Now what is that supposed to mean? This is the title of some evening meetings at
a local Baptist Church. Can you of your own volition move towards belief? I think not.
Belief is something you have or do not have. Only God can give it to you. We all begin this life “dead in trespasses
and sins.” A dead person can do nothing for themselves and especially not
believe. “Through grace we are saved by
faith and that not of ourselves, it is the gift of God.” You can do nothing to
pull yourself out of sin, you are dependent on Jesus who died to save His
people from their sins. If you put your
trust in Jesus you will find it was because He called you first of all. We love
Him because He first loved us.
First of all thanks to Fat Prophet for your interest. I see from your blog you are having trouble commenting. To get back to my assessed service. Criticism albeit constructive is harder for some to take than others. I felt a little crushed after my assessed service but then remembered I had recorded it on my dictaphone. I listened to it all through and although my assessors were quite right about me speaking a little quickly and rushing from item to item, I was actually very pleased with the content of my sermon and how I presented it. So I have decided to take heart. I highly recommend other trainees to record your services. You can hear your good points and your bad and there is no argument about it, it is all caught on the recorder.
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