to the Lord with a lot of different beliefs, we have opinions on a lot of

things, including how God operates. But for us to grow and mature in the Lord,

we have to get away from our thinking and beliefs, and come to accept that

which is spoken and written by God. To be one in the Lord, we cannot maintain

our ways and ideas, we have to take on the mind of Christ Jesus.

have spent all this time coming to know the Lord, what is our thinking regard

our sin. Do we still believe sin is something you and I can never escape, we

can never really put it to death? Before we knew the Lord, doing sin was not

really a choice for us. But now that we have the Lord, and the spirit of the

Lord lives in us, now we have to choose to do sin

us come to know of God by our parents making us attend church, we learned a few

things about God. Was our upbringing enough for us to know God?  There is a difference between knowing of God

and to know God. When we come to know God for ourselves, we will develop a fear

and love for God. Now we know what God can do, and we want to bypass the Lord

having to disciple and correct us. Now we know that to know God, makes us a

friend of God.

Transformation – No matter how we look at it, coming to Christ

Jesus is going to require that we change. 

Many of us are willing to change some for the Lord. But for us to be

spiritually transformed into the likeness of Christ, we have to allow the Lord

to change any and everything about us. Our spirit must change, our beliefs must

change, our ways must change, and our soul must change. Everything must change

for us to be like Christ.   

the Lord has taught us, touched our lives, it’s time for us to stand up for

God. We cannot hide that we are not just a believer, we are a servant of God,

called to do the Will of God. We cannot be ashamed of the Lord before anyone,

not to our friends, not to our co-workers, not to our family, not to those we

want to know. We don’t want Christ to be ashamed of us before the Father

On That Day – As

believers we have been given understanding into God’s Word and Ways, therefore

we should be prepared for the great day of the Lord.  Christ Jesus came and revealed all that was

hidden, so those who placed their faith in him will not be surprised on the day

of the Lord.   The Day of the Lord is

coming, we have to be ready

 Hearing From God – after we

have learned how to cry and plead to God, it opens up our heart and ears so we

can better hear from God. We have to be able to hear the Word of God, we have

to be able to hear the voice of Christ Jesus, and we have to be able to hear

the Holy Spirit. It’s important that we understand where we are standing when

we hear from the Lord, so we are able to fully receive.   

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Crying Out To God – is a

teaching about recognizing no matter how much we grow in the Lord, there will

always be times when we have to cry out to God. There will always be times when

we have to enter into the Lord’s presence, seeking his face for answers, for

directions, and for understanding.  Even

a mature child of God knows when to cry and plead to their Father, seeking his

help.  We will always need God the Father,

we will always need our Lord Christ Jesus to intercede for us. 

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Living As A

Christian – is a teaching about a change of life, a change of

focus for our life. Have we been change, are we living a Christian Life?  Our life has to start representing the things

of God, and Christ Jesus. We can no longer look like to world. God has to be

able to see his Spirit and his Son living on the inside of us.  A life full of tolerance, patience, love,

forgiveness, overcoming, and walking in the likeness of Christ Jesus

·    Spirit Of God – is a

teaching about living with the Spirit of God within us. A gentle and quiet

spirit, where God is able to live and abide in us. We become mature in the

Lord, so there are no conflicts within our spirit.  Our spirit has to mature, so it can hand the

world and everything it tries to throw our way. 

We have the Spirit of the Lord living on the inside of us, training us up

in the ways of God