Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: believe, Christ, conditions, covers, emulate, forgiveness, grace, lesson, previous life, trespasses, unforgiveness, witness
For the next few blogs we are going to be on the subject of forgiveness. Forgiveness is the crux of what we believe. Without it, nothing else makes sense.
The lesson on Forgiveness is an extensive one. It covers the forgiveness we receive from God, the forgiveness we extend to others and the forgiveness we receive from others. Pride can stand in the way of receiving forgiveness from others. They don’t want to receive forgiveness because they are relishing in their pride. That is not easy to understand.
Let’s look at the conditions of forgiveness by the Father.
Matthew 6:14-15 “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you don’t forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
This lesson is for those who already believe those who do not believe will not understand what is being said. Sometimes we do not value the Grace of God that has been given us and we choose not to extend mercy and that really troubles the Lord. He wants us to reflect and remember. Back when there were animal and bird sacrifices being made, they had to watch the slaughter of something they had daily contact with. When they sinned they had to give a bullock that they had daily contact with. They witnessed the terror that came on an animal that they had contact with on a daily basis. The consequence of their sin was visual.
God wants us to reflect on our previous life and remember that because of the slaughter of the Lamb of God, you are in a position of Grace and you have received forgiveness, not by your own merits, but because of Sovereign Provision, you have been extended Grace. In other words, because of Christ being crucified you received provision so that you could receive the spiritual remedy of forgiveness. Forgiveness is a spiritual remedy. It is a remedy for the burden of your sin. If you are not forgiving others, you have lost your way. You have forgotten that you, too, were under condemnation, you, too, had sins multiplied. In other words, He wants us to reflect on the state of our condition prior to us receiving forgiveness from Him.
The Holy Spirit is teaching us to emulate Christ. Remember the woman at the well? There Jesus recalled the woman’s sins and forgave her. If we do not forgive other’s sins then we cannot receive God’s mercy. If we hold unforgiveness in our hearts then it is like a seedling and it seeds bitterness. And every other kid of confusion and evil will follow. It becomes a seed that grows into weeds of hard heartedness and hard headedness and every other kind of wickedness will come from that seedling.
God wants you to tend your temple. Allow the gardener to tend you and you tend the temple. What temple am I referring to? 1Cor. 3:16 Don’t you know that you are a temple of God, and that God’s Spirit lives in you? Can unforgiveness abide in the temple of the Holy Spirit and be in good standing with God? Absolutely not. It is a matter of stewardship that you tend the temple that is you. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 Or don’t you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. Therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.
It is not just for your benefit that God wants you to forgive, but, it is for the sake of your witness. What does your face look like when you are holding unforgiveness? It looks like you ate on lemons and sour pickles for an hour. There is no joy. When unforgiveness settled in the camp, joy left. What does that do for your witness? John 15:9-12 I have spoken these things to you, that my joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be made full. “This is my commandment, that you love one another, even as I have loved you.
Why does He want you to forgive? Because you receive forgiveness. Why does He want you to tend the temple? Because you are a witness. A witness of what? A witness of the Living God Who is dwelling in you and if you hold to unforgiveness, it is contrary to Christ’s likeness. Therefore the witness to Christ is damaged.
Luke 3:3 He came into all the region around the Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for remission of sins.
Can you expect to receive forgiveness without repentance? It’s folly. It is like expecting to receive the promises of God without belief. It’s insanity. You’ll never receive with double-mindedness. You’ll never receive the promise without belief. Confession of sin is just one portion of the process. Repentance is a universal requirement of God. The repentance that Christ is looking for in your life is a life-style. It means you have a value set that would not permit you to hold unforgiveness. It means that you are unwilling to allow that to occupy the Temple of God in which you are. That is repentance in light of unforgiveness.
