Jesus Last Will And Testament

In the prayer of John 17 Jesus not only verifies His preexistent nature and His purpose in coming to this earth, but He also reveals the glorious destination for Himself, and those who are His joint heirs. The purpose and place of prayer is herein established. Prayer releases the Father's will in heaven, which places into motion the answers. Jesus' prayer of John 17 precedes Him to the cross, through the cross, and into the bosom of His Father. It also precedes us and makes provision for us. The beautiful storehouse of Jesus' sacrificial blessing is revealed to us. The importance of "a family" to Father-God is revealed and His love spilled out that it would be accomplished. The heart-cry of Jesus is that we know Father-God. He shows us His relationship with Him and invites us into the family. John 17 reveals the depth of intimacy Jesus has with His Father. In a world that struggles profusely with fatherhood this reveals a relationship that lacks nothing! Ramona B. Jolly has an earned Ph.D. in Christian Education and Administration. In 1993-1994 she and her family lived in Kenya, East Africa as missionaries. It was in Africa that the purposes of God burst forth in her in bigger than life experiences. During this time a passion to serve Christ and flow in the purposes He foreordained was birthed. That passion remains to this day. In 1999 Ramona and her husband established YAHshua International, Inc., a 501(c)(3), to facilitate the ministries He has called them to. During a time of great trial when her husband was battling for his life with two kinds of leukemia raging in his body, she learned that Father-God could be trusted with life so precious. This was the beginning of a deep, true relationship with Him. Ramona and Billy have 3 children and two grandchildren. Website to purchase book: www.RamonaBJolly.com.

The Gospel of John is a natural starting place in the ?Come and See? series and an excellent introduction to Bible study in general. Its easy-to use, workbook format makes this study ideal for use in the classroom, in home study, or in parish catechesis. The ?Come and See? series is the answer for those seeking quality Bible study materials that draw from the richness of Catholic Tradition?the teaching of the Church Fathers, the prayers of the saints, and the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Beautifully illustrated and designed. 206 pages - Trim size 8 x 11?

If we have already inherited so much, why would we still be striving so hard to get it?If in Christ we are extremely wealthy, healthy and happy, then why are we not living as though it is so? We have striven to live holy lives, yet we have not seen any reward for our efforts.At rebirth we were awarded a bountiful inheritance, and it was put into our personal trust accounts so that we can make withdrawals from it at our leisure. Our inheritances did not come to us because of our holiness, and therefore cannot be taken away because of our lack thereof. If we insist on working for it, there aren't enough hours in the day to do enough to deserve it. But it is already ours. Striving for inheritances makes nonsense of bequests-they are entirely free of charge! As ludicrous as this is, it is nevertheless taught from many pulpits.Deon Stevens helps us grasp what God really thinks of us. When we discover how highly we are esteemed, without even having to make any promises to change ourselves, our self-esteem gets a short in the arm, boosting our sense of worthiness. With this mind shift we are emboldened with confidence to appropriate our inheritances-an enormous windfall is at our disposal-we are extremely favoured. And we did nothing to deserve it. Each and every child of God is named in the Last Will and Testament-the greatest dispersement of Jesus' assets-He is immensely generous!

The purpose of this book is to communicate as clearly as possible Paul's gospel of God in its depth, from what I have learned over five decades of studying Paul's letters and theology. But, regardless of how much I have gained from teachers past and present, the bottom line is that "the things freely given us by God" in Paul's gospel can only be known by the Spirit of God, through comparing Paul's Spirit-taught words with Spirit-taught words (1 Cor 2:12-13). Luther's grasp of how justification in Christ--and thus faith in Christ--is central, is verified by what Paul says in Rom 1:16-17; that in the gospel, God's saving righteousness is revealed, from Christ's faith to our faith. The message of this book can be summed up as follows: The life of the person in Christ is to be one of trust in Christ for righteousness before God, and, through that faith, obedience to Christ as Lord. This life is possible because Christ believers have died with Christ to the lordship of the Sin and the law, and are alive to God in Christ Jesus--owned by him as Lord, being one spirit with him.