ALLOW THESE VERSES TO BE A GUIDE UNTO YOUR LIFE. Proverbs 8:32–33 “Now, sons, listen to me. Blessed are those who follow my ways. Listen to discipline, and become wise. Do not leave my ways. Proverbs 10:22 It is the LORD’s blessing that makes a person rich, and hard work adds nothing to it. Proverbs 13:21 Disaster hunts down sinners, but righteous people are rewarded with good. Proverbs 28:27 Whoever gives to the poor lacks nothing. Whoever ignores the poor receives many curses. Ephesians 6:23–24 God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give our brothers and sisters peace and love along with faith. His favor is with everyone who has an undying love for our Lord Jesus Christ. I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THIS QUICK REFRESHER. Everlastingsalvationchurchofgod.com PayPal.me/donatetochurch PASTOR ANDRA HIGGINBOTHAM
PAY ATTENTION TO GOD! Proverbs 16:20 GW [20] Whoever gives attention to the Lord’s word prospers, and blessed is the person who trusts the Lord. Joshua 23:14 GW [14] “Pay attention, because I will soon die like everyone else. You know with all your heart and soul that not one single promise which the Lord your God has given you has ever failed to come true. Every single word has come true. Proverbs 3:6 GW [6] In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths smooth. Jeremiah 11:7 GW [7] I solemnly warned your ancestors when I brought them out of Egypt, and the warning still applies to you today. I solemnly warned them to obey me. Job 33:14 EASY [14] God does speak to people. He speaks to them in many different ways. But often people do not recognize his voice. Isaiah 28:23 GW [23] Open your ears, and listen to me! Pay attention, and hear me! TOO MANY PEOPLE ARE PAYING ATTENTION TO WHAT EVERYONE ELSE IS SAY, BUT NOT LISTENING TO GOD. TOO MANY PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR HELP IN ALL THE WRONG PLACES. PAY ATTENTION TO GOD, ALLOW GOD TO GUIDE YOUR FOOTSTEPS. Everlastingsalvationchurchofgod.com PayPal.me/donatetochurch PASTOR ANDRA HIGGINBOTHAM
GUARD YOUR TONGUE Proverbs 21:23 He who guards his mouth and his tongue, Guards his soul from troubles. Matthew 12:36 But I tell you that every careless word that people speak, they shall give an accounting for it in the day of judgment. Psalm 34:13 Keep your tongue from evil And your lips from speaking deceit. James 1:26 If anyone thinks himself to be religious, and yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this man’s religion is worthless. Psalm 101:5 Whoever secretly slanders his neighbor, him I will destroy; No one who has a haughty look and an arrogant heart will I endure. FOOD FOR THOGHT, ALLOW THESE VERSES TO BE A GUIDE UNTO YOUR LIFE. Everlastingsalvationchurchofgod.com PayPal.me/donatetochurch PASTOR ANDRA HIGGINBOTHAM
A FORGIVING GOD Psalm 86:5 For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in lovingkindness to all who call upon You. Isaiah 55:7 Let the wicked forsake his way And the unrighteous man his thoughts; And let him return to the Lord, And He will have compassion on him, And to our God, For He will abundantly pardon. Numbers 14:18 ‘The Lord is slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness, forgiving iniquity and transgression; but He will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and the fourth generations.’ YES GOD WILL FORGIVE US OF OUR SINS, BUT WE MUST REMEMBER THERE IS A CONSEQUENCE FOR EVERY SIN. I HOPE YOU FOUND THIS QUICK REFRESHER TO BE HELPFUL. Everlastingsalvationchurchofgod.com PayPal.me/donatetochurch PASTOR ANDRA HIGGINBOTHAM
PRAYER Matthew 18:19–20 “I can guarantee again that if two of you agree on anything here on earth, my Father in heaven will accept it. Where two or three have come together in my name, I am there among them.” This passage shows us the power of united prayer—even if the number praying is only two persons. 1. Christ says, “Anything that they shall ask, it shall be done for them” (v.19). 2. Christ also says, “There am I in the midst of them” (v.20). Note: Christ did not say, “I will be there.” He is already there. This is a very special presence, the real, actual presence of Christ. It is equivalent to the Shekinah glory, the very special presence of God that dwelt in the tabernacle and temple. It is a deep sense, a consciousness, an intense awareness of God’s Spirit communing with our spirit. God manifests His presence in a very special way to the believer (see note—Jn. 14:21–22; 2 Co. 3:17–18). However, two things are absolutely essential to experience the power of united prayer. 