Facing the New Year with Faith, Hope and Love
By John Glenn
“And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love” (1 Corinthians 13:13). As I look forward to the New Year, I have mixed emotions. On the one hand I am ready for an exiting year of growth despite the challenges we may face, but on the other hand I…
Read More Be Filled with the Spirit
By David Kuykendall
“Be filled with the Spirit” (Ephesians 5:18) Sealed by Him “In Him [Jesus Christ] you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the…
Read More The Messiah has Come
By Adolph Saphir
For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of His government and peace There will be no end… Isaiah 9:6,7a [1] Perhaps none of…
Read More In Christ Jesus (Grant)
By F.W. Grant
Identity “In Christ Jesus” is the definition of all Christians, and it defines them as a people identified with the One who as a man has entered into the presence of God; “for in that He died, He died unto sin once; but in that he lives, he lives unto God” (Rom. 6:10). “In Christ”…
Read More Intimacy With Christ
By EDWARD DENNETT
“I have called you friends” (John 15:15). “You are My friends, if you do whatsoever I command you” (John 15:14). If you meditate upon these words, you will never reach their profound depths, nor shall we even in eternity. For who shall tell what friendship with Christ involves? No one can or ever will gauge…
Read More The Law of Liberty in the Spiritual Life, Chapter 10: Filled With the Holy Spirit
By Evan Hopkins
“You shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you” – Acts 1:8. “They were all filled with the Holy Spirit.” – Acts 2:4. “Therefore being exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He poured out this which you now see…
Read More A Prayer of Devotion
By Francois Fenelon
Creation [You are worthy, O Lord, To receive glory and honor and power; For You created all things, And by Your will they exist and were created.” Rev. 4:11 NKJV] O my God! before You made the Heavens and the earth, there was none other but You. You were, because of Your years there was…
Read More The Law of Liberty in the Spiritual Life, Chapter 9: Conflict
By Evan Hopkins
“Fight the good fight of faith.” – 1 Tim. 6:12. “Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ (or, who at all times is leading us in triumph in Christ).” – 2 Cor. 2:14. “Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.” –…
Read More The Law of Liberty in the Spiritual Life, Chapter 8: Watchfullness
By Evan Hopkins
“Take heed unto yourselves.” – Deut. 4:23. “Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong.” – 1 Cor. 16:13. “Be watchful in all things” – 2 Tim. 4:5. “Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints.” –…
Read More The Rest of Faith
By Metcalfe J.C.
[There remains therefore a rest for the people of God. For he who has entered His rest has himself also ceased from his works as God did from His. Let us therefore be diligent to enter that rest… “ Heb. 4:10-12a] Often the stress today is upon our putting things right, our efforts to live…
Read More The Law of Liberty in the Spiritual Life, Chapter 7: Conditions of Power
By Evan Hopkins
“That power belongs to God.” – Ps. 62:11 “Christ the power of God.” – 1 Cor. 1:24. “For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him.” – 2 Chron. 16:9 “And He said to me, “My…
Read More The Law of Liberty in the Spiritual Life, Chapter 6: Conformity to the Death of Christ
By Evan Hopkins
“By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit.” – John 15: 8. “Being fruitful in every good work.” – Col. 1:10. “Your fruit is found in Me.” – Hos. 14:8. “Always carrying about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in…
Read More The Law of Liberty in the Spiritual Life, Chapter 5: Sanctification
By Evan Hopkins
“But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.” – 2 Cor. 3: 18 “Both He who sanctifies and those who are being sanctified are all of one.” –…
Read More The Law of Liberty in the Spiritual Life, a Table of Contents
By John Woodward
The Law of Liberty in the Spiritual Life by Evan H. Hopkins ContentsAppendix Notes A-E Contents: Links to the chapters on GraceNotebook.com Ch. 1. SIN Ch. 2. NO CONDEMNATION Ch. 3. LIFE Ch. 4. LIBERTY Ch. 5. SANCTIFICATION Ch. 6. CONFORMITY TO THE DEATH OF CHRIST Ch. 7. CONDITIONS OF POWER Ch. 8. WATCHFULLNESS Ch.…
Read More The Law of Liberty in the Spiritual Life, Chapter 2: No Condemnation
By Evan Hopkins
[Annotated edition; bold, colors and bracketed content added. Pages numbers from the CLC edition] “There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. for the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free…