When you accept unforgiveness, then you are accepting the unacceptable in light of who you are; In light of the calling of God on your life, of the office of the ambassadorship, the priesthood of the believer. Do you realize that you have been called and you have been called by birthright in to the priesthood of God? And the countenance of unforgiveness does not allow the emulation of Christ to come forth in the ministry and priesthood. Do you see the danger of it? So, what is repentance in light of unforgiveness? That you would have a value set and that you would not tolerate unforgiveness and see it as an enemy. You would see it as an unacceptable character that God does not want to remain in you.
Luke 17:3-4 Be careful. If your brother sins against you, rebuke him. If he repents, forgive him. If he sins against you seven times in the day, and seven times returns, saying, ‘I repent,’ you shall forgive him.”
For your sake, forgive even if they do not repent. If you hold unforgiveness, whether they repent or not, you become the prisoner. When Jesus says that someone comes to you seven times a day and says they repent, you should forgive them, does that sound negotiable? It is non-negotiable. This is a direct command. Do you understand the weight of this? Why, of who you are you would not let the value set of unforgiveness remain in you. As an act of obedience forgive everyone, even the one in the mirror.
Tomorrow we will continue with this thought. God bless.
“Hi. I was wondering where the best place is to look for books to teach my children at home? With all the violence and false teaching in the schools today, I am leaning toward home study for my children.”
“Totally understand your concerns. I found Christian Books to have the most extensive selection of home study books. They even have them bundled so you can buy a subject all together. And they have all sorts of wonderful Easter cards and projects and things that cover almost every aspect of the Christian lifestyle. I get into the Christian fiction books myself. I’ll tell you where I found Christian books. Just go to http://www.soulwinnerradio.com and click on the Christian Books.com link right above the picture of the station manager. It is small but, if you click it, you are in for big rewards.”
Surrounding myself with Audible Faith keeps me in an atmosphere that is much easier to experience the faith that I have. They say that there is constant music and praise to the Lord in heaven. So, I guess Audible faith is as close to heaven as we are going to get down here.
I find myself overwhelmed with the selection at the Audible Faith music store. To help me, I first go to the charts to find what is being played most often. Hanging around this website and the store is where I want to be.
I found Audible Faith by going to: http://www.soulwinnerradio.com and scrolling to the ad for Audible Faith and clicking it. Wow! Do they have what I was looking for!
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: believer, Biblical truths, disciplined learner, followerer, Holy Spirit, living, Living Temple, sacrifice, transition
For the next few blogs I am going to send Pastor Scott’s teaching on forgiveness. Why? Because I feel that this is the most important understanding before all other except the fact that Jesus died and rose again. I am not going to add or take away any part of this teaching as I feel it is very important that we see it as it was presented by the Holy Spirit through Pastor Scott. If you wish to hear the entire teaching you may go to www.soulwinnerradio.com/PastorScottDavidson and listen or click on “details” for a download.
Introduction
The disciple gives him or herself as a sacrifice to God. Living for a period on earth without God then, a period with God on board 1 Cor. 3:16 & 17, 2 Cor. 6:19-20. That you would make the transition from becoming a believer as is written in John 6:29. With Christ on board to becoming an intentional learner who is a “living temple”, who has offered their body for the King’s service and yields to the Holy Spirit’s leadership and becomes a second by second Holy Spirit lead, disciplined learner who is a follower, then making the natural transition from becoming a disciplined learner, who is a follower, (i.e. disciple), to becoming a believer who is a disciple maker. Do you see the three-fold transition?
On earth without God.
On earth with God.
On earth following God.
On earth making disciples for God.
That process should not be stagnated. There is a natural flow to that and it doesn’t happen over night.
Disciples that are because of legalist duty last about twenty-four hours. Disciples who are fueled by gratitude and the understanding of Who God is and what God has done for them and what He requires of them remain throughout this life. Because it is movement out of celebration that He is the Lord. He is with me. You are moving on the celebration that I was lost, but, now I am found. You are moving out of the celebration that I was condemned, but, now I am justified. You are moving in the celebration that He is cleaning me up. He is transforming me. So in celebration of these Biblical truths and understanding of why you are hear on earth and what your purpose is. In other words, you were fashioned in the image of the Lord and you were redeemed from the curse of the law and the condemnation that came through our forefather Adam. But, now, you are in Christ and on earth and you are an ambassador for Jesus. Literally. It is not by application, it is by sovereign generation that you became a child of God. I am trying to encourage you to understand these truths and celebrate them.
