SELF STUDY BIBLE COURSE

DEDICATED To the CHURCH of the LIVING GOD

…To those whose Passion is to be
“The Pillar and Support of the Truth.”
(1 Timothy 3:15)
(New American Standard Version)

John 7:38
(New American Standard Version)
“He who Believes in ME, as the Scripture said, from his
Innermost being shall flow Rivers of Living Waters”.

This is my Bible: I am what it says I am; I have what it says I have; I

can do what it says I can do. Today, I will be taught the Word of God. I
will boldly confess. My mind is alert; my heart is receptive; I will never
be the same. I am about to receive the incorruptible, indestructible,
ever-living Seed of the Word of God. I will never be the same - never,
never, never! I will never be the same, in JESUS' Name. (AMEN)

When you read the Bible, remember that the Bible is the word of GOD.

Though the words of the Bible were written down by men, it is

GOD Himself who is speaking to you, telling you about Himself, about
the world He created, and about the way to find Eternal life. Always
read; therefore, as though you were listening to GOD speak to you.

The Bible is comprised of 66 Books, 39 in the Old Testament

and 27 in the New Testament. The words of the Scripture were
originally penned in the Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek were inspired by
God. Since they are the eternal word of God, the Holy Scriptures speak
with fresh power to each generation, to give wisdom that leads to
salvation, that men may serve Christ to the glory of God.

The New Testament is GOD’s “LOVE STORY” written for the

human race. It tells us that there is a GOD who Loves us, and it
describes in great detail the strange and beautiful nature of that Love.

Books OF Old Testament (39 Books)

1. The LAW
Genesis (50 Chapters)
Exodus (40 Chapters)
Leviticus (27 Chapters)
Numbers (36 Chapters)
Deuteronomy (34 Chapters)

2. HISTORY
Joshua (24 Chapters)
Judges (21 Chapters)
Ruth (4 Chapters)
1 Samuel (31 Chapters)
2 Samuel (24 Chapters)
1 Kings (22 Chapters)
2 Kings (25 Chapters)
1 Chronicles (29 Chapters)
2 Chronicles (36 Chapters)
Ezra (10 Chapters)
Nehemiah (13 Chapters)
Esther (10 Chapters)

3. POETICAL BOOKS
Job (42 Chapters)
Psalms (150 Chapters)
Proverbs (31 Chapters)
Ecclesiastes (12 Chapters)
Song of Solomon (8 Chapters)

4. MAJOR PROPHETS
Isaiah (66 Chapters)
Jeremiah (52 Chapters)
Lamentations (5 Chapters)
Ezekiel (48 Chapters)
Daniel (12 Chapters)

5. MINOR PROPHETS
Hosea (14 Chapters)
Joel (3 Chapters)
Amos (9 Chapters)
Obadiah (1 Chapter)
Jonah (4 Chapters)
Micah (7 Chapters)
Nahum (3 Chapters)
Habakkuk (3 Chapters)
Zephaniah (3 Chapters)
Haggai (2 Chapters)
Zechariah (14Chapters)
Malachi (4 Chapters)

Books of New Testament (27 Books)

1. GOSPELS
Matthew (28 Chapters)
Mark (16 Chapters)
Luke (24 Chapters)
John (21 Chapters)

2. HISTORY
The Acts (28 Chapters)

3. PAULINE EPISTLES
Romans (16 Chapters)
1 Corinthians (16 Chapters)
2 Corinthians (13 Chapters)
Galatians (6 Chapters)
Ephesians (6 Chapters)
Philippians (4 Chapters)
Colossians (4 Chapters)
1 Thessalonians (5 Chapters)
2 Thessalonians (3 Chapters)
1 Timothy (6 Chapters)
2 Timothy (4 Chapters)
Titus (3 Chapters)
Philemon (1 Chapter)
Hebrews (13 Chapters)

4. GENERAL EPISTLES
James ( 5 Chapters)
1 Peter (5 Chapters)
2 Peter (3 Chapters)
1 John (5 Chapters)
2 John (1 Chapter)
3 John (1 Chapter)
Jude (1 Chapter)

5. PROPHECY
Revelation ( 22 Chapters)
 GOD Almighty Reveals One NAME 12
Revelations

1. ELOHIM: My CREATOR. (Genesis 1: 1) + (Psalm 19:1)

(Used 2,570 times refers to GOD’S Power and Might)
2. JEHOVAH: My LORD GOD. (Genesis 2:7)
(The most common Name used 6,823 times. The self-
existent One, the GOD of the Covenant)
3. JEHOVAH EL SHADDAI: My SUPPLIER. (Genesis 17: 1)
4. ADONAI: My MASTER and LORD. (Genesis 18: 3)
5. JEHOVAH JIREH: My PROVIDER. (Genesis 22: 14)
6. JEHOVAH ROPHE: My HEALER.(Exodus 15: 26)
7. JEHOVAH NISSI: My BANNER and VICTORY. (Exodus 17: 15)
8. JEHOVAH MIKKADESH: My SANCTIFIER. (Leviticus 20: 7-8)
9. JEHOVAH TSIDKENU: My RIGHTEOUSNESS. (Jeremiah 23: 5-6)
10. JEHOVAH SHALOM: My PEACE. (Judges 6: 24)
11. JEHOVAH ROHI: My SHEPHERD. (Psalms 23:1)
12. JEHOVAH SHAMMAH: My ABIDING PRESENCE, The LORD IS
THERE. (Ezekiel 48: 35)

Man’s Chief End and Ultimate Purpose is to Know GOD, and

this occurs through an unfolding Revelation: “And this is Life
Eternal, that they might know Thee the Only True GOD” (John
17:3)

• Exodus 3:14
• Ezekiel 18:4
• 1 Corinthians 8:5,6
• 2 Chronicles 2:4 to 6
• Deuteronomy 10:17
• Malachi 3:6
• Psalm 121:4
• Isaiah 44:6
• Isaiah 46:8
• Jeremiah 32:27
• 1 Timothy 2:1 to 8
• Acts 17:22 to 31
• John 8:32,36
• Hebrews 13:8
• John 10:10
• Daniel 3:25
 GOD’S PLAN OF SALVATION
Introduction:
Sin is an inward spiritual attitude of rebellion towards God, which is
expressed in outward acts of disobedience. We are all sinners in this
way, and by our sinful lives we rob God of the Glory due to Him. Sin is
followed by three main consequences: First, inward spiritual death,
or alienation from God;
Second, the Physical Death of the body;
Third, final and eternal banishment from the presence of God
to a place of darkness and torment. CHRIST came to save us from
our sins. Himself without sin, He took our sins upon Him, died in our
place, and rose again from the dead, that we might be forgiven and
receive ETERNAL LIFE.

• Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ
Jesus our Lord.

A. SIN AND ITS CONSEQUENCES

1. For what purpose were all things created? (Revelation
4:11)
For GOD’S pleasure
2. 3 things which God is worthy to receive (Rev 4:11)
Glory + Honour + Power
3. In what way have all men sinned? (Romans 5:12 + (Isaiah
52:9)
All have come short of the Glory of GOD
4. When men turned from God, what were the first two sins
that they committed? (Romans 1:21)
They did not Glorify GOD + They were not Thankful
5. What were the results of this? (Romans 1:21)* In man’s
mind? * In man’s heart?
They became vain in their imaginations + Their foolish heart
was darkened
6. Two facts about the human heart (Jeremiah 17:9)
It is deceitful above all things + It is desperately wicked
7. Who alone has the Truth about the human heart? (Jeremiah
17:10)
The Lord (GOD)
8. 13 EVIL things which come out of the Human Heart?
(Jeremiah 13:10)
 Evil thoughts + Adulteries + Fornications + Murders + Thefts
+ Covetousness + Wickedness + Deceit + Lasciviousness +
An evil eye + Blasphemy + Pride + Foolishness
9. If we are able to do something good, and we do not do it,
what does GOD call that? (James 4:17)
GOD calls that SIN
10. If we say we have no sin, what are we doing to
ourselves? (1 John 1:8)
We are deceiving ourselves
11. If we say that we have not sinned, what are we
doing to GOD? (1 John 1:10)
We are making GOD a liar
12. What consequence has sin brought upon all men?
(Romans 5:12, 6:23) (James 1:15)
Death
13. What is the final end of all unrepentant sinners?
(Matthew 25:41) (Revelation20:12 to 15)
Everlasting Fire (The lake of fire) The 2nd Death
14. Eight different kinds of people who will go to the lake of
fire (Revelation 21:8)
The fearful + The Unbelieving + The Abominable + Murderers
+ Whoremongers + Sorcerers + Idolators + All liars

B. THE PURPOSE OF CHRIST’S DEATH AND RESURRECTION

1. For what purpose did CHRIST come into the World? (1

Timothy 1:15)
To save sinners
2. Whom did CHRIST call, and whom did He receive?
(Matthew 9:13) (Luke 15:2)
Christ called and received sinners
3. Did CHRIST Himself commit any sins? (Hebrews 4:15)
(1Peter 2:22)
None
4. What did CHRIST bear for us on the cross? (1 Peter 2:24)
Our sins
5. For what purpose did CHRIST die on the CROSS? (1 Peter
3:18)
To bring us to GOD
6. What 3 facts about CHRIST did PAUL teach as the GOSPEL?
(1 Corinthians 15:3,4)
Christ died for our sins + He was buried + He rose again the
third day
7. Seeing that CHRIST is now alive evermore, what is He able
to do for those who come to Him? (Hebrews 7:25)
 To save them to the uttermost (Jesus Christ makes
Intercession for us)
8. 3 things now offered to all men in the Name of JESUS (Luke
24:47) (Acts 4:12)
Repentance + Remission of sins + Salvation

NOTES:
• Basically, man’s sin is his failure to fulfill his GOD given function.
Man was created to Glorify GOD. “He is the Image and glory of
GOD” (1 Corinthians 11:7). Any Behaviour of man that fails to
Glorify GOD is sinful.
• Unforgiven sin is the great barrier between GOD and man (Isaiah
59:2). When sin was put away by Christ on the Cross, the way
was opened for man to come back to GOD. Any barriers that now
remain are on man’s side, not on GOD’S.

GOD’S PLAN OF SALVATION

(Continued)
Introduction:
God now offers salvation to us not through any religion or good works,
but through our personal faith in CHRIST. In order to be saved, we
must acknowledge our sins and repent (that is, turn from our sins); we
must believe that CHRIST by faith as Our Personal Saviour, and we
must Publicly Confess Him as Our LORD. After we have received
CHRIST in this way, He dwells continually in our hearts by faith, and He
gives us ETERNAL LIFE and the Power to lead a Life of Righteousness
and Victory over SIN.

• Deuteronomy 32:21 NKJV

21 They have provoked Me to jealousy by what is not God;
They have moved Me to anger by their foolish idols.
But I will provoke them to jealousy by those who are not a nation;
I will move them to anger by a foolish nation.

• Isaiah 65:1 NKJV

"I was sought by those who did not ask for Me;
I was found by those who did not seek Me.
I said, 'Here I am, here I am,'
To a nation that was not called by My name.

• Matthew 21:43 NKJV

Therefore I say to you, the kingdom of God will be taken from you and
given to a nation bearing the fruits of it.

• John 1:12-13 NKJV

12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become
children of God, to those who believe in His name: 13 who were born,
not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of
God.

• Romans 10:20-21 NKJV

20 But Isaiah is very bold and says:
"I was found by those who did not seek Me;
I was made manifest to those who did not ask for Me."
21 But to Israel he says:
"All day long I have stretched out My hands
To a disobedient and contrary people."

• Romans 11:11-15 NKJV

11 I say then, have they stumbled that they should fall? Certainly not!
But through their fall, to provoke them to jealousy, salvation has come
to the Gentiles. 12 Now if their fall is riches for the world, and their
failure riches for the Gentiles, how much more their fullness! 13 For I
speak to you Gentiles; inasmuch as I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I
magnify my ministry, 14 if by any means I may provoke to jealousy
those who are my flesh and save some of them. 15 For if their being
cast away is the reconciling of the world, what will their acceptance be
but life from the dead?

• Ephesians 2:11-13 NKJV

11 Therefore remember that you, once Gentiles in the flesh--who are
called Uncircumcision by what is called the Circumcision made in the
flesh by hands-- 12 that at that time you were without Christ, being
aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the
covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. 13
But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought
near by the blood of Christ.

