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Titus 3:2 Believers shouldn’t curse anyone or be quarrelsome, but they should be gentle and show courtesy to everyone.
Ephesians 4:30 Don’t give God’s Holy Spirit any reason to be upset with you. He has put his seal on you for the day you will be set free ⸤from the world of sin⸥.
Philippians 2:3–5 Don’t act out of selfish ambition or be conceited. Instead, humbly think of others as being better than yourselves. Don’t be concerned only about your own interests, but also be concerned about the interests of others. Have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had.
Deuteronomy 11:1 Love the LORD your God, and do what he wants you to do. Always obey his laws, rules, and commands.
Mark 12:33 To love him with all your heart, with all your understanding, with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as you love yourself is more important than all the burnt offerings and sacrifices.”
Deuteronomy 7:9 Keep in mind that the LORD your God is ⸤the only⸥ God. He is a faithful God, who keeps his promise and is merciful to thousands of generations of those who love him and obey his commands.
Psalm 91:14-16 Because you love me, I will rescue you. I will protect you because you know my name. When you call to me, I will answer you. I will be with you when you are in trouble. I will save you and honor you. I will satisfy you with a long life. I will show you how I will save you.
Romans 8:28 We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God—those whom he has called according to his plan.
THINK ABOUT HOW GOOD IT IS TO LOVE GOD. DO YOU LOVE GOD?
Believers should exhibit evidence of their conversion
James 3:13 Do any of you have wisdom and insight? Show this by living the right way with the humility that comes from wisdom.
Matthew 3:8 Do those things that prove you have turned to God and have changed the way you think and act.
Luke 3:8–9 Do those things that prove that you have turned to God and have changed the way you think and act. Don’t say, ‘Abraham is our ancestor.’ I guarantee that God can raise up descendants for Abraham from these stones. The ax is now ready to cut the roots of the trees. Any tree that doesn’t produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into a fire.”
Matthew 12:33 “Make a tree good, and then its fruit will be good. Or make a tree rotten, and then its fruit will be rotten. A person can recognize a tree by its fruit. John 15:16-17 You didn’t choose me, but I chose you. I have appointed you to go, to produce fruit that will last, and to ask the Father in my name to give you whatever you ask for. Love each other. This is what I’m commanding you to do.
Titus 3:14 Our people should also learn how to set an example by doing good things when urgent needs arise so that they can live productive lives.
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COMMUNITY LIFE Next Paul deals with community life. There is no place for pride. Christian living is humble giving. We belong to one another like different parts of the same body. We each contribute our gifts—speaking God’s word, serving, teaching, encouraging, giving, leading, caring. These are God’s gifts to us for one another. Instead of pride there is faith, humility, encouragement, generosity, hard work and good humor. Romans 12:3–8 Because of the kindness that God has shown me, I ask you not to think of yourselves more highly than you should. Instead, your thoughts should lead you to use good judgment based on what God has given each of you as believers. Our bodies have many parts, but these parts don’t all do the same thing. In the same way, even though we are many individuals, Christ makes us one body and individuals who are connected to each other. God in his kindness gave each of us different gifts. If your gift is speaking what God has revealed, make sure what you say agrees with the Christian faith. If your gift is serving, then devote yourself to serving. If it is teaching, devote yourself to teaching. If it is encouraging others, devote yourself to giving encouragement. If it is sharing, be generous. If it is leadership, lead enthusiastically. If it is helping people in need, help them cheerfully.
