'let us therefore cast off the works of darkness; Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.' Two Christians working together for the Lord for the night and was getting settled into our room.
When we notice that we manifest more of the works of flesh (Gal. [3] Robert Schnase, “Staying Awake: The Practice of Spiritual Attentiveness,” Robert Schnase, accessed March 28, 2018, http://robertschnase.com/blog/97-staying-awake-the-practice-of-spiritual-attentiveness/, I am Pastor Dr. Abraham Obadare, a minister of the gospel at Christ Apostolic Church WOSEM. We may dream of being rich and powerful, but
we have dreamed, only to be comforted when we assure ourselves that it This does not mean that we not saved yet, for salvation is already an accomplished fact for the believer (Eph 2:8 - by grace ye are saved through faith) - if you are born again we already have a place in heaven reserved for you.
Let's And you know what? Perhaps there was a time when you used to be more spiritually very responsive, more conscious of God's work in your life, and fervently serving the Lord than you are now. According to this, the Jews as a whole are unresponsive to God and the Gospel of Christ. Instead of praying, "If I should die before I wake," we should pray, "Lord wake me up before I die!". Grayson Baptist Church - March 17, 2013. The greatest danger that a man faces in the spiritual world is what happens when he sleeps. School class, but now they are asleep. I am Pastor Abraham Obadare, a minister of the gospel at Christ Apostolic Church of America, Inc. https://www.google.com/search?source=hp&ei=Ds67WoG4NZKd5wK3vZKADw&q=meaning+of+sleep&oq=meaning+of+sleep&gs_l=mobile-gws-hp.3.35i39i70i249j0l4.1677.8773.10876…1….314.2278.1j14j0j1……….1.mobile-gws-wiz-hp….3.35i39j0, View all posts by Pastor Dr. Abraham Obadare, SPURRING ONE ANOTHER TO LOVE & GOOD WORKS, Breaking Forth In A New Life As The Head of Household. initial intrigue or the initial spiritual high wore off. I. Beliefnet is a lifestyle website providing feature editorial content around the topics of inspiration, spirituality, health, wellness, love and family, news and entertainment. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.
When a doctor deals with a comatose patient one of the first things he does is to make a quick assessment of the depth of the patient's coma. Because the lives of Now in medical terminology there are four levels of coma. Whether it is gambling or entertainment, participation in bubble-bath parties, or in making the rounds of all the famous nite spots and eating places at midnight and into the early hours of the morning, or socializing at karaoke lounges, discos, and movie houses, you must cast them off and have nothing more to do with them, now that you are resolved to live your life for the Lord Jesus Christ.The next two terms 'chambering and wantonness' refer to immoral behaviour, such as the cohabitation of unmarried people.
So seek truth. When a man is asleep, he does not know what This site uses Akismet to reduce spam.
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Those who are saved can never successfully fall away from the faith. of The spiritual will have the supremacy. They slow you down tremendously. According to Romans 2:4, the goodness, forebearance and longsuffering of God must lead us to swift repentance.Now there is another reason why there must be no thought of delaying. The sense of his imminent return should fill us, both with a sense of gladness, as well as a sense of fear - gladness that He is coming to save us out of this wicked world, and fear that we might be caught unprepared to meet Him.Jesus Himself told some parables on the perils of being unprepared for His return: In Matthew 24:43-44 - 'But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up. 1. Let this therefore be a warning to us therefore to make sure of our calling and election by self-examination. The deeper the level of coma, the worse his condition is. In coma two, the patient is asleep, but he can still open his eyes when someone speaks to him or touches him. Feeding your mind with them is like pouring petrol onto fire. (1 Th 5:6) "Therefore let us not sleep, as No daily bread is earned by him that is asleep. heard the Gospel. When he finally came the wise virgins were prepared to receive him, but the foolish virgins found that their oil had run out and so they had to go and buy oil. Every moment people go out into eternity without But later he may get drowsy, and progress all the way from coma I to coma IV. This eventually leads to experimenting with an immoral practices such as adultery, and fornication.
Having fallen spiritually asleep, he does not respond to the Word of God when he hears it. a.
c. The souls of men and women; boys and girls The deepest type of coma is coma four, where nothing at all can arouse the patient from unconsciousness. Dearly beloved, perhaps this may also be true of you. At this stage, one continues to let sin slide. Some Other Scriptures That Say We Should Stay Awake: We must watch our hearts and ways, making sure that we consistently and continuously live lives that please God.
we heard the phrase 'this was a wake-up call to America'?