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Spiritual Strenght by BuchananTRANSCRIPT
BUILDING SPIRITUAL BUILDING SPIRITUAL STRENGTHSTRENGTH
From the Material Provided From the Material Provided By By
Brother BRIAN GARNETTBrother BRIAN GARNETT
AN IMPORTANT QUESTION:
ARE THERE REALLY ONLY “FIVE STEPS” LEADING TO ETERNAL
SALVATION?
Hearing
Believing
Repenting
Confessing
Being Baptized
WHAT IS LACKING (KULANG) IN THIS ILLUSTRATION?
HEAVEN
IMMERSION
CONFESSING
REPENTING
BELIEVING
HEARING
WHAT IS LACKING? 1. There is NO EXAMINATION OF
DISCIPLESHIP
“ ….For a whole year they met with the church, and taught a large
company of people; and in Antioch the disciples were for the first
time called Christians.”(Acts 11:26)
FOR EXAMPLE:
"If any one comes to me and does not hate his own father and
mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and
even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.”
(Luke 14:26)
FOR EXAMPLE:
“ ….Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and for ten days you will have tribulation. Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.
(Revelation 2:10)
THOSE BECOMING
DISCIPLES
OF JESUS
MUST REALLY
“COUNT THE COST”(Luke 14:25-33)
2. LEAVING ONE “STEP” TO GO TO ANOTHER “STEP”
ALL OUR LIFE, WE MUST:
HEAR CHRIST!
BELIEVE CHRIST!
REPENT IN HIS NAME!
CONFESS CHRIST!
SALVATION!
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?
______________PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE
SALVATION FROM “PAST SINS” WHEN WE ARE BAPTIZED
“And he said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to
the whole creation.”
“He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.”
(Mark 16:15, 16)
SALVATION CONTINUES NOW AS WE “WALK IN THE LIGHT”
“but if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have
fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son
cleanses us from all sin.”
(I John 1:7)
FINAL “SALVATION” IS STILL FUTURE IN HEAVEN
“Besides this you know what hour it is, how it is full time now for you
to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us
now than when we first believed;”
(Romans 13:11)
THE DISCIPLE CONTINUES TO HEAR
“But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and
Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of
eternity. Amen.”
(II Peter 3:18)
THE DISCIPLE CONTINUES A LIFE OF OBEDIENT BELIEVING“But we are not of those who
shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and
preserve their souls.”
(Hebrews 10:39)
THE DISCIPLE CONTINUES A LIFE OF REPENTANCE
“Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual
immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which
is idolatry.”
(Colossians 3:5)
THE DISCIPLE CONTINUES
A LIFE OF “CONFESSION”
“Let us hold fast the confession (“homologian”) of our hope
without wavering, for he who promised is faithful;”
(Hebrews 10:23)
“By their approval of this service, they will glorify God because of your submission flowing from
your confession (“homologias”) of the gospel of Christ, and the
generosity of your contribution for them and for all others,”
(II Corinthians 9:13)
IS THE FOLLOWING
A MORE COMPLETEILLUSTRATION OF
SALVATION, AND
DISCIPLESHIP?
A A Closer Look Look At The At The FIVEFIVE!!
JESUS CHRIST THE FOUNDATION
HEARING CHRIST
BELIEVING CHRIST
REPENTING IN HIS NAME
CONFESSING CHRIST
IMMERSION INTO CHRIST
LIFE OF THE DISCIPLE BEARING FRUIT
HEAVEN!SALVATION IN CHRIST
PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE
PLEASE NOTICE THE
“ADDING” THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE IN
LIVINGAS A DISCIPLE
OF JESUS!
A Closer Look At theA Closer Look At the EIGHTEIGHT!!This instruction refers to ENDURING
UNTIL THE END
2 Peter 1:3-11
Be quick to add to your FAITH
VIRTUE KNOWLEDGE
SELF-CONTROLENDURANCE
GODLINESSBROTHERLY KINDNESS
LOVE
If these are in you and increasing
…they will never let you be unfruitful!
THE SAME APPROACH
SHOULD BE FOLLOWED
IN BECOMINGA DISCIPLE
OF JESUS!!!
A A Closer LookCloser Look At The At The SIXSIX!!
JESUS CHRIST THE FOUNDATION
HEARING CHRIST
BELIEVING CHRIST
REPENTING IN HIS NAME
CONFESSING CHRIST
IMMERSION INTO CHRIST
LIFE OF THE DISCIPLE BEARING FRUIT
HEAVEN!SALVATION IN CHRIST
PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE
IN ORDER TO LIVE “AS A
DISCIPLE” OF CHRIST,
WE MUST
“BUILD SPIRITUAL
STRENGTH”
GOD’S PURPOSE
IN OUR LIFE
IS TO PROMOTE
SPIRITUAL STRENGTH,
AND
SPIRITUAL DEPTH
(II Peter 1:4-11)
WE ARE TO BE A “NEW PERSON” IN THE LORD
“….and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its
creator.”
(Colossians 3:10)
“Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved,
compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and
patience,”
“bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against
another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you…..”
(Colossians 3:12, 13)
“And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.”
“And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which
indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful.”
(Colossians 3:14, 15)
WE MUST BE “STRONG IN THE LORD”
“Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might.”
“Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand
against the schemes of the devil.”
(Ephesians 6:10, 11)
“Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he
who takes a city.”
(Proverbs 16:32)