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Category Archives: Questions and Answers
458. CORE TEACHING STAGE 5 TOPIC 1. Repentance
[MINISTERING IN THE AREA OF REPENTANCE] In Stage 5 Core Teaching we look at various topics but also include some thoughts on how to minister to others and to help them understand and act on that knowledge. What follows is … Continue reading
Posted in BIBLE PASSAGE OUTLINES, Bible verses. Comments, Creation, Faithfulness, Forgiveness, Healing, HEALING MINISTRY Core Teaching, Holy Spirit, Judgement, Justification, Mental Health, New Covenant, Prayer, Questions and Answers, Salvation, Sanctification, spiritual warfare, Temptations
Tagged 1 Kings 8:47-50, 2 Peter 3:9, Acts 26:20, Acts 2:38, Bible, Christ, faith, grace, healing, holbeck, Holy Spirit, Jesus, prayer, relationships, repentance
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457. Core Teaching Stage 5 An Overview
In the Core Teaching Stage 5, I have attempted to bring together the main parts of our Christian experience. This simple diagram is meant to portray this graphically to help people understand what Christian discipleship is all about. But there … Continue reading
Posted in Creation, Evangelism, Faithfulness, Forgiveness, Healing, HEALING MINISTRY Core Teaching, Holy Spirit, Justification, Mental Health, Prayer, Questions and Answers, Salvation, Sanctification, spiritual warfare, TOPICS
Tagged Bible, Christ, Christian fellowship, faith, grace, healing, holbeck, Holy Spirit, Jesus, prayer, receiving Christ, relationships, renunciation, repentance, Restitution, Spirit filled, spiritual fruit, spiritual gifts, submission to Christ
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386. Topic 4 of 4. Jesus the Judge.
[ This is the final topic of Jesus The Creator. Jesus The Saviour. Jesus the Lord. Jesus the Judge. We can’t ignore the topic if it’s in the Bible. ESV Bible, has 469 references to “judge” or “judgment”. But praise God, … Continue reading
367. Reflecting On The Changes In The World In The Light Of The Truth Of Romans Chapter 1.
Over seven years ago [2013] I posted a blog which summarised a previous large number of articles based on Romans chapter 1. At that time, I had been concerned about what was happening in the world and I looked to … Continue reading
Posted in Bible verses. Comments, Creation, Healing, Holy Spirit, Judgement, Politics, Prayer, Questions and Answers, Salvation, Sanctification, Sexuality, spiritual warfare, Temptations
Tagged bitterness, forgiveness, grace, hatred, idolatry, love, Prayer of Commitment, Rebellion, Romans 1, Sexual inappropriateness
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366. THE EXTREMELY URGENT NEED FOR PEOPLE TO SEEK FORGIVENESS FROM GOD AND TO FORGIVE ALL THOSE WHO HURT THEM. OR ELSE!
A quick look at TV and you see a world out of control. Especially scenes from American television at the moment. Fancy any community screaming obscenities at their police force, physically attacking them and wanting them defunded and disbanded. Fancy … Continue reading
Posted in Audio material, BIBLE PASSAGE OUTLINES, Bible verses. Comments, Evangelism, Faithfulness, Forgiveness, Glorification, GROUP DISCUSSION MATERIAL on "Forgiveness", Healing, Holy Spirit, Justification, Mental Health, Politics, Prayer, Questions and Answers, Salvation, Sanctification
Tagged bitterness, forgiveness, grace, Pdsalm 73:21, picric acid, pikria, Presidential election 2020, reconciliation
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365. Conformation To The World Or Transformation To The Likeness Of Christ? That Is The Question! What Is Your Answer? Romans 12:1-2
Like most of us, I like looking at YouTube to find things that might be encouraging in this increasingly difficult world. I am blessed as I come across some gifted Bible teachers and preachers and encouraged in my Christian walk … Continue reading
Posted in Audio material, BIBLE PASSAGE OUTLINES, Bible verses. Comments, Evangelism, Faithfulness, Holy Spirit, Justification, New Covenant, Prayer, Questions and Answers, Salvation, Sanctification, spiritual warfare, TOPICS
Tagged belonging to God, Children of God, Conformation to the world, faith, peace with God, righteousness, Romans 12:1-2, Romans chapters 1-11, Sermon on Romans, St Thomas church Port Macquarie, transformation to the likeness of Chrisyt
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363. Liberating News! Freed From Destructive Comparisons! What Is The True Basis For Making Comparisons?
I love the phrase “comparisons are odious.” Why? Because it seemed that I always finished up on the wrong side of every comparison. So it raised the question for me, “What should be the basis of our comparisons?” I know … Continue reading
Posted in BIBLE PASSAGE OUTLINES, Bible verses. Comments, Creation, Faithfulness, Forgiveness, Healing, Holy Spirit, Mental Health, New Covenant, Prayer, Questions and Answers, Salvation, Sanctification, spiritual warfare, Temptations
Tagged 2 Cor 3:18, comparisons, Depression, faith, freedom, Jesus, joy, love, Mental Health, Motivation, power, praise, prayer, regeneration, relationships, release, transformation, works
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353.The Decision That Every Human In Every Age In Every Place Has To Make. Conformation or Transformation? Romans 12:1-2. [Part 2 of 2.]
In the previous article [click] I gave a brief summary of the challenge of this passage. It expresses God’s desire for all humans to break free from the binding nature of the world to which they are conformed and be … Continue reading
Posted in BIBLE PASSAGE OUTLINES, Bible verses. Comments, Creation, Justification, Prayer, Questions and Answers, Salvation, Sanctification, Temptations
Tagged acceptable, Conformation, good, holy, living sacrifice, mercies of God, perfect, present your bodies, reasonable service, renewed minds, Romans 12:1-2, spiritual worship, the transfiguration of Christ, transformation, will of God
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484 Guidelines For Praying For People At Church Services
NOTE: In what follows the term “pray-er” is used for those who pray for people at church services. It is so easy to think we are proficient in praying for people when we think we have had some success in … Continue reading →