Christ’s Forgiveness Overcomes Our Weaknesses Mark 2:5–7 When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the man, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.” Some experts in Moses’ Teachings were sitting there. They thought, “Why does he talk this way? He’s dishonoring God. Who besides God can forgive sins?” Colossians 2:13–14 You were once dead because of your failures and your uncircumcised corrupt nature. But God made you alive with Christ when he forgave all our failures. He did this by erasing the charges that were brought against us by the written laws God had established. He took the charges away by nailing them to the cross. Hebrews 10:22 We have been sprinkled ⸤with his blood⸥ to free us from a guilty conscience, and our bodies have been washed with clean water. So we must continue to come ⸤to him⸥ with a sincere heart and strong faith. James 5:19–20 My brothers and sisters, if one of you wanders from the truth, someone can bring that person back. Realize that whoever brings a sinner back from the error of his ways will save him from death, and many sins will be forgiven. Let all the world know that the Lord Jesus will not cast away His believing people because of short-comings and infirmities. The husband does not put away his wife because he finds failings in her. The mother does not forsake her infant because it is weak, feeble, and ignorant. And the Lord Christ does not cast off poor sinners who have committed their souls into His hands because He sees in them blemishes and imperfections. Oh! No! It is His glory to pass over the faults of His people, and heal their backslidings, —to make much of their weak graces, and to pardon their many faults.
DON’T ALLOW YOUR SINS TO CAUSE YOU TO RUN AWAY FROM GOD BUT ALLOW YOUR SINS TO CAUSE YOU TO RUN TO GOD FOR FORGIVENESS KNOWING THAT GOD WILL NOT CAST YOU AWAY.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Deuteronomy 10:21 NKJV He is your praise, and He is your God, who has done for you these great and awesome things which your eyes have seen. TAKE A MOMENT TO THINK ABOUT ALL THAT GOD HAS DONE IN YOUR LIFE. TOO OFTEN WE FAIL TO GIVE GOD THE CREDIT FOR HIS GREAT WORK IN OUR LIFE. LET US RECOGNIZE, AND GIVE GOD HIS PRAISE. Ephesians 4:2 GW Be humble and gentle in every way. Be patient with each other and lovingly accept each other. DO NOT BE ARROGANT, DO NOT BE HARD OR ROUGH, DO NOT BE QUICK TEMPERED, STOP THE HATE, AND LET US LOVE ONE ANOTHER. Everlastingsalvationchurchofgod.com PayPal.me/donatetochurch PASTOR ANDRA HIGGINBOTHAM
HOLY BOLDNESS Christ set an example of. John 7:26 But look at this! He’s speaking in public, and no one is saying anything to him! Can it be that the rulers really know that this man is the Messiah? LET US FOLLOW JESUS’S EXAMPLE, LET US NOT BE AFRAID OR ASHAMED TO SPEAK ABOUT GOD IN PUBLIC. ALLOW PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT YOU ARE A CHILD OF GOD, BE BOLD. Trust in God. Isaiah 50:7 The Almighty LORD helps me. That is why I will not be ashamed. I have set my face like a flint. I know that I will not be put to shame. THINK ABOUT ALL THAT GOD HAS DONE FOR YOU AND REALIZE YOU CAN TRUST GOD. Everlastingsalvationchurchofgod.com PayPal.me/donatetochurch PASTOR ANDRA HIGGINBOTHAM
TRUST GOD Jeremiah 17:5 GW “This is what the Lord says: Cursed is the person who trusts humans, who makes flesh and blood his strength and whose heart turns away from the Lord . Jeremiah 17:7 GW Blessed is the person who trusts the Lord . The Lord will be his confidence. DO NOT LIVE YOUR LIFE IN A MANNER THAT WILL CAUSE YOUR LIFE TO BE CURSED. LIVE YOUR LIFE IN A MANNER THAT WILL CAUSE GOD TO WANT TO BLESS YOU. Everlastingsalvationchurchofgod.com PayPal.me/donatetochurch PASTOR: ANDRA HIGGINBOTHAM
