THE BIBLE TEACHES US ABOUT BEING SAVED. Everlastingsalvationchurchofgod.com 1. Originator of our being Saved. The Lord: “Who hath saved us” (2 Tim. 1:9). God saved us and called us to be holy, not because of what we had done, but because of his own plan and kindness. Before the world began, God planned that Christ Jesus would show us God’s kindness. 2. Mediator through whom we are Saved. Christ: “Through Him might be saved” (John 3:17). God sent his Son into the world, not to condemn the world, but to save the world. 3. Cause of our being Saved. Grace: “By grace ye are saved” (Eph. 2:5–8). We were dead because of our failures, but he made us alive together with Christ. (It is God’s kindness that saved you.) God has brought us back to life together with Christ Jesus and has given us a position in heaven with him. He did this through Christ Jesus out of his generosity to us in order to show his extremely rich kindness in the world to come. God saved you through faith as an act of kindness. You had nothing to do with it. Being saved is a gift from God. 4. Instrument of being Saved. Faith: “Thy faith hath saved thee” (Luke 7:50). Jesus said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you. Go in peace!” 5. Assurance to those who desire to be saved and those who are. Word of Christ: “These things I say that ye might be saved” (John 5:34). But I don’t depend on human testimony. I’m telling you this to save you. 6. Promise to those who want to be Saved. Prayer: “Whosoever shall call on the Name of the Lord shall be saved” (Acts 2:21). Then whoever calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’ 7. Mission of the Christ and the Gospel. “By which also ye are saved” (1 Cor. 15:2). In addition, you are saved by this Good News if you hold on to the doctrine I taught you, unless you believed it without thinking it over. OUR GOD LOVES US!!! WE ARE SAVED BY GRACE, AND NOT BY ANYTHING THAT WE HAVE DONE. OUR GOD LOVES US. PayPal.me/donatetochurch PASTOR ANDRA HIGGINBOTHAM
WHAT A BLESSING IT IS TO BE SAVED. 1. Saved from the wrath to come—Rom. 5:9. 2. From the curse of a broken law—Gal. 3:10. 3. From the servitude of sin—Rom. 6:16. 4. From the pollution of sin—1 Cor. 6:9, 10. 5. From the corruption of the world—2 Peter 1:4. 6. From the selfishness of self—2 Peter 2:10. Saved 1. To relationship with God—John 1:12. 2. To eternal life—John 3:36. 3. To newness of life—Rom. 6:4. 4. To holiness of character—Rom. 6:22. 5. To pureness of heart—Matt. 5:8. 6. To the love of Christ—2 Cor. 5:14. 7. To righteousness of conduct—Rom. 14:17. 8. To sweetness of temper—Eph. 4:31, 32. 9. To victory over Satan—Rev. 12:11. 10. To saving others—Jude 23. THANKING GOD FOR JESUS!!! GLOOORRRYYY!!! HALLELUJAH!!! IT IS GOOD TO BE SAVED. PayPal.me/donatetochurch Everlastingsalvationchurchofgod.com PASTOR ANDRA HIGGINBOTHAM
THE BIBLE TEACHES US ABOUT SATAN The Bible shows that Satan can play many parts, and among the principal parts he plays are the following seven: 1. He is the Devil to deceive—Rev. 20:10. 2. He is the adversary (Satan) to accuse—Luke 22:31. 3. He is an angel of light to misrepresent—2 Cor. 11:14. 4. He is an enemy to oppose—Matt. 13:28, 39. 5. He is the hinderer to deter—1 Thess. 2:18. 6. He is the god of this age to blind—2 Cor. 4:4. 7. He is the tempter to allure—Luke 4:2; 1 Thess. 3:5. BE ALERT AND RECOGNIZE THE MOVES OF SATAN AS YOU GO ABOUT YOUR LIFE. PayPal.me/donatetochurch Everlastingsalvationchurchofgod.com PASTOR ANDRA HIGGINBOTHAM
