Finding Direction in God's Word
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Finding Direction in God’s Word is a dynamic book for new converts and has been used in many churches for establishing new Christians and also for their Foundational Classes. We also have used these lessons in our Jail Ministry and in one year of teaching we baptized over 120 inmates in the name of Jesus. Lives have been transformed and made anew by the Power of God’s Word.
Gordon Richardson
I have been the Senior pastor of Tabernacle of Praise in Manteca, CA for the past 30 years, God has blessed us with a growing, excited and thriving work. My loving wife is name Sandie and I have Three children. Justin, Aaron and Amy. I love to write and publish the Word of God that will help people grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. This Book “Finding Direction in God’s Word” has been used by many of our Pastors in developing and establishing New Converts. We used a lot of the studies in this book to reach hundreds of inmates in Our local jail ministry. Your investment in this book will be a great value to you and your church. If you need any information on any of my books, contact me at grichtop@clearwire.net.
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Finding Direction in God's Word - Gordon Richardson
FINDING DIRECTION IN GOD’S WORD
by: Pastor Gordon Richardson, Author
SMASHWORDS EDITION
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Pastor Gordon Richardson at Smashwords.com
Table of Contents
Introduction: Rules For Survival
Lesson 1: The Fallen Man
Lesson 2: Repented Man
Lesson 3: Water Baptism
Lesson 4: The Baptism Of The Holy Ghost
Lesson 5: Speaking In Tongues
Lesson 6: The Importance Of The Right Doctrine
Lesson 7: The Power Of The Word
Lesson 8: Should Worshiping Be Emotional?
Lesson 9: The Mind-The Battleground Of The Soul
Lesson 10: Faithfulness The Vital Key To Your Christian Walk
Lesson 11: Overcoming Temptation
Lesson 12: Sacrificial Giving Brings God’s Provision
Lesson 13: Lord Teach Us to Pray
Lesson 14: A Love For The Name Of Jesus
Lesson 15: How To Deal With Discouragement
Lesson 16: Finding Direction
Lesson 17: The Second Coming Of The Lord
Lesson 18: The Splendor Of Heaven
Lesson 19: Wise Management Of Your Personal Affairs
Lesson 20: Love For The House Of God
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INTRODUCTION: RULES FOR SPIRITUAL SURVIVAL
1. PUT JESUS AND HIS KINGDOM FIRST IN YOUR LIFE
Keep your eyes on Him
Matthew 6:33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Psalms 37:5 Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
Proverbs 3:5 "Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
Proverbs 3:6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
2. FORGET YOUR PAST
Jesus forgives and He forgets
Philippians 3:13 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,
1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Isaiah 38:17 Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.
Micah 7:19 "He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.
3. KEEP A TEACHABLE ATTITUDE
2 Timothy 4:3 "For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
2 Timothy 4:4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
Psalm 86:11 Teach me thy way, O LORD; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name.
4. MAINTAIN A DAILY PRAYER LIFE
Luke 18:1 And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
1 Thessalonians 5:17 Pray without ceasing.
Jude 1:20 But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,
5. STUDY GOD’S WORD
2 Timothy 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
Psalm 119:105 NUN. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
6. BE FAITHFUL IN CHURCH ATTENDANCE
Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.
Psalm 122:1 A Song of degrees of David. I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.
Acts 2:46 And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,
Acts 2:47 Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.
1 Corinthians 4:2 Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.
7. SUPPORT THE WORK OF GOD WITH TITHES AND OFFERINGS
Malachi 3:10 Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.
Malachi 3:11 And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the LORD of hosts.
Proverbs 3:9 Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:
Proverbs 3:10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.
8. BE A WORSHIPPER
Psalm 29:2 Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.
Psalm 100:4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.
John 4:23 "But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
John 4:24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth."
9. GET INVOLVED AND DO NOT BE A LONER
Romans 14:7 For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself.
2 Corinthians 5:15 And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.
Ecclesiastes 4:9 "Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.
Ecclesiastes 4:10 For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.
Ecclesiastes 4:11 Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone?
Ecclesiastes 4:12 And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
10. BE A LIGHT, WITNESS AND WORKER FOR JESUS
Acts 1:8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
Matthew 5:14 "Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
Matthew 5:15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.
Matthew 5:16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven."
11. HONOR AND LOVE YOUR PASTOR
Jeremiah 3:15 And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.
Hebrews 13:17 Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.
1 Timothy 5:17 Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.
Ezekiel 33:7 So thou, O son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, and warn them from me.
Acts 20:28 Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
Don’t criticize your pastor, his family, the church or anyone therein.
(You do not want the church to criticize you or your family.)
12. BE OBEDIENT AND SUBMISSIVE
Philippians 2:12 "Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
Philippians 2:13 For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
Philippians 2:14 Do all things without murmurings and disputings:
Philippians 2:15 That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;
13. DO NOT HAVE A REBELLIOUS SPIRIT
1 Samuel 15:22 "And Samuel said, Hath the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.
1 Samuel 15:23 For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, he hath also rejected thee from being king.
Isaiah 14:12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
Ephesians 2:2 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:
14. AVOID CLIQUES, LOVE ALL ALIKE
James 2:1 My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons
James 2:9 But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors."
Acts 10:34 "Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:
Acts 10:35 But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him."
1 Corinthians 1:10 Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.
15. MAKE DISCIPLES TO JESUS AND NOT YOURSELF
John 12:32 And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.
2 Samuel 15:4 "Absalom said moreover, Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man which hath any suit or cause might come unto me, and I would do him justice!
2 Samuel 15:5 And it was so, that when any man came nigh to him to do him obeisance, he put forth his hand, and took him, and kissed him.
2 Samuel 15:6 And on this manner did Absalom to all Israel that came to the king for judgment: so Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.
2 Samuel 15:13 " And there came a messenger to David, saying, The hearts of the men of Israel are after Absalom.
2 Samuel 15:14 And David said unto all his servants that were with him at Jerusalem, Arise, and let us flee; for we shall not else escape from Absalom: make speed to depart, lest he overtake us suddenly, and bring evil upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword.
16. AVOID THE BIG I
SYNDROME
Lucifer was guilty of this.
Isaiah 14:13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
Isaiah 14:14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.
Isaiah 14:15 Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.
17. RESIST SATAN’S OFFERS
James 4:7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
James 4:8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
18. LOVE GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, SOUL, MIND AND STRENGTH
Luke 10:27 And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.
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LESSON 1: THE FALLEN MAN
THE THEME OF THE BIBLE IS REDEMPTION
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