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Empowering Christians in 2007: Embracing True Salvation and Overcoming Fear

In 2007, Christians are called to recognize the fullness of God's salvation beyond mere forgiveness of sins. This profound understanding allows believers to experience justification, righteousness, and present-tense salvation in their daily lives. The greatest obstacle to Christian victory is often fear and a lack of trust in God's power. By engaging fully with Christ and donning the Armor of God, Christians can overcome personal defeats and witness God's transformative power working within them. It's time to let go of fear and step into the truth of salvation that brings victory.

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Empowering Christians in 2007: Embracing True Salvation and Overcoming Fear

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  1. What Is Needed in 2007

  2. What Is Needed in 2007

  3. Introduction

  4. Introduction • A slack bow is completely useless in the hands of our Heavenly Father.

  5. Introduction • The greatest cause of limiting God is fear and a lack of trust in God.

  6. Introduction • Christian victory does not come from a high education or a special ability; it comes from an absolute faith in an all-powerful God.

  7. Introduction • All Christians have the capacity for victory and the capability to overcome any obstacle.

  8. Introduction • All the power and person Christ dwells within Christian, and it gives us tools we need to succeed.

  9. What Is Needed in 2007

  10. We Need to Understand God’s Salvation

  11. We Need to Understand God’s Salvation • For many Christians, all they know of God’s Salvation, is that their sins are forgiven.

  12. We Need to Understand God’s Salvation • To be justified means not only that our sins are washed away, but also that we are clothed in the righteousness of Christ.

  13. We Need to Understand God’s Salvation • Justification means that we are cleansed and clothed.

  14. We Need to Understand God’s Salvation • When you teach that salvation is only having your sins are forgiven, it produces failure in the Christian.

  15. We Need to Understand God’s Salvation • There is more to God’s salvation than having your sins forgiven – much more!

  16. We Need to Understand God’s Salvation • The answer to the Christians struggles and fears is that salvation has a present tense!

  17. We Need to Understand God’s Salvation • Salvation is past tense of sins being dealt with and a future tense of a home in Heaven but – what we need most of all – a present tense in our daily lives.

  18. We Need to Stand In the Armor of God • There had been all the talking planning and preparation then right at the critical moment the turned back.

  19. We Need to Stand In the Armor of God • There are scores of Christians who limit God because of personal defeat in their lives.

  20. We Need to Stand In the Armor of God • We as Christians need to turn from our failure, and trust Christ for a present tense salvation.

  21. We Need to Stand In the Armor of God • Christians need to prove to the devil and themselves that “greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world.”

  22. We Need to Stand In the Armor of God • We need to stop fighting the battle that has been lost and claim the victory that has already been one – His victory.

  23. We Need to Stand In the Armor of God • If Christians would commit every area of their lives then God can move in and live through us.

  24. We Need to Stand In the Armor of God • Christians need to live in the good of the present tense of salvation.

  25. We Need to Stand In the Armor of God • When victory has been proven in the Christian’s life, you can handle anything!

  26. Conclusion • In your life and my life, we must do two things We must recognize the utter worthlessness of our fallen human nature. Then we must turn from it to receive the fullness of the indwelling Christ – “all that He is for all that I need.”

  27. Are We A Power-less Bow? • The Israelites were just like a bow for shooting arrows, all the pieces were there but the whole thing was slack and was completely useless.

  28. Are We A Power-less Bow? • A slack bow has no power. • A slack bow has no purpose. • A slack bow has no pleasure.

  29. Are We A Power-less Bow? • Many of us Christians are weak and useless in the hands of God.

  30. Are We A Power-less Bow? • The Israelites did not turn back because of lack of power, (God was on their side). It was just fear.

  31. Are We A Power-less Bow? • The greatest cause of the Christians failure is that we too are afraid.

  32. Are We A Power-less Bow? • Christian victory does not come from a high education or a special ability; it comes from an absolute faith in an all-powerful God.

  33. Looking Into the Mirror • The purpose of these lessons is to take heed to the warnings given by God.

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