Walking In The Spirit Galatians 2:20 ESV I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. 1 John 4:1 ESV Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world. Romans 8:9 ESV You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. 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? Galatians 6:8 ESV For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. ALLOW THESE VERSES TO BE A GUIDE UNTO YOUR LIFE. PASTOR ANDRA HIGGINBOTHAM PayPal.me/donatetochurch
THE BIBLE TEACHES US ABOUT LIFE. Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Ephesians 5:15-16 The Lord will keep you from all harm— he will watch over your life; the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore. Psalm 121:7-8 Whoever pursues righteousness and love finds life, prosperity and honor. Proverbs 21:21 For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep their tongue from evil. and their lips from deceitful speech. They must turn from evil and do good; they must seek peace and pursue it.” 1 Peter 3:10-11 As water reflects the face, so one’s life reflects the heart. Proverbs 27:19 ALLOW THESE VERSES TO BE A GUIDE UNTO YOUR LIFE. PayPal.me/donatetochurch PASTOR ANDRA HIGGINBOTHAM
What is Christian love for one another? Believers should have a deep love for others. Evidence that you have been born again is that you have a deep love for your brothers and sisters in Christ. I’ve met people who claimed to be Christian but they had no love for others. They were mean, rude, ungodly in speech, stingy, etc. When a person bears bad fruit that is evidence of an unregenerate heart. When a person is a new creation through repentance and faith in Christ alone you will see a change of heart. You will see a person who desires to love how Christ loved. Sometimes it is a struggle, but as believers we seek to love Christ more and when you love Christ more it leads to loving others more. STOP THE HATE, STOP THE ENVY, STOP THE RACISM, LET US LOVE ONE ANOTHER. Everlastingsalvationchurchofgod.com PayPal.me/donatetochurch PASTOR ANDRA HIGGINBOTHAM
Satan’s Activities Part 1: Satan has many devices, designs, and doings to accomplish his fell purposes. 1. He provokes to wrong action, as seen in David—1 Chron. 21:1. 2. He resists the grace of God, as illustrated in Joshua—Zech. 3:1. 3. He tempts to gain advantage, as manifest in Christ—Matt. 4:10. 4. He takes away the seed of God’s Word, as taught in the parable of the sower—Luke 8:12. 5. He desires to have us, to sift, as stated by Christ to Peter—Luke 22:31. 6. He transforms himself into an angel of light to lead us astray, as warned by Paul—2 Cor. 11:14. 7. He incites to sin, that he may get us under his power, as unfolded by John—1 John 3:8. BE AWARE OF SATAN, DON’T ALLOW SATAN TO GUIDE YOUR LIFE. Everlastingsalvationchurchofgod.com PayPal.me/donatetochurch PASTOR ANDRA HIGGINBOTHAM
Satan’s Activities Part 2: 1. He attracts by the glamour of wonders, as will be evidenced in the coming man of sin—2 Thess. 2:9. 2. He seeks to get “an advantage” over us by misrepresentation, as pointed out by the apostle—2 Cor. 2:11. 3. He fills the heart with lies to keep back what is devoted to the Lord, as practised in Ananias—Acts 5:3. 4. He hinders in seeking to thwart God’s purposes, as stated by Christ—Matt. 16:23. 5. He seeks to gain possession of people, that he may carry out his designs, as demonstrated in Judas—John 13:27. 6. He oppresses that he may harm those whom he dominates, as manifest in Christ’s opposing ministry—Matt. 9:32; 15:22; Acts 10:38. 7. He persecutes the servants of God, who are faithful to Him, as predicted he would—Rev. 2:10. BE AWARE OF THE TACTICS OF SATAN BE ALERT AT ALL TIMES. Everlastingsalvationchurchofgod.com PayPal.me/donatetochurch PASTOR ANDRA HIGGINBOTHAM
