Not by Works—It is a Gift from God What separates Christianity from all the other religions of the world is this: the belief that it is by the sovereign grace of God that we are saved and united to God (Ephesians 2:8, 9; Titus 3:4- 7)! All the other religions of the world believe thatContinue reading “Life, light and truth: Salvation: Saved by grace”
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Follow Jesus
Follow Me Matthew 9:9,10 9 As Jesus passed on from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow me.”10 And he rose and followed him. ❖ Matthew, the called In this verse we see something striking – Jesus was calling a man, Matthew. In theContinue reading “Follow Jesus”
Life, light and truth, Part 1, no 12. God’s eternal kingdom
12 • God’s Eternal Kingdom We as people live in ‘time’ (God’s created time and space), and most things—whether a job, a meal, marriage, or even life itself— have a beginning and an end. The stunning fact is that God doesn’t have a beginning or an end. From everlasting to everlasting, He is God—He isContinue reading “Life, light and truth, Part 1, no 12. God’s eternal kingdom”
Life, light and truth, No. 11, The family of God
11 • God’s Family Before the disciples were baptized with the Holy Spirit in Jerusalem about 2000 years ago, the Holy Spirit didn’t live inside all God’s people on a powerful and permanent basis. Throughout the history of the world, the Holy Spirit came upon people many times, inspiring them to write the words ofContinue reading “Life, light and truth, No. 11, The family of God”
Life, light and truth, Part 1, no. 10. The coming of the Holy Spirit
10 • The Coming of the Holy Spirit After Jesus ascended into heaven about two thousand years ago, His followers in Jerusalem (about 120 people) started praying to God for the Holy Spirit. Jesus promised that the Holy Spirit would be given as an abiding powerful presence with His children on earth (Acts 1:4; JohnContinue reading “Life, light and truth, Part 1, no. 10. The coming of the Holy Spirit”
Light, life and truth, Part 1, no. 9 Jesus’ ascension and work in Heaven
9 • Jesus Christ’s Ascension and Work in Heaven After His resurrection, Jesus appeared to His disciples, gave them instructions and spoke about the Kingdom of God (Acts 1:1-5). Later, He was taken up into heaven on a cloud (Acts 1:9)! The disciples literally saw Jesus going into heaven. God’s Book foretold (prophesied about) thisContinue reading “Light, life and truth, Part 1, no. 9 Jesus’ ascension and work in Heaven”
Life, light and truth. Part 1, no. 8 The resurrection of Christ
8 • Demolishing the Power of Sin, Satan and Death In Lesson 2 we said that the reason for death, sin, suffering and sickness in the world is because of the sin of Adam and Eve. The Bible tells us that the wages of sin is death and teaches that death reigned through Adam. InContinue reading “Life, light and truth. Part 1, no. 8 The resurrection of Christ”
Light, Life and truth: Part 1, no. 7 The perfect life and death of Christ
7 • The Perfect Life and Perfect Death of Jesus Christ Jesus came to this earth with a divine mission: to live a perfect, sinless life and fulfil all righteousness (Matthew 3:15). Because Jesus was empowered by the Holy Spirit it was possible for Him never to sin. He was no ordinary man! The HolyContinue reading “Light, Life and truth: Part 1, no. 7 The perfect life and death of Christ”
Life, light and truth: Part 1, no.6 The incarnation of God
6 • The Incarnation of God—God Becoming Man There are many stories in the history of the world of people who have claimed to be God or who have been believed to be God. Some world leaders have even believed themselves to be gods, like the Roman Emperors 2000 years ago (e.g. Emperor Nero andContinue reading “Life, light and truth: Part 1, no.6 The incarnation of God”
Life, light and truth: Part 1, no. 5, The Promises and Prophecies about Christ
The Promises and Prophesies about the Messiah God chose the people of Israel to be His special people for a very specific reason, i.e. the Messiah would come out of that nation (Daniel 9:25, 26). Messiah means ‘anointed one’ or ‘Saviour’. We can learn much from the nation of Israel: how God wanted His peopleContinue reading “Life, light and truth: Part 1, no. 5, The Promises and Prophecies about Christ”
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