C. HOW WE MAY RECEIVE SALVATION

1. When should we seek SALVATION? (Proverbs 27:1) (2
Corinthians 6:2)
Now, today
2. Can we save ourselves by our good works/ (Ephesians
2:8,9) (Titus 3:5)
No
3. Can we be saved by keeping the LAW? (Romans 3:20)
No
4. If we desire GOD’S MERCY, what 2 things must we do?
(Proverbs 28:13)
Confess our sins + Forsake our sins
 5. If we confess our sins, what 2 things must we do? (1 John
1:9)
Forgive us our sins + Cleanse us from all unrighteousness
6. What is GOD’S REMEDY to cleanse our hearts from all sins?
(1 John 1:7)
The Blood of JESUS CRIST, GOD’S Son
7. I we desire to be saved, what 2 things must we do?
(Romans 10:9,10)
With our hearts? (Believe that GOD has raised JESUS from the
dead + With our mouth? (Confess JESUS as LORD)
8. If we come to CHRIST will He reject us? (John 6:37)
No
9. If we open our hearts to receive CHRIST, what promise has
He given us? (Revelation 3:20)
I will come in
10. If we receive CHRIST, what does He give us? (John
1:12)
Power to become the Sons of GOD
11. What experience do we have as a result? (John 1:13)
We are born of GOD (= BORN AGAIN)
12. When we receive CHRIST, what does GOD give us
through Him? (Romans 6:23)
Eternal Life
13. Is it possible for us to know that we have eternal life?
(1 John 5:13)
Yes (JOHN wrote for that purpose)
14. What record does GOD give us concerning CHRIST?
(1 John 5:11)
GOD has given us Eternal Life in CHRIST
15. If we have received JESUS CHRIST, the SON of GOD,
what do we have? (1 John 5:12)
Eternal Life

D. SALVATION GIVES POWER TO OVERCOME THE WORLD

AND THE DEVIL
1. After we have received CHRIST, who lives in our hearts by
Faith? (Galatians 2:20) (Ephesians 3:17)
CHRIST lives in our hearts
2. What can we do through the strength CHRIST gives us?
(Philippians 4:13)
All things (That GOD wishes us to do)
3. If we confess CHRIST before men, what will He do for us?
(Matthew 10:32)
He will confess us before His HEAVENLY FATHER
4. If we deny CHRIST before men, what will He do for us?
(Matthew 10:33)
 He will deny us before HIS HEAVENLY FATHER
5. What kind of person is able to overcome the world and its
temptations?
(1 John 5:4)The one who is born of GOD (Through his Faith)
(1 John 5:5)The one who believes that JESUS is the Son of
GOD
6. Why are GOD’S children able to overcome the devil? (1
John 4:4)
Because the one in them (= GOD) is Greater than the one in
the WORLD (= DEVIL)
7. By what 2 things do the people of GOD overcome the
devil? (Revelation 12:11)
By the Blood of the Lamb (= CHRIST) + By the Word of their
Testimony
8. Whom has GOD promised to receive to Heaven as His
child? (Revelation 21:7)
Him that overcometh

• James 2:14-26 NKJV

14 What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith
but does not have works? Can faith save him? 15 If a brother or
sister is naked and destitute of daily food, 16 and one of you says to
them, "Depart in peace, be warmed and filled," but you do not give
them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit?
17 Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. 18 But
someone will say, "You have faith, and I have works." Show me your
faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.
19 You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons
believe--and tremble! 20 But do you want to know, O foolish man,
that faith without works is dead? 21 Was not Abraham our father
justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar? 22 Do
you see that faith was working together with his works, and by
works faith was made perfect? 23 And the Scripture was fulfilled
which says, "Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him
for righteousness." And he was called the friend of God. 24 You see
then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only. 25
Likewise, was not Rahab the harlot also justified by works when she
received the messengers and sent them out another way? 26 For as
the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead
also.

• John 15:1-27 NKJV

1 "I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. 2 Every
branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every
branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. 3 You
are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you.
4 Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself,
unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me.
5 I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in
him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. 6 If
anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out as a branch and is
withered; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and
they are burned. 7 If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you,
you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. 8 By this
My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My
disciples.

9 "As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love.
10 If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as
I have kept My Father's commandments and abide in His love. 11
These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you,
and that your joy may be full. 12 This is My commandment, that you
love one another as I have loved you. 13 Greater love has no one
than this, than to lay down one's life for his friends. 14 You are My
friends if you do whatever I command you. 15 No longer do I call
you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing;
but I have called you friends, for all things that I heard from My
Father I have made known to you. 16 You did not choose Me, but I
chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and
that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in
My name He may give you. 17 These things I command you, that
you love one another.

18 "If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it
hated you. 19 If you were of the world, the world would love its own.
Yet because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the
world, therefore the world hates you. 20 Remember the word that I
said to you, 'A servant is not greater than his master.' If they
persecuted Me, they will also persecute you. If they kept My word,
they will keep yours also. 21 But all these things they will do to you
for My name's sake, because they do not know Him who sent Me. 22
If I had not come and spoken to them, they would have no sin, but
now they have no excuse for their sin. 23 He who hates Me hates
My Father also. 24 If I had not done among them the works which
no one else did, they would have no sin; but now they have seen
and also hated both Me and My Father. 25 But this happened that
the word might be fulfilled which is written in their law, 'They hated
Me without a cause.'

26 "But when the Helper comes, whom I shall send to you from the
Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will
testify of Me. 27 And you also will bear witness, because you have
been with Me from the beginning.

NOTES:

• The Bible rules out every attempt of man to save himself or to

make himself righteous, apart from the Grace of GOD
received through Faith in Christ.
• The Law was not given to make man Righteous, but to show
man that he is a sinner, and that he cannot save himself
(Romans 3:20; 7:7-13)
• Merely to “Confess” sin, without “Forsaking” it, does not
procure for man the Mercy of GOD (Isaiah 55:7)
• When GOD forgives sin, He also cleanses the sinner’s heart.
Thus cleansed, the sinner does not continue committing the
sins which he has confessed.
• Apart from the blood of Christ, man has no remedy for his own
sinful heart.
• Note that the words of JESUS in Revelation 3:20 are addressed
to a professing Christian Church (at Laodicea). But in spite of
their profession, Christ Himself was left outside, seeking to
gain admission. To how many Christian Churches does this
apply today? Christ’s Promise to “Come in” is made to the
individual, not to the congregation as a whole. The decision to
receive Christ is always an individual matter.
• John 3:1-7 tells us that “we must be Born Again.” John 1:12-13
tells us how we can be Born Again (of GOD). It is by receiving
Christ as Our Personal Saviour and Lord.
• The Christian Life continues as it begins, “by Faith”. “As ye
have received Christ Jesus The Lord, so walk ye in him”
(Colossians 2:6). We receive Christ by Faith. We walk in Christ
by Faith (2 Corinthians 5:7).
• More Literally: “I can do all things through Christ in me giving
the power” (Philippians 4:13)
• Christ is the High Priest of Our Profession (Confession)”
(Hebrews 3:1). His High Priestly Ministry on our behalf is
limited by the extent to which we “Confess” Him. (Compare
Hebrews 4:14 and 10:21-23). In the last resort we have only 2
alternatives: to “CONFESS”, or to “DENY”.
• “By The Blood of The Lamb and The Word of our Testimony”
(Revelation 12:11) means that we Testify personally to what
the Word of GOD says that the Blood of Christ does for us.
Here are some of the Great benefits received through the
blood of Christ: (1)Redemption (Ephesians 1:7); (2) Cleansing
 (1 John 1:7); (3) Justification (Romans 5:9); (4) Sanctification
(Hebrews 13:12)
• Compare Romans 12:21. In the last resort, there are only 2
alternatives; either to overcome, or to be overcome.

Question: "Are we all God's children, or only Christians?"

Answer: The Bible is clear that all people are God’s creation
(Colossians 1:16), but that only those who are born again are children
of God (John 1:12; John 11:52; Romans 8:16; 1 John 3:1-10).

In Scripture, the lost are never referred to as children of God.

Ephesians 2:3 tells us that before we were saved we were “by nature
children of wrath, just as the others.” Romans 9:8 says that “those who
are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God.”
Instead of being born as God’s children, we are born in sin, which
separates us from God and aligns us with Satan as God’s enemy
(James 4:4; 1 John 3:8). Jesus said, “If God were your Father, you would
love Me, for I proceeded forth and came from God; nor have I come of
Myself, but He sent Me” (John 8:43). Then, a few verses later in John
8:44, Jesus told the Pharisees that they were “of your father the devil,
and the desires of your father you want to do.” The fact that those that
are not saved are not children of God is also seen in 1 John 3:10: “In
this the children of God and the children of the devil are manifest:
Whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is he who
does not love his brother.”

We become children of God when we are saved because we are

adopted into God’s family through our relationship with Jesus Christ
(Galatians 4:5-6; Ephesians 1:5). This can be clearly seen in verses like
Romans 8:14-17. “For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these
are sons of God. For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to
fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out,
'Abba, Father.' The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we
are children of God, and if children, then heirs--heirs of God and joint
heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be
glorified together.” Those that are saved are children “of God through
faith in Christ Jesus” (Galatians 3:26) because God has “predestined us
to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good
pleasure of His will” (Ephesians 1:5).
 PRAYER of SALVATION
"Father, I know that I have broken your laws
and my sins have separated me from you. I am
truly sorry, and now I want to turn away from
my past sinful life toward you. Please forgive
me, and help me avoid sinning again. I believe
that your son, Jesus Christ died for my sins,
was resurrected from the dead, is alive, and
hears my prayer. I invite Jesus to become the
Lord of my life, to rule and reign in my heart
from this day forward. Please send your Holy
Spirit to help me obey You, and to do Your will
for the rest of my life. In Jesus' name I pray,
Amen."

GOD’S PLAN FOR HEALING OUR BODIES

Introduction:
By turning away from GOD in DISOBEDIENCE, man lost the BLESSING
and PROTECTION of GOD, and came under a CURSE and the POWER of
the DEVIL. In this way the devil was able to bring upon man’s body
many forms of pain and weakness and sickness. However, GOD in His
MERCY still desires to bless man, and to save him not only sin, but also
from sickness. For this reason CHRIST, on the CROSS bore not only our
sins, but also from sicknesses. Therefore by FAITH in CHRIST we may
now receive PHYSICAL HEALING for our bodies, as well as forgiveness
and peace for our souls.

• Isaiah 53:5 NKJV

But He was wounded for our transgressions,
He was bruised for our iniquities;
The chastisement for our peace was upon Him,
And by His stripes we are healed.
 • Matthew 8:17 NKJV
That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet,
saying:
"He Himself took our infirmities
And bore our sicknesses."

• 1 Peter 2:24 NKJV

who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having
died to sins, might live for righteousness--by whose stripes you were
healed.

A. WHO BRINGS SICKNESS and WHO BRINGS HEALTH

1. Who first deceived man, and tempted him to disobey GOD?
(Genesis 3:1-3) (1 John 3:8) (Revelation 12:9)
The serpent (The Devil) Satan
2. Why did pain, sickness and death first come to man? (Genesis
3:116-19)
Because man disobeyed GOD
3. Who brought sickness upon Job? (Job 2:7)
Satan (The Devil)
4. Who brought sickness upon the woman here described, and
how? (Luke 13:11,16)
Satan bound her with the spirit of infirmity
5. Who oppresses people with sickness? (Acts 10:38)
The devil
6. What does GOD promise to do for His people who obey Him?
(Exodus 15:26)
To put none of the diseases of EGYPT upon them (To heal them)
7. What 2 things does GOD promise to do for His people who serve
Him? (Exodus 23:35)
To bless their bless their Bread and Water + To take Sickness away
from them
8. Do sickness belong to GOD’S people or to their enemies?
(Deuteronomy 7:15)
To the enemies of GOD’S people
9. What 2 things did DAVID say The LORD did for him? (Psalm
103:3)
The Lord forgave all his iniquities + The Lord healed all his diseases
10. What 3 things did the apostle John wish for his CHRISTIAN
friend? (3 John 2)
That he might Prosper + That he might be in Health + That his Soul
might Prosper
11. How many of GOD’S promises may we claim through FAITH
in CHRIST? (2 Corinthians 1:19,20)
All GOD’S Promises
 12. For what purpose was CHRIST manifested to the WORLD?
(1 John 3:8)
To destroy the works of the devil
13. For what purpose did GOD anoint CHRIST with the HOLY
GHOST? (Acts 10:38)
To do good and heal all that were oppressed of the devil
14. Whose will did CHRIST come to do? (John 5:30; 6:38)
The will of GOD the Father
15. Who worked CHRIST’S miracles in Him? (John 10:37,38;
14:10)
GOD The Father
16. How many did CHRIST heal of those who came to Him?
(Matthew 8:16; 12:15; 14:35,36) (Luke 4:40; 6:19)
All (Everyone)
17. How many kinds of Sickness did CHRIST heal? (Matthew
4:23,24; 9:35)
Every kind of sickness and disease
18. When CHRIST did not heal many people, what was the
reason? (Matthew 13:58) (Mark 6:5,6)
The people’s Unbelief
19. Does GOD ever change? (Malachi 3:6) (James 1:17)
Never
20. Does CHRIST ever change/ (Hebrews 13:8)
Never

