SALVATION COMPLETED (9 OF 10)
Scripture: Philippians 1:6
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Salvation Completed (9 of 10)
Series: Biblical Promises
Stephen Whitney
Philippians 1:6
One day Billy and Ruth Graham were driving through a long stretch of road construction. They had numerous slowdowns, detours, and stops along the way. Finally, they reached the end of all that construction and smooth pavement stretched out in front of them. A sign caught Ruth's attention: ''End of construction. Thanks for your patience.'' She commented that those words would be a fitting inscription on her tombstone someday.
All believers are ''under construction.'' When we accept Jesus Christ as our Savior, we begin a lifelong process of spiritual growth. When we trust Christ as our Savior the Holy Spirit comes and lives within us and he begins the process of changing our lives.
God wants to change our character from being sinful and selfish to being godly and holy and that takes time - a life-time of change. A.W. Tozer - ''Sin has done a pretty complete job of ruining us and the process of restoration is long and slow.''
Think of the sins in your life that are hard for you to change. Maybe it is anger, jealously, lust, rebellion or pride. You think that you have overcome it, but something happens and that same sin once again raises its presence in your life.
Don't become discourage because God will continue to work in your life for as long as you live or until he returns.
TRUE BELIEVERS :3-5 Remembrance :3 Writing from prison Paul remembers the great times of fellowship he had with the believers in Philippi, the joy that the gospel had brought into their lives and the personal help they had given to support him on his missionary journey.
They had helped him on his second missionary journey 10 years earlier by giving him money as support (4:14-16). They also had just sent him another gift while he was in prison (4:18). Joy :4 Paul rejoices that they had become partners with him in believing and sharing the gospel with others through their lives and i ...
Series: Biblical Promises
Stephen Whitney
Philippians 1:6
One day Billy and Ruth Graham were driving through a long stretch of road construction. They had numerous slowdowns, detours, and stops along the way. Finally, they reached the end of all that construction and smooth pavement stretched out in front of them. A sign caught Ruth's attention: ''End of construction. Thanks for your patience.'' She commented that those words would be a fitting inscription on her tombstone someday.
All believers are ''under construction.'' When we accept Jesus Christ as our Savior, we begin a lifelong process of spiritual growth. When we trust Christ as our Savior the Holy Spirit comes and lives within us and he begins the process of changing our lives.
God wants to change our character from being sinful and selfish to being godly and holy and that takes time - a life-time of change. A.W. Tozer - ''Sin has done a pretty complete job of ruining us and the process of restoration is long and slow.''
Think of the sins in your life that are hard for you to change. Maybe it is anger, jealously, lust, rebellion or pride. You think that you have overcome it, but something happens and that same sin once again raises its presence in your life.
Don't become discourage because God will continue to work in your life for as long as you live or until he returns.
TRUE BELIEVERS :3-5 Remembrance :3 Writing from prison Paul remembers the great times of fellowship he had with the believers in Philippi, the joy that the gospel had brought into their lives and the personal help they had given to support him on his missionary journey.
They had helped him on his second missionary journey 10 years earlier by giving him money as support (4:14-16). They also had just sent him another gift while he was in prison (4:18). Joy :4 Paul rejoices that they had become partners with him in believing and sharing the gospel with others through their lives and i ...
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