SCRIPTURE READING ROMANS 12:1-2 1 ¶ I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, [which is] your reasonable service. 2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what [is] that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. 5 Stages to Christian Maturity HEARING RECOGNIZING BELIEVING OBEYING COMMITTING 5 Stages to Christian Maturity HEARING | RECOGNIZING | BELIEVING | OBEYING | COMMITTING 1. HEARING “Faith cometh by hearing, hearing by the Word of God.” (Romans 10:17) 5 Stages to Christian Maturity HEARING | RECOGNIZING | BELIEVING | OBEYING | COMMITTING 1. HEARING “He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches..” (Revelation 2:7) 5 Stages to Christian Maturity HEARING | RECOGNIZING | BELIEVING | OBEYING | COMMITTING VOICES in these last days Politics* Fame* Fashion* Sports* Worldly Music* Philosophy* Religion* End Time Message* To which of these are you attracted to? STAGES TO CHARACTER BUILDING THOUGHTS WORDS ACTIONS HABITS CHARACTER DESTINY ATTITUDE What Brother Branham said about “Character Building”: “ Character is a VICTORY, not a gift. A man without character can't reign because power apart from character is Satanic. But power with character is fit to rule.” 117-1 SMYRNAEAN.CHURCH.AGE - CHURCH.AGE.BOOK CPT.4 THE THREE REALMS OF MAN BODY SEE SPIRIT HEAR Satan SOUL Theophany CONTROL TOWER TASTE Faith or Doubt IMAGINATION SMELL FEEL CONTACTS THE OUTSIDE EARTH “The Third Realm is the SOUL; and that’s predestinated by God. There’s where the real SEED-GERM lays, is in there.” CHRIST REVEALED IN HIS OWN WORD, 1965 5 Stages to Christian Maturity HEARING | RECOGNIZING | BELIEVING | OBEYING | COMMITTING JAMES 1:21 “Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted Word, which is able to save your souls.” THE THREE REALMS OF MAN BODY SEE SPIRIT HEAR SOUL WORD BODY FAITH FEEL TASTE IMAGINATION SMELL OUTSIDE FORCES against FAITH: TEMPTATION* TRIALS* NEEDS* SICKNESS* FEAR* WORRY* LUST* PRIDE* HATRED* NECESSITIES* MALICE* STRIFE* PRIDE* FAME* STRESS* AMBITION.. 5 Stages to Christian Maturity HEARING | RECOGNIZING | BELIEVING | OBEYING | COMMITTING 2. RECOGNIZING “The ability to choose correctly that which is right from that which is wrong..” 5 Stages to Christian Maturity HEARING | RECOGNIZING | BELIEVING | OBEYING | COMMITTING 2. RECOGNIZING PHILIPPIANS 4:8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things [are] honest, whatsoever things [are] just, whatsoever things [are] pure, whatsoever things [are] lovely, whatsoever things [are] of good report; if [there be] any virtue, and if [there be] any praise, think on these things. 5 Stages to Christian Maturity HEARING | RECOGNIZING | BELIEVING | OBEYING | COMMITTING 2. RECOGNIZING That we are all sinners and that we needed a Saviour (Romans 3:23/3:10) That we are not saved by works, but by grace through faith (Ephesians 2:8-9) That we are not of this world but of another Kingdom (1 John 2:15) 5 Stages to Christian Maturity HEARING | RECOGNIZING | BELIEVING | OBEYING | COMMITTING I JOHN 2:15 15 Love not the world, neither the things [that are] in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that [is] in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. 17 And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever. 5 Stages to Christian Maturity HEARING | RECOGNIZING | BELIEVING | OBEYING | COMMITTING 3. BELIEVING “The confession and profession of faith in the Revealed Word of the Hour..” 5 Stages to Christian Maturity HEARING | RECOGNIZING | BELIEVING | OBEYING | COMMITTING 3. BELIEVING “But without faith [it is] impossible to please [Him]: for he that cometh to God must believe that He is, and [that] He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him.” HEBREWS 11:6 What Brother Branham said about “BELIEVING BY FAITH”: “The only way that a man can have faith is not by his denomination, not by his affiliation; but his faith rests, not upon the theology of some man's ideas, 'cause it's more or less, altogether, man... But the only way faith can find its solemn resting place is upon the immovable and unchangeable Word of God. "Faith cometh by hearing, hearing the Word." That's how it takes. And--and when faith is heard and accepted, it's forever settled. Nothing no more can ever move it, no matter what comes or goes. Nothing can ever change that faith. Think of that. You're anchored, and you no more change for time and eternity. You're anchored forever. For God by one Sacrifice has perfected forever those that are sanctified or called. HEBREWS.CHAPTER.6.AND.7._ JEFF.IN HEB SUNDAY_ 57-0915M 5 Stages to Christian Maturity HEARING | RECOGNIZING | BELIEVING | OBEYING | COMMITTING 3. BELIEVING -“And by him all that believe are justified from all things.” ACTS 13:39 -“Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. ” 5 Stages to Christian Maturity HEARING | RECOGNIZING | BELIEVING | OBEYING | COMMITTING 3. BELIEVING “Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.” GALATIANS 2:16 5 Stages to Christian Maturity HEARING | RECOGNIZING | BELIEVING | OBEYING | COMMITTING 4. OBEYING “ But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.” -James 1:22 “But wilt thou know, O vain man, that Faith Without Works is Dead..” -James 2:20 A type of the wilderness experience; God’s proving grounds - Sanctification THE STATURE OF A PERFECT MAN 2 Peter 1:1-8 DIVINE LOVE 7 6 HOLY SPIRIT BROTHERLY KINDNESS GODLINESS 5 PATIENCE 4 TEMPERANCE 3 KNOWLEDGE 2 1 VIRTUE FAITH “For if these things be in you, and abound, they make [you that ye shall] neither [be] barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.” 5 Stages to Christian Maturity HEARING | RECOGNIZING | BELIEVING | OBEYING | COMMITTING 5. COMMITTING “Relying on God for everything that we have need of in this world..” “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to [his] purpose.” –Romans 8:28 5 Stages to Christian Maturity HEARING | RECOGNIZING | BELIEVING | OBEYING | COMMITTING 5. COMMITTING “Fully dedicated for the cause of the Gospel without any reservation or doubt..” “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 8:38-39 5 Stages to Christian Maturity HEARING | RECOGNIZING | BELIEVING | OBEYING | COMMITTING 5. COMMITTING “Being sold out to God and to His Message 100% “When you come to Christ, if you can't absolutely sell out lock, stock, and barrel, and come to Christ, don't come at all. But when you really want to be a Christian, stand out, make it real. That's what God wants you to be. Your works will prove what your character is. Your character is known by the works that you do.” TIME.TESTED.MEMORIALS.OF.GOD_ JEFF.IN SUNDAY_ 57-0818 END OF SLIDE PRESENTATION God Bless You!!! Pastor Ronnie Millevo Manila, Philippines Email: ronmillevo@yahoo.com Visit and download this presentation at: www.endtimemessage.info