B. THE PURPOSE OF CHRIST’S DEATH ON THE CROSS

1. Mention 3 things which CHRIST bore in our place (Matthew 8:17)
(1 Peter 2:24)
Our Infirmities + Our Sicknesses + Our Sins
2. As a result, what 3 consequences can we have in our lives? (1
Peter 2:24)
We can be dead to Sins + We can live unto Righteousness + By His
(Stripes) we are Healed
3. What was CHRIST made for us? (Galatians 3:13)
A Curse
4. From what has CHRIST redeemed us? (Galatians 3:13)
The Curse of the Law
5. How many kinds of sickness were included in the curse of the
Law? (Deuteronomy 28:15,21,22,27,28,35,59-61)
Every kind of Sickness
6. Which does GOD tell us to CHOOSE – BLESSING or CURSE/
(Deuteronomy 30:19)
BLESSING

NOTES:
 • Genesis Chapter 3 reveals the root cause of all human sufferings,
and traces it back to the devil. Jesus Himself said of the devil:
“He was a murderer from the beginning” (John 8:44)
• If we trace all sickness back to its source, the devil is the sole
author of it. It is part of “the works of the devil”.
• All 3 persons of the GODHEAD are actively present in the Ministry
of Healing, The FATHER Anointed the SON with the SPIRIT. The
result : healing for all.
• Christ is the Perfect Manifestation of the FATHER’S will. This
applies to healing, as to all that Christ did.
• There is no record in the Gospels of any person who came to
Christ for healing, who was not healed.
• The unchanging Truth of the Gospel is based on the unchanging
nature of GOD Himself.
• “The Curse of the Law “ means the Curse that results from the
breaking of the Law. This curse is fully described in Deuteronomy
28:15 to 68. It includes every form of sickness.
• GOD sets forth 2 Opposite Pairs: either (a) “LIFE’ and
“BLESSING”; or (b) “DEATH” and “CURSING”. It is left to man to
choose.

GOD’S PLAN FOR HEALING OUR BODIES

(Continued)
Introduction
Healing for our bodies from GOD comes to us through HEARING and
BELIEVING GOD’S WORD, and through allowing GOD’S SPIRIT to FILL
our bodies with the RESURRECTION LIFE of CHRIST. Not only may we
receive healing for our own bodies in this way, but we may also offer
healing and deliverance to others in the NAME of JESUS. Two main
ways in which we may do this are by laying our hands on the sick and
praying for them, or by getting believing CHURCH ELDERS to ANOINT
them with OIL in the NAME of The LORD. If we act in FAITH in this way,
GOD will work with us and confirm the TRUTH of HIS WORD by
MIRACLES of HEALING and DELIVERANCE.

• Mark 16:16-18 NKJV

16 He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not
believe will be condemned. 17 And these signs will follow those who
believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with
new tongues; 18 they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything
deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick,
and they will recover."
 • 2 Chronicles 15:2 NKJV
The LORD is with you while you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will
be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.

C. 3 MEANS OF HEALING: (GOD’S WORD + GOD’S SPIRIT +

OUR FAITH)
1. What does GOD send to heal and deliver us?
His (GOD’S) Word
2. Mention two things which GOD’S WORD bring to His children
(Proverbs 4:20-22)
Life + Health to all Flesh
3. If GOD’S SPIRIT dwells in us, what will it do for our mortal bodies?
(Romans 8:11)
It will quicken (= Give Life to) our mortal bodies
4. What does GOD want to manifest in our mortal bodies? (2
Corinthians 4:10,11)
The Life of JESUS
5. What did JESUS look for in those who came to Him for healing?
(Matthew 9:28,29) (Mark 2:5;9:23) (Luke 8:50)
Faith
6. How did Peter explain the healing of a lame man? (Acts 3:16)
Faith in the Name of JESUS had healed him
7. What did Paul perceive in the cripple at LYSTRA which enabled
him to be healed? (Acts 14:8-10)
The cripple had Faith to be healed
8. How does FAITH come to us?
By hearing the Word of GOD

D. THE AUTHORITY COMMITTED TO BELIEVERS

1. Mention 2 kinds of power which CHRIST gave to His Disciples
(Matthew 10:1)
Power against unclean spirits to cast them out + Power to heal all
manner of sickness and disease
2. Mention 4 things which CHRIST commanded His Disciples to do.
(Matthew 10:8)
To heal the sick + To cleanse the lepers + To raise the dead + to
cast out devils
3. When the Disciples failed to heal an epileptic, what 2 reasons did
JESUS give? (Matthew 17:20,21) (Mark 9:29)
Because of their unbelief + It could only come out through prayer
and fasting
4. What 2 things did JESUS say that a person who believed in Him
would be able to do? (John 14:12)
The works that He did + Greater works than these
5. What may believers do for sick people in the name of JESUS?
(Mark 16:17)
Believers may lay hands on the sick in the Name of JESUS
6. What will happen to such sick people? (mark 16:18) (Psalm
91:13)
They will recover
7. What should a sick Christian do? (James 5:14)
He should call for the elders of the Church
8. What 2 things should CHURCH elders do for a sick Christian?
(James 5:14)
Pray over him + Anoint him with oil in the Name of the Lord (=
JESUS)
9. What 2 things will the LORD do for such a Christian? (James :
(James 5:15)
Raise him up + Forgive him if he has committed sins
10. What kind of Prayer will save the sick? (James 5:15)
The Prayer of Faith
11. What 2 things did the Disciples pray that GOD would do in
the NAME of JESUS? (Acts 4:30)
Stretch forth His Hand to Heal + Grant Signs and Wonders to be
done
12. When the Disciples went out and preached, what 2 things
did the LORD do for them? (Mark 16:20)
The Lord worked with them + He confirmed the Word with Signs
following

NOTES:
• Psalm 33:6 describes the means used by GOD in creation: “By
the WORD of the LORD…and by the BREATH (+SPIRIT) of his
mouth.” All creation is by the WORD and the SPIRIT of GOD,
working together. The same is true of GOD’S re-creative work
of healing. This is done by His WORD and His SPIRIT working
together. The means by which we receive this work of healing
is our Faith.
• Proverbs 4:20-22. The alternative translation of “Health” is
“Medicine”. These verses are GOD’S Great “Medicine Bottle”.
However, this Medicine must be taken according to the
directions, which are fourfold: (1) “Attend..” (2) “Incline thine
ear” (be humble and teachable) (3)”Let them not depart from
thine eyes” (4) “Keep them in the midst of thine heart.” The 4
Channels to receive the Medicine are the MIND, the EARS, the
EYES, and the HEART.
• 2 Corinthians 4:10-11. GOD’S will is that the resurrection life
of Christ should be “MANIFESTED’ (+openly revealed) in our
 “Mortal Flesh”. This is GOD’S provision of healing, health and
vitality for our bodies in this present life.
• Romans 10:17. First, GOD’S word produces “Hearing”. Then
out of “Hearing” there develops “Faith”. The process of
“hearing” is described in its 4 Phases in Proverbs 4:20-21
• In the New Testament, no one is sent out to preach without
also being commissioned to heal and to deliver from evil
spirits. With Matthew 10:8 compare with Matthew 28:20.
“Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have
commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the
end of the World” (=this present age). Christ made provision
that exactly the same ministry which He instituted with the
first 12 Disciples should be continued unchanged by each
succeeding generation of disciples until the present age.
• JESUS Himself practiced fasting and He expected His Disciples
to follow Him in this also (Matthew 6:16 to 18). However, the
disciples did not do this as long as Jesus (“The Bridegroom”)
remained with them on Earth (Mark 2:18-20)
• The Ministry of Jesus is the pattern for all Christian Ministry.
The Holy Spirit, sent by Jesus after He had returned to the
Father, performs these works, promised by Jesus, through His
believing disciples.
• The promises of Mark 16:17-18 apply generally to “them that
believe” – to all Believers.
• A sick Christian who does not call for the elders of the Church
is disobedient.
• Acts 4:30 is still a pattern prayer for the Christian church.

WHAT IS FAITH?
Hebrews 11: 1 -40 NKJV
1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of
things not seen. 2 For by it the elders obtained a good testimony. 3
By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of
God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things
which are visible.
4 By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain,
through which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God
testifying of his gifts; and through it he being dead still speaks. 5 By
faith Enoch was taken away so that he did not see death, "and was
not found, because God had taken him"; for before he was taken he
had this testimony, that he pleased God. 6 But without faith it is
impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe
that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek
Him. 7 By faith Noah, being divinely warned of things not yet seen,
moved with godly fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his
household, by which he condemned the world and became heir of
the righteousness which is according to faith.
8 By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the
place which he would receive as an inheritance. And he went out,
not knowing where he was going. 9 By faith he dwelt in the land of
promise as in a foreign country, dwelling in tents with Isaac and
Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise; 10 for he waited for
the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God. 11
By faith Sarah herself also received strength to conceive seed, and
she bore a child when she was past the age, because she judged
Him faithful who had promised. 12 Therefore from one man, and
him as good as dead, were born as many as the stars of the sky in
multitude--innumerable as the sand which is by the seashore.
13 These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but
having seen them afar off were assured of them, embraced them
and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
14 For those who say such things declare plainly that they seek a
homeland. 15 And truly if they had called to mind that country from
which they had come out, they would have had opportunity to
return. 16 But now they desire a better, that is, a heavenly country.
Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has
prepared a city for them.
17 By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he
who had received the promises offered up his only begotten son, 18
of whom it was said, "In Isaac your seed shall be called," 19
concluding that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead,
from which he also received him in a figurative sense. 20 By faith
Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come. 21 By faith
Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and
worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff. 22 By faith Joseph, when
he was dying, made mention of the departure of the children of
Israel, and gave instructions concerning his bones.
23 By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden three months by
his parents, because they saw he was a beautiful child; and they
were not afraid of the king's command. 24 By faith Moses, when he
became of age, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter,
25 choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to
enjoy the passing pleasures of sin, 26 esteeming the reproach of
Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt; for he looked to
the reward. 27 By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of
the king; for he endured as seeing Him who is invisible. 28 By faith
he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, lest he who
 destroyed the firstborn should touch them. 29 By faith they passed
through the Red Sea as by dry land, whereas the Egyptians,
attempting to do so, were drowned.
30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they were encircled
for seven days. 31 By faith the harlot Rahab did not perish with
those who did not believe, when she had received the spies with
peace. 32 And what more shall I say? For the time would fail me to
tell of Gideon and Barak and Samson and Jephthah, also of David
and Samuel and the prophets: 33 who through faith subdued
kingdoms, worked righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the
mouths of lions, 34 quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge
of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, became valiant in
battle, turned to flight the armies of the aliens. 35 Women received
their dead raised to life again. And others were tortured, not
accepting deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection.
36 Still others had trial of mockings and scourgings, yes, and of
chains and imprisonment. 37 They were stoned, they were sawn in
two, were tempted, were slain with the sword. They wandered
about in sheepskins and goatskins, being destitute, afflicted,
tormented-- 38 of whom the world was not worthy. They wandered
in deserts and mountains, in dens and caves of the earth. 39 And all
these, having obtained a good testimony through faith, did not
receive the promise, 40 God having provided something better for
us, that they should not be made perfect apart from us.

THE BIBLE: THE WORD OF GOD

Introduction:
The BIBLE is GOD’S own WORD, His Great Gift to all men everywhere,
to help them out of their sin and misery and darkness. The Bible is not
an ordinary book, but the men who wrote it were inspired and moved
by GOD’S HOLY SPIRIT to write exactly the TRUTH as GOD gave it to
them. Every word is true, filled with GOD’S own POWER and
AUTHORITY. We should read our BIBLE as if it was GOD Himself
SPEAKING to us DIRECTLY and PERSONALLY. It will impart to us LIGHT,
UNDERSTANDING, SPIRITUAL FOOD and PHYSICAL HEALTH. It will
cleanse us, sanctify us, build us up, makes us partakers of GOD’S own
nature. It will give us POWER and WISDOM to OVERCOME the devil.

• 2 Timothy 3:16,17 NKJV

16 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for
doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, 17
that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every
good work.