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God is true to his character and his word. Psalm 33:4 The LORD’s word is correct, and everything he does is trustworthy. Psalm 119:160 There is nothing but truth in your word, and all of your righteous regulations endure forever. Numbers 23:19 God is not like people. He tells no lies. He is not like humans. He doesn’t change his mind. When he says something, he does it. When he makes a promise, he keeps it. Isaiah 45:19 I haven’t spoken privately or in some dark corner of the world. I didn’t say to Jacob’s descendants, “Search for me in vain!” I, the LORD, speak what is fair and say what is right. WE CAN TRUST OUR GOD. WE CAN DEPEND ON OUR GOD. OUR GOD IS TRUSTWORTHY. Everlastingsalvationchurchofgod.com PayPal.me/donatetochurch PASTOR ANDRA HIGGINBOTHAM
DENIAL OF CHRIST Christ will deny those guilty of. Matthew 10:33 But I will tell my Father in heaven that I don’t know the person who tells others that he doesn’t know me. But I will tell my Father in heaven that I don’t know the person who tells others that he doesn’t know me. But I will tell my Father in heaven that I don’t know the person who tells others that he doesn’t know me. 2 Timothy 2:12 If we endure, we will rule with him. If we disown him, he will disown us. In doctrine. Mark 8:38 If people are ashamed of me and what I say in this unfaithful and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of those people when he comes with the holy angels in his Father’s glory.” Is the spirit of Antichrist. 1 John 2:22–23 Who is a liar? Who else but the person who rejects Jesus as the Messiah? The person who rejects the Father and the Son is an antichrist. Everyone who rejects the Son doesn’t have the Father either. The person who acknowledges the Son also has the Father. 1 John 4:3 But every person who doesn’t declare that Jesus Christ has come as a human has a spirit that isn’t from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist that you have heard is coming. That spirit is already in the world. In practice. Philippians 3:18–19 I have often told you, and now tell you with tears in my eyes, that many live as the enemies of the cross of Christ. In the end they will be destroyed. Their own emotions are their god, and they take pride in the shameful things they do. Their minds are set on worldly things. Titus 1:16 They claim to know God, but they deny him by what they do. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit to do anything good. BE CAREFUL WHO YOU ARE IN CLOSE ASSOCIATION WITH, AND BE CAREFUL WHO YOU RECEIVE FROM. CHECK YOURSELF, DO YOU DENY GOD? Everlastingsalvationchurchofgod.com PayPal.me/donatetochurch PASTOR ANDRA HIGGINBOTHAM
WE HAVE A PROMISING FUTURE If the place I am in screams UNWORTHY, I live by the promise of… “And he chose us to be his very own, joining us to himself even before he laid the foundation of the universe! Because of his great love, he ordained us, so that we would be seen as holy in his eyes with an unstained innocence.” (Ephesians 1:14) If the place I am in screams FEAR, I live by the promise of… “Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.” (Isaiah 41:10, NLT) If the place I am in screams SICKNESS, I live by the promise of… “Many are the afflictions of the righteous, Bible Verses About Future but the Lord delivers him out of them all.” (Psalm 34:19, ESV) and “He was beaten so we could be whole. He was whipped so we could be healed.” (Isaiah 53:5b, NLT) If the place I am in screams GUILTY, I live by the promise of… “He has removed our sins as far from us as the east is from the west.” (Psalm 103:12, NLT) and “Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” (Romans 8:1, NIV) DID YOU ENJOY, AND RECEIVE FROM THIS QUICK REFRESHER? IT IS BECAUSE OF JESUS WE HAVE A PROMISING FUTURE. Everlastingsalvationchurchofgod.com PayPal.me/donatetochurch PASTOR ANDRA HIGGINBOTHAM
