Warrior For The Cross

 WHAT IS God's  Unmerited Favor? Grace is the unmerited favor of God. His undeserved kindness that He shows  through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ for the sins of the world. Faith is simple Trust that clings to God's  grace, holding Him to His promise of salvation in Christ.  Unmerited means: Not adequately earned or deserved. Grace is the free, unmerited Favor of God, working powerfully on the mind and heart to change lives.  (Timothy Keller) GRACE... Expresses two complimentary thoughts: God's  unmerited Favor to us through Christ, and God's divine assistance to us through the Holy Spirit. ( Jerry Bridges) Eph. 4: 4-9,  John 1:16, Eph. 1:2-4, Eph. 1:23, Col. 1:19, 2:9 John 1:16; And from the overflow of His fullness we receive Grace heaped upon more grace. Out of His fullness we are fulfilled that is, every believer receives from the fullness of Christ a divine completeness. We are given from Him whatever each requires for the perfection of His character

 I have learned that pain has purpose, which at the peak of excruciating discomfort, brings me little consolation.  Hindsight, though, has often proven pain's value. In fact, I have found pain to be one of life'so most effective teachers. It gains one's  full attention. It takes lessons down to the bottom line. ( Patsy Clairmont ) Our hearts respond to God's  love and mercy in individual  ways. God's  love may be changeless. , but our love for Him changes and deepens as we grow. Read Luke 7: 40-47. Take the time to consider just how long you have been loved. God knew you when you were small. He knew you before you were born. He knew  you before He'd  even created the first man and woman. He knew you before time had begun. And all that time He Loved You! Thank God for His love, that your life might reflect that love. DOUGHNUT: doughnuts are delicious, hot fresh right from the source. God is love, the source of love. Our love has limits, but, God's  love is pe

 What does it mean that God is infinite? The infinite  nature of GOD means that God exists outside of and is not limited by time and space. Simply means without limits. To say God is infinite  is to acknowledge that He is not limited to constrictions. GOD is infinite in power,knowledge,His presence, and His eternal existence. HE is immeasurable,Omnipresent. He is not confined, nor is He bound in any sense.God's  infinity is, that God is metaphysicallying necessary, morally perfect, omnipotent,omniscient, eternal. An umbrella of sort to cover all of God's  superlative attributes. GENESIS 1:1 "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth" REVELATIONS 1:8 "I am the Alpha and the Omega ( the beginning and the end ) PSALM 147:5 applies the concept of infinity  when it reveals that our Creator's  understanding is " beyond measure." 1 CORINTHIANS 2:9 " but as it is written, " What no eye has seen, nor ear has heard, nor the heart of man

                                                            ENCOURAGING GROWTH  I realize the Bible says we are like sheep, but sometimes like chickens. God leads us along, even though we act like chickens. It doesn't  take much to turn our head or send us flapping in circles. Our heavenly Father finds ways to coax us onto the path He wants us to take. As we walk in His ways, we discover kernels of encouragement He's scattered before us. These encouraging  moments simply for pleasure? No, they serve a purpose as well. They keep us headed in the right direction, and encourage us to grow in the directions He has planned. We need to know what we are chasing after and where our path will lead us. ACTS 18:23  After spending some time there Paul continued on through Galatia and Phyrgia in central Turkey. And wherever he went he encouraged and strengthened the believers. ( wherever he went he made them all disciples) Let us look on one another with the excitement of love! "I than

 PEACE is calm, settled, gentle security.  Peace is Jesus, Jesus is perfect peace.    To have perfect peace, you need to have your mind locked onto Jesus. He is the immovable cornerstone. He will keep you in perfect when your mind is fixed on Him. You don't have to hold for dear life, fight for peace or anything else. God does the keeping when you fix your mind on Him. Jesus spoke words of such peace to His friends after their last supper together (John 14) When he prepared them for the events that would soon follow. His death, resurrection, and the coming of the Holy Spirit.  Describing a peace unlike anything the world can give. He wanted them to learn how to find a sense of well being even in the midst of hardship. When Jesus appeared after the resurrection, He greeted them saying "Peace be with you" (John20:19)  Read: John 14: 25-31  He leaves us a gift; peace of mind and heart. The gift of peace the world cannot give you. I pray you all find the peace that surpasses

 Forgiveness,  One of the most widely misunderstood doctrines of Scripture. It is not to be confused with humans forgiveness that merely remits a penalty or charge. Divine forgiveness is one of the most complicated and costly undertakings, demanding complete satisfaction to meet the demands of God's  outraged holiness. I have a situaton in my life where I am having a hard time forgiving someone, my flesh tells me oh if you forgive him, it will be like you are letting him get away with all the nasty, uncaring, things he has done. But it was brought to my attention that that person didn't do all that stuff to my family he did it to God, and if God can forgive him, who am I not too. You see he doesn't care or even know how it effects me, he is going on about life with out a worry in the world. So right now I am forgiving him, and myself for holding on to this for so long. Because I need forgiveness  too. Psalm 51 is all about forgiveness.  My favorite verse is 10-13 10:   Crea

 What is the Power of Prayer? "True prayer is neither a mere mental exercise nor a vocal performance. It is far deeper than that--it is a spiritual transacton with the Creator of Heaven and Earth" (Charles Spurgeon). Just what is the Power of prayer? How does prayer comfort, heal, restore? Why do we pray for our spouses, children for protection. How can praying make an impact? How can it change lives of those who don't know Jesus? The answer is simple, In Matthew 18:18-20, Jesus tells us about the power of prayer. "Truly, I say to you whatever you  bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Again I say to you,  if two or three of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. For where two or more are gathered in my name there I am among them." I think if we realized just how much power we have when we pray we would do it more often. It is our fiercest weapon ag