FAITH. THE HOLY SPIRIT. SPIRITUAL UNDERSTANDING.

Do you guys fellowship online or are you with each other in person? I don’t have really any fellowship so was wondering if I could join in if possible

I think the PDF is great so we who are in completely different time zones can follow the study.

god taught me the day before, i think he prepared me for this sermon, it was also after praying for more understanding about faith Isaiah 24:2 1 Behold, the Lord maketh the earth emptie, and maketh it waste, and turneth it vpside downe, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof. 2 And it shall be as with the people, so with the priest, as with the seruant, so with his master, as with the maid, so with her mistresse, as with the buyer, so with the seller, as with the lender, so with the borower, as with the taker of vsurie, so with the giuer of vsurie to him.3 The land shall be vtterly emptied, and vtterly spoiled: for the Lord hath spoken this word. 4 The earth mourneth and fadeth away, the world languisheth and fadeth away, the haughtie people of the earth doe languish. 5 The earth also is defiled vnder the inhabitants thereof: because they haue transgressed the lawes, changed the ordinance, broken the euerlasting couenant. 6 Therefore hath the curse deuoured the earth, and they that dwell therin are desolate: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left. 7 The new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the merrie hearted doe sigh. 8 The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that reioyce, endeth, the ioy of the harpe ceaseth. 9 They shall not drinke wine with a song, strong drinke shall bee bitter to them that drinke it. 10 The city of confusion is broken downe: euery house is shut vp, that no man may come in. 11 There is a crying for wine in the streets, all ioy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone. 12 In the citie is left desolation, and the gate is smitten with destruction. Matthew 25:7 1 Then shall the kingdome of heauen be likened vnto ten Uirgins, which tooke their lamps, & went forth to meet the bridegrome. 2 And fiue of them were wise, and fiue were foolish. 3 They that were foolish tooke their lampes, and tooke no oyle with them: 4 But the wise tooke oyle in their vessels with their lampes. 5 While the bridegrome taried, they all slumbred and slept. 6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegrome commeth, goe ye out to meet him. 7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lampes.8 And the foolish said vnto the wise, Giue vs of your oyle, for our lampes are gone out. 9 But the wise answered, saying, Not so, lest there be not ynough for vs and you, but goe ye rather to them that sell, and buy for your selues. 10 And while they went to buy, the bridegrome came, and they that were ready, went in with him to the marriage, and the doore was shut. 11 Afterward came also the other virgines, saying, Lord, Lord, open to vs. 12 But he answered, and said, Uerely I say vnto you, I know you not. 13 Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day, nor the houre, wherein the Sonne of man commeth. Revelation 13:17 11 And I beheld another beast comming vp out of the earth, and hee had two hornes like a lambe, and hee spake as a dragon. 12 And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein, to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. 13 And hee doeth great wonders, so that hee maketh fire come downe from heauen on the earth in the sight of men, 14 And deceiueth them that dwel on the earth, by the meanes of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast, saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an Image to the beast which had the wound by a sword, and did liue. 15 And he had power to giue life vnto the Image of the beast, that the Image of the beast should both speake, and cause that as many as would not worship the Image of the beast, should be killed. 16 And he causeth all, both smal and great rich and poore, free and bond, to receiue a marke in their right hand, or in their foreheads: 17 And that no man might buy or sell, saue he that had the marke, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.18 Here is wisedome. Let him that hath vnderstanding, count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man, and his number is, sixe hundred threescore and sixe.

All are subject to failure of faith . . well said by John. Peter's experience is just an example for all of us. He bragged of his faith and loyalty to Jesus, and was humbled when it disappeared in the face of the slightest challenge. Still, while Satan may want us, Jesus never leaves us if we are his. It should be added that . . not just Peter . . but NONE of Christ's followers were "converted" until Christ's work was finished on the Cross. ALL of the apostles had the same crisis of faith as Peter. (See, eg., Mark 14:50) The apostles thought news of the empty tomb were "idle tales, and they beleeved theme not." Luke 24:11. So, in this respect, they all doubted/denied the risen Christ. At the moment of truth, his resurrection, the women who returned to the tomb had more faith (Luke 24:8) than his closest disciples who did not remember what he told them. It is telling that Peter (after his experience of denying Jesus thrice) was the FIRST apostle to RUN to the tomb and check to see what had transpired. Luke 24:12. After denying his Lord, Peter understood (Luke 22:61-62) and his love was restored, and strengthened. The lesson was learned.