The Bible speaks to us about the Sabbath: 1. We are commanded to keep holy the Sabbath Day—Exod. 20:8–10. When God commands, it is for us to obey. 2. We are to rest one day in seven, because God rested from His creative work on the seventh day—Gen. 2:2. It is economic and essential that everything that works should have a period of rest. 3. The early Christians by the practice of gathering together to worship the Lord, and to remember His death, on the first day of the week, proclaim they had the authority of Christ to do so—Acts 20:7. 4. There is a special blessing promised to those who keep God’s Day of rest—Isa. 56:4, 5. 5. If God’s Day is not recognized, people will drift into the rapids of agnosticism, rationalism, covetousness, self-pleasure, and sin; for if we cut ourselves from one of God’s commands, we shall cut ourselves from others—Isa. 56:2, 6; 58:13. 6. Disobedience to remember the Sabbath by self-action always brings punishment, as is evidenced in the man who gathered sticks on the Sabbath—Num. 15:32–41; and in the case of those who gathered manna—Exod. 16:25, 26. 7. And the most important of all, is, the Sabbath is a Holy Day; for the Lord has sanctified it—Gen. 2:3; hence, for man to take what is holy to the Lord for his own use is to commit a trespass in God’s holy things; and when any man did this under the law, atonement had to be made for his sin, and reparation—See Lev. 5:14–19. It is a principle we do well to recognize, that in all God’s commands He has our best interests at heart, and we study our own interests when we obey His bidding. ALLOW THESE VERSES TO BE A GUIDE UNTO YOUR LIFE. Everlastingsalvationchurchofgod.com PASTOR ANDRA HIGGINBOTHAM
THE BIBLE TEACHES US ABOUT HEALING Everlastingsalvationchurchofgod.com God has healed in the past by prescription, 2 Ki. 20:7; 1 Tim. 5:23; through physicians, Luke 5:31; Col. 4:14; by direct intervention, Mark 3:1–5; in answer to the faith of friends, Mark 2:5; in response to prayer, Jas. 5:15, 16; and in spite of unbelief, Mark 6:5. It did not please God to heal Daniel, Dan. 8:27; Elisha, 2 Ki. 13:14; Timothy, 1 Tim. 5:23; Epaphroditus, Phil. 2:26; Trophimus, 2 Tim. 4:20; or Paul, 2 Cor. 12:7–10. God is able to heal anyone at any time, but the Bible reveals that it is not normally His purpose to do so. Evangelicals therefore believe in divine healing, but not in divine healers. Sickness and infirmity are permitted for a number of revealed reasons: so that God’s works may be made manifest, John 9:3; for His own glory, John 11:4; for our profit, Psa. 119:67; Heb. 12:5–10; so that we may be able to comfort others, 2 Cor. 1:4; to make us more fruitful, John 15:2; Heb. 12:11; to prepare us for future glory, Rom. 8:17; 2 Cor. 4:17. God always provides a way to escape, 1 Cor. 10:13. It comes through prayer, Matt. 6:13; Heb. 4:16. It may also come through self-judgment, in the light of the Word, 1 Cor. 11:31; 2 Chr. 7:14. If God does not heal, His grace is sufficient, 2 Cor. 12:9. DID YOU FIND THIS QUICK STUDY TO BE INTERESTING. DID YOU RECEIVE FROM IT. SHOULD WE CONTINUE THESE QUICK STUDIES. PayPal.me/donatetochurch PASTOR ANDRA HIGGINBOTHAM
GIVE GOD THANKS. 1 Chronicles 16:34 NIV Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 GW Always be joyful. Never stop praying. Whatever happens, give thanks, because it is God’s will in Christ Jesus that you do this. TAKE TIME TO GIVE GOD THANKS. HE IS SO GOOD TO US ALL THE TIME. GOD LOVES US. TAKE TIME TO THANK GOD FOR ALL THE GOOD HE HAS DONE, IS DOING, AND WILL DO IN YOUR LIFE. OUR GOD IS WORTHY OF OUR THANKS. Everlastingsalvationchurchofgod.com PayPal.me/donatetochurch PASTOR ANDRA HIGGINBOTHAM
