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Below are a list of articles compilied by our brethren. They have taking the time out to put various topics together for your reading/learning. We hope that this can help you while on your quest for better knowledge with God and building one's spiritual pathway. May God richly bless you!
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1. Pray always with all prayer and SUPPLICATION, and your spiritual life will have no COMPLICATION.
2. Take unto you the shield of FAITH, and you won't be the devil's BAIT.
3. Apply your heart to knowledge and INSTRUCTIONS, and you will escape the pending DESTRUCTIONS.
4. Mortify your members that are upon the EARTH, for you have experienced the new BIRTH.
5. Set your affections on things ABOVE, and receive the abundance of God's LOVE.
6. Put on the helmet of SALVATION, it is a requirement for your DESTINATION.
7. Disobedience is a sin, so BEWARE, if you can't forbear, you will not be THERE.
8. Let the words of Christ dwell in you richly in all WISDOM, so you can be a part of God's KINGDOM.
9. Put on the new man, which after God is CREATED, so you and the old man will never again be RELATED.
10.Let your life be a light to ALL, for this is one reason we are CALLED.
11.Dress modestly, it is a COMMAND, and shun the styles that the world DEMAND.
12.Be strong in the Lord and in the power of His MIGHT, for this is well-pleasing and RIGHT.
13.Obey God's Commandments with all your HEART, and show the world that you are set APART.
14.Preach the word, be instant in season and out of SEASON, for there is always a REASON.
15.Yield not to temptations and LUST, for it is not the pathway of the JUST.
16.Redeem the times of the evil DAYS, and don't adopt the heathen WAYS.
17.Be vigilant, be SOBER, for the Crisis will soon be OVER.
18.Grow in knowledge and Grace, as you run this RACE, for very soon we will see the Saviour's FACE.
By: --- Sis. Marjorie Thompson
Prayer is the opportunity God gives his children to communicate and become intimately acquainted with him. As a conversation with God, prayer enables his children to build a personal relationship with him.
Prayer is an expression of a believer's dependence on God. The primary purpose of prayer is to seek God's will [1 John 5:14] says: And this is the confidence that we have in him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. Jesus in his model prayer told his disciples to ask according to the will of God [Matthew 6:10].
Prayer provides an opportunity for adoration, praise, thanksgiving, confessions of sin and request for self and others. Numerous format for prayers is possible in fact: Prayer is as unique as each person, but all prayer has a central purpose, the opportunity to express yourself fully and honestly to the Lord, and to listen for his reply. Prayer is not intended as a means of impressing others or manipulating God [Matthew 6:5-6], but as a way to genuinely seek God's strength and direction.
While many believers sincerely desire to spend time with God in prayer few actually do. Spiritually discipline is necessary to make prayer a priority in our lives. God, however, has made prayer a priority, directing his children to pray first, often, and always, therefore, prayer should become a priority for us. Scripture speaks repeatedly of the importance of prayer.
Paul says to "pray about everything" [Phillipians 4:6]. Believers should make all request know to God we are to pray regularly and frequently. David promises the Lord: evening, and morning and noon I will pray [Psalm 55:17] Even Jesus himself prayed for extended periods of time [Luke 6:12]. Certainly, when facing challenges or trials, a [believer] should pray [James 5:13].
Paul exhorted the Christian in Thessalonica to pray without ceasing [1 Thessalonica 5:17]. Prayer becomes not only an attitude of the heart but also a continual dialogue with God. When praying take the time to be still and hear a word from God [Psalm 46:10]. The Bible dictates no specific time or place for prayer, however, a child of God may find it easier to maintain the priority of prayer when they establish a definite time and place to prayer as part of their daily schedule [Luke 18:1].
Prayer should occupy a place in the home. While every believer does not need a prayer closet [Matthew 6:6], all believers should have a place of solitude free from distractions in order to pray in private.
Through prayer, God reveals his character and blessings. His promises are apparent as we pray [2 Peter 1:2-4]. God promises to hear and answer every sinner who seeks believer who asks in faith. Jesus told his disciples that the Father would do anything asked in his name. [John 14:13-14]. To the believers, God answer at just may be unclear, or different from the answer we expected or desired, or the answer may be delayed.
God answers include "Yes", "No", and "wait", God hears and answers in the way that is best and in his own time.
Written By: Sis. La-Verne Hall
We are the Church of God 7th Day, our existence goes all the way back to brethren of the Apostles and Disciples of Jesus Christ. As noted by Timothy in 1 Timothy 3:15 c,d the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.
