1. SALVATION PROVIDED BY GOD FOR MEN LESSON ONE OF THREE SUNDAY SCHOOL 8/03 PASTOR JOSEPH STRINGER

2. MAN’S DESPERATE NEED  TOTALLY DEPRAVED = BODY, SOUL, AND SPIRIT ALL ASPECTS OF PERSONALITY HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY SIN  LEVELS OF DEPRAVITY DIFFERENT IN EACH INDIVIDUAL  LOST TO GOD’S FELLOWSHIP, AND CANNOT REDEEM HIMSELF  IN HIS SPIRITUAL BLINDNESS HE THINKS HE CAN GET GOD’S APPROVAL BY WORKS HE THINKS ARE GOOD

3. GOD’S GRACIOUS PROVISION  * GOD PRE-PLANNED AND FOREKNEW ALL ASPECTS OF CREATION *THAT INCLUDED ELECTING BOTH ISRAEL AND THE CHURCH *BOTH GROUPS INTENDED FOR FELLOWSHIP, HERE AND IN ETERNITY *HE REDEEMS, THEN TAKES US INTO ETERNITY TO BE WITH HIM

4. THE HUMAN SOUL  EVERLASTING  DESIGNED FOR FELLOWSHIP  SOILED BY CONDEMNING SIN  CANNOT REDEEM ITSELF  NEEDS GOD’S REDEMPTION TO FELLOWSHIP WITH HIM

5. GOD’S PROVISION  SALVATION PROVIDED AS A GIFT BY GOD  TO BE RECEIVED BY FAITH ALSO A GIFT FROM GOD  CHRIST TOOK OUR PLACE, PAID OUR PRICE  MAN REJECTS THAT  INTENDS TO SAVE HIMSELF

6. GOD’S TERMS THE ONLY SALVATION, PURCHASED BY CHRIST  MAN COMES TO GOD THROUGH CHRIST  BY FAITH  THAT CHANGES MAN’S POSITION  WE BECOME ADOPTED…SONS OF GOD  WE ARE BORN ANEW  FILLED WITH THE EMPOWERING SPIRIT  ENABLES US FOR LIFE AND FELLOWSHIP

7. MAN IMPOSES  REJECTS GOD AND HIS WAY  IMPOSES HIS OWN IDEAS  BY PRIDE, THINKS HE CAN DISPOSSESS AND/OR IMPRESS GOD BY HIS OWN WORKS  ALL FAIL TO MEASURE UP….ROM 3:23

8. GOD’S PROVISION  JN 1:13 MUST BE BORN OF GOD  JN 3:3 NO NEW BIRTH…NO SALVATION  JN 6:44 GOD DRAWS US, ENLIGHTENS US  JN 15:4,5 THEN WE BEAR FRUIT BY HIM

9. WITHOUT GOD’S HELP  ROM 7:18 NO GOOD THING IN US  ROM 7:24 CANNOT DELIVER SELVES  I COR 2:14 CANNOT RECEIVE FROM GOD  II COR 4:3 TRUTH HIDDEN=LOST  II COR 4:4 BLINDED BY SATAN  EPH 2:8-10 WITH GOD’S HELP

10. RIGHTEOUSNESS NEEDED HOW WE CAN HAVE IT  ROM 3:22….BY FAITH IN CHRIST = A GIFT  ROM 4:5…BELIEVING = RIGHTEOUSNESS  ROM 4:13…COMES THROUGH FAITH  ROM 5:17…IT IS A GIFT  I COR 1:30…CHRIST MADE SO TO US  EPH 4:24 NEW MAN CREATED IN RIGHTEOUSNESS  PHIL 3:9…IT COMES TO US BY FAITH

11. END OF LESSON ONE ON SALVATION