Month: April 2025

IT’S ABOUT JESUS

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IT’S ABOUT JESUS
 
Jesus has the power to give eternal life. It’s in the Bible, John 11:25, NKJV. “Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live.’”
 
His resurrection was foretold by the prophets of the Bible. It’s in the Bible, 1 Corinthians 15:3-4, NKJV. “For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures.”
 
What will our resurrected bodies be like? They will be glorified and immortal. It’s in the Bible, 1 Corinthians 15:42-44,, TLB. “Our earthly bodies which die and decay are different from the bodies we shall have when we come back to life again, for they will never die. The bodies we have now embarrass us for they become sick and die; but they will be full of glory when we come back to life again. Yes, they are weak, dying bodies now, but when we live again they will be full of strength. They are just human bodies at death, but when they come back to life they will be superhuman bodies”
 
One day, we will reunite with our loved ones who have died trusting in Jesus and be together with them and Jesus forever. It’s in the Bible, 1 Thessalonians 4:17-18, NKJV. “Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord. Therefore comfort one another with these words.”
 
I HOPE YOU ENJOYED AND RECEIVED FROM THIS QUICK REFRESHER.
 
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PASTOR ANDRA HIGGINBOTHAM

JESUS

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JESUS
 
Romans 5:8: “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”
 
1 John 4:9-10: “This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.
 
John 3:16: “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
 
Isaiah 53:5: “But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement for our peace was upon him, and by his stripes we are healed.”
 
Luke 24:6-7: “He is not here, but is risen! Remember how He spoke to you when He was still in Galilee, saying, ‘The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.’
 
LET US THANK GOD FOR JESUS. LET US THANK JESUS FOR MAKING A WAY FOR US, GLOOORRRY!!! HALLELUJAH!!!
 
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PASTOR ANDRA HIGGINBOTHAM

THE DUTY OF THE SAVED

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THE DUTY OF THE SAVED
 
1 Corinthians 9:16-17 If I spread the Good News, I have nothing to brag about because I have an obligation to do this. How horrible it will be for me if I don’t spread the Good News! If I spread the Good News willingly, I’ll have a reward. But if I spread the Good News unwillingly, I’m ⸤only⸥ doing what I’ve been entrusted to do. 
Isaiah 6:8: “Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, ‘Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?’ And I said, ‘Here am I. Send me!'”
Matthew 28:19-20: “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you.”
2 Timothy 4:2: “Preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching.”
 
AS WE GO ABOUT OUR DAILY WALK IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO SPREAD THE WORD OF GOD. LET US BE COMMITTED TO SHARING THE WORD OF GOD.
 
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PASTOR ANDRA HIGGINBOTHAM

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

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FOOD FOR THOUGHT
 
Pr 22:1 A good name is more desirable than great wealth. Respect is better than silver or gold.
Pr 17:14 Starting a quarrel is ⸤like⸥ opening a floodgate, so stop before the argument gets out of control.
Pr 21:29 A wicked person puts up a bold front, but a decent person’s way of life is his own security.
Pr 19:18 Discipline your son while there is still hope. Do not be the one responsible for his death.
Pr 12:2 A good person obtains favor from the Lord, but the Lord condemns everyone who schemes.
Pr 15:3 The eyes of the Lord are everywhere. They watch evil people and good people.
Pr 15:33 The fear of the Lord is discipline ⸤leading to⸥ wisdom, and humility comes before honor.
 
ALLOW THESE VERSES TO BE A GUIDE UNTO YOUR LIFE.
 
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PASTOR ANDRA HIGGINBOTHAM

GRACE

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GRACE
Hebrews 4:16 So we can go confidently to the throne of God’s kindness to receive mercy and find kindness, which will help us at the right time. 
 Psalm 103:8 – “The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.”
-Matthew 11:28 – “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”
-Ephesians 3:12 – “In him and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence.”
-James 4:8 – “Come near to God and he will come near to you.”
 Romans 5:2 – “Through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God.”
 