• 1 Peter 1:10 NKJV

10 Of this salvation the prophets have inquired and searched carefully,
who prophesied of the grace that would come to you,

• Ephesians 3:5 NKJV

5 which in other ages was not made known to the sons of men, as it
has now been revealed by the Spirit to His holy apostles and prophets

1. What name did JESUS give to the scripture? (John 10:35)

The Word of GOD
2. What did JESUS say about the scripture which shows its
Authority? (John 10:35)
It cannot be broken
3. Write down 2 things which DAVID tells us about GOD’S
WORD.
It is settled forever in Heaven + It is True from the beginning
4. How were the scriptures originally given? (2 Timothy 3:16)
+ (2 Peter 1:20-21)
By inspiration of GOD + Holy men of GOD spoke as they were
moved by the Holy Ghost
5. What kind of seed must a person receive into his heart, in
order to be BORN AGAIN and have ETERNAL LIFE? (1 Peter
1:23)
The incorruptible seed of GOD’S Word
6. Write down 4 things for which the scriptures are profitable
to a CHRISTIAN (2 Timothy 3:16)
Doctrine + Reproof + Correction + Instruction in
Righteousness
7. What is the final result in a CHRISTIAN who studies and
obeys GOD’S WORD? (2 Timothy 3:17)
He is made perfect (=Complete) + Thoroughly furnished
(=Equipped) for all good works
8. What is the spiritual food which GOD has provided to HIS
CHILDREN? (1 Peter 2:2) + (Matthew 4:4)
The Word of GOD
9. How much did JOB esteem GOD’S WORD? (Job 23:12)
More than his necessary food
10. When JEREMIAH fed on GOD’S WORD, what did it
become to him? (Jeremiah 15:16)
The Joy and Rejoicing of his Heart
11. How can a young CHRISTIAN person lead a clean life?
(Psalm 119:9)
By taking heed to it according to GOD’S Word
12. Why should a CHRISTIAN Hide (Store Up) GOD’S WORD in
HIS HEART? (Psalm 119:11)
That he may not sin against GOD
13. What 2 results does GOD’S WORD produce in young
men, when it abides in them? (1 John 2:14)
It makes them strong + They overcome the wicked one
(=Devil)
14. How did JESUS Answer the devil each time HE was
Tempted? (Matthew 4:4,7,10)
He answered from the written Word of GOD
15. What is the SWORD which GOD has given to
CHRISTIANS as a part of their SPIRITUAL ARMOUR?
(Ephesians 6:17) + (Isaiah 59:17) + (Psalm 149:6)
The Word of GOD
16. In what 2 ways dopes GOD’S WORD show
CHRISTIANS how to walk in this WORLD? (Psalm 119:105)
It is a light to their path + It is a lamp to their feet
17. What 2 things does GOD’S WORD give to the mind of
CHRISTIAN? (Psalm 119:130)
Light + Understanding
18. What does GOD’S WORD provide for the BODY of a
CHRISTIAN who studies it carefully? (Proverbs 4:20-22) +
(Psalm 107:19,20) + (Psalm 103:1-5) + (Isaiah 1:18) +
(Isaiah 40:31)
Health to all his flesh
19. When GOD’S PEOPLE were sick and in need, what
did GOD send to heal and deliver them? (Psalm 107:20)
His (GOD’S) Word
20. Write down 4 things, mentioned in the following verses,
which GOD’S WORD does for HIS people: (John 15:3)
(Ephesians 5:26) + (John 17:17) + (Acts 20:32) + (Acts
20:32)
It Cleanses (Washes, like clean water) + It Sanctifies + It
Edifies + It give them their Inheritance
21. How does a CHRISTIAN prove his love for CHRIST?
(John 14:21)
He has Christ’s Commandments and keeps them
22. Whom did JESUS call His mother and His brethren?
(Luke 8:21)
Those who hear the Word of GOD and do it
23. How is GOD’S LOVE made PERFECT in a CHRISTIAN?
(1 John 2:5)
By keeping GOD’S Word
24. Write down 2 results which follow in our lives when
we claim the promises of GOD’S WORD (2 Peter 1:4)
 We are made partakers of the Divine Nature + We escape the
corruption of this World

NOTES:
• It is perfectly clear that Jesus accepted the Old Testament
Scriptures, without question or reservation, as the inspired,
Authoritative Word of GOD. He based all His Teaching on these
Scriptures, and directed the whole course of His own Life to Obey
and fulfill them.
• GOD’S WORD originates in Heaven. Men were the channels
through whom this Word was given, but GOD Himself is the
source of it.
• “By inspiration of GOD” = Literally “GOD-inbreathed”. The Words
“Breath” and “Spirit” are the same in both Hebrew and Greek.
• The “Incorruptible Seed” of GOD’S WORD, received by Faith in
the heart, and caused to germinate there by the Holy Spirit,
brings forth Divine, Eternal, Incorruptible Life.
• Note: “ALL, Scripture” (2 Timothy 3:16), “EVERY Word” (Matthew
4:40. For full spiritual development, a Christian must study and
apply the teachings of the whole Bible.
• GOD’S WORD provides food suited to every stage of spiritual
development; (1)”MILK” for New Born Babes (1 Peter 2:2)
(2)’BREAD’ for those growing up (Matthew 4:4) (3) “STRONG
MEAT” (Full Diet) for those who are “of full age” (Spiritual
maturity) (Hebrews 5:12-14)
• Someone has said: Either GOD’S WORD will keep you from sin, or
sin will keep you from GOD’S WORD.”
• In Ephesians 6:13-17 Paul Lists 6 items of Spiritual Armour which
provide the Christian with complete protection, but of them all
there is only one weapon of attack “The Sword of the Spirit”. It is
the responsibility of each believer to “take” this Sword. *Refer: (2
Corinthians 10:3-6)
• GOD’S WORD provides for the spirit, the mind and the body of
the Christian.
• Only through GOD’S WORD do we come to know what is our
rightful inheritance in Christ, and how to obtain that inheritance.
• “The keeping of GOD’S WORD is the Supreme distinguishing
feature which should mark you out from the World as a Disciples
of Christ. (“Your attitude towards GOD’S WORD is your attitude
towards GOD Himself. )
• Through GOD’S WORD, believed and obeyed, GOD’S own nature
permeates the heart and life of the Christian, replacing the old
corrupt Adamic nature.
 THE HOLY SPIRIT
Introduction:
In all His Earthly Ministry JESUS was Completely Dependent upon the
HOLY SPIRIT. Before The HOLY SPIRIT descended upon Him at the river
JORDAN, He never preached a sermon or performed a miracle. After
that, all He did was by the POWER of The HOLY SPIRIT. When He was
about to leave His disciples, He promised from Heaven He would send
The HOLY SPIRIT to them in their turn, to be their COMFORTER and to
SUPPLY All their SPIRITUAL Needs. This PROMISE was FULFILLED on the
DAY of PENTECOST when they were ALL BAPTISED in The HOLY SPIRIT.
NOTE: The two English expressions “HOLY SPIRIT” and “HOLY GHOST”
are two different ways of translating one and the same expression in
the original Greek of The NEW TESTAMENT. There is therefore no
difference in meaning between these two expressions.

• Acts 2:38-39 NKJV

38 Then Peter said to them, "Repent, and let every one of you be
baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you
shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 For the promise is to you and
to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our
God will call."

1. With what did GOD the FATHER anoint JESUS for His
EARTHLY MINISTRY? (Acts 10:38)
With the Holy Ghost power
2. What did JOHN the BAPTIST see descend and abide upon
JESUS? (John 1:32-33)
The (Holy) Spirit
3. What did JESUS say was upon Him, enabling Him to
PREACH and MINISTER to those in need? (Luke 4:18)
The Spirit of the Lord
4. By what POWER did JESUS say He cast out devils?
(Matthew 12:28)
By the Spirit of GOD
5. Whom did JESUS say He would send to His DISCIPLES from
the FATHER after He Himself returned to HEAVEN? (John
14:16,26; 15:26)
The Comforter
6. What 2 expressions does JESUS use to describe the
COMFORTER? (John 14:17) + (John 14:26)
The Spirit of Truth + The Holy Ghost
7. 2 things which JESUS says the HOLY SPIRIT will do for the
DISCIPLES (John 14:26)
Teach you all things + Bring all things to your remembrance
whatsoever I have said unto you
8. Another way in which JESUS says the HOLY SPIRIT will help
the DISCIPLES (John 16:13)
He will guide you into all the Truth
9. 2 ways in which the HOLY SPIRIT will reveal JESUS to His
DISCIPLES (John 15:26) + (John 16:14)
He shall Testify of Me (JESUS) + He shall Glorify Me (JESUS)
10. After what did JESUS say that the DISCIPLES would
receive power to become effective witnesses for Him?
(Acts 1:8)
After the Holy Ghost is come upon you
11. What did JOHN the BAPTIST tell the people that JESUS
would do for them? (Mark 1:8)
He shall Baptize you with the Holy Ghost
12. What promise did JESUS give to His DISCIPLES just
before He ascended into HEAVEN? (Acts 1:5)
Ye shall be Baptized with the Holy Ghost not may days hence
13. What did JESUS tell His DISCIPLES to do until this
promise should be fulfilled? (Luke 24:49) + (John 1:33;
7:39)
Tarry ye in the City of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with
Power from on High
14. Upon what day was this Promise to these DISCIPLES
fulfilled? (Acts 2:1-4)
The Day of Pentecost
15. Why could the HOLY SPIRIT not be given to the
DISCIPLES during the EARTHLY MINISTRY of JESUS? (John
7:39)
Because JESUS was not yet Glorified
16. After JESUS had returned to His position of GLORY at the
right hand of GOD, what did He receive from the FATHER?
(Acts 2:33)
The Promise of the Holy Ghost
17. How could the UNBELIEVERS present know that
JESUS had poured out the HOLY SPIRIT upon His
DISCIPLES? (Acts 2:33)
They could See and Hear it
18. What could these UNBELIEVERS hear the DISCIPLES doing
through the POWER of the HOLY SPIRIT? (Acts 2:7-8)
Speaking in the Tongues (Languages) of the Countries in
which the Unbelievers had been born
19. Upon whom does GOD promise to pour out His SPIRIT
at the close of this AGE? (Acts 2:17)
Upon all flesh
20. To whom does PETER say that the promised GIFT of
the HOLY SPIRIT is made available? ((Acts 2:39)
 To you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even
as many as the Lord our GOD shall call
21. What GOOD GIFT will GOD the FATHER give to ALL
His CHILDREN who ASK Him for it? (Luke 11:13)
The Holy Spirit

NOTES:
• The English word “CHRIST’ is taken from a Greek word which
means “Anointed”. It thus corresponds exactly to the Hebrew
title, “Messiah”, which also means “Anointed”. In historical
experience Jesus became the “Messiah”, the “Anointed One”,
when the HOLY SPIRIT descended and abode upon Him, after His
Baptism by JOHN the BAPTIST. The Title “Christ”, or “Messiah”,
indicates that the whole earthly ministry of JESUS was possible
by the “Anointing” of the HOLY SPIRIT. It is GOD’S purpose that
the same “Anointing” of the HOLY SPIRIT should be the abiding
portion of all Christians. “Now he which established us with you
in Christ, and hath anointed us, is GOD”. (2 Corinthians 1:21).
“But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in
you…” (1 John 2:27). “Christians” are literally “Anointed ones”.
For effective Christian living, the disciple is as much dependent
upon the Holy Spirit, as JESUS Himself was.
• “COMFORTER” = “ADVOCATE” > “ONE called alongside”. The
same word is used of JESUS in 1 John 2:1. Christ pleads the cause
of the Believer in Heaven (Hebrews 7:25). The HOLY SPIRIT,
through the Believer, pleads the cause of Christ on earth
(Matthew 10:19-20).
• In John 16:7 JESUS said: “It is expedient for you that I go away:
for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you: but if I
depart, I will send Him unto you.” When JESUS returned to
heaven and sent the HOLY SPIRIT upon the Disciples, they
immediately received a better knowledge and understanding of
JESUS Himself, than they had had all the time that He was
actually present with them on Earth. Thus the HOLY SPIRIT
fulfilled His Ministry to reveal, interpret and glorify the person,
the work and the message of Christ.
• JOHN the BAPTIST’S introduction of JESUS as “The BAPTISER in
the HOLY SPIRIT” is placed at the forefront of all 4 gospels. The
New Testament places the greatest possible emphasis upon this
aspect of Christ‘s Ministry. The Christian Church should do the
same.
• By His death on the cross, JESUS purchased for every Believer
the Gift of the HOLY SPIRIT (Galatians 3:13-14). After His
Resurrection and Ascension, it was His unique privilege to
 receive this Gift from the FATHER and to bestow it upon His
Disciples.
• All through the New Testament the Baptism in the HOLY SPIRIT is
attested by the SUPERNATURAL EVIDENCE of SPEAKING in
TONGUES.
• At the close of this Age GOD has Promised a Final, WORLDWIDE
Outpouring of the HOLY SPIRIT. Every Christian has the Scriptural
Right to ASK GOD for this GIFT.

