TDC Ministry Int'l

Isaiah 43:2 When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. 3 For I am the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.

TEACHING BY EVANGELIST
OLOUWATOMIWO OSHIN.
TOPIC:- SALVATION

Good evening sir/ma'am,tonight we will be trusting the Holy Spirit to teach us : Salvation: What it involves.

First salvation happens on earth while we are alive but it is an heavenly package. It is God's design to reconcile man,his creatures to himself being pure,righteous and godly.

Why,what and where as regards the topic are the things the Holy Spirit will help us probe into effectively tonight and draw us nearer to God.

Why must we be redeemed or reconciled to God?

"I was shaped in iniquity and in sin did my mother conceive me",those are the words of the Psalmist(Psalm 51:15)Reason being that our progenitor,Adam fell into sin and as such everyone born of man is born into sin.

Having been born into the world of sin,man can only be reconciled to God if he is born again,not of flesh and blood,but of water and spirit.(John3:5)
Meaning a convert begins to live righteously not by his power but by the grace of God having consciously surrendered his *will* to the dictates of God.
Note these: Meeting God and concerting is basic and essential,but it only marks the beginning of the journey.

*Remaining in Christ till death is the most important.* That is what Salvation entails.Therefore what does it entail to remain in Jesus,the author and finisher of our faith?

In John chapter 4,Jesus met the Samarian woman and after revealing himself to her she went into the city and proclaimed him . You can not keep salvation to yourself if it is genuine. You have to lead people to Christ,you are having difficulties doing that because your salvation is not what it should be. You basically can not preach or invite people to hear the gospel because of all or one of the following:

First,you are yet to testify ,I mean personally experience the exploit of the Holy Spirit

John 4:40 So when the Samaritans were come unto him, they besought him that he would tarry with them: and he abode there two days. 4:41 And many more believed because of his own word;

Kindly note verse 42:

4:42 And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.

The Samarian woman believed Christ,accepted him and proclaimed him to others.

Personal conviction after meeting Christ spurred her to bring others to him and they also testified personally. Secondly,total faith in God. We know the definition of faith but do we practice it?

Salvation is built on faith in God

The bible says the commander told Jesus to give the command and he believes his child would be healed and so it was

Abraham became God's friend not by running from one prayer post to the other but by trusting God's word completely.

The bible say and it was counted unto him as righteousness. Kindly go through Hebrew 11 in your free time to know more about faith and some men of God who walked by faith with God

Thirdly,your faith is weak because you are not consistent in obedience to God

You obey when it is simple and direct not when the instruction is clear but the outcome not yet known to you.

Furthermore,your obedience is inconsistent,because your prayer life is *selfish or self serving*. You pray to ask for the good things of life not to know God more or to propagate the gospel
Not even to intercede for a fellow christian who seems to be struggling spiritually or otherwise

You are a church goer not a christian,you are a denomination member not a Christian.
The hallmarks of salvation are missing

The disciples were following Christ,but we're not yet ready untill they received the Holy Spirit,they did not receive the Holy Spirit immediately Christ died and resurrected until they gathered together and prayed .
They prayed after deliberating over the teaching of Christ(Bible study

Thus,prayer is not enough,prayer after study ing the word

These informs growth spiritually and helps to keep salvation

The devil is not too worried about you and I becoming born again. He understands that keeping it is the most challenging aspect of it .

This does not cause for fear,but trust and confidence in the Lord,which is enabled by Grace: Jesus Christ

He says: Be not be dismayed for in this world you shall face many tribulations,but be of good cheer for I have overcome the world

In conclusion,salvation is a journey on earth embarked upon by accepting Jesus Christ,kept and preserved till the day of judgement my obeying the Holy Spirit

Thanks very much for having me and may God bless everyone of us and strengthen us to remain in his love as we run the race in his might and grace unto the finish line