Final Reading selections. A Salvation Army distinctive. Read prayerfully. *You may also choose to download and PRINT hard-copies- Lesson 10-Reading Handout The Sacraments: A Salvationist’s Understanding Why does The Salvation Army not baptize or hold communion? A major difference between The Salvation Army and other religious denominations is that it does not include the useContinue reading “Read before Lesson 10: Covenant & Soldiership”
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LESSON 10: Covenant & Soldiership
Lesson 10: Covenant & Soldiership Ready: Before this week’s lesson, CLICK: Read before Lesson 10: Covenant & Soldiership | *You may also choose to download and PRINT hard-copies- Lesson 10-Reading Handout Leader: Tonight is an important night. *To create a joyful sense of community and set a tone of celebration host a potluck, a meal, potato-taco-pasta, dessert orContinue reading “LESSON 10: Covenant & Soldiership”
LESSON 9: FOREVER is a long, long time!
Doctrine 11: Forever is a long, long time We believe in the immortality of the soul; in the resurrection of the body; in the general judgment at the end of the world; in the eternal happiness of the righteous; and in the endless punishment of the wicked. Ready: Read before you meet for Lesson 9: CLICKContinue reading “LESSON 9: FOREVER is a long, long time!”
Read before Lesson 9: FOREVER is a long, long time!
Handbook of Doctrine: Chapter 11 Kingdom of the risen Lord: The doctrine of last things Option: You may choose to download and print hard-copies-Lesson 9-Reading Handout Doctrine 11: We believe in the immortality of the soul; in the resurrection of the body; in the general judgment at the end of the world; in the eternal happiness of theContinue reading “Read before Lesson 9: FOREVER is a long, long time!”
LESSON 8: Holy, Holy HOLINESS?
Doctrine 10: Holy, Holy Holiness We believe that it is the privilege of all believers to be “wholly sanctified”, and that their “whole spirit and soul and body” may “be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Ready: Read before this week’s lesson. Click this link: Read before Lesson 8: Holy, Holy, HOLINESS?Continue reading “LESSON 8: Holy, Holy HOLINESS?”
Read before Lesson 8: Holy, Holy, HOLINESS?
Our reading this week is taken from: Salvationism 101 / SA 101 Soldier Training “Saved to Save”, Strickland & Court, The Salvation Army, 4th edition; 2008. You may also want to download and print: Click: Lesson 8-Reading Handout How relevant to begin our reading with The Salvation Army’s response to injustice in our world; …andContinue reading “Read before Lesson 8: Holy, Holy, HOLINESS?”
LESSON 7: HOLD onto Faith!
Doctrines 8 & 9: HOLD onto Faith! We believe that we are justified by grace, through faith in our Lord Jesus Christ; and that he that believeth has the witness in himself. We believe that continuance in a state of salvation depends upon continued obedient faith in Christ. Ready: Read before this week’s lesson. Link: ReadContinue reading “LESSON 7: HOLD onto Faith!”
Read before Lesson 7: HOLD onto Faith!
Lesson 7: HOLD onto Faith! Doctrines 8 & 9: This week’s Reading: Equipped for Battle, authored by Major Jim Garrington *You may also choose to print our your hardcopy reading: Lesson 7-Reading Handout Jim Garrington, Equipped for Battle: Personal Perspectives on Wesleyan beliefs and practices, based on the Articles of War, the membership document of TheContinue reading “Read before Lesson 7: HOLD onto Faith!”
Lesson 6: Jesus SAVES!
Lesson 6: Doctrines 6 & 7 Jesus SAVES! Doctrine 6: We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ has by His suffering and death made atonement for the whole world, so that whosoever will may be saved. Doctrine 7: We believe that repentance toward God, faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, and regeneration by the Holy SpiritContinue reading “Lesson 6: Jesus SAVES!”
Read before Lesson 6: Jesus SAVES!
This Weeks Reading (* You may also download hardcopies of this reading: Lesson 6-Reading Handout ) LET’S LEARN ABOUT- A Salvation Army Distinctive: The Mercy Seat. From SA 101 Soldier Training, Strickland & Court Every Salvation Army hall in the world has a Mercy Seat. The Mercy Seat is not merely a place, but an idea, anContinue reading “Read before Lesson 6: Jesus SAVES!”
LESSON 5: SIN Begins!
Lesson 5: The SIN Problem We believe that our first parents were created in a state of innocency, but by their disobedience they lost their purity and happiness, and that in consequence of their fall all men have become sinners, totally depraved, and as such are justly exposed to the wrath of God. READY: UsingContinue reading “LESSON 5: SIN Begins!”
LESSON 1: The Word & Salvation Army beginnings
THE WORD: Doctrine 1 We believe that the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments were given by inspiration of God, and that they only constitute the Divine rule of Christian faith and practice. Ready: Read before Lesson 1: The Word. and “The Call to Salvationists” (included in this link) *OR Print out hardcopy: Lesson 1-Reading handoutContinue reading “LESSON 1: The Word & Salvation Army beginnings”