This text entitled Salvation and Spiritual Growth is a text book that can be used for: - A New Converts Classroom or self teaching - Church Bible Class or Bible School course What makes Salvation and Spiritual Growth inique is: - It allows you to create your own thoughts, through thought questions. - The author's answers for each question, combines as a book within a book, in the back of the book Therefore, if you need a self taught book on the following topics, purchase Salvation and Spiritual Growth: - Salvation, defined as past, present and the heavenly future, with its purpose. - How to resist temptation, presented through, sin, flesh and the Devil - What it means to possess and use the Fruit of the Spirit. - The importance and what it means to have on the Whole Armor of God

Salvation and Spiritual Growth, Level 1

For New Converts By June H. Lawrence

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Copyright © 2011 Apostle, Dr. June H. Lawrence, Phil 4:7
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ISBN: 978-1-4634-1869-4

Contents

Dedication.........................................................viiStatement of FaithOrMission's Statement............................ixPrelog.............................................................xiiiUnit One: Prayer...................................................1Unit Two: The Gospel...............................................45Unit Three: The Need for Salvation.................................69Unit Four: Salvation, Past, Present and Future.....................91Unit 5: Justification through Salvation............................115Unit Six: Initiating Spiritual Growth..............................133Unit Seven: Bible Composition and Usage............................179Unit Eight: The Fullness of God....................................201Unit 8 the Fullness of God.........................................315Unit 9: The Church, and the Fallen.................................329Unit Ten: Inner Conflict and Resolution............................355Unit 11: The Word of God...........................................387Unit 12: Final Preparation.........................................419Acknowledgement....................................................475

Chapter One

UNIT ONE: PRAYER

Contents Unit Introduction Chapter One What is Prayer? Chapter Two The Lord's Prayer Unit Concludes Two Week Unit Review Unit Test: Open Book Unit Review of the Test

Unit Introduction

In this unit on Prayer, we shall focus on Prayer, by definition. In addition, we can illustrate types of prayers supported by Bible illustration. Lastly, we shall provide you with the basic outline on the Disciples Prayer, which became the universal prayer for all mankind, not by intention, but because of it's defined components. Now, we present unto you, what is Prayer?

Prayer Chapter 1

Prayer Defined with Examples Text St. Luke 10:27 St John 10:11 St. John 14:16 St. Mark 14:33-36 Romans 10:9-10 St. Luke 18:10-14 I John 1:9 I Timothy 2:5 I John 1:9 Romans 8:26 & 27 St. Matthew 26:41 Psalms 95: 6-7 I Timothy 2:8 Romans 8: 26-27 I Samuel 2: 1-2 I Samuel 9:13 I John 5: 14-15 I Kings 3:5-12

Introduction

In order to obtain what you want from God, you must first know how to pray, and what is prayer? In this segment, we shall explain, what Is Prayer? We shall also provide you with some examples.

The Lesson

What is prayer?

Prayer is communicating with God in a variety of ways. It can be communicating through, adoration and praise with thanksgiving. Pray can be in the form of repentance, or it can be intercession, for another. Or it can merely be meditating on the things of God. Pray can even be a request, a vow. Whatever the purpose is, the end result is that the individual praying, whether he/she is a saint or a sinner, is in a direct line of communication to God, through our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. However, the only guaranteed prayer that is heard and answered from the mouth of a sinner is initially, God have mercy upon me, a sinner and save me from my sins, for Christ sake, or something to that effect. St. Luke 18:13. Prayer can be defined as:

Meditation

Text St. Luke 10:27

Luke 10

1 After these things the LORD appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come. 2 Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest. 3 Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves. 4 Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes: and salute no man by the way. 5 And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace be to this house. 6 And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it: if not, it shall turn to you again. 7 And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house. 8 And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you: 9 And heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you. 10 But into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you not, go your ways out into the streets of the same, and say, 11 Even the very dust of your city, which cleaveth on us, we do wipe off against you: notwithstanding be ye sure of this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you. 12 But I say unto you, that it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city. 13 Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in you, they had a great while ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. 14 But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment, than for you. 15 And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven, shalt be thrust down to hell. 16 He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me. 17 And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name. 18 And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven. 19 Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you. 20 Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven. 21 In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight. 22 All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him. 23 And he turned him unto his disciples, and said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see: 24 For I tell you, that many prophets and kings have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them. 25 And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? 26 He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou? 27 And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself. 28 And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live. 29 But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour? 30 And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. 31 And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. 32 And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him,...