Wednesday Night January 22, 2014
Scriptures: Romans 5, Romans 4, Philippians 3, 1 Peter 4, Proverbs 24, Jeremiah 12, Romans 8, John 14
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Notes:
Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; And patience, experience; and experience, hope: And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us. For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.
Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.
There is nothing that you can do to cover your sins.
And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith: That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;
When God changes your nature, he changes your mindset.
1 Peter 4:12-16
Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy. If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified. But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men’s matters. Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.
You will suffer, so suffer as a Christian and not as a murderer or busybody.
If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.
Don’t let your strength be small.
Ifthou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and if in the land of peace, wherein thou trustedst, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan?
Have a journal of things that God has done for you (and others too).
Don’t let your patience be impatient.
If you never have the patience to endure, then you’re never going to get the experience in Christian to say “God I remember you did XYZ ”
After these experiences you will have the know of God getting you through the storm. Give God the credit for all he’s done for you. The church is a place of learning. Don’t get frustrated and give up on Christ, get through it and learn from the experience.
For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth,
why doth he yet hope for?
You have seen God show himself before, so that you can have confidence in him.
John 14:17-18, 26
Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
God won’t leave us comfortless.
Hope is faith in its final form.
Nobody else could die for us, only Christ.