Adventures of Faith

TOPIC:  FORCE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS  TEXT: ROMANS 5:17 - 21 MEMORY VERSE: ROM 3:21 INTRODUCTION To ‘justify’ simply means to declare righteous and to be righteous means to have a right standing. Therefore righteousness is to stand before God without any sense of guilt, condemnation or inferiority, having a complete knowledge that the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ fully satisfy the claims of justice for us to become the righteousness of God. Righteousness is a free gift of God to us who believe and have accepted the sacrifice of His Son for our sin. Righteousness does not have anything to do with external things, neither is it a spiritual state we attain after certain number of years of walking with God. It is simply an act of faith in the finished work of Jesus Christ by his death, resurrection and ascension to the right hand of the Father. EVALUATION 1. Understanding Righteousness  (This evaluation is intended to help us appreciate, know, re...

TOPIC:  FORCE OF FAITH TEXT: HEBREWS 11:1-6,13-16,33-40 MEMORY VERSE: II COR 5:7 INTRODUCTION Faith is perceiving as real fact what is not revealed to the common senses. Heb.11:1(Amp) From Adam all through to our time, faith has been God’s pre-requisite to walk with men. (Heb 11:6). Faith is not the same as optimism or wishful thinking. Faith is living in complete agreement with the word of God instead of the circumstances around you. It is living by your recreated spirit, rather than by your human senses.  Our salvation was birthed through faith in God and can only be groomed in faith. Faith is very important to Christian because everything about a Christian walk is encapsulated in faith. EVALUATIONS 1. Growing in Faith (Here, we passionately desire to learn biblical ways through which we can increase in stature faith wise) a) Rom. 10:17, Acts 14:8-10 b) Acts 2:1, Mark 3:14 c) II Tim. 1:5, II Kings 2:1-14 2. Operating Rightly in Faith...

TOPIC:  THE FORCE OF LOVE TEXT: JOHN 3:10-18 MEMORY VERSE: I JOHN 4:8 INTRODUCTION Love is true affection for God and man growing out of God's love (Agape) for us and in us. Love is more than just feelings, it is the fulfilment of God’s law. Love is about the most important thing that God want every believer to learn about, because it is in loving that we are most like Him. Love is the key issue in determining whether or not we are Christians, who have really encountered God who Himself is love (1John 4:8) EVALUATIONS 1. Nature of God's Love (Here, we try to see a vivid description, character or features of God’s unchanging love) a] Rom 12:9 b) Gal 5:13  c)1John 4:17 d)Lam 3:22, John 13:1 e)1Cor 13:4-8 2.       Love as the fundamental of Christlikeness (This evaluation conveys to our mind the truth that walking in God’s love is what makes us like Christ) a)1Cor 13:1-3, 13 b)1John 4:7-8, 3:14  c)Mk 12:29...

TOPIC: THE NAME OF JESUS TEXT: PHILIPPIANS 2:9-11 MEMORY VERSE COL 3:17 INTRODUCTION A name is a symbol of identity. It carries the authority of the bearer. A name could speak for the bearer in his/her absence. The name of Jesus means various things to different people, but to a believer, the name of Jesus signifies the authority and power of the Almighty God. (Matt 28:18). It is the believers anchor. Understanding and knowing how the name operates is the key to enjoying your rights and privileges in Christ (The Anointed) so that you can live victoriously. EVALUATIONS 1. Authority in the Name (In this evaluation, we come face to face with the incontestable truth that there is so much power that is forever attached to the name of Jesus) a) Phil 2: 9-11 b) Matt 28:18 c) Heb 1:4 d) Acts 4:12 e) Col 2:9-10 2. Efficacy of the Name (This evaluation discusses the potency inherent in the name of Jesus) a) Acts 3:6,16 b) Rom 10:13, Acts 16:30-31...