RESULTS OF THE BAPTISM IN THE HOLY SPIRIT

Introduction:
The BAPTISM in The HOLY SPIRIT is a SUPERNATURAL Enduement with
POWER from HEAVEN to EQUIP The CHRISTIANS for Effective Witness
and Service. It is attested by speaking in a language given by The
HOLY SPIRIT, but unknown to the one speaking. It enables the
CHRISTIANS to build up his own SPIRITUAL LIFE by direct and continual
communication with GOD, and is the gateway into life in which both
the gifts and the fruits of The HOLY SPIRIT should be MANIFESTED. In
the NEW TESTAMENT CHURCH, this experience was considered normal
for all believers.

• Joel 2:28-29 NKJV

28 "And it shall come to pass afterward
That I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
Your old men shall dream dreams,
Your young men shall see visions.
29 And also on My menservants and on My maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days.

• Acts 2:15-18 NKJV

15 For these are not drunk, as you suppose, since it is only the third
hour of the day. 16 But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:
17'And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God,
That I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh;
Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
Your young men shall see visions,
Your old men shall dream dreams.
18 And on My menservants and on My maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days;
And they shall prophesy.

1. What happened to the disciples on the day of PENTECOST when

they were all filled with the HOLY GHOST? (Acts 2:4)
They spoke with other tongues as the Holy Spirit gave them
utterance
2. Through whose preaching did the people in SAMARIA come to
believe in JESUS CHRIST? (Acts 8:12)
The preaching of PHILIP
3. When PETER and JOHN came to SAMARIA, how did they pray for
the CHRISTIANS there? (Acts 8:15)
That they might receive the Holy Ghost
4. How did the CHRISTIANS at SAMARIA receive the HOLY GHOST?
(Acts 8:17)
They (i.e. PETER and JOHN) laid hands upon them

5. How did SAUL of TARSUS (PAUL) receive the HOLY GHOST? (Acts
9:17)
ANANIAS put his hands upon him
6. As PETER was preaching to the people in the house of
CORNELIUS, what happened to ALL who heard him? (Acts 10:44)
The Holy Ghost fell on them all
7. How did PETER and his companions know that all these people in
the house of CORNELIUS had received the HOLY GHOST? (Acts
10:45-46)
They heard them speak with tongues and Magnify GOD
8. What question did PAUL ask the Disciples at EPHESUS? (Acts
19:2)
Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye Believed?
9. How did these Disciples at EPHESUS receive the HOLY GHOST?
(Acts 19:6)
PAUL laid his hands upon them
10. What happened after the HOLY GHOST came on these
Disciples? (Acts 19:6)
They spoke in tongues and prophesied
11. How much did PAUL say that he himself spoke in
TONGUES? (1 Corinthians 14:18)
More than ye all (i.e. more than all the Christians at CORINTH)
12. Write down 3 things that a CHRISTIAN does when he
speaks in an UNKNOWN TONGUE? (1 Corinthians 14:2,4)
He speaks to GOD (Not to men) + He speaks Mysteries + He
Edifies himself
13. If a CHRISTIAN prays in an UNKNOWN TONGUE, what part
of him is then PRAYING? (1 Corinthians 14:14)
His Spirit
 14. How did JESUS say that TRUE WORSHIPPERS should
WORSHIP GOD? (John 4;23,24)
In Spirit and Truth
15. How did JUDE exhort CHRISTIANS to build themselves up in
their FAITH? (Jude 20)
By praying always in the holy Ghost
16. When a CHRISTIAN speaks in an UNKNOWN TONGUE, what
may he pray for next? (1 Corinthians 14:13)
That he may interpret
17. In a PUBLIC Meeting where there is no INTERPRETER, how may a
CHRISTIAN speak in an UNKNOWN TONGUE? (1 Corinthians
14:28)
He may speak to himself and to GOD
18. Did PAUL say that he wished that ALL CHRISTIANS spoke in
tongues? (1 Corinthians 14:5)
Yes
19. How many CHRISTIANS did PAUL say may PROPHESY? (1
Corinthians 14:31)
All
20. Should CHRISTIANS be ignorant about SPIRITUAL GIFTS? (1
Corinthians 12:1)
No
21. A LIST of 9 GIFTS of the SPIRIT. (1 Corinthians 12:8-10)
The Word of Wisdom + The Word of Knowledge +Faith + Gifts
of Healing + Working of Miracles + Prophecy + Discerning of
Spirits + Divers kinds of Tongues + Interpretation of Tongues
22. A LIST of the 9 FRUITS of the SPIRIT. (Galatians 5:22-23)
Love + Joy + Peace + Longsuffering + Gentleness +
Goodness + Faith + Meekness + Temperance
Should a CHRISTIAN have SPIRITUAL GIFTS without SPIRITUAL
FRUIT? (1 Corinthians 13:1-2)
No
23. Should a CHRISTIAN have SPIRITUAL FRUITS without
SPIRITUAL GIFTS? (1 Corinthians 12:31; 14:1)
No
24. 3 SUPERNATURAL OCCURENCES that will result from the
outpouring of the HOLY SPIRIT at the END of this AGE. (Acts 2:17)
Your Sons and Daughters shall Prophesy + Your Young Men
shall See Visions + Your Old Men shall Dream Dreams
46. 5 different SPIRITUAL contributions that a CHRISTIAN may
make at a MEETING with FELLOW CHRISTIANS. (1 Corinthians
14:26)
A Psalm + A Doctrine + A Tongue + A Revelation + An
Interpretation

NOTES:
• “Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh”
(Matthew 12:34). The first outflow of the HOLY SPIRIT is from the
Believer’s mouth.
• Through the Ministry of Philip, multitudes in Samaria had been
wonderfully saved and healed. But this was not sufficient for the
apostles. They expected all new converts to receive the Baptism
in the HOLY SPIRIT. This came to these converts in SAMARIA
through the Ministry of PETER and JOHN, as a separate
experience, subsequent to SALVATION.
• Laying on of hands to impart the HOLY SPIRIT was not confined
to Apostles. ANANIAS is merely called a “Disciples” (Acts 9:10).
Nor is laying of on of hands always needed to impart the HOLY
SPIRIT. In Acts 2:2-4 and Acts 10:44-46 the Believers received
without any laying of hands.
• At EPHESUS, as at SAMARIA, these Disciples received the
Baptism in the HOLY SPIRIT as a separate experience,
subsequent to Salvation. As in Acts 2:4 and Acts 10:46. their
experience culminated in speaking with other tongues (and also,
in this case, Prophesying)
• After receiving the Baptism in the HOLY SPIRIT, the primary use
of speaking in another tongue is for personal Worship and Prayer
The Believer does not understand with his mind what he is
saying, but his spirit holds direct communion with GOD, and in
this way he is able to Edify (build) himself.
• Throught the Gift of Interpretation Christians may come to know
the meaning of an utterance previously given in an unknown
tongue. In Public Meetings an utterance given out loud in an
unknown tongue should normally be followed by the
interpretation. If there is no one to interpret, the Believer may
speak in an unknown tongue “to himself and to GOD”.
• To “Prophesy” is to speak by the Supernatural Inspiration of the
HOLY SPIRIT in a Language understood by the speaker and by
those spoken to.
• There is an important logical distinction between “Gifts” and
“Fruit”. A “Gift’ is imparted and received by a momentary act.
“Fruit” is cultivated by the time and labour (2 Timothy 2:6).
Consider the difference between a Christmas tree with its Gifts,
and an Apple tree with its Fruit. Spiritually, gifts are not
substitute for Fruit, and Fruit is not a substitute for Gifts. GOD’S
Provision is for all Christians to have both. (Note that Love is
never called a “Gift”).
• The full outpouring of the HOLY SPIRIT always produces a variety
of Supernatural Manifestations. Through these, Christians are
able to minister to one another on a level higher than that of
Natural ability or education.
 WORSHIP AND PRAYER
Introduction:
PRAYER is the great means by which CHRISTIANS come into the
presence of GOD, to WORSHIP HIM, and to RECEIVE from HIM the
GUIDANCE, the HELP, and the STRENGTH which they need at ALL
TIMES. Every Christian should set aside regular times each day, to
spend in personal prayer and BIBLE reading. The most POWERFUL and
INFLUENTIAL PERSON in the WORLD is the CHRISTIAN who knows how
to PRAY and get his PRAYERS ANSWERED. To be able to pray in this
way we must follow carefully the instructions of GOD’S WORD, which
are set out in this study, and we must have the help of the HOLY
SPIRIT.

• John 15:7 NKJV

7 If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you
desire, and it shall be done for you. 8 By this My Father is glorified, that
you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples.

1. What kind of people is GOD seeking? (John 4:23,24)

True Worshippers, who will Worship GOD in Spirit and in Truth
2. In whose prayer does the LORD delight? (Proverbs 15:8)
The Prayer of the Upright
3. What kind of Prayer produces RESULTS? (James 5:16)
The Effectual Fervent Prayer of a Righteous man
4. I we wish GOD to hear our Prayers, what 2 things must we do?
(John 9:31)
Worship GOD + Do GOD’S Will
5. By what may we enter boldly into the HOLY Presence of GOD?
(Hebrews 10:19)
By the Blood of JESUS
6. With what 2 things should we enter GOD’S Presence? (Psalm
100:4)
Thanksgiving + Praise
7. What should a CHRISTIAN do instead of worrying? (Philippians
4:6)
In everything by Prayer and Supplication with Thanksgiving make
known his request to GOD
8. In whose name should we PRAY, and with what motive? (John
14:13)
In the Name of JESUS, for GOD to be GLORIFIED
9. Upon what 2 conditions may we ask for what we will from GOD?
(John 15:7)
If we Abide in Christ + If His Words Abide in us
10. 4 things , found in the following verses, which will hinder
the answers to our Prayers:
(Psalm 66:18) If we “Regard Iniquity’ (Tolerate Sin) in our heart +
(James 1:6, 7) If we waiver and do not ask in faith + (James 4:3) If
we ask amiss, to gratify our own lusts + (1 Peter 3:7) A wrong
relationship between Husband and Wife
11. In order to overcome SATANIC FORCES, what must we
sometimes join with Prayer? (Mark 9:29)
Fasting
12. In order to receive the things that we desire, what must we do
when we Pray? (Mark 11:24)
Believe that we receive them (At the time of praying)
13. If we have anything against other people when we pray,
what must we do first? (Mark 11:25) + (Luke 6:37)
We must forgive them
14. If we forgive others, how will GOD deal with us? (Mark
11:25)
GOD will forgive us
15. If we do not forgive others, how will GOD deal with us?
(Mark 11:26)
GOD will not forgive us
16. If we Pray according to the will of GOD, of what 2 things may we
be confident? (1 John 5:14,15)
That GOD hears us + That we have the petitions that we desired
17. How did DAVID say he would begin each day? (Psalm 5:3)
By directing his prayer to GOD and looking up
18. At what 3 times did DAVID decide to pray each day?
(Psalm 55:17) + (Psalm 141:2)
Evening + Morning + Noon
19. Apart from such regular times of PRAYER, how often
should we Pray? (Ephesians 6:18) + (1 Thessalonians 5:17)
Always without ceasing
20. When we do not have STRENGHT or KNOWLEDGE to PRAY
aright, who helps us to pray according to GOD’S Will? (Romans
8:26,27)
The Holy Spirit
21. If we are Praying alone, what does JESUS tell us to do?
(Matthew 6:6)
Enter into our closet and shut the door
22. How does JESUS say that this kind of Prayer will be
rewarded? (Matthew 6:6)
Our Heavenly Father will reward us openly
23. I we meet with other CHRISTIANS for Prayer in the NAME of
JESUS, what PROMISE has JESUS given us? (Matthew 18:20) +
(John 2:19 to 22)
JESUS Himself is in the midst
24. What should be our attitude towards other CHRISTIANS
with whom we Pray ? (Matthew 18:19)+ (Galatians 6:2)
 We should agree with them concerning anything that we ask
25. For whom should we pray especially? ( 1 Timothy 2:1,2)
For Kings and All in Authority
26. What position of the body does PAUL here recommend for
PRAYER? (1 Timothy 2:8) + (Moses *Exodus 17:11) + (Ezra *
Nehemiah 8:6) (lamentations 3:40,41)
Lifting up Holy hands
27. What 2 wrong mental attitudes must we guard against
when Praying? (1 Timothy 2:8) + (Psalm 141:2) + (Psalm 55:17)
Wrath + Doubting
28. What is the result of getting our prayers answered (John
16:24)
Our Joy is full

NOTES:
• The whole BIBLE and specially the New Testament emphasizes
both the willingness and the ability of GOD to answer prayer
(Matthew 7:7, 8) Indeed, GOD is more willing to answer prayer,
than men are to pray. However, in order to receive the answers
to our prayers, we must meet the conditions stated in GOD’S
WORD.
• ACCESS ONLY THROUGH CHRIST. As sinners, we can be
reconciled to GOD only through the propitiatory sacrifice and the
mediatorial ministry of Christ. In recognition of this, we come to
GOD through the Name and the Blood of JESUS.
• RIGHT APPROACH: Worship, Thanksgiving, Praise.
• RIGHT CHARACTER: Truth, Uprightness, Righteousness,
Obedience (all possible only as we “Abide in Christ”).
• RIGHT MOTIVE: for GOD’S Glory, not to gratify our own lusts.
• RIGHT RELATIONSHIPS with other people, especially those
closest to us.
• Praying ACCORDING TO GOD’S WILL, revealed in His WORD.
• APPROPRIATING BY FAITH the answer to our prayer at the actual
moment that we Pray. “Now is the accepted time” (2 Corinthians
6:2)
• REGULARITY and PERSISTENCE (Luke 18:1-8)
• FERVENCY, SELFDENIAL, COMMITMENT.
• In all this, we cannot rely merely upon our own will,
understanding or strength, but we must have the
SUPERNATURAL, HELP OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.
• The REWARDS for right praying.

