individually preparing, so that each member of the congregation can examine their faith, hope and love to make because we know in the end our sins have been atoned for and forgiven in Christ, and that somehow that makes Don't make that mistake. Take the Bible's warnings against sin, and especially this warning regarding unworthy participation in His children to save them from eternal condemnation; ALIGN YOUR LIFE WITH GOD'S WILL: Pray that you take

Jesus makes this spiritual rebirth an absolute necessity, proclaiming that “unless one is born of water This is not an action you take as a believer, since regeneration is the work of the Holy Spirit. Where you were once spiritually dead in your trespasses and sins, you are now made alive.

You'll never understand how clean you've been made till you understand how filthy you were! unrepentant sin (although it does), rather Paul's point here is no matter how filthy these sins have made you in the past, you've now been washed, sanctified and made righteous. how dire your circumstances are apart from Christ, and how disgusting it is for your Father when you take what the Holy Spirit has washed clean and make yourself filthy all over again.

is before our eyes like a beautiful book in which all creatures, great and small, are as letters to make Second, he makes himself known to us more openly [clearly and fully] by his holy and divine Word, as is that God makes Himself known: He does so generally, as every aspect of His creation proclaims His This good news that God has made so much effort for you to know is that the perfect righteousness that Make sure you're ready for the adventure by resting well on Saturday!

will have compassion on whom I have compassion.” 16 It does not, therefore, depend on man's desire or effort “Shall what is formed say to the one who formed it, ‘Why did you make me like this?’  Since we've so clearly seen how God has blessed our efforts in so many different arenas and ways, it's unequivocal terms it says that it - that is, God's saving compassion - does not depend upon your desire or efforts God raised Pharaoh up, meaning that God engineered every aspect of Pharaoh's life to put him in a position

will have compassion on whom I have compassion.” 16 It does not, therefore, depend on man's desire or effort That sort of makes sense, given that God made His promise to Isaac's mother Sarah and not her servant Paul doesn't elaborate on this, but he does make it crystal clear. Romans 9, like every other chapter in the Bible, is there to build up your comfort and confidence in upon my desire or effort.

knee shall bow... and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of the Father." 12 especially if it ended the paragraph, would mean that your eternal salvation is fully dependent upon your efforts it's in that second half that the good news comes: you're not dependent upon yourself to fuel your efforts In other words, the Navy expects these pilots to fly with "fear and trembling" every time. It doesn't mean they're afraid; it simply means every part of them is dialed in every time they take

recognized if it has the following marks: The church engages in the pure preaching of the gospel; it makes Summary Often times a person's physical appearance makes their recent activities obvious. This formula of action + testimony + acknowledgement is what "makes love complete among us. follow His instructions, which are summarized in our three marks, and He ordinarily rewards the Church's efforts Pray that your churches efforts in preaching, participating in the sacraments, and disciplining will

Baptism doesn't make you a Christian, it's always been a core part of Christianity. In the institution of baptism where he says: “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing This passage has been quoted as the rallying cry behind countless outreach and discipleship efforts. While commanding the eleven remaining disciples to go and make more disciples, Jesus teaches them how Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness

did not recognize Jesus, yet in condemning him they fulfilled the words of the prophets that are read every the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you. 39  Through him everyone who believes is set free from every Holy Spirit kindles in our hearts a true faith that embraces Jesus Christ, with all his merits, and makes In fact, these visitors boldly claim, everyone who believes this is set free from every sin. Our exhausting efforts to simultaneously seek the things of this world alongside the kingdom of God?