Hebrews 10:10
By this will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

Sanctification is what God did to separate us unto Him. Our spirit man within was sanctified (separated) from sin because we were given a new spirit. The old sinful spirit is gone. Consecration is our response to sanctification. Because of God’s work of sanctification (giving us a new spirit man within) we now consecrate ourselves (dealing with outward actions), separating ourselves unto God to have fellowship with Him in the beauty of holiness.

Without consecration you cannot have intimate fellowship with God. God loves everyone the same, but He does not fellowship with everyone the same as 1 Peter 1:15-16 tells us, that as God who called us is holy, we too should be holy in all our conduct. Consecration is what holiness is all about, for to be holy means you now set yourself apart from the world unto God.

If we do not consecrate ourselves from sin we will harden our heart toward God. God is a Spirit and He bears witness with our spirit. If we don’t consecrate ourselves from sin we sear our conscience (the voice of our spirit man), and that will hinder our ability to hear from God and to therefore be led by Him. So live a consecrated life in gratitude of the sanctified work of Christ, and you can develop an intimate walk with God.
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Philippians 4:13
I have strength for all things in Christ Who empowers me [I am ready for anything and equal to anything through Him Who infuses inner strength into me; I am self-sufficient in Christ’s sufficiency].

It is through our reliance on Jesus that we have the strength for all things because we are self-sufficient in Christ’s sufficiency. Don’t try to be strong, rely on His strength. When we are weak, then we are strong. We are weak when we are not trying to be strong in ourselves but draw upon His strength within us, looking to Him and not to ourselves.

Believers often say they are trying to be strong but the Bible does not teach us to find strength in ourselves. All who trust in the Lord shall renew their strength and they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not grow weary, they shall walk and shall not faint. When we choose to put our full trust in God, He becomes our strength. We are no longer relying on us but on Him.

As scripture teaches we need to trust in Him with all our heart by acknowledging Him in all our ways and He will direct our steps, bringing great strength to our lives. Take Him at His Word, acting upon what He has said for He cannot lie, therefore act as if the Word is true because it is. Refuse to go your own way. Believe the Word of God and His strength will put you over, for all things are possible to them that believe. Just believe.
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Phil. 4:6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;
Phil. 4:7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

We are not to be anxious (worry) about anything, yet many Christians do. Worrying robs your faith. You cannot be in faith and worry at the same time. So how can we live a care free life? Begin by going to God’s Word and find scripture that gives you the promise of God to deal with your circumstances. This will be vital to not allow worry to overtake you.

Once you have scripture go to God in prayer letting your request (what you are needing) be made known to Him. Supplication means to bring your petition to God, but do so with thanksgiving, thanking God for what He has promised in His Word about your situation. Faith always sees His promises as already fulfilled. So thank Him for what He has already done through Christ Jesus to change that situation.

Once you have prayed maintain a confession of thanks to God for His promises, and the peace of God will guard your heart and mind from worry. When thoughts come refuse to think about and meditate on what leads you to worry by confessing and meditating on God’s Word. Worry will only keep you in defeat, but you don’t have to worry. You can master what you choose to think about, and when you do you can be worry free.
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Jesus told His disciples to go and make disciples of all people. This is what Jesus desires for all who are born again, but a disciple is something you develop into. In this series learn the importance of becoming a disciple of Jesus, and what He taught us about becoming one of His disciples.

John 19:30
So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit.

The day Jesus died on the cross He fulfilled what scripture had prophesied, He, being the Passover Lamb to take the sin and punishment man deserved. He also then fulfilled His Word over the next three days for He died on a Wednesday not a Friday as mans tradition has said. He declared He would be in the earth as Jonah was in the belly of the whale 3 days and 3 nights. There is no way that could happen from Friday to Sunday, and God does not lie. He does what He says.

The day of Wednesday was the preparation day for a special Sabbath as John 19:31 tells us, it was a “high day”. It was not a preparation day of the weekly Sabbath on Saturday, but in fact a preparation day for a Sabbath which followed the Passover to be recognized on the 14th day of Nisan. The Passover began on that day at 6:00 pm, the day Jesus shed His blood so that we could have death pass over all who have received Him and the payment he made for our sin.