These verses echo the themes of grace, mercy, and the invitation to draw near to God.
 
I HOPE YOU FOUND THIS QUICK REFRESHER TO BE HELPFUL.
 
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PASTOR ANDRA HIGGINBOTHAM

BE AWARE OF FALSE TEACHERS

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BE AWARE OF FALSE TEACHERS
GALATIANS 1:6-10
 
In this passage of scripture we see that the churches of Galatia were being led astray by false teachers, and the very souls of the believers were at stake. Paul had no choice; he had to be strong in what he wrote, for Christ had taught that the value of a single soul was worth more than all the wealth of the world.
some persons turned to false gospels. This is the subject of The Book of Galatians, the very reason Paul wrote to the churches of Galatia. Some false teachers had joined the church, false teachers who did not believe in the gospel as proclaimed by Paul and the apostles. They were adding to and taking away from the gospel of the Scriptures and attacking the minister. As a result, some believers were following the false teachers and turning to their false gospels. Paul warned the believers of the churches, and his warning was direct and forceful.
 
Galatians 1:6–10 I’m surprised that you’re so quickly deserting Christ, who called you in his kindness, to follow a different kind of good news. But what some people are calling good news is not really good news at all. They are confusing you. They want to distort the Good News about Christ. Whoever tells you good news that is different from the Good News we gave you should be condemned to hell, even if he is one of us or an angel from heaven. I’m now telling you again what we’ve told you in the past: If anyone tells you good news that is different from the Good News you received, that person should be condemned to hell.  Am I saying this now to win the approval of people or God? Am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be Christ’s servant. 
 
The believers were following those who twisted the gospel of Christ. They were following false teachers. Note what it was that made the teachers false teachers: a perverting of the gospel. The word pervert (metastrepsai) means to turn about, to change completely, to distort. They were taking the gospel of God’s love and grace as demonstrated in His Son, Jesus Christ, and changing it. The false teachers claimed to be Christians, followers of Christ. They even believed with Paul …
•      that God did love the world and send His Son into the world
      •      that Jesus Christ was the Son of God who did actually come to
•      that Jesus Christ did die and arise from the dead
 
However, the false teachers were adding to and taking away from the gospel, twisting its meaning and making it say something entirely different from the Scripture Paul preached, AND WE STILL HAVE THOSE FALSE TEACHERS HERE WITH US TODAY.
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Verse 6: Paul is shocked that the Galatians are so quickly turning away from the one who called them by the grace of Christ. They are deserting the true gospel and turning to a “different gospel.” This reflects Paul’s deep disappointment that they are abandoning the message of salvation through faith in Christ alone.
Verse 7: Paul clarifies that this “different gospel” is not really another gospel at all. Instead, it is a distortion of the true gospel, brought about by individuals who are causing confusion and trying to pervert the message of Christ.
Verses 8-9: Paul emphasizes the seriousness of adhering to the true gospel. He declares that even if he, or an angel from heaven, were to preach a gospel contrary to the one they received, they should be accursed. He repeats this warning to underscore its importance.
Verse 10: Paul challenges the Galatians to consider his motives. He asks whether he is seeking the approval of humans or of God. He makes it clear that his commitment is to God, not to pleasing people, and that he is a servant of Christ.
 
LET US NOT FORGET THERE IS NOT BUT ONE TRUE GOSPEL. IF WE TURN AWAY FROM THE ONLY
TRUE GOSPEL, WE ARE TURNING AWAY FROM GOD.
LET US BE SURE NOT TO ALLOW THESE FALSE PROPHETS, THESE PROSPERITY PREACHERS, THESE FEEL-GOOD PREACHERS, THESE EAR TICKLERS TO LEAD US AWAY FROM THE TRUE GOSPEL OF GOD.
WE MUST BE ALERT AND RECOGNIZE WHO THESE PREACHERS ARE SEEKING APPROVAL FROM HUMANS OR GOD. WE MUST RECOGNIZE ARE THEY ADDING TO OR TAKING AWAY FROM THE TRUE WORD OF GOD, OR ARE THEY TWISTING THE WORD OF GOD FOR THEIR OWN GOOD.

