525 – Knowing Your Election of God
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God 525 – Knowing Your Election of God You can follow along with my notes as I read the Scriptures below. Do you know the dignity that you have? That's what we're gonna look at today. God has made you his son. It's Christ in you. You can do the works of Jesus Christ in Greater. And many other precious promises are available to you. We're gonna to start in investigating this today. 1 Thessalonians 1:2 – 4 “We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers; 3 Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord...
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524 – Reviewing of Paul's Writings, pt 5, Steve Reads Colossians
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God 524 – Reviewing of Paul's Writings pt 5 Steve Reads Colossians While Paul was in prison, he wrote three Epistles: Ephesians, Philippians, and Colossians. All around 62 A.D. You can follow along as I read the Scriptures below. Colossians 1:1 – 29 “ Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother, 2 To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 3 We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, 4 Since we heard of your...
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523 – Reviewing of Paul's Writings pt 4 Steve Reads Philippiens
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God 523 – Reviewing of Paul's Writings pt 4 Steve Reads Philippians While Paul was in prison, he wrote three Epistles: Ephesians, Philippians, and Colossians. All around 62 A.D. As I was putting together the teaching, I was looking for spiritual connections as I had before in the review of Paul's writings. The only thing I thought of doing was to read the whole chapter and point out a few things. You can follow along as I read the Scriptures below. Philippians 1:1 – 30 “Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the...
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522 – Reviewing of Paul's Writings pt 3 Steve Reads Ephesians
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God 522 – Reviewing of Paul's Writings pt 3 Steve Reads Ephesians While Paul was in prison, he wrote three Epistles: Ephesians, Philippians, and Colossians. All around 62 A.D. As I was putting together the teaching, I was looking for spiritual connections as I did before in the review of Paul's writings. The only thing I thought of doing was to read the whole chapter, pointing out a few things. Ephesians 1:1 – 23 “ Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus: 2 Grace be to you, and peace, from God our...
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521 – Reviewing of Paul's Writings pt 2
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God 521 – Reviewing of Paul's Writings pt 2 Can you imagine living in the first century Church? And you were at a fellowship, and someone came in with a letter from Paul. And read it to the group. That must have been an exciting time. Paul's letters, or Epistles, were circulated, meaning they were passed around to all the churches. Would it matter the order in which you read them? No, I don't think so. You would just have to use scripture buildup to add to each Epistle to get a more complete understanding of the subject. Like, today we're going to look at the spirit. 2 Timothy 3:16...
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520 – Reviewing Paul's Writings
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God 520 – Reviewing of Paul's Writings We're continuing along in our series on "Paul of the Bible." This week's podcast is “Reviewing of Paul's Writings.” Chronological order of when Paul's letters were written. Before going to Jerusalem. First and Second Thessalonians: 51 and 52 A.D First and Second Corinthians: 53 - 55 A.D. Romans 55 - 57 A.D. Galatians: 50 - 60 A.D. After going to Jerusalem, and while Paul was in prison. Ephesians: 62 A.D. Philippians 62 A.D. Colossians: 62 A.D. First and Second Timothy: 64 and 65 2 Timothy 4:11 – 13 “Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and...
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519 – Paul Gets to Jerusalem
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God 519 – Paul Gets to Jerusalem We're continuing along in our series on "Paul of the Bible." This week's podcast is “Paul Gets to Jerusalem.” Acts 21:14 – 21 “And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done. 15 And after those days we took up our carriages, and went up to Jerusalem. 16 There went with us also certain of the disciples of Caesarea, and brought with them one Mnason of Cyprus, an old disciple, with whom we should lodge. 17 And when we were come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly. 18 And the day following Paul went in with...
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518 – Paul on His Way to Jerusalem
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God 518 – Paul on His Way to Jerusalem We're continuing along in our series on "Paul of the Bible." This week's podcast is “Paul on His Way to Jerusalem.” Acts 19:21 & 22 “ After these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome. 22 So he sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto him, Timotheus and Erastus; but he himself stayed in Asia for a season.” Paul purposed in his soul life, in his thinking, in his mind. Not by the Spirit, which we will...
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517 - Paul's Second Itinerary pt 2
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God 517 – Paul's Second Itinerary pt 2 We're continuing along in our series on "Paul of the Bible." This week's podcast is “Paul's Second Itinerary part two.” Acts 17:16 – 23 “Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry. 17 Therefore disputed he in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout persons, and in the market daily with them that met with him. 18 Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He...
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516 – Paul's Second Itinerary
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God 516 – Paul's Second Itinerary We're continuing along in our series on "Paul of the Bible." This week's podcast is “Paul's Second Itinerary.” Acts 16:1 – 4 “Then came he to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timotheus, the son of a certain woman, which was a Jewess, and believed; but his father was a Greek: 2 Which was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium. 3 Him would Paul have to go forth with him; and took and circumcised him because of the Jews which were in those quarters: for they knew all that his father was a...
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God bless you all in the mighty and Powerful name of Our Risen Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. May God bless you all abundantly. The following are my notes for the latest podcast show entitled 'Salvation for All.' I have all the scriptures written out so it will be easy for you to follow along.
1Timothy 2:4 “Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.”
This is what I think about most of the time and this is what I want to do. I start every day with prayer, reading God's Word, studying the Bible, and thinking about put teachings together. I teach and run Fellowships on Sunday mornings and Tuesday nights. Plus some special Biblical Study Teaching. I have a podcast show, email newsletters and I post on Facebook. All to help people get born again and come to an accurate knowledge of God's Word.
Acts 2:37 – 39 “Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? 38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. 39 For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.”
Who is salvation for? Well, it's for everybody.
Acts 2:46 & 47 “And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart, 47 Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.”
The word favour sometimes is translated as grace in God's Word. The Greek word for favor and grace is the same Greek word. It says here that we share favor with everybody. We share what God makes available for us with everybody and the Lord adds to the church daily such as should be saved. Now we know our job and we know the Lord does his' Job.
1 Corinthians 3:4 – 9 “For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal? 5 Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man? 6 I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase. 7 So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase. 8 Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour. 9 For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building.”
God does increase. We do the watering and planting. We are laborers and workers together with God.
2 Corinthians 5:14 – 6:2 “For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead: 15 And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again. 16 Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more. 17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. 18 And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; 19 To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation. 20 Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God. 21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. 6:1 We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain. 2 (For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)”
We got the word of reconciliation, we have the ministry of reconciliation. We are workers together with God. We're even called the ambassadors for Christ. And salvation is available to everybody and today is the time to do it.
Ephesians 2:8 – 10 “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9 Not of works, lest any man should boast. 10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.”
What do you think the good works are? Maybe being a laborer together with God. God can work with us and teach us individually what it is that we can do. What we can share as we share favor with all.
Until the next time we get together, may God bless you abundantly.
Agape,
Steve Jaynes
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Intro and Outro Music: Pamela LoVerme Janovyak, Her version of "Be Thou My Vision" from her CD Behold
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