WATER BAPTISM: HOW? WHEN? WHY?

Introduction:
JESUS Himself said: (Mark 16:16) “He who believes and is baptized will
be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. “ GOD’S
Way of SALVATION is still the same: First BELIEVE, then be BAPTISED.
Believing in CHRIST produces an inward change in our hearts; being
baptized in water is an outward act of obedience, by which we testify
of the change that has taken place in our hearts. By the act, we make
ourselves one with CHRIST in His BURIAL and His RESURRECTION; we
are SEPERATED from the OLD LIFE of SIN and DEFEAT; we come out of
the water to lead A NEW LIFE of RIGHTEOUSNESS and VICTORY, made
POSSIBLE by GOD’S POWER in US. The SCRIPTURES in this study
explain very carefully HOW, WHEN, and WHY we must be BAPTISED.

• Romans 6:4 NKJV

4 Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that
just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even
so we also should walk in newness of life.

• Ephesians 5:1-21 NKJV

5:1 Therefore be imitators of God as dear children. 2 And walk in love,
as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a
sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma. 3 But fornication and all
uncleanness or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as
is fitting for saints; 4 neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor coarse
jesting, which are not fitting, but rather giving of thanks. 5 For this you
know, that no fornicator, unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an
idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. 6 Let
no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the
wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience. 7 Therefore do not
be partakers with them.

8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk
as children of light 9(for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness,
righteousness, and truth), 10 finding out what is acceptable to the
Lord. 11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness,
but rather expose them. 12 For it is shameful even to speak of those
things which are done by them in secret. 13 But all things that are
exposed are made manifest by the light, for whatever makes manifest
is light. 14 Therefore He says:

"Awake, you who sleep,

Arise from the dead,
And Christ will give you light."

15 See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, 16
redeeming the time, because the days are evil. 17 Therefore do not be
unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is. 18 And do not be
drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit, 19
speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,
singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, 20 giving thanks
always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus
Christ, 21 submitting to one another in the fear of God.

1. What reason did JESUS Himself give for being BAPTISED?

(Matthew 3:15)
Thus it becometh us to fulfill all righteousness
2. How did the HOLY SPIRIT show that He was pleased with the
BAPTISM of JESUS? (Matthew 3:16)
He descended like a dove, and lighted upon Him
3. What did GOD the FATHER say about JESUS when He was
BAPTISED/ (Matthew 3:17)
This is My Beloved Son in whom I Am well pleased
4. Did JESUS go down into the water to be BAPTISED? (Matthew
3:16)
Yes
5. If a person wishes to be SAVED, what did JESUS say he should do
after BELIEVING the GOSPEL? ((Mark 16:16)
He should be Baptized
6. What did JESUS tell His DISCIPLES to do to people before
BAPTISING them? (Matthew 28:19)
To teach them
7. To whom did JESUS send His DISCIPLES with this MESSAGE?
(Matthew 28:19)
To All Nations
8. What does JESUS expect people to do after being BAPTISED?
(Matthew 28:20)
To observe all things which he has commanded
9. What did PETER tell people to do after being BAPTISED? (Acts
2:38)
To repent
10. How many people did PETER say should be BAPTISED?
(Acts 2:38)
Everyone
11. How did the people act who gladly received GOD’S WORD?
(Acts 2:41)
They were Baptized
12. What did the people of SAMARIA do after they BELIEVED
PHILIP’S Preaching? (Acts 8:12)
They were Baptized
13. What did PHILIP tell the eunuch he must do before he could
be BAPTISED? (Acts 8:37)
Believe with all his heart
14. What did the eunuch answer? (Acts 8:37)
 I Believe that JESUS CHRIST is the Son GOD
15. Did the eunuch go down into the water to be BAPTISED?
(Acts 8:38)
Yes
16. How did the eunuch feel after being BAPTISED? (Acts 8:39)
He went on his way Rejoicing
17. After CORNELIUS and his friends had been SAVED and had
received the HOLY SPIRIT, what did PETER command them to do
next? (Acts 10:44-48)
To be Baptized
18. What did the PHILIPPIAN jailor and his family do after
believing PAUL’S Message? (Acts 19:29-33)
They were all Baptized
19. What did the DISCIPLES at EPHESUS do after believing
PAUL’S Message? (Acts 19:4,5)
They were Baptized
20. Through which two experiences do Believers follow Christ when
they are Baptized ?(Romans 6:4) (Colossians 2:12)
His Burial + His Resurrection
21. How does PAUL say Believers should live after being baptized?
(Romans 6:4)
They should walk in newness of life
22. Is there any difference between Believers of different races after
being Baptized? (Galatians 3:26-28)
None
23. Two pictures of Water baptism found in the Old Testament and
referred to in the New Testament:(1 Corinthians 10:1,2 + Exodus
14:21,22) + (1 Peter 3:20,21 + Genesis Chapters 6 & 7)
The Israelites passing through the Red Sea + Noah and his family
passing through the flood in the Arks

NOTES:
• Although Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist, He was not in
the same class as all the others whom John baptized. John’s
baptism was a “baptism of repentance”, accompanied by
confession of sins (Mark 1:4, 5). But Jesus had no sins to confess,
or repent of. Rather, by being baptized in this way, Jesus set a
pattern for all who would afterward follow Him in Obedience to
the will of GOD. This is indicated by the reason which Jesus gave:
“There it becometh us to fulfill All Righteousness.” Thus”
establishes the manner of Baptism: going down into, and coming
up out of, the water. “It becometh us” establishes a precedent,
which it becomes all sincere Christians to follow, “To fulfill all
righteousness” First, the Christian is made righteous through his
faith in Christ. Then, in being baptized, he completes this inward
righteousness of faith by the outward act of obedience. Thus
 understood, this ordinance of Christian Baptism has the openly
expressed approval of all 3 Persons of the GODHEAD: FATHER,
SON and SPIRIT.
• Before being Baptized, a person should fulfill the following 3
conditions: (1) Be taught the nature and the reason of the act;
(2) Repent of his sins; (3) Believe in JESUS CHRIST as the SON of
GOD.
• JESAUS told His Disciples that this ordinance of Baptism was to
be for “All Nations”. There were to be no exceptions. In
fulfillment of this, the New Testament record shows that all new
converts were always Baptized without delay. In most cases this
took place on the actual day of conversion. Never was there any
lengthy delay between Conversion and Baptism. There is no
reason why this pattern should not be followed now, just as much
as in the early Church.
• By Baptism Christians publicly identify themselves with Christ in
His Burial and Resurrection. After Baptism, they are required to
lead a New Life of Righteousness, made possible by the Grace
and Power of the HOLY SPIRIT.
• 1 Corinthians 10:1-2 presents a Double Baptism for GOD’S
People, “In the Cloud and in the Sea”. Baptism “In the Cloud”
typifies Baptism in the HOLY SPIRIT. Baptism “In the Sea” typifies
Baptism in WATER.
• By Faith NOAH and his Family entered into the Ark (=Christ).
Then, in the Ark, they passed through the Water of the Flood
(=Baptism). They were thus saved from GOD’S Judgment,
separated from the Old Ungodly world, and ushered into a
completely New life.

WITNESSING AND WINNING SOULS

Introduction:
By His atoning death on the cross CHRIST has made SALVATION
possible for all men everywhere. But in order to receive SALVATION
each person must first hear the WORD of GOD and the TESTIMONY of
CHRIST. GOD’S PLAN is that every person who is SAVED should be
filled with The HOLY SPIRIT and should then use this POWER to
WITNESS to others of CHRIST, and that in this way the testimony of
CHRIST should continually be extended further and further abroad,
until; it has reached the uttermost part of the EARTH and until ALL
NATIONS have heard. This is the GREAT WAY in which ALL CHRISTIANS
can work together to prepare the way for the RETURN of CHRIST.
CHRISTIANS who are FAITHFUL in WITNESSING will receive a REWARD
from CHRIST HIMSELF, and will have the JOY of seeing in HEAVEN the
SOULS who have WON through their TESTIMONY. CHRISTIANS who are
UNFAITHFUL will have to answer to GOD for LOST SOULS to whom they
failed to witness.

• Acts 1:8 NKJV

8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you;
and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and
Samaria, and to the end of the earth."

1. What did CHRIST tell His Disciples that they were to be for Him?
(Acts 1:8)
Witnesses
2. How far did CHRIST say that the witness of His Disciples was to
extend? (Acts 1:8)
To the uttermost part of the Earth
3. To whom must the witness be extended before the END of this
AGE? (Matthew 24:14)
To All Nations
4. Of what 3 things concerning JESUS did PETER say that he and the
other Disciples were witnesses? (Acts 10:39-41)
All that H did + His Death + His Resurrection
5. What did GOD tell PAUL that he was to do for CHRIST? (Acts
22:15)
To be Witness to All Men of what he had seen and heard
6. What did PAUL continue to do from the day that he came to know
JESUS? (Acts 26:22) + (Acts 17:11,12) + (Acts 18:24-28)
Witnessing both to small and great that the Scriptures were true
7. What does a TRUE WITNESS do by his TESTIMONY? (Proverbs
14:25)
He delivers Souls
8. What should a WISE CHRISTIAN seek to do? (Proverbs 11:30)
To win Souls
9. After ANDREW found JESUS, whom did he in turn bring to JESUS?
(John 1:35-42)
His brother, SIMON PETER
10. After JESUS found PHILIP, whom did PHILIP in turn bring to
JESUS? (John 1:43-47)
NATHANAEL
11. When the PHARISEES questioned the man born blind, what did
he answer from his own experience? (John 9:25)
“One thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see”
12. What 2 things should we talk about and make know to
other people? (1 Chronicles 16:8,9)
GOD’S Deeds + His Wondrous Works
13. When people opposed PAUL’S Testimony in CORINTH, what did
GOD tell PAUL? (Acts 18:9)
“Be not afraid, but speak”
 14. What spirit did PAUL tell TIMOTHY was not from GOD? (2
Timothy 1:7)
The spirit of Fear
15. What does the fear of man bring? (Proverbs 29:25)
A Snare
16. What instruction did PAUL give TIMOTHY concerning the
Testimony of CHRIST? (2 Timothy 1:8)
Not to be ashamed of the testimony of Christ
17. When PETER and JOHN were commanded not to speak
about JESUS, what 2 answers did they give? (Acts 4:20) + (Acts
5:29)
“We cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard” +
“We ought to obey GOD rather than men”
18. When the other Disciples heard that PETER and JOHN had
been forbidden to speak about JESUS, what did they all do? (Acts
4:24)
They all prayed to GOD with one accord
19. After the Disciples had prayed and been filled with the
HOLY GHOST, what did they all do? (Acts 4:31)
They spoke the Word of GOD with Boldness
20. What special position did GOD give EZEKIEL among his people?
(Ezekiel 3:17)
A Watchman
21. What did GOD tell EZEKIEL would happen to him if he
failed to warn sinners? (Ezekiel 3:18)
GOD would require their blood at his hand
22. What 2 things did PAUL testify to all men at EPHESUS?
(Acts 20:21)
REPENTANCE TOWARD GOD + FAITH TOWARD OUR LORD JESUS
CHRIST
23. Why could PAUL say he was pure from the blood of all men
at EPHESUS? (Acts 20:26,27)
BECAUSE HE HAD NOT SHUNNED TO DECLARE UNTO THEM ALL THE
COUNSEL OF GOD
24. What is the final reward laid up for all Faithful Witnesses of
CHRIST? (2 Timothy 4:8)
A Crown of Righteousness

