This sermon examines the Trinitarian dimensions of Isaiah 11, focusing on the identification of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit within the prophecy of the Messiah. The Father is presented as the implicit source of the Davidic line, while the Son is depicted as the royal Branch who rules with righteousness and integrity. The Holy Spirit is highlighted as the distinct person who rests upon the Messiah, providing a seven-fold empowerment that includes wisdom, understanding, counsel, and might. The teaching emphasizes the functional unity of the Godhead, where the Spirit furnishes the Son to carry out the Father's sovereign plan. This analysis connects the Old Testament prophecy to New Testament fulfillment, illustrating how the distinct roles of the three persons cooperate in the redemption and rule of Christ.

This sermon examines Psalm 119:9-10, focusing on the believer's responsibility to maintain a pure life through adherence to God's Word. The teaching clarifies that the psalmist's question addresses those already saved, emphasizing the need for continuous spiritual vigilance rather than initial conversion. It highlights the necessity of seeking God with the whole heart and pleading for divine assistance to avoid wandering from His commandments. The message warns against the subtle drift of the flesh and the dangers of spiritual complacency, urging believers to remain sober and alert in their daily walk. Ultimately, it calls for a life defined by total devotion, where the Word of God serves as the guiding standard for maintaining holiness and purpose.

Sanctification is not simply trying harder or modifying outward behavior. It is the supernatural work of God through the Holy Spirit. In this episode, Dave Jenkins explains how the Holy Spirit indwells believers, convicts them of sin, uses God's Word to transform them, empowers obedience, and continually points them to Christ. For more from Contending for the Word Q&A, please visit: https://servantsofgrace.org/contending-for-the-word-qa/

As believers in the Lord Jesus Christ, we rejoice in the salvation and forgiveness of sins we have received. While we once stood guilty before a holy God, His grace has redeemed us through the perfect atonement of His Son, Jesus. Please listen as Brother Mike expounds on "The Atonement of Christ." May this message bless and strengthen your heart...

There will be no humans in Heaven. There will only be, changed,Transformed, and Renewed humans; there! Gen. 6:6 condemns all of our old human nature. Because of our sin, our natural deadness, and our utter corruption; we must be changed, Made NEW by The Holy Spirit, Born Again, into a New Creature; a Transformed human Creature, in order to enter Heaven! All humans, who retain their old human nature, will find Heaven's Gate; Closed! Behold I make ALL things NEW ! Rev. 21:5

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ARTICLE 8 - It is not by the merits or strength of man, but by the free mercy of God that man does not totally fall away from God and perish. Man, left to himself would surely perish eternally, but God never deserts His chosen ones nor revokes His eternal purpose. Thus it is not in consequence of their own merits or strength, but of God's free mercy, that they neither totally fall from faith and grace nor continue and perish finally in their backslidings; which, with respect to themselves is not only possible, but would undoubtedly happen; but with respect to God, it is utterly impossible, since His counsel cannot be changed nor His promise fail; neither can the call according to His purpose be revoked, nor the merit, intercession, and preservation of Christ be rendered ineffectual, nor the sealing of the Holy Spirit be frustrated or obliterated.