This is a list of irrespirable foundational doctrinal truths:
The Doctrine of the Holy Trinity
The Doctrine of Creation
Grace
Salvation
Baptism
Forgiveness
Faith Without Works is Dead
The Biblical Family
Life in Heaven
Dependency on God through Prayer
The Deity of Christ Jesus
The Fall of Man
Repentance
Gift of Righteousness
Resurrection of Christ
Holy Communion
Doctrine of Worship
The Christian World View
Biblical Marriage
Civil Responsibilities to the Church
The Person of the Holy Spirit
Spiritual Separation from God
Faith
Justification By Faith
Reconciliation
The resurrection of the Righteous
Death to the Sinful Nature
Stewardship
The Future Promises
The Blessed Hope
Complete Joy
The Doctrine of Holiness
These truths, you should not only understand, but communicate to others. And be in a position to do that as the Holy Spirit leads, not in legalistic duty. Do you understand the difference? Legalistic duty becomes tiresome and wearisome. Holy Spirit Cooperation becomes an explosion of joy in your life. There is a big difference. Being Holy Spirit lead and duty is like night and day. It is like darkness and light.
My philosophy on discipleship and evangelism is that it is exclusively lead by the Holy Spirit because no man (or woman) leads another man (or woman) to Christ. It is a divine work from the beginning before the foundations of the world until the end. It is sourced by God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. Men are just privileged to cooperate witnessing Christ Jesus and declaring His Truths. Because conviction of the Holy Spirit is a Work of God. Being given the privilege to believe is a Work of God. The believer choosing to believe is a Privilege of God. In other words, if you are an agent of the Lord, you are an ambassador for Christ, and God has given you the privilege to walk in that whether or not you choose to cooperate, the privilege is there, the offer of participation is there. It is clearly up to us, in a freewill manner, to choose to cooperate.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: believer, Biblical truths, disciplined learner, followerer, Holy Spirit, living, Living Temple, sacrifice, transition
For the next few blogs I am going to send Pastor Scott’s teaching on forgiveness. Why? Because I feel that this is the most important understanding before all other except the fact that Jesus died and rose again. I am not going to add or take away any part of this teaching as I feel it is very important that we see it as it was presented by the Holy Spirit through Pastor Scott. If you wish to hear the entire teaching you may go to www.soulwinnerradio.com/PastorScottDavidson and listen or click on “details” for a download.
Introduction
The disciple gives him or herself as a sacrifice to God. Living for a period on earth without God then, a period with God on board 1 Cor. 3:16 & 17, 2 Cor. 6:19-20. That you would make the transition from becoming a believer as is written in John 6:29. With Christ on board to becoming an intentional learner who is a “living temple”, who has offered their body for the King’s service and yields to the Holy Spirit’s leadership and becomes a second by second Holy Spirit lead, disciplined learner who is a follower, then making the natural transition from becoming a disciplined learner, who is a follower, (i.e. disciple), to becoming a believer who is a disciple maker. Do you see the three-fold transition?
On earth without God.
On earth with God.
On earth following God.
On earth making disciples for God.
That process should not be stagnated. There is a natural flow to that and it doesn’t happen over night.
