Going to church, reading the bible, listening to Christian music will not advance your spiritual life. These activities may give you more understanding but until you are ready to lay down your life and take up your cross this leads nowhere.
What I am talking about is the sacrifice of self to advance the cause of Jesus Christ in the world. There is a destiny that God had for each of us that only we can personally discover. We can discover it only by detaching from the world and making ourselves available for the Holy Spirit. By detaching from the world--now you have time--the commodity that most Christians are not willing to give.
Jesus said, "Self-help is not help at all. Self-sacrifice is the way, to finding yourself, your true self. (Matthew 16:25)
"God has planted eternity in the human heart." (Ecclesiastes 3:11)
"Anyone who lets himself be distracted from the work I plan for him is not fit for the Kingdom of God." (Luke 9:62)
"The most important thing is that I complete my mission, the work that the Lord Jesus gave me." (Acts 20:24)
"We have been sent to speak for Christ." (2 Corinthians 5:20)
"We are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus, to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." (Ephesians 2:10)
Albert Finch
www.thekeys2kingdom.com
What I am talking about is the sacrifice of self to advance the cause of Jesus Christ in the world. There is a destiny that God had for each of us that only we can personally discover. We can discover it only by detaching from the world and making ourselves available for the Holy Spirit. By detaching from the world--now you have time--the commodity that most Christians are not willing to give.
Jesus said, "Self-help is not help at all. Self-sacrifice is the way, to finding yourself, your true self. (Matthew 16:25)
"God has planted eternity in the human heart." (Ecclesiastes 3:11)
"Anyone who lets himself be distracted from the work I plan for him is not fit for the Kingdom of God." (Luke 9:62)
"The most important thing is that I complete my mission, the work that the Lord Jesus gave me." (Acts 20:24)
"We have been sent to speak for Christ." (2 Corinthians 5:20)
"We are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus, to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." (Ephesians 2:10)
Albert Finch
www.thekeys2kingdom.com
Sunday School - February 3, 2013
Posted 02-03-2013 at 08:33 AM by Albert Finch
Affirmation: I choose people to associate with who who are an encouragement to me. I ignore the critics and keep on acting in accordance with my God-given vision.
God never intended for our lives to be held hostage to failure or unbelief. God invites us to peel off those labels of failure and brokenness that do not reflect His heart and begin, to move forward towards our true DESTINY. - Garris Elkins
Be open to His leading and make disciples. A baby Christian needs lots of love, affirmation, and direction. We have freely received His love and instruction, so let's freely give as He guides. - Patricia King
"Therefore go and make disciples......." - Matthew 28:19
What has imprisoned you from unleashing your God-given dreams? Only through forgiveness of offenses can we receive the faith to overcome barriers and move into a miracle-filled life. - Steve Munsey
Do you know what you were born for? When you are dying, will you know why you lived? - Cindy Jacobs
Affirmation: The power that I have been given to testify of the coming Kingdom is the power of life, which is more precious than anything I could ever possess on this earth.
To hear from God is living with expectation toward Him. Expectation places a demand on the Holy Spirit. - Steve Sampson
If we have a lack of life in our service to the Lord, our labors will be only activities, and we will not be able to meet the needs of God's children. Why? Because only life can truly meet the needs of His children. - Watchman Nee
"In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it." - John 1:4,5
Love is the only thing in this life that definitely and triumphantly answers the problem of boredom. Only what you love never gets boring -- until you stop loving it. Love never gets old. Love is always young, always new, always beginning. - Peter Kreeft
Allow God to mold you through the events He allows to enter your life. This will make you flexible toward the will of God. The events of life are like a furnace for the heart. - Francois Fenelon
Affirmation: I shut the door on all the distractions of this life, and anything else that would keep me from pressing into God.
Choose today to align yourself with God. Choose today to "turn aside into the flame" of God's presence and receive fresh encouragement, fresh vision, fresh energy, and fresh oil. - Ryan Wyatt
Quietness is the incubator for the Spirit of revelation. Do you want to hear God better? Do you want to commune with Him more? Silence is golden indeed in which the Holy Spirit meets with the souls of his saints. - James Goll
"He leadeth me beside the still waters." - Psalm 23:2
The more we plug into and allow the working of the Holy Spirit, the more we embrace His work, and the more we allow Him liberty in our life. These things transform us from glory to glory. - Keith Miller
The Lord will not excuse our pride just because we sing three hymns on Sunday and consider ourselves "saved." - Francis Frangipane
http://afministry.ning.com
God never intended for our lives to be held hostage to failure or unbelief. God invites us to peel off those labels of failure and brokenness that do not reflect His heart and begin, to move forward towards our true DESTINY. - Garris Elkins
Be open to His leading and make disciples. A baby Christian needs lots of love, affirmation, and direction. We have freely received His love and instruction, so let's freely give as He guides. - Patricia King
"Therefore go and make disciples......." - Matthew 28:19
What has imprisoned you from unleashing your God-given dreams? Only through forgiveness of offenses can we receive the faith to overcome barriers and move into a miracle-filled life. - Steve Munsey
Do you know what you were born for? When you are dying, will you know why you lived? - Cindy Jacobs
Affirmation: The power that I have been given to testify of the coming Kingdom is the power of life, which is more precious than anything I could ever possess on this earth.
To hear from God is living with expectation toward Him. Expectation places a demand on the Holy Spirit. - Steve Sampson
If we have a lack of life in our service to the Lord, our labors will be only activities, and we will not be able to meet the needs of God's children. Why? Because only life can truly meet the needs of His children. - Watchman Nee
"In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it." - John 1:4,5
Love is the only thing in this life that definitely and triumphantly answers the problem of boredom. Only what you love never gets boring -- until you stop loving it. Love never gets old. Love is always young, always new, always beginning. - Peter Kreeft
Allow God to mold you through the events He allows to enter your life. This will make you flexible toward the will of God. The events of life are like a furnace for the heart. - Francois Fenelon
Affirmation: I shut the door on all the distractions of this life, and anything else that would keep me from pressing into God.
Choose today to align yourself with God. Choose today to "turn aside into the flame" of God's presence and receive fresh encouragement, fresh vision, fresh energy, and fresh oil. - Ryan Wyatt
Quietness is the incubator for the Spirit of revelation. Do you want to hear God better? Do you want to commune with Him more? Silence is golden indeed in which the Holy Spirit meets with the souls of his saints. - James Goll
"He leadeth me beside the still waters." - Psalm 23:2
The more we plug into and allow the working of the Holy Spirit, the more we embrace His work, and the more we allow Him liberty in our life. These things transform us from glory to glory. - Keith Miller
The Lord will not excuse our pride just because we sing three hymns on Sunday and consider ourselves "saved." - Francis Frangipane
http://afministry.ning.com
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