOW DO YOU FEEL WHEN YOU SEE GOD SEEING HOW YOU LIVE? ARE YOU MORE LIKE GOD OR MORE LIKE THE WORLD? KNOWING GOD, AND KNOWING HOW YOU ARE LIVING, HOW DOES IT MAKE YOU FEEL ABOUT GOD, HOW DOES IT MAKE YOU FEEL ABOUT YOURSELF? Everlastingsalvationchurchofgod.com PayPal.me/donatetochurch PASTOR ANDRA HIGGINBOTHAM
PLEASING GOD IS COMMANDED Ephesians 5:8–10 Once you lived in the dark, but now the Lord has filled you with light. Live as children who have light. Light produces everything that is good, that has God’s approval, and that is true. Determine which things please the Lord. Romans 12:1-2 Brothers and sisters, in view of all we have just shared about God’s compassion, I encourage you to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, dedicated to God and pleasing to him. This kind of worship is appropriate for you. Don’t become like the people of this world. Instead, change the way you think. Then you will always be able to determine what God really wants—what is good, pleasing, and perfect. Romans 14:17–19 God’s kingdom does not consist of what a person eats or drinks. Rather, God’s kingdom consists of God’s approval and peace, as well as the joy that the Holy Spirit gives. The person who serves Christ with this in mind is pleasing to God and respected by people. So let’s pursue those things which bring peace and which are good for each other. An essential aspect of the life of believers that is more than a matter of external observance, but a total and heartfelt commitment to God. LET US LIVE OUR LIFE IN A WAY THAT WILL PLEASE GOD. Everlastingsalvationchurchofgod.com PayPal.me/donatetochurch PASTOR ANDRA HIGGINBOTHAM
THE CHURCH The community of faithful believers, of whom Jesus Christ is the head. Ephesians 1:22–23 God has put everything under the control of Christ. He has made Christ the head of everything for the good of the church. The church is Christ’s body and completes him as he fills everything in every way. Ephesians 5:23 The husband is the head of his wife as Christ is the head of the church. It is his body, and he is its Savior. Colossians 1:18 He is also the head of the church, which is his body. He is the beginning, the first to come back to life so that he would have first place in everything. TOO MANY PEOPLE ARE WORSHIPPING THE PASTOR AND PRAISING THE PASTOR, BUT NOT RECOGNIZING CHRIST, NOT WORSHIPING CHRIST, AND NOT PRAISING CHRIST. LET US NOT FORGET CHRIST IS THE HEAD OF THE CHURCH, NOT THE PASTOR!!! IT SEEMS LIKE SOME PASTORS ARE EVEN FORGETTING THAT!!! Everlastingsalvationchurchofgod.com PayPal.me/donatetochurch PASTOR ANDRA HIGGINBOTHAM