Disciples that are because of legalist duty last about twenty-four hours. Disciples who are fueled by gratitude and the understanding of Who God is and what God has done for them and what He requires of them remain throughout this life. Because it is movement out of celebration that He is the Lord. He is with me. You are moving on the celebration that I was lost, but, now I am found. You are moving out of the celebration that I was condemned, but, now I am justified. You are moving in the celebration that He is cleaning me up. He is transforming me. So in celebration of these Biblical truths and understanding of why you are hear on earth and what your purpose is. In other words, you were fashioned in the image of the Lord and you were redeemed from the curse of the law and the condemnation that came through our forefather Adam. But, now, you are in Christ and on earth and you are an ambassador for Jesus. Literally. It is not by application, it is by sovereign generation that you became a child of God. I am trying to encourage you to understand these truths and celebrate them.
This is a list of irrespirable foundational doctrinal truths:
The Doctrine of the Holy Trinity
The Doctrine of Creation
Grace
Salvation
Baptism
Forgiveness
Faith Without Works is Dead
The Biblical Family
Life in Heaven
Dependency on God through Prayer
The Deity of Christ Jesus
The Fall of Man
Repentance
Gift of Righteousness
Resurrection of Christ
Holy Communion
Doctrine of Worship
The Christian World View
Biblical Marriage
Civil Responsibilities to the Church
The Person of the Holy Spirit
Spiritual Separation from God
Faith
Justification By Faith
Reconciliation
The resurrection of the Righteous
Death to the Sinful Nature
Stewardship
The Future Promises
The Blessed Hope
Complete Joy
The Doctrine of Holiness
These truths, you should not only understand, but communicate to others. And be in a position to do that as the Holy Spirit leads, not in legalistic duty. Do you understand the difference? Legalistic duty becomes tiresome and wearisome. Holy Spirit Cooperation becomes an explosion of joy in your life. There is a big difference. Being Holy Spirit lead and duty is like night and day. It is like darkness and light.
My philosophy on discipleship and evangelism is that it is exclusively lead by the Holy Spirit because no man (or woman) leads another man (or woman) to Christ. It is a divine work from the beginning before the foundations of the world until the end. It is sourced by God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. Men are just privileged to cooperate witnessing Christ Jesus and declaring His Truths. Because conviction of the Holy Spirit is a Work of God. Being given the privilege to believe is a Work of God. The believer choosing to believe is a Privilege of God. In other words, if you are an agent of the Lord, you are an ambassador for Christ, and God has given you the privilege to walk in that whether or not you choose to cooperate, the privilege is there, the offer of participation is there. It is clearly up to us, in a freewill manner, to choose to cooperate.
Pastor Scott Davidson recommends that we get audio Bibles. I understand why as I have the New Testament on CDs, now. Every morning I get up and listen to a couple or more chapters and my understanding is opened up more plus I seem to be able to remember more than I have just reading. The International Bible Society has a couple of really good audio Bibles at reasonable prices. Go to http://www.soulwinnerradio.com/PastorScottDavidson and click on the link to the International Bible Society.
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Mark 12:30-31 you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ This is the first commandment. The second is like this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”
In his last teaching, before his health tragedy, Pastor Scott said that ANYTHING you worship, think about, let rule you, believe other than Him and do the above, IS A FALSE GOD. Now, I know there are those out there that are going to take offense and, maybe, totally disagree with me on what I am about to say, but, this includes putting the rules of the saints ABOVE those of Christ. This is not easy. The rules of the saints are patterns to reach for. Not necessarily reached.
If I spent my day telling everyone around me exacting my feelings on how they are living, I would not have one friend. And I could preach Bible verses to back up everything I say to them. The only thing I would do would offend them, turn them away from the God I am trying to help draw them to, and end up without anyone wanting to listen or be around me.