PRESS TOWARD THE MARK! This one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind … I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. Father, I will that they … whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me—I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day—He which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ. Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible—Let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus. Philippians 3:13–14 Brothers and sisters, I can’t consider myself a winner yet. This is what I do: I don’t look back, I lengthen my stride, and I run straight toward the goal to win the prize that God’s heavenly call offers in Christ Jesus. John 17:24 “Father, I want those you have given to me to be with me, to be where I am. I want them to see my glory, which you gave me because you loved me before the world was made. Philippians 1:6 I’m convinced that God, who began this good work in you, will carry it through to completion on the day of Christ Jesus. 1 Corinthians 9:24–25 Don’t you realize that everyone who runs in a race runs to win, but only one runner gets the prize? Run like them, so that you can win. Everyone who enters an athletic contest goes into strict training. They do it to win a temporary crown, but we do it to win one that will be permanent. I HOPE YOU ENJOYED AND RECEIVED FROM THIS QUICK REFRESHER. Everlastingsalvatonchurchofgod.com PayPal.me/donatetochurch PASTOR ANDRA HIGGINBOTHAM
DON’T BE DISCOURAGED Encouragement comes from remembering how God has led in the past. It’s in the Bible, Joshua 24:16-17, “And the people replied, ‘We would never forsake the Lord and worship other gods! For the Lord our God is the one who rescued our fathers from their slavery in the land of Egypt. He is the God who did mighty miracles before the eyes of Israel, as we traveled through the wilderness, and preserved us from our enemies when we passed through their land.” God offers encouragement when we’re feeling down. It’s in the Bible, Jeremiah 29:11, TLB. “For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord. They are plans for good and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.” God promises encouragement when I need it. It’s in the Bible, Psalm 138:3, TLB. “When I pray, You answer me, and encourage me by giving me the strength I need.” For your encouragement, remember God isn’t finished with any of us yet. It’s in the Bible, Philippians 1:6, TLB. “And I am sure that God who began the good work within you will keep right on helping you grow in his grace until his task within you is finally finished on that day when Jesus Christ returns.” DON’T BE DISCOURAGED. LET US REMEMBER ALL THAT GOD HAS DELIVERED US FROM. SOME OF US WERE SLAVES TO DRUGS, ANGER, FOOD, POVERTY, THE WRONG MATE, ETC., BUT GOD DELIVERED US FROM WHAT EVER WE WERE SLAVES TO. LET US NOT FORGET WE SERVE A GOD THAT HAS PLANS FOR OUR GOOD, NOT OUR BAD. OUR GOD PLANS FOR US TO HAVE A GOOD LIFE. LET US NOT FORGET THAT WE SERVE A PRAYER HEARING AND A PRAYER ANSWERING GOD. OUR GOD WILL GIVE US THE STRENGTH WE NEED TO GET TRHOUGH WHAT WE ARE GOING THROUGH, AND NO MATTER HOW THINGS MAY LOOK NOW WE MUST KNOW THAT GOD IS NOT FINISHED WITH US YET. DON’T BE DISCOURAGED, BE ENCOURAGED. Everlastingsalvationchurchofgod.com PayPal.me/donatetochurch PASTOR ANDRA HIGGINBOTHAM
OUR GOD TEACHES US HOW TO MAKE GOOD DECISIONS God will give you wisdom to make good decisions—if you ask Him to. It’s in the Bible, James 1:5, NKJV. “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.” Look to God—not yourself—for guidance and good judgment. It’s in the Bible, Proverbs 3:5-6, NKJV. “Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.” The Holy Spirit can guide you into the right decision for the future. It’s in the Bible, John 16:13, NKJV. “However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come.” God will help you make good decisions if you are humble. It’s in the Bible, Psalm 25:9, NKJV. “The humble He guides in justice, and the humble He teaches His way.” God uses the Bible to reveal what way to go. It’s in the Bible, Psalm 119:105, NKJV. “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” To make sound decisions, you must first get the facts. It’s in the Bible, Proverbs 18:13, NKJV. “He who answers a matter before he hears it, it is folly and shame to him.” In order to make good decisions, you must be willing to look at both sides of an issue. It’s in the Bible, Proverbs 18:17, TLB. “Any story sounds true until someone tells the other side and sets the record straight.” I HOPE YOU ENJOYED AND RECEIVED FROM THIS QUICK REFRESHER. Everlastingsalvationchurchofgod.com PayPal.me/donatetochurch PASTOR ANDRA HIGGINBOTHAM