There was also the weekly Sabbath to be observed which happens from Friday at 6:00 pm until Saturday at 6:00 pm. This is why scripture tells us that Mary went to the tomb after the weekly Sabbath was over on Saturday at 6:00 pm. She went early the next morning and the stone was already rolled away for Jesus had risen after the end of the third day, Saturday 6:00 pm, just as He had said. You can take God at His Word today for He is faithful to fulfill what He has declared in His Word, He does exactly what He says and a lot can change in three days!
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Ephesians 2:7
He did this that He might clearly demonstrate through the ages to come the immeasurable (limitless, surpassing) riches of His free grace (His unmerited favor) in [His] kindness and goodness of heart toward us in Christ Jesus.

Our heavenly Father demonstrated His goodness toward us through what Christ has done for us. This is grace revealed, for Jesus is that grace. How good is our God? So good that He has given us what we did not deserve. This influence of grace on the heart of man is what leads him away from ungodliness and to our God. Grace is heavens help that we receive, undeserved, and not earned. Grace is what empowers us to live free from sin. It empowers us to be partakers of all we have in Christ Jesus.

Scripture teaches us that there is more grace to be received from God once we are born again. James tells us God resists the proud but gives more grace to the humble. The very next verse tells us how to walk in humility. Submit to God, resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Simply put, do what God says in His Word and you are submitting to Him and receive more grace. When you do you are resisting the devil.

Titus 2:10-11 tells us His grace appeared to all men, teaching us to deny all ungodliness and worldly lust, and to live a godly life. The grace that appeared to all men was Jesus. So as you submit to God, following after Jesus who is the Word made flesh, you overcome anything the devil throws at you. So don’t live in pride choosing your own way. Submit to God and receive even more grace, and experience the goodness of your God.
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Jesus told His disciples to go and make disciples of all people. This is what Jesus desires for all who are born again, but a disciple is something you develop into. In this series learn the importance of becoming a disciple of Jesus, and what He taught us about becoming one of His disciples.

Galatians 4:7
Therefore you are no longer a slave, but a son; and if a son, then an heir through God.

We are heir’s of God (one who receives his allotted possession by right of sonship), through our wonderful Savior, Jesus Christ. As sons and daughters of God our inheritance is based on what Christ has done for us, not what we have done, and we receive that inheritance by faith.

One who is a part of a family and given an inheritance is written in the will of that family member. That inheritance is theirs by birthright and it is revealed to them in the reading of the will. God has written us in His will, the will and testament of the New Covenant. We are written in His will because once born again we are part of His family. So every promise He has given to the children of God is a part of our inheritance just waiting for us to claim it.

So go to God’s Word and find out what belongs to you in Christ by spending time reading His will for you. Meditate on those promises until you see them as yours. Then lay claim to it by faith based on what Jesus has done, not what you have done. Don’t let the devil and others talk you out of what belongs to you. It is your inheritance as a child of God.
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No matter the giant you may face when you know who you are in Christ, the covenant you have with your God, and what He has done to give you victory, you can overcome any giant. Learn more through this powerful teaching.

1 Corinthians 15:57
…but thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

It is God who has given us the victory through what Jesus has done for us. When we fight the good fight of faith, we are enforcing that victory in our lives. This fight does not mean we fight the devil, for Jesus has already defeated him for us. The fight of faith is maintaining our belief, confession, and action in line with God’s Word.

Circumstances will try to get you to doubt and to magnify what you see in the natural. To stay in faith you must refuse to be moved by what you see, but instead maintain a faith filled confession of the Word of God. Scripture tells us having done all to stand, stand therefore. You must not allow what you see or feel to discourage you.

The primary battle will be in the mind as thoughts contrary to what God’s Word says will try to get you to doubt God. You must counter these thoughts with the Word of God. The Word of God tells us that God has provided for us all things that pertain to life and godliness. So act like the Word is true because it is. Hold fast to your confession of faith, declaring what God’s Word says right in the face of any challenges in the natural, for the victory is yours!
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