True Salvation

Are you really saved?  That is the question for this week!  If we rely on any possession we have instead of on the mercy and grace of Jesus Christ, our foundation is like quick sand.  Our salvation is based on repentance that is granted by God in His mercy.  He is the one to open the blind eyes we are born with to the truth of our sin and the Salvation that is in Christ through the sacrifice of His life for ours on the Cross!  Our "accepting" of Him, is because of His mercy alone - because He has drawn us and given us a heart to seek Him in the first place.  

Examine yourself to see whether you are in the faith....II Corinthians 13:5!

Without this being settled in your mind and heart - there is simply nothing else to talk about!

With it being settled - the door to the kingdom of God is wide open and every good promise of the Book is available to you!

Study over the notes at the link below - to study just means you need to go over something many times until you really "know" it inside and out!  Chew the nourishment out of the Word and this will feed your faith! Have a great week in Christ!

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Hey Boys,
Below is the link to the notes from Sunday's lesson - email questions or comments -

Verse of the day....
Joshua 1:9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go."

Have a great week - worship Him, study His Word - pray to Him (using His Word as a guide)
and then go out and Do It!
Amen

Love ya all,
Mr. Page

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Notes for Sunday 9-14-08

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Above are the notes for this weeks lesson - the significance of Jesus revealing Himself to the disciples fulfills the previous teaching of Jesus in Matthew 11 that the Father would reveal the truth about who He was to those of His choosing.  

Also - the incredible plan of God for Jesus to die for our sins was not to be stopped - Peter would not get in the way and the desire of the people to make Jesus King by force would not be helped in anyway by Jesus either - as we see in this lesson. Jesus goes away by himself with the disciples into Caesarea-Philippi and there He reveals exactly who He is and then expounds on the life of a true disciple. 

The high cost of discipleship is impossible without the grace of God giving us the knowledge about how much God loves us, and in the facts of the finished work of Christ in the plan of redemption defeating our enemy and putting an end to death for all who would believe.  Through salvation we have Jesus Himself by the Holy Spirit living in us - enabling, strengthening, teaching, comforting - everything we need for life and godliness.

Now, that is powerful stuff!

God Bless, boys - Have a great week - spend time reading over and letting the truths of this text sink in and change you.  In prayer, thank God for what He has done for you in each of the parts of this lesson.  As God puts His Word in your heart your faith will grow along with your confidence in Him, your obedience will increase and you will be on your way to becoming real men of God!  To God be the praise! 

Amen

Rod Page

Sunday School Notes 9-7-08

Here is a link to the notes we went over in the lesson for Sunday 9-7-08
http://rod.page.googlepages.com/ssnotes

Reminder: how are you doing with memorizing the books of the Bible? Prizes anyone?
Let me know if you have completed them....

Also, take time each week to go through the Biblical text from the lesson on Sunday - this will help cement the truths of God's Word into your mind. Pray and ask God to work on the areas of your life that don't match up - this will cement those things in your heart! It will also put you in a position of putting your faith and trust in God to help you - as we can do nothing by ourselves that pleases God, but by His Spirit through prayer and study of God's Word our faith in Him will be built up and we will grow up and become mature, one day at a time.

Also, encourage others to do this. Now is the time to begin to carve out regular time away from play and school work and family chores to be alone with Jesus - worshiping Him, studying the Bible and praying for yourself and your family and your friends. When you begin to do this regularly you will want to share your increasing desire to please the Lord with your friends at church.

What God is calling you to do at this time in your life is to get prepared for life by growing strong in the Lord and having Him begin to work in you - on the inside. Your decisions now will become part of your routine of life - and godly habits can be the foundations of lives that will bring much glory to God and will result in a fruitful life. Spending time on too much entertainment like video games and movies or music or anything that dominates your everyday life will rob you of the joy of loving and serving and enjoying God for all that He is.

Thanks for reading - Have a great week!
Rod Page

Look Ahead

Hey - any future man of God reading this out there?  If you are - read up on Sunday's lesson - open your Bible and read Matthew 14:22-34.

Notice these things:

1. Note the major events of the day Jesus walked on water

2. Describe what happened when Peter tried walking on the water

3. What can you learn from this passage?

See ya on Sunday guys!