Read More Evan Hopkins – A Unique Gift to Keswick and the Church
By Evan Hopkins
EVAN HOPKINS – A UNIQUE GIFT TO KESWICK AND THE CHURCHEvan Henry Hopkins was born on 16 September, 1837, in the town of Santa Ana, in New Grenada, South America, where his parents were then living, for his father’s duties as a civil engineer had taken him to survey and supervise the silver mine near…
Read More Diagrams
By John Woodward
Here are some additional diagrams that John uses in personal ministry: Self Life to Christ Life Commitment Selfers Prayer ______________________________________
Read More The Law of Liberty in the Spiritual Life, Chapter 1: Sin
By Evan Hopkins
[See Table of Contents and Appendix] “Sin is lawlessness.” – I John 3:4 “All unrighteousness is sin.” – I John 5:17 “Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts.” – Rom. 6:12. “Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.” –…
Read More The Messiah’s Words for the Weary
By F.B. Meyer
[Isaiah 50:4-11 is the third of four “Servant Songs” that prophesy the coming of the Jesus, Messiah.] “The Lord God has given Me The tongue of the learned, That I should know how to speak A word in season to him who is weary. He awakens Me morning by morning, He awakens My ear To…
Read More The Fullness of Life
By W.H. Griffith Thomas
“Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Now I myself am confident concerning you, my brethren, that you also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another.”—Rom. 15:…
Read More The Larger Christian Life
By C.I. Scofield
“He brought me forth also into a large place” (Psalm 18:19). YOU observe that we have here a testimony, not a promise. God actually had done this thing for David. He was a shepherd lad; obscure, conscious but dimly if at all of his own capacities; shut up to the small things and small thoughts…
Read More Proposal For Local Church Counseling Ministry
By John Woodward
Proposal for Establishing a Biblical Counseling Ministry in the Local Churchby John Woodward Grace Fellowship Int’l. Outline The process can be divided in four phases: Pre-planning, Planning, Training, and Ministry 1. Pre-planning phase Identify and clarify the leader’s understanding of the counseling model. The doctrine of sanctification The role of psychology The biblical model…
Read More Dynamics of Transformation
By John Glenn
“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world; but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and…
Read More Are You Good Enough to Go to Heaven?
By Ray Comfort
By Ray Comfort Of all the questions you will ask yourself in life, probably the most important is, “Am I good enough to go to Heaven?” The way to find this out is to ask yourself if you have obeyed the Ten Commandments. Most would answer the question, “Well, I’ve broken one or two, but…
Read More Taking Up Your Cross Daily
By John Woodward
An Outline Teaching Since the believer’s SPIRIT is already saved (Ephesians 2:8-9), and his BODY will be saved (redeemed) at the resurrection (Romans 8:22-24), the major focus for taking up the Cross for victorious living is the SOUL. “Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted Word, which…
Read More Reformation or Transformation?
By J. B. Stoney
“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and…
Read More A Response
By John Woodward
A Response to an article circulated that criticizes the counseling model of Dr. Charles Solomon This response is not required to vindicate Grace Fellowship International. Our aspiration is to have such a God-centered calling that we can echo Paul’s attitude: “But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by…
Read More The Creation of a Christian
By Ruth Paxson
An Exposition of Ephesians 2:1-10 We may go on into [Ephesians] 2:4-10, where we see the sinner becoming a saint through the mighty operation of God’s mercy, love and grace. The process in the creation of a Christian is given here with a clarity and beauty found nowhere else in the Word. The passage falls…
Read More The Blameless Life
By F.B. Meyer
“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. Do not quench the Spirit. Do not despise prophecies. Test all things; hold fast what is good. Abstain from every form of evil. Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and…
Read More The Freedom of the Christian
By Andrew Murray
“And having been freed from sin, you became slaves of righteousness.” (Romans 6:18) “But now having been freed from sin….you derive your benefit, resulting in sanctification….” (Romans 6:22) “But now we have been released from the Law….” (Romans 7:6) “For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from…
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