“Among the many who profess the Christian faith scarcely one in a thousand reveals any passionate thirst for God.” (Tozer) Vibrant Christianity

““Among the many who Among the many who profess the Christian profess the Christian faith faith scarcely one in a scarcely one in a thousandthousand reveals any reveals any passionate thirst for passionate thirst for God.” (Tozer)God.” (Tozer)

Vibrant ChristianityVibrant Christianity

Strong Christian Strong Christian homes cannot be homes cannot be built out of weak built out of weak Christians.Christians.


This study is, rather, a This study is, rather, a look at those basic look at those basic truths of the Faith that truths of the Faith that built the solid built the solid Christianity of the first Christianity of the first century.century.


Created for His GloryCreated for His Glory

--------------------------God’s Purpose for Redeeming God’s Purpose for Redeeming

Your LifeYour Life


Seeing the Invisible

Seeing the Invisible

Session 1Session 1

Seeing the InvisibleSeeing the Invisible

What you don’t see What you don’t see cancan hurt you!hurt you!

Seeing the InvisibleSeeing the Invisible

Living in the light of Living in the light of the unseen spiritual the unseen spiritual realm can add realm can add joyjoy and and peacepeace to everything to everything that happens in the that happens in the physical realm—both physical realm—both good and calamitous.good and calamitous.

II Kings 6:15-17II Kings 6:15-17And when the servant of And when the servant of the man of God was risen the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, early, and gone forth, behold, an host behold, an host compassed the city both compassed the city both with horses and chariots. with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! him, Alas, my master! [what] shall we do?[what] shall we do?

II Kings 6:15-17 II Kings 6:15-17 (cont.)(cont.)And he answered, Fear not: for And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more they that be with us are more than they that be with them.than they that be with them.

And Elisha prayed, and said, And Elisha prayed, and said, Lord, I pray thee, open his Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see.eyes, that he may see.

II Kings 6:15-17 II Kings 6:15-17 (cont.)(cont.)And the Lord opened the And the Lord opened the eyes of the young man; eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, and he saw: and, behold, the mountain behold, the mountain was full of horses and was full of horses and chariots of fire round chariots of fire round about Elisha.about Elisha.

Life is more Life is more dangerousdangerous when you can’t see.when you can’t see.

Blindness is a serious handicap.Blindness is a serious handicap.

Proverbs 22:3, 5Proverbs 22:3, 5A prudent man forseeth A prudent man forseeth the evil, and hideth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple himself: but the simple pass on, and are pass on, and are punished. punished.

Thorns and snares are in Thorns and snares are in the way of the the way of the [stubborn]: he that doth [stubborn]: he that doth keep his soul shall be far keep his soul shall be far from them.from them.

Proverbs 14:12Proverbs 14:12

There is a way which There is a way which seemeth right unto a seemeth right unto a man, but the end man, but the end thereof are the ways of thereof are the ways of death.death.

Spiritual BlindnessSpiritual Blindness

A man with spiritual A man with spiritual perception can see the perception can see the difficulties ahead and difficulties ahead and prudently avoid them, prudently avoid them, but the path of the but the path of the spiritually blind will be spiritually blind will be filled with hidden filled with hidden trapstraps..

Spiritual BlindnessSpiritual Blindness

Spiritual blindness Spiritual blindness in many believers is in many believers is most evident in most evident in how easily they are how easily they are influenced by this influenced by this worldworld..

Lessons from a Lessons from a Medicine CabinetMedicine Cabinet

Think About ItThink About ItEven if something is not Even if something is not

directly forbidden in the directly forbidden in the WordWord by command or by command or principle, the believer principle, the believer must ask himself many must ask himself many more questions before he more questions before he decides whether he should decides whether he should partake.partake.

Right ChoicesRight ChoicesYou cannot make the You cannot make the right choices in the right choices in the visiblevisible world unless you world unless you are spending much time are spending much time in the invisible world.in the invisible world.

Blindness is a Blindness is a handicaphandicap..

Life is more Life is more discouragingdiscouraging when you when you can’t see.can’t see.

Life is more Life is more dangerousdangerous when when you can’t see.you can’t see.

DespairDespair

Despair is always the inevitable result of life without light.

The bottom line truth is that life is not supposed to work without God at the center.

Reflection (upon life Reflection (upon life and its problems) and its problems) without without illumination illumination equals despairequals despair..

DespairDespair

Despair is seen Despair is seen in . . . in . . .

Midlife Crisis

This I say therefore, and This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth that ye henceforth walk not as other walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,vanity of their mind,

Ephesians 4:17-18Ephesians 4:17-18

Having the understanding Having the understanding darkeneddarkened, being alienated , being alienated from the life of God from the life of God [[distancedistance] through the ] through the ignoranceignorance that is in them, that is in them, because of the because of the blindnessblindness of their heart. of their heart.

Ephesians 4:17-18 (cont.)Ephesians 4:17-18 (cont.)

Mediocre Christianity isn’t supposed to work!

The flower children of the Sixties


Midlife Crisis

Extreme everything extreme drug therapies

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extreme sports extreme sex


Our ProblemOur Problem

Our “religious Our “religious concepts”— our concepts”— our knowledge of God knowledge of God and His ways—are and His ways—are too too shallowshallow today. today.

What You What You CouldCould See See

Will Amaze You!Will Amaze You! Rejoicing in the Grand Reality

Experiencing the Grand Reality

Displaying the Grand Reality

DangerousDangerous Days Are Days Are Here!Here!It is time to leave the It is time to leave the touristtourist mode of Christianity and mode of Christianity and put ourselves into put ourselves into warfarewarfare mode. mode.

As the situation darkens here on earth, our vision of “the heavenlies” must become clearer.

Dangerous Days Are Dangerous Days Are Here!Here!

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