NOTES:
• Christians are not intended to be witnesses primarily to a
doctrine, an experience, or a denomination, but to CHRIST
HIMSELF. Jesus said; “I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw
all men unto me” (john 12:32). Christian testimony should uplift
Jesus. To do this effectively, it must be directed and empowered
by the HOLY SPIRIT.
 • Compare Acts 1:21-22 and Acts 4:33. The central fact of all
testimony concerning Christ is HIS RESURRECTION from the
dead.
• PAUL’S Testimony is a pattern for all Christians. It was based on
personal experience; it pointed to Christ; it confirmed the record
of the scriptures.
• Faithful personal testimony is the most effective way to win other
souls to Christ.
• Although PETER later became the acknowledged leader among
the apostles and the chief preacher, it was his brothe5r ANDREW
who first came to Christ, and then brought PETER in turn. Later,
PHILIP in the same way brought NATHANEL. Thus the pattern of
individual and soul-winning is set by the apostles themselves.
• A Christian conversation should be positive, glorifying GOD, and
building his own faith and that of others.
• The Greatest hindrance to effective Christian testimony is “the
spirit of fear” (Timidity). The BIBLE teaches clearly that this spirit
does not come from GOD, and that a Christian should not allow
himself to be ensnared or bound by it. The remedy is to be filled
with the HOLY SPIRIT.
• Prayer is the Great Weapon given to Christians to break down
the barriers to their Testimony.
• Like EZEKIEL in the Old Testament, PAUL in the New Testament
understood that he would be held accountable by GOD for those
to whom he had been given opportunity to testify. He understood
also that he was required by GOD to “Keep back nothing”, but to
declare “all the counsel of GOD”. GOD still requires the same
from Christians today.

GOD’S PLAN FOR PROSPERITY

Introduction:
All through the BIBLE GOD promises to bless and prosper those who
trust and serve HIM. In order to receive GOD’S financial and material
blessings, we must learn to follow GOD’S rule of faith, which says:
“Give, and it shall be given unto you (Luke 6:38). We begin by giving
back to GOD the First Tenth of All that we receive, in money or in
produce. This first Tenth, set aside for GOD, is called our “TITHE”, we
bring our “OFFERINGS” to GOD as the HOLY SPIRIT directs us. As we do
this in FAITH, GOD abundantly blesses us and supplies all our needs.

• Matthew 6:1-34 NKJV

1 "Take heed that you do not do your charitable deeds before men, to
be seen by them. Otherwise you have no reward from your Father in
heaven. 2 Therefore, when you do a charitable deed, do not sound a
trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the
streets, that they may have glory from men. Assuredly, I say to you,
they have their reward. 3 But when you do a charitable deed, do not
let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 that your
charitable deed may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret
will Himself reward you openly.
5 "And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites. For they
love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the
streets, that they may be seen by men. Assuredly, I say to you, they
have their reward. 6 But you, when you pray, go into your room, and
when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret
place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly. 7
And when you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do. For
they think that they will be heard for their many words. 8 Therefore do
not be like them. For your Father knows the things you have need of
before you ask Him. 9 In this manner, therefore, pray:
Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. 10 Your kingdom come.
Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven. 11 Give us this day our
daily bread. 12 And forgive us our debts, As we forgive our debtors. 13
And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
14 "For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will
also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive men their trespasses,
neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
16 "Moreover, when you fast, do not be like the hypocrites, with a sad
countenance. For they disfigure their faces that they may appear to
men to be fasting. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward. 17
But you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, 18 so
that you do not appear to men to be fasting, but to your Father who is
in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you
openly.
19 "Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and
rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; 20 but lay up for
yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys
and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your
treasure is, there your heart will be also.
22 "The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is good, your
whole body will be full of light. 23 But if your eye is bad, your whole
body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is
darkness, how great is that darkness!

24 "No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and
love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other.
You cannot serve God and mammon.
25 "Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will
eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is
not life more than food and the body more than clothing? 26 Look at
the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns;
yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than
they? 27 Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature? 28
So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field,
how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; 29 and yet I say to you that
even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 30 Now
if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is
thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little
faith? 31 Therefore do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What
shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' 32 "For after all these things
the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all
these things. 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His
righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. 34 Therefore
do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own
things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.

A. EXAMPLES OF GOD’S SERVANTS WHO HAVE

PROSPERED
1. When GOD gave ABRAHAM Victory in battle, what did
ABRAHAM give back to GOD’S PRIEST. MELCHIZEDEK?
(Genesis 14:19-20)
Tithes of all
2. How did GOD in turn deal with ABRAHAM? (Genesis 24:1)
GOD Blessed ABRAHAM in all things
3. What 3 things did JACOB want GOD to do for him? (Genesis
28:20)
Be with him + Keep him in the way he went + Give him Bread
to eat and Raiment to put on
4. What did JACOB promise to give GOD in return? (Genesis
28:22)
A Tenth of all that GOD would give him
5. How did GOD in turn deal with JACOB? (Genesis 33:11)
GOD dealt graciously with JACOB
6. What kind of man was JOSEPH? (Genesis 39:2)
A Prosperous man
7. What was the reason of JOSEPH’S Prosperity? (Genesis
39:2,23)
The Lord was with him and made what he did to prosper
8. What 3 things did GOD command JOSHUA concerning HIS
LAW? (Joshua 1:8)
It should not depart out of his mouth + He should meditate in
it Day and Night + He should observe to do everything that
was written in it
9. What did GOD promise JOSHUA if he would do these 3
things? (Joshua 1:8)
He would make his way Prosperous and have Good Success
10. What did DAVID promise SOLOMON if he would obey all the
STATUTES and JUDGMENTS of GOD’S LAW? (1 Chronicles
22:13)
Then shalt thou Prosper
11. As long as UZZIAH sought the LORD, what did GOD
do for him? (2 Chronicles 26:5)
GOD made him to Prosper
12. When HEZEKIAH sought and served GOD with all his heart,
what happened to him? (2 Chronicles 31:21 and 32:30)
He Prospered in all his works
B. CONDITIONS AND PROMISES OF PROSPERITY
1. Concerning a certain kind of person, GOD says that
“Whatsoever he doth shall prosper” (Psalm 1:3)
*3 things that such a person must not do (Psalm 1:1)
Not walk in the counsel of the ungodly + Not stand in the way
of sinners + Not sit in the seat of the scornful
*2 things that such a person must do (Psalm 1:2)
He must delight in the Law of the Lord + He must Meditate in
it Day and Night
2. In what 2 ways did GOD say that ISRAEL had been robbing
HIM? (Malachi 3:8)
In Tithes + In Offerings
3. What happened to ISRAEL as a result of robbing GOD?
(Malachi 3:9)
The Whole Nation was cursed with a curse
4. How did GOD tell ISRAEL to “PROVE” HIM (i.e. put HIM to
the TEST)? (Malachi 3:10)
By bringing all the Tithes into the Storehouse
5. What did GOD promise ISRAEL that HE would then do for
them? (Malachi 3:10)
Open the Windows of Heaven and pour out such a blessing
that there would not be room to contain it
6. What 2 things does CHRIST tell CHRISTIANS to seek before
all others? (Matthew 6:33)
The Kingdom of GOD + The Righteousness of GOD
7. What result does CHRIST promise will then follow?
(Matthew 6:33)
All the material things that they need will be added to them
8. When we give, with what measure will it be given back to
us? (Luke 6:38)
With the same measure that we “Mete” (=Measure) with
9. By what standard did PAUL tell each CHRISTIAN to measure
how much he should set aside for GOD? (1 Corinthians
16:2)
As GOD hath Prospered him
 10. For what purpose did CHRIST become poor? (2 Corinthians
8:9)
That we through His poverty might be Rich
11. What kind of person does GOD Love? (2 Corinthians 9:7)
A Cheerful giver
12. If we wish to reap bountifully, what must we do first? (2
Corinthians 9:6)
We must sow bountifully
13. If GOD’S Grace abounds towards us, what 2 results will
follow? (2 Corinthians 9:8)
We shall always have all sufficiency in all things + We shall
abound to every good work
14. From what kind of people will GOD withhold no good
thing?(Psalm 84:11)
Them that walk uprightly
15. What kind of people will not want (Lack) any good thing?
(Psalm 34:10)
They that seek the Lord
16. In what does the LORD take pleasure? (Psalm 35:27)
In the prosperity of His servant

NOTES:
• THE practice of “Tithing “did not begin with the Law of MOSES.
The first person recorded in the Bible as giving tithes is
ABRAHAM. In Romans 4:11-12. ABRAHAM is called “the father of
all them that believe.. who also walk in the steps of that faith of
our father ABRAHAM.” Believers who give their Tithes to GOD
today are certainly “walking in the steps of the faith of
ABRAHAM.”
• The priest to whom ABRAHAM gave Tithes was MELCHIZEDEK. In
Hebrews Chapters 5, 6, 7, it is shown that Christ is Our Great
“High Priest’ after the order of MELCHIZEDEK.” In this capacity,
He still receives the Tithes of His Believing people.
• Both ABRAHAM and JACOB experience GOD’S material blessings
as a result of their tithing. In Genesis 32:10 JACOB says “With my
staff I passed over JORDAN, and now I am become two bands.”
When JACOB started to give Tithes to GOD, he owned nothing but
the staff in his hand. “Twenty years later he was prosperous
head of a large and flourishing household.
• Outward circumstances cannot prevent GOD from keeping His
promises. Even in the prison JOSEPH prospered. Much more so,
when he became prime minister of EGYPT. JOSEPH’S prosperity
was the outworking of his character and his relationship to GOD.
 • JOSHUA was called to lead GOD’S people into “the promised
land”. Today Christians are called to enter “a land of promises”.
Then and now, the conditions for success are the same.
• From DAVID to the BABYLONIAN captivity, GOD prospered every
King of JUDAH who was obedient to the Law and faithful in the
service of the Temple.
• Unfaithfulness by GOD’S people in giving to GOD can bring a
National Curse. This Principle still applies Today.
• The only basis of Righteousness acceptable to GOD is FAITH.
“Whatsoever is not of Faith is sin” (Romans 14:23). Compare
Hebrews 11:6. This principle applies in our financial dealings as
much as in every other part of our life.
• According to the Bible poverty is a curse. Deuteronomy 28:15-68
lists all the curses that result from breaking GOD’S Law. In verse
48 the following are included: “Thou shalt serve tine enemies…in
hunger…in thirst…in nakedness …in want of all things.” This is
absolute poverty. On the cross Christ took upon Himself every
one of these curses (Galatians 3:13, 14). He was hungry, thirsty,
naked, in want of all things. He did this that Believers might in
return receive GOD’S Abundant Provision for every need.
(Philippians 4:19)
• Christians should give in the same way that a farmer sows a
seed > carefully, intelligently, in the area calculated to yield the
best returns for GOD’S KINGDOM.
• PROSPERITY is GOD’S will for His Believing, Obedient People.

THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST

Introduction:
When JESUS CHRIST first came to earth about 2000 years ago, His
Coming exactly fulfilled in every detail all the PROPHECIES of The
BIBLE relating to that event. When He left the earth to return to
Heaven, He promised His Disciples very definitely that He would come
back to earth again. Apart from these promises which JESUS Himself
gave, there are many prophecies throughout the whole BIBLE
concerning the SECOND COMING of CHRIST _ even more, in fact, than
there are about His FIRST COMING. Since the PROPHECIES of His first
coming were exactly and literally fulfilled, it is reasonable to believe
that the prophecies of His Second Coming will be fulfilled in the same
way. The SCRIPTURES in this study contain the CLEAR PROMISES of
CHRIST’S Return. They also tell us what will happen to CHRISTIANS at
that time, and how CHRISTIANS must in the meanwhile prepare
themselves.
Luke 21:36 NKJV
36 Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy
to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before
the Son of Man."