DON’T BE A FOOL. Proverbs 26:11 As a dog goes back to its vomit, ⸤so⸥ a fool repeats his stupidity. Note that a fool does not learn from his disgusting mistakes: He repeats them (v.11). When wise people are corrected or rebuked, they learn from their mistakes. Foolish people do not. They repeat the same disgusting, foolish actions and continue to be harmed by them. DON’T BE A FOOL. THINK ABOUT IT AND MAKE THE NECESSARY CHANGES IN YOUR LIFE. Visit us at: Everlastingsavationchurchofgod.com PayPal.me/donatetochurch PASTOR ANDRA HIGGINBOTHAM
Caution against Deathbed Conversion Few are ever saved on their deathbeds. One thief on the cross was saved, that none should despair; but only one, that none should presume. A false confidence in those words, “the eleventh hour,” has ruined thousands of souls. Luke 23:43 Jesus said to him, “I can guarantee this truth: Today you will be with me in paradise.” TOO MANY PEOPLE WANT TO TURN TO GOD AT THE POINT OF DEATH, NOT BECAUSE THEY LOVE GOD, BUT BECAUSE THEY ARE AFRAID OF GOING TO HELL!!! LET US REMEMBER, WE CAN’T TRICK GOD, WE CAN’T PIMP GOD, GOD KNOWS OUR MOTIVE, AND GOD KNOWS OUR HEART. THINK ABOUT IT. Visit us at: Everlastingsalvationchurchofgod.com PayPal.me/donatetochurch PASTOR ANDRA HIGGINBOTHAM
Security in God’s Faithfulness If the Lord be with us, we have no cause of fear. His eye is upon us, his arm over us, his ear open to our prayer; his grace sufficient, his promise unchangeable. Under his protection, though the path of duty should lie through fire and water, we may cheerfully and confidently pursue it. 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 4:8 I fall asleep in peace the moment I lie down because you alone, O LORD, enable me to live securely. Psalm 46:1–3 God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble. That is why we are not afraid even when the quakes or the mountains topple into the depths of the sea. Water roars and foams, and mountains shake at the surging waves. Selah I HOPE YOU FOUND THIS QUICK REFRESHER TO BE HELPFUL. SHOULD WE CONTINUE THESE QUICK REMINDERS, DO YOU RECEIVE FROM THEM? Visit us at: Everlastingsalvationchurchofgod.com PASTOR ANDRA HIGGINBOTHAM PayPal.me/donatetochurch
A QUICK REFRESHER: Titus 3:2 to slander no one, to avoid fighting, and to be kind, always showing gentleness to all people. 1 Corinthians 10:31 So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. Ephesians 4:27 and give no opportunity to the devil. Philippians 2:3 Do nothing out of rivalry or conceit, but in humility consider others as more important than yourselves. Matthew 7:12 In everything, treat others as you would want them to treat you, for this fulfills the law and the prophets. Luke 6:31 And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise. 1 Corinthians 10:32 GW Don’t cause others to stumble, whether they are Jewish, Greek, or members of God’s church. LIVE GODLY, AND BE BLESSED BY GOD. I HOPE YOU ARE ABLE TO RECEIVE FROM THIS QUICK REFRESHER. PASTOR ANDRA HIGGINBOTHAM EVERLASTING SALVATION CHURCH OF GOD MINISTRIES PayPal.me/donatetochurch
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THE BIBLE TEACHES US ABOUT FAITH 1. Basis of Faith. “Faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God” (Rom. 10:17). 2. Object of Faith. “I believe God” (Acts 27:25). 3. Secret of Faith. “I live by the faith of the Son of God” (Gal. 2:20). 4. Trial of Faith. “The trial of your faith” (1 Peter 1:7). 5. Power of Faith. “Fruit of the Spirit … faith” (Gal. 5:22). 6. Prayer of Faith. “The prayer of faith shall save the sick” (James 5:15). 7. Victory of Faith. “This is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith” (1 John 5:4). I HOPE YOU RECEIVED FROM THIS QUICK REFRESHER. Everlastingsalvationchurchofgod.com PASTOR ANDRA HIGGINBOTHAM
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