The first commandment takes a lot more time than the second. Why? Because it means to take the time to communicate with God. At night I wake throughout the night. When I do I wake communicating with God and go back to sleep while talking with Him. During that time I am at my most vulnerable because my mind is clear of most thought other than Him. This is when I realize that sometime in my life I have been guilty of the very things that I am now seeing in others. How enslaving I was of others, making sure they provided what I needed with no thought as to their needs. How much better I was to them, in my eyes, and how bitter that they could not see how wonderful I really was. How I sacrificed so that I would be applauded for all the good I did. How I stepped out and tried constantly to martyr myself, so that everyone would remember my dedication and loyalty. I had a veracious appetite for sex and allowed myself to be used and abused, thinking this was the way to love and I would never be loved without it. All I wanted, I kept telling myself was to be appreciated. I got very messed up in the occult. There are areas there I still do not want to talk about. But I became a stalker, and am still very embarrassed about that. In other words, I allowed satan to really have a ball with me. All along thinking, I was ok. I was like everyone else. Except I had a conscious that kept bothering me. I kept ignoring it, but, it would not ignore me. Sending nightmares that I learned to fall in love with. I became a closet “Goth”. Living mentally in tombs as a vampire. All along thinking that I was sacrificing myself to protect others. Protect them from what? I was the monster!
I tell you all of this to let you know just how far your fantasies can take you before you even realize. Who or what is at the root of your thoughts? ANYTHING that is not of the Kingdom of God, the commandments of Christ, is a false god!
Now whenever I have ANY thought that would be of earthly passion, (I am celibate), violent, distorted, anything I know is not appropriate for my lifestyle today, I pray this prayer:
Dear Lord,
Please remove satan and his governments from my mind. body, heart, soul, and spirit and those of all living things under my roof. Please wrap me and all living creatures, (other humans or even pets) with Your Protective Arms. Wrap Your Protective Arms around my apartment, (house, trailer, etc) and do not allow evil to enter in. In Jesus name. Amen
I pray this every twenty-four hours. It is also good to pray The Lord’s Prayer as well. You will be surprised how, after a while, you will notice a difference in the atmosphere. You will grow closer to the Lord and others will notice a difference when they walk into your home. I am doing all I can to become more humble because when you love Him as much as you can, you will want to do all you can. God bless.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: church family, Pastor Scott Davidson, prayers, thank you
Thank you so much for your prayers for Pastor Scott Davidson. He is up and around, still in hospital, still having breathing problems. Your prayers are being heard and our church family is coming together like never before. The Lord is moving with us and I am sure your prayers have something to do with this.
Pastor Scott’s wife, Sister Suchi, from India, and their two children, Sister Hannah, and Sister Hadassah are very anxious for husband and father. They totally appreciate all prayers and thank you so much.
If you do not know Pastor Scott, or would like to know more about him, go to http://www.melcena.com/swr and click on Pastor Scott. God bless all of you and have a blessed day.
This is an email update by Soul Winners Administrator.
Dear Friends,
Greetings in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ. This message is being sent for prayer requests for our beloved Pastor Scott Davidson. On Dec 1, 2008, Pastor Scott Davidson became ill with acute right side rib cage pain, uncontrollable vomitting, high fevers and chills. He was admitted to Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton OH on Dec 2nd. On Dec 4th, he underwent a surgical procedure for removal of a gallbladder stone that was blocking the bile duct. Also, a temporary shunt was placed for any future stones. On Dec 6th, Pastor Scott had a laparoscopy surgery for removal of the galbladder. Unfortunately a complication has arisen due to the second surgery. One lung is partially collapsed. Both lungs are suffering from inflammation and fluid. He is having breathing difficulty. As a result of this complication, breathing has become painful.
He is scheduled for a third surgery on Dec, 29th at 9:00 am.
Please pray for Pastor Scott and his family. As you can only imagine, this is a very difficult time for Pastor Scott, Suchi, the children and the Soul Winners family.
For the sake of effective communication, we will be updating our website when new information is available. For further inquiries, please call (937) 220-9488.
We appreciate your prayer support.
Sincerely,
Hollie Henson, Director of Administration
Soul Winners for Jesus Christ
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Pastor Scott Davidson the founder of Soul Winners for Jesus Christ is now suffering from collapsed lungs from an operation Saturday for gall bladder. He needs everyone’s prayers. Sister Suchi, his wife, is pleading that we all come together and pray for him and we totally appreciate all prayers.