A. PROMISES OF CHRIST’S RETURN

1. For what purpose did CHRIST say He was leaving His DISCIPLES?
(John 14:2)
To go and prepare a place for them
2. What promise did CHRIST give His DISCIPLES when He left them?
(John 14:3)
I will come again and receive you unto myself
3. When CHRIST was taken up in HEAVEN, what promise did the
ANGELS give? (Acts 1:11)
This same JESUS shall so come in like manner as ye have seen Him
go into Heaven
4. What is the “BLESSED HOPE” to which all true Christians look
forward? (Titus 2:13)
The Glorious appearing of the Great GOD and Our Saviour JESUS
CHRIST
5. What 3 SOUNDS will be heard when CHRIST descends from
HEAVEN? (1 Thessalonians 4:16)
A Shout + The Voice of the archangel + The Trump of GOD

B. WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO CHRISTIANS

1. Will All CHRISTIANS have died when CHRIST comes? (1
Corinthians 15:51)
No
2. At this time what will happen to CHRISTIANS who have died? (1
Thessalonians 4:16)
They will arise (from the dead)
3. Write down 2 things that will happen to all CHRISTIANS, whether
they have died or not. (1 Corinthians 15:51) + (1 Thessalonians
4:17)
They will be changed + They will be caught up in the clouds to meet
the Lord in the air
4. Will these CHRISTIANS ever again be separated from the LORD?
(1 Thessalonians 4:17)
Never
5. When we actually see the LORD, what change will take place in
us? (1 John 3:2)
We shall be like Him
6. As a result of this change, what will the body of the CHRISTIAN
then be like? (Philippians 3:21)
Like the Glorious (Glorified) Body of CHRIST
 7. What 2 words does PAUL use to describe the body of the
Christians after Resurrection? (1 Corinthians 15:53)
Incorruption + Immortality
8. How does the BIBLE describe the FEAST which CHRISTIANS will
then ENJOY? (Revelation 19:9)
The Marriage Supper of the Lamb (LAMB (CHRIST)

C. HOW CHRISTIANS MUST PREPARE

1. What did the LAMB’S Wife do before the MARRIAGE SUPPER?
(Revelation 19:7)
She has made herself ready
2. What kind of clothing did she wear? (Revelation19:8)
Fine linen, clean and white (Bright)
3. What does the fine linen represent? (Revelation 19:8)
The Righteousness of Saints
4. Of the 10 Virgins, which ones went in to the MARRIAGE?
(Matthew 25:10)
That they were ready
5. If a man has the HOPE of seeing the LORD, when He comes, how
does he prepare himself for this? (1 John 3:3)
He purifies himself even as He (CHRIST) is pure
6. To whom will CHRIST appear the second time unto SALVATION?
(Hebrews 9:28)
To them that look for Him
7. What 2 things must we follow after, if we desire to see the LORD?
(Hebrews 12:14)
Peace with all men + Holiness
8. 3 Conditions which should mark out all Christians at CHRIST’S
Coming (2 Peter 3:14)
In Peace + Without Spot + Blameless
9. What expression does CHRIST use to show how sudden His
Coming will be? (Revelation 3:3;16:15)
As a thief
10. Who knows the day and hour of Christ’s Coming? (Mark
13:32)
Only GOD the Father
11. What did CHRIST warn ALL CHRISTIANS to do in view of His
Coming? (mark 13:35-37)
To watch
12. What did CHRIST warn ALL CHRISTIANS to do in addition to
Watching? (Luke 21:36)
To pray always
13. What 3 things did CHRIST warn CHRISTIANS could keep
them from being ready? (Luke 21:34)
Gluttony + Drunkenness + Cares of this Life
 SIGNS OF CHRIST’S 2nd COMING
Introduction:
The BIBLE tells us of various special things which will be happening in
the WORLD at the time just before CHRIST’S Second Coming, and
which will be signs to warn us that He is coming soon. In this study
some of the most important signs are stated. They are divided into two
groups:

A. SIGNS IN THE WORLD OF RELIGION

1. Worldwide outpouring of The HOLY SPIRIT (Acts 2:17) + (Joel
2:28)
2. Worldwide Evangelism and Missionary Activity (Matthew 24:14)
3. Christians afflicted, killed and hated (Matthew 24:9)
4. Many False Prophets (Matthew 24:11)
5. A great falling away from the Christian faith (2 Thessalonians
2:3)
6. Many Christians being led astray by deceptions of the devil (1
Timothy 4:1)
7. The LOVE of many Christians growing cold ((Matthew 14:12)
8. Great International Wars (Matthew 24:7)
9. Increase of Travel and Knowledge (Daniel 12:4)
10. Rise of Zionism and Rebuilding of The State of ISRAEL (Psalm
102:16)
11. JERUSALEM liberated from GENTILE Dominion (Luke 21:24)
12. Many scoffers, denying the WORD of GOD and the PROMISE of
CHRIST’S return. (2 Peter 3:2 to 7)
13. People absorbed in Material Pleasures and Pursuits, and
forgetting the impending Judgments of GOD. (Luke 17:26 to 30)
14. Great decline in Moral and Ethical Standards, combined with the
Outward forms of Religion. (2 Timothy 3:1 to 5)
15. Abounding Iniquity (Literally, “LAWLESSNESS”) (Matthew 24:12)
16. FAMINES and PESTILENCES (Matthew 24:7)
17. INCREASE and SEVERITY and FREQUENCY of EARTHQUAKES
(Matthew 24:7)
18. DISTRESS and PERPLEXITY of NATIONS (Luke 21:25)
19. Many ANTI-CHRISTS (1 John 2:18) + (Matthew 24:24)

NOTES:

• “Out of the mouth of 2 or 3 witnesses shall every word be

established” (Matthew 18:16), Concerning the return of Christ
we have the 3 witnesses; (1) Christ Himself (John 14:3); (2)
The Angels (Acts 1:11); (3)The Apostle Paul (1 Thessalonians
4:16)
• Evangelistic and Missionary Outreach are the natural outcome
of the outpouring of GOD’S Spirit.
 • The rise of ZIONISM, the rebirth of the State of Israel, and the
“Six day War” of 1967 are among the Great Miracles of
Modern History. Someone has said; “The JEWS are the minute
hand on GOD’S Prophetic Clock, and that hand has almost
reached midnight.”
• The past century has witnessed systematic attacks on the
Bible such as no previous century can record. Paradoxically
enough, these attacks on the Bible are actually confirmations
of its accuracy, since the Bible clearly predicts them.
• These signs are attested daily by the Newspapers of the
Modern world. Compare Luke 17:26 with Genesis 6:5, 12, 13.
The three main evil features of NOAH’S day were: (1) Evil
Imaginations; (2) Sexual Corruption and Perversion; (3)
Violence.
• Famines and Pestilences naturally tend to go together, and
both are often caused by war.
• The work of “the spirit of the anti-christ” is two fold: first, to
displace Christ from His GOD – given position of Authority and
Supremacy; Second, to raise up another in Christ’s place. In
this sense, the 3 Political “isms” of this Generation – FASCISM,
NAZISM and COMMUNISM – have all been “anti-christian” (as
are many other political and religious forces at work in the
world today) However, the world still awaits the final “anti-
christ”, as described in 2 Thessalonians 2:3 to 12.

• James 1:1-27 NKJV

1 James, a bondservant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ,

To the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad:

Greetings.

2 My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, 3
knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. 4 But let
patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete,
lacking nothing. 5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who
gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. 6
But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a
wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind. 7 For let not that man
suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; 8 he is a double-
minded man, unstable in all his ways.

9 Let the lowly brother glory in his exaltation, 10 but the rich in his
humiliation, because as a flower of the field he will pass away. 11 For
no sooner has the sun risen with a burning heat than it withers the
grass; its flower falls, and its beautiful appearance perishes. So the rich
man also will fade away in his pursuits.

12 Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been
approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised
to those who love Him. 13 Let no one say when he is tempted, "I am
tempted by God"; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He
Himself tempt anyone. 14 But each one is tempted when he is drawn
away by his own desires and enticed. 15 Then, when desire has
conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings
forth death. 16 Do not be deceived, my beloved brethren. 17 Every
good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from
the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of
turning. 18 Of His own will He brought us forth by the word of truth,
that we might be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures.

19 So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow

to speak, slow to wrath; 20 for the wrath of man does not produce the
righteousness of God.

21 Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and

receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your
souls. 22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving
yourselves. 23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he
is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; 24 for he observes
himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was.
25 But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it,
and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be
blessed in what he does. 26 If anyone among you thinks he is religious,
and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one's
religion is useless. 27 Pure and undefiled religion before God and the
Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep
oneself unspotted from the world.

Every Believer is SHAPED for SERVING GOD

Your hands shaped me and made me. *Job 10:8 (New

International Version)

The People I (GOD) have SHAPED for MYSELF will BROADCAST

MY Praises. *Isaiah 43:21 (New Jerusalem Bible)

• 1 Peter 2:9-10 NKJV

9 But you are A Chosen Generation, A Royal Priesthood, A Holy
Nation, His Own Special People, that you may proclaim the praises
of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; 10 who
once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not
obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy.

Luke 10:25-37 (NKJV)

25 And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested Him, saying,
"Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" 26 He said to him,
"What is written in the law? What is your reading of it?" 27 So he
answered and said, “‘You shall love the LORD your God with all your
heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind,'
and 'your neighbor as yourself.' “28 And He said to him, "You have
answered rightly; do this and you will live." 29 But he, wanting to
justify himself, said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?" 30 Then Jesus
answered and said: "A certain man went down from Jerusalem to
Jericho, and fell among thieves, who stripped him of his clothing,
wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. 31 Now by chance
a certain priest came down that road. And when he saw him, he
passed by on the other side. 32 Likewise a Levite, when he arrived at
the place, came and looked, and passed by on the other side. 33 But a
certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was. And when he
saw him, he had compassion. 34 So he went to him and bandaged his
wounds, pouring on oil and wine; and he set him on his own animal,
brought him to an inn, and took care of him. 35 On the next day, when
he departed, he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and
said to him, 'Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, when I
come again, I will repay you.' 36 So which of these three do you think
was neighbor to him who fell among the thieves?" 37 And he said, "He
who showed mercy on him." Then Jesus said to him, "Go and do
likewise."

1 John 4:20-21 (NKJV)

20 If someone says, "I love God," and hates his brother, he is a liar; for
he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love
God whom he has not seen? 21 And this commandment we have from
Him: that he who loves God must love his brother also.

Matthew 25:29-46 (NKJV)

29 For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have
abundance; but from him who does not have, even what he has will be
taken away. 30 And cast the unprofitable servant into the outer
darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'

31 "When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels
with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. 32 All the nations
will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from
another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. 33 And He
will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left. 34 Then
the King will say to those on His right hand, 'Come, you blessed of My
Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of
the world: 35 for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and
you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; 36 I was
naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in
prison and you came to Me.' 37 "Then the righteous will answer Him,
saying, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and
give You drink? 38 When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or
naked and clothe You? 39 Or when did we see You sick, or in prison,
and come to You?' 40 "And the King will answer and say to them,
'Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of
these My brethren, you did it to Me.' 41 "Then He will also say to those
on the left hand, 'Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire
prepared for the devil and his angels: 42 for I was hungry and you gave
Me no food; I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink; 43 I was a stranger
and you did not take Me in, naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and
in prison and you did not visit Me.' 44 "Then they also will answer Him,
saying, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or
naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?' 45 "Then He
will answer them, saying, 'Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did
not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.' 46 "And
these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into
eternal life."

• Zechariah 4:6 NKJV

'Not by Might nor by Power, but by My Spirit,' Says the LORD of hosts.

• Psalm 20:7 NKJV

Some trust in Chariots, and some in Horses;
But we will remember the Name of the LORD our GOD.

• Proverbs 27:1 NKJV

Do not boast about tomorrow,
For you do not know what a day may bring forth.
 • Luke 12:15-21 NKJV
15 JESUS said to them, "Take heed and beware of covetousness, for
one's life does not consist in the abundance of the things he
possesses." 16 Then He spoke a parable to them, saying: "The ground
of a certain rich man yielded plentifully. 17 And he thought within
himself, saying, 'What shall I do, since I have no room to store my
crops?' 18 So he said, 'I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build
greater, and there I will store all my crops and my goods. 19 And I will
say to my soul, "Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years;
take your ease; eat, drink, and be merry." ‘20 But God said to him,
'Fool! This night your soul will be required of you; then whose will those
things be which you have provided?' 21 So is he who lays up treasure
for himself, and is not rich toward God."

• James 4:13-17 NKJV

13 Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go to such and
such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit"; 14
whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your
life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes
away. 15 Instead you ought to say, "If the Lord wills, we shall live and
do this or that." 16 But now you boast in your arrogance. All such
boasting is evil. 17 Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does
not do it, to him it is sin.

• Jeremiah 9:23-24 NKJV

23 Thus says the LORD:

"Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom,

Let not the mighty man glory in his might,
Nor let the rich man glory in his riches;
24 But let him who glories glory in this,
That he understands and knows Me,
That I am the LORD, exercising lovingkindness, judgment, and
righteousness in the earth.
For in these I delight," says the LORD.

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