I HOPE YOU RECEIVED GREATLY FROM THIS DEEP STUDY.

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PASTOR ANDRA HIGGINBOTHAM
 

MUST FACE YOUR SINS TO BE SAVED.

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MUST FACE YOUR SINS TO BE SAVED.
 
Luke 15:17-19 “Finally, he came to his senses. He said, ‘How many of my father’s hired men have more food than they can eat, while I’m starving to death here? I’ll go at once to my father, and I’ll say to him, “Father, I’ve sinned against heaven and you. I don’t deserve to be called your son anymore. Make me one of your hired men.” ’ 
 
The prodigal son came to himself; that is, he came to his senses and faced reality. THERE COMES A TIME WHEN WE HAVE TO FACE REALITY IN OUR LIFE.
 
THERE COME A TIME WHEN WE HAVE TO COME TO OUR SENSES AND RECOGNIZE WHO WE ARE, WHAT WE ARE, AND ADMIT AND FACE THE SINS IN OUR LIFE.
WE MUST RECOGNIZE AND REPENT.
 
Note that repentance is simply a changed life, a life that turns from sin to righteousness, from self to God, from this world to heaven, from the temporal to the eternal.
 
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A QUICK REFRESHER

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What does God expect of us? It’s in the Bible, Deuteronomy 10:12-13, NIV. “And now, O Israel, what does the Lord your God ask of you but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways, to love Him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, and to observe the Lord’s commands and decrees that I am giving you today for your own good?”

God expects us to care about the details of our life. It’s in the Bible, Luke 16:10, NIV. “Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.”

Fools talk too much. It’s in the Bible, Proverbs 10:8, NIV. “The wise in heart accept commands, but a chattering fool comes to ruin.” Proverbs 17:28, NIV. “Even a fool is thought wise if he keeps silent, and discerning if he holds his tongue.”

Whom did Jesus pronounce blessed? It’s in the Bible, Luke 11:28, NIV. “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”

None of God’s promises in the Bible ever fail. It’s in the Bible, Joshua 23:14, ESV. “…not one word has failed of all the good things that the LORD your God promised concerning you. All have come to pass for you; not one of them has failed.”

ALLOW THESE VERSES TO BE A GUIDE UNTO YOUR LIFE.

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PASTOR ANDRA HIGGINBOTHAM

WHAT GOD DID FOR US

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WHAT GOD DID FOR US
 
Titus 3:3–8
Indeed, we, too, were once stupid, disobedient, and misled. We were slaves to many kinds of lusts and pleasures. We were mean and jealous. We were hated, and we hated each other.  However, when God our Savior made his kindness and love for humanity appear, he saved us, but not because of anything we had done to gain his approval. Instead, because of his mercy he saved us through the washing in which the Holy Spirit gives us new birth and renewal. God poured a generous amount of the Spirit on us through Jesus Christ our Savior. As a result, God in his kindness has given us his approval and we have become heirs who have the confidence that we have everlasting life. This is a statement that can be trusted. I want you to insist on these things so that those who believe in God can concentrate on setting an example by doing good things. This is good and helps other people. 
 
LET US NOT FORGET WHAT GOD DID FOR US.
 
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WE MUST ACKNOWLEDGE GOD

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WE MUST ACKNOWLEDGE GOD
 
1 John 4:15 If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in them and they in God.
 
Lamentations 3:24 I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion;
therefore I will wait for him.”
 
Hebrews 10:23 Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.
 
Romans 10:10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.
 
Romans 14:11 It is written: ‘As surely as I live,’ says the Lord, ‘every knee will bow before me; every tongue will acknowledge God.’
 
Romans 10:9 If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
 
ALLOW THESE VERSES TO BE A GUIDE UNTO YOUR LIFE.
 
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PASTOR ANDRA HIGGINBOTHAM