THE VICTORY SERIES - Reality, Vol. 2 - Issue 3, March, 2011

Here is an excerpt from the March 2011 newsletter:

If God has not given us the spirit of fear, then where does it come from? If God has given us the spirit of power, love and a sound mind, then why do we operate without power and with hate sometimes and why do we entertain worry? Could it be that this is a primary tool of the enemy, used to keep us in bondage? As believers in Christ we must believe II Timothy 1:7 to make it our reality and to do away with fear. Someone once told me that fear is an acronym.
Forget
Everything
And
Run
I laughed when I first heard it because flight is not in my nature but I think it is such a powerful observation. Most times we choose flight instead of fight because we are fearful and believe that we are not equipped to fight. The other times when we fight it is because we are backed into a corner with no alternative or visible way of escape. We do not have to be fearful because in every temptation that arises God provides a way of escape:
“There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.” (I Corinthians 10:13)

God is always there for us as long as we have breath. We do not have to fear anything. He gives us new mercies every morning and it is because of them that we are blessed to wake up:
“It is of the LORD's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.” (Lamentations 3:22-23).
Perfect love casts out all fear; Isn’t God perfect Love? We do not have to fear Satan or his minions because we know their end and they know that we know. Their end is the lake of fire (Revelations 20:10). They are scrambling and are desperate to drag us down with them. Their destiny is sure and will not change. What is your destiny? I am destined to rule with Christ. The enemy’s oppression comes only because they want to steal, kill and destroy but Christ came to give us life (more abundantly).

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THE VICTORY SERIES - Victory and Power, Vol. 2 - Issue 1, January, 2011

Here is an excerpt from the January 2011 Issue of "To The Saving Of The Soul".

A year has passed since this newsletter was first published. Much has happened over the course of the year 2010 and the glory belongs to God for his direction and divine inspiration which led me to write the previous twelve issues. I am humbled and grateful to have been the channel through which the Word of God could reach those in need of spiritual food. The newsletter allowed me to touch many lives but as I continued to meditate upon the Word of God, it became apparent that God required more of me. He gave me a vision for the publication of a book that would help people to know him even more intimately. As a result of this vision, the Holy Spirit instructed me to revisit the twelve issues in the newsletter. This mission expanded into a fifteen chapter book titled Epignosis: The Biblical Call To Knowledge.

EPIGNOSIS (pronounced e-pē'-gnō-sēs) is a Greek word meaning precise and correct knowledge. It is used in the New Testament twenty times: fifteen times by the Apostle Paul, one time in Hebrews and four times by the Apostle Peter. In its usages it refers to things ethical and divine.

The Victory Series originates from the fourteenth chapter of the book which, through the grace of God, will soon be published.

VICTORY
As believers we are more than conquerors through Christ Jesus. Paul said he was persuaded that nothing shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord and listed several things that he believed could not separate us.

“Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”(Romans 8:37-39)

It is important to note that there are persons who have accepted Christ and have fallen away; some have even blasphemed the Holy Spirit. The scripture makes it clear that there is no forgiveness for them (Hebrews 6:4-6 and Mark 3:28-29).

But being ‘more than conquerors’ (Greek—HYPERNIKAO, pronounced hü-per-nē-kä'-ō, to gain a surpassing victory) through Christ Jesus means that we are powerful beyond measure. A conqueror has already prevailed and we are more than one who has already prevailed. We are the ‘church’ (Greek—EKKLESIA, pronounced ek-klā-sē'-ä, an assembly of believers) and are to make the manifold wisdom of God known to the principalities and powers in the heavenly places:

“To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,” (Ephesians 3:10)

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