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August 2023 Conference: Biblical Answers to the effects of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Suicidal ideation, depression, guilt/survivor’s guilt, moral injury, anger, and rape/military sexual trauma. Instructor: Doug Carragher, Th.D. President, Wounded Spirits Sergeant Major, US Army Retired Best Selling Author of— “Wounded Spirits—A Biblical Approach to the Effects of PTSD” For details and to register please contact: Andrew Craig - 0417 016 160 or adcraig@ihug.com.au ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMqLwsT7tHw

Salvation is the wonderful truth that God gives forever life. Salvation is God’s plan. Ephesians 2:8-9 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: (9) Not of works, lest any man should boast. Salvation is the rescue of the human soul from sin and death and hell and satan. Man is guilty of sin. He is headed for hell. ALL men are guilty. Romans 5:12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned. Man desperately needs to be saved - BUT he cannot save himself by his own works. But GOD can save him: Titus 3:5 Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us... Salvation is BY GRACE. It means a GIFT. Salvation is given to us, NOT earned by us. Salvation by grace, through faith, is free - the gift of God. Salvation is NOT OF WORKS. Romans 4:5 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness. I do not work for it, nor do I work to keep it. It is grace. God’s gift. Unmerited favour. Salvation is completely a gift of God. Jonah 2:9 …Salvation is of the LORD. Salvation is a work of God. The Lord Jesus is the author and finisher of our faith. God has fully provided the righteousness which we could never attain on our own. This is called the Substitutionary Atonement. 2 Corinthians 5:21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. Our salvation was purchased at great cost to our Lord. The Gospel is the good news that God has made a way of salvation - through Christ. It is simple, free, and easy to be saved. It is not difficult. We have no work to do to receive everlasting life. You receive THE FINISHED WORK which has been completed by Christ at the cross. God shows us HOW to have eternal life. John 20:31 But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name. To Believe is the way to have Eternal life. John 3:16. Salvation is for “WHOSOEVER”. Whosoever will may come. God has made provision. For the whole world: John 1:29 ...Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. There is universal provision. What must we do? John 6:47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life. Salvation is instant. It is a one-time act of hearing (understanding the gospel) and believing it, which causes an irreversible change in your final destiny. Romans 5:1 Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Hebrews 7:25 Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him... Jesus ALONE is our justification and our sanctification. He must save. It is NOT of yourselves. NOT of works. Some teach a "works salvation" and scorn “easy-believism” - yet they preach a salvation that is hard to obtain, a “hard-believism”, a faith-plus message, where man has to contribute something - works. The Bible shows us that Salvation is simple. John 1:12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name. Our very righteousness is a gift from God, by faith: Romans 3:22 Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe... Salvation Is Simple. The new birth is immediate, irreversible and not a process. If saved, we are always saved - permanently saved, and safe forever. John 5:24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. John 10:28-29 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. (29) My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand. We are ...kept by the power of God... 1 Peter 1:5. As saved people, God will complete His work in us. Philippians 1:6 ...he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ. We can rest in Christ, and in His finished work of salvation, wrought of God, for us. In us. There’s a great assurance here. Paul says, “Ye are saved.” It’s by faith. That is it. Acts 16:31 ...Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved... You can be saved, and know it. 1 John 5:13 ...ye may know that ye have eternal life... It is free to you. It is Christ who has paid all the cost. Trust Him. Only Christ. His so great salvation can be yours. By faith. It’s His gift. Simply receive it. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYSE2-X0nOs

How can you make a difference in your world? Moses Gozdiff talks about Australia and the political sphere, from a Christian perspective. A lot of people who serve God stop showing up and getting involved. When you stop showing up, and getting involved, the Lord can't use you to make a difference. Our Lord says, I'll make you Fishers of Men. We are put in this world to do the will of God. Not our will. Our Lord simply commanded His apostles, and all of the believers that followed him, to go out, and preach the truth to the world. Here’s the most important thing - the truth. The Holy Spirit put in my heart to get involved in politics. To make a difference. We need to make Australia great again. How do we do that? We need to bring God back into the country. Bring God back into the political parties. The Liberal party was founded on Christian values. Robert Menzies was the son of a preacher. He incorporated prayer and verses of scripture in Parliament. That's one thing that's missing nowadays. God has always been involved through history. In the time of the Kings, there were good kings and bad kings. When the Israelites grew in numbers, the Egyptians decided to put them into bondage, and oppress them. It was gradual - like a serpent coiling. They didn't see the serpent until it was too late. The Egyptians had figured out how to strip them of their identity - of who they were as a nation. The enemy – satan – is still working hard to strip people of their identities. What does it mean to be Australian? Who were our founding fathers? What did they stand up for? What were their values? People often answer, I don't know. You can take that further, and ask: What does it mean to be a Christian? What does it look like to be a Christian? In deed, in action, and thought. Do we really know him? In 2 Corinthians chapter 4 it tells how …by manifestation of the truth we commend ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God. In the Liberal party I aim to be a light – be an influence… I am here for the truth - to bring the truth back into politics. But even if our gospel is veiled it is veiled to those who are perishing… It's important to be led by the Holy Spirit. He will lead you to people, and you can make a difference. We read of some, whose minds the god of this age has blinded… - they don't know who they are, what their identity is, what their purpose is. Some do not believe - lest the light of the Gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them. For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord and ourselves your servants for Jesus's sake. For it is God who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. We have to give glory to God in everything that we do. We are hard-pressed on every side yet not crushed... that the life of Jesus may be manifested in our body. We want His life to be manifested in our body. What does that mean? What does it mean to be like Jesus? We've got to manifest his deeds and actions, so that everybody can see Jesus inside of us. That the life of Jesus may be manifested in our mortal flesh. We do not lose heart. I know there's a lot of bad things happening, but we can't lose heart. We can't let it bring us down. We can't be complainers - we have to be doers. You have to get involved, if you want to make a difference. Everybody has their purpose. Pray about it. Ask the Lord, where do you want me to make a difference - in a positive way? How can we live so that people can see His glory, and want to come to it? Therefore we do not lose heart – though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. Our light affliction which is but for a moment is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory. While we do not look at the things which are seen but that the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal. So let us not get distracted with our focus - which is our salvation. Pray about it - about what Lord wants for you - how the Lord can use you. How does He want you to get involved - to touch the people around you? There's a lot of evil coming. A lot of woke Christianity, as well. Some people are accepting homosexuality and transgender identity issues - which is completely against God. Satan is clever. He's a deceiving angel. He says, Oh God accepts everybody. But, no, if that was the case, the Lord would have never destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah. Yet God showed mercy upon His people. Abraham asked God, if there's 50, would you spare the city? Yes. ..., even if there's five, I'll save the city. Thank God, He is very merciful. And we also have to be merciful. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09sNE1avfmc