You cannot have an actual salvation occur independent of the hearing or perhaps reading of the Word of God.
A motivational talk is not something that God uses to alert people to the fact that they need to trust in Christ.
He uses one and only one source to make people aware of their need to trust in Christ and that is His Word.
If you subtract the Word of God from the diet of the local church the opportunities for individual salvation falls dramatically. [1 hour 5 minutes]
Regeneration literally means beginning again.
First comes Christ, then regeneration follows as a result.
It is accomplished through an exposure to God’s Word, that’s what the Holy Spirit uses in His conviction to awaken people to their need to trust in Christ. [57 minutes]
Newsletter - April 26, 2016
