SPIRITUAL LIFE APPLICATION PRINCIPLES.
The 4 strengths of a Christian.
- Faith (when having doubts)
- Salvation (past, present and future)
- Scripture (the sword of the Holy Spirit)
- Prayer (gives fellowship with God)
Spiritual GROWTH.
G - Get to know God by reading the Bible (2 Timothy 3:14-17) R - Respond to God in prayer (Philippians 4:6) O - Obey God moment by moment (Luke 6:46-49) W - Walk in the power of the Holy Spirit (Col 2:6; Ephesians 3:14-21, 5:18) T - Tell others about the Lord Jesus Christ through your life and works. (Matthew 28:18-30; 2 Corinthians 5:17-20; Ephesians 4:1) H - Have fellowship with other Christians (Hebrews 10:25; Acts 2:42-47)
FAITH.
F - Forsaking A - all I - I T - trust H - Him.
5 scriptures to use when praying with someone to receive Christ.
- Romans 3:23 For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.
- Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
- 1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
- John 1:12 But as many as received Him to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name.
- Revelation 3:20 “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If any man hear My voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with Me.” (The Lord Jesus Christ).
Being ‘Born Again’ (John 3:3)
B - Believing in the Lord Jesus Christ as our personal saviour and in His death as the total atonement for our sin. (Isaiah 53:1-12; John 3:18) O - Obeying faithfully the Word of God (Jeremiah 7:23) R - Receiving the gift of eternal life through repentance (Romans 6:22-23) N - Not to esteem self, but to esteem others better than self (Philippians 2:3) A - A living sacrifice for the will of God (Romans 12:1-2) G - Going forth to witness unto all the world (Acts 1:8) A - Accepting the Spirit of God (John 3:5) I - In all things giving thanks to the Lord (Ephesians 5:20) N - Never losing the Faith (Hebrews 11:6) |