1. “If two of you shall agree [sumphonesosin]”: the words shall agree mean to be in complete accord; to harmonize together like that of a symphony; to sound together; to act together in each other’s nature. It is the very opposite of wandering thoughts, half-hearted commitment, disconnected purpose, disjointed and misplaced understanding, unsynchronized spirits, and incomplete and piecemeal knowledge. 2. If “two or three are gathered together in my name [eis to emon unoma]”: literally this says “into my name.” The idea is close and intimate union with Christ. It is a “getting into” the Spirit of Christ; a longing to be in union with Him and to act only for His glory. It is a depth of spiritual union demonstrated by so few. Note: it comes not only from private prayer but from prayer with others. This says something of critical importance. We should never attempt to correct a brother unless we first have a deep spiritual union with Christ—a union so deep that we can act only for His glory. We must be free of all fleshly urges to get at a brother. We must act only for God’s glory. I HOPE YOU RECEIVED GREATLY FROM THIS QUICK REFRESHER. Everlastingsalvationchurchofgod.com PayPal.me/donatetochurch PASTOR ANDRA HIGGINBOTHAM
OUR GOD SPEAKS TO US ABOUT CAUSING OTHERS TO LOSE FAITH Matthew 18:6–7 “These little ones believe in me. It would be best for the person who causes one of them to lose faith to be drowned in the sea with a large stone hung around his neck. How horrible it will be for the world because it causes people to lose their faith. Situations that cause people to lose their faith will arise. How horrible it will be for the person who causes someone to lose his faith! BE CAREFUL HOW YOU AFFECT OTHERS. DON’T LEAD ANYONE AWAY FROM GOD, DON’T BE A STUMBLING BLOCK BECAUSE GOD LOOKS AT THAT AS THE WORST CONCEIVABLE SIN, AND IT COMES WITH SEVERE JUDGEMENT. JUST A QUICK REMINDER. Everlastingsalvationchurchofgod.com PayPal.me/donatetochurch PASTOR ANDRA HIGGINBOTHAM
OUR GOD SPEAKS TO US ABOUT ADULTHOOD 1 Corinthians 13:11 GW When I was a child, I spoke like a child, thought like a child, and reasoned like a child. When I became an adult, I no longer used childish ways. Proverbs 22:6 ESV Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it. 2 Peter 3:17-18 GW Dear friends, you already know these things. So be on your guard not to be carried away by the deception of people who have no principles. Then you won’t fall from your firm position. [18] But grow in the good will and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Glory belongs to him now and for that eternal day! Amen. Micah 6:8 ESV He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? ALLOW THESE VERSES TO BE A GUIDE UNTO YOUR LIFE. Everlastingsalvationchurchofgod.com PayPal.me/donatetochurch PASTOR ANDRA HIGGINBOTHAM All reactions: 22
God Will Not Forget You Hebrews 6:10 God is fair. He won’t forget what you’ve done or the love you’ve shown for him. You helped his holy people, and you continue to help them. God is just; He will not forget our love for Him or for people. He is going to judge us; therefore, we should love Him, His Word, and His people. “Work and labour of love” won’t save you, but if you are saved, this is why you are rewarded. This is where good works come in. Although they have nothing to do with your salvation, they certainly do have a very important part in a believer’s life. “For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works” (Mt. 16:27). “For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad” (2 Co. 5:10). “So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth” (Ps. 58:11). DID YOU FIND THIS QUICK REFRESHER TO BE HELPFUL? Everlastingsalvationchurchofgod.com PayPal.me/donatetochurch PASTOR ANDRA HIGGINBOTHAM
OUR GOD WANTS FULL COMMITMENT FROM US. Deuteronomy 10:12–13 Israel, what does the LORD your God want you to do? He wants you to fear him, follow all his directions, love him, and worship him with all your heart and with all your soul. The LORD wants you to obey his commands and laws that I’m giving you today for your own good. Matthew 22:37 Jesus answered him, “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ Joshua 24:14–15 “Fear the LORD, and serve him with integrity and faithfulness. Get rid of the gods your ancestors served on the other side of the Euphrates River and in Egypt, and serve only the LORD. But if you don’t want to serve the LORD, then choose today whom you will serve. Even if you choose the gods your ancestors served on the other side of the Euphrates or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you live, my family and I will still serve 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. ARE YOU WILLING TO COMMIT FULLY TO GOD? Everlastingsalvationchurchofgod.com PayPal.me/donatetochurch PASTOR ANDRA HIGGINBOTHAM
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