Prayerfully seek out the will of God, faith begins where the will of God is known. Go to the word of God Ps 119:49-50 2. Meditate on the word until it becomes real to you Joshua 1:8; Psalm 1:1-3 ( the world, family, friends, co-workers are watching how we the church deal with tough times. We the people of God profess God but now is the time to be the God you possess. Example: Title deeds to house, car you do not take the car to show possession or the
Discipleship is simple to explain in terms of the uncomplicated invitation Jesus gave to those who encountered him, “Follow Me and I will make you fishers of men (Matthew 4:19).” The complexity emerges when a person is confronted with the implications or meaning of a lifelong commitment to following Jesus. There is a lot to look at when you consider all that it could entail to be “a complete and competent follower of Christ.” Becoming a disciple is a decision not to be taken lightly. Jesus told those considering the decision to
According to Luther, a strong faith is the foundation and necessity for a good Christian life. Luther defines a true Christian as “a spiritual, new, and inward man.” Luther makes it clear that no outward or bodily actions are connected with the “liberty or the slavery of the soul.” No evil bodily or external works will injure the soul. Nor will any pure external actions or works save the soul. The most important thing for Christian salvation is the Bible, or as Luther refers to it, “the most holy word of God, the Gospel of Christ.” In order for the soul to be saved, we need the word of God, nothing more. In order to receive salvation, one must have faith in the word of God and “preach Christ”.
Megan’s Talk 7-13 Obedience I am going to start out with a scripture from D&C 93:24, 26-28. It says, “The spirit of truth is of God, and no man can receiveth the fullness unless he keepeth his commandments. He that keepeth God’s commandments recieveth truth and light, until he is glorified in truth and knoweth all things.” Our Heavenly father has given us the commandments to guide us and to protect us. Being obedient is doing God’s will. He knows what is best for us and he doesn’t want us to get hurt, so obeying His commandments will save us a lot of grief in the long run.
The counselor’s goal should be to help the person find their significance by helping them understand who they are in Christ (Crabb, 71). A person also needs assistance finding security, which is the demand that they be unconditionally loved, accepted and cared for, now and forever [by God] (Crabb, 72). The counselor should seek to help meet these needs through biblical teaching and counseling techniques. 2. Development of problems and personal need (How do the issues come about?)
The first example is “save your people” and “be their shepherd” both show the want for His salvation. Secondly, “bless your heritage” in line one carries the same theme as “carry them forever”. Those excerpts both stress the importance of sticking to your roots. The psalmist wants for Israel to be guided from Her shepherd forever. In conclusion, the message that Psalm 28 has to offer is that the people of God can pray for aid in times of need to their Lord.
Even if this thought is not always shown outwardly it is the core of our thinking. Nash tells us it is important to know what you believe and stand for because as he stated, “Thy can be compared to a train running on tracks that have no switches. Once a person commits himself to a certain set of presuppositions, is direction and destination are determined” (Nash, 1992, 23). Our Christian life and relationships will all reflect our biblical Christian worldview in some way, every day. “Our faith has important things to say about the whole of human life” (Nash, 1992, 20).
“Everything is possible to one who has faith.” (Mk 9:35) -This is one of my life mottos. There are no limits with God. The word impossible simply states “I’m possible.” God will provide, but we must believe in Him unconditionally and trust that He will take care of us and not force us through anything that we can’t handle or won’t ultimately make us into a stronger, better person. 6. “Watch and pray that you may not undergo the test.
After much study I have decided to base my talk off of Elder Jeffery R. Holland’s talk titles “The Cost-and Blessings- of Discipleship” given in the April 2014 General Conference. Elder Holland begins his talk by giving President Monson our love. President Monson gives of his life freely for this church every day and is a prime example of what it means to be a disciple of Christ. Every day the world views and the laws of God drift apart. We need to search our hearts and pray that we may find ourselves on the Lords side.
Belief is a clambering for everyone just like for Equiano. As he finally became Christian - because he was told that this is the only way to go to Heaven – he reached his spiritual liberation, his spiritual conversion. Reading the Bible was a good aim for this conversion. And the mixture of knowledge and faith always rewards you with self-fulfillment you are always able to become the desired person who you want to