Being born again is great, but you also need to know the essentials for living this new life, especially how to stay connected to the Lord. Now that we've been found, let's don't get lost all over again! This eBook will help you grow in grace.

When a baby is born its former life as a fetus comes to an abrupt, decisive and irrevocable end: There's no going back to the womb! That place of darkness held the seed of life while it grew, but now a child has been brought into the light!

 

If you prayed to receive Jesus as your Savior, then God your Father in heaven has been showering you with some very astounding gifts. You may already be aware of some of them, but most were taking place under the radar.

Here is the Quick Start Guide for some of the most powerful tools in the universe: the Word of God, the Name of Jesus, the indwelling Spirit, and the righteousness of Christ. That's a ton of divine equipment! Let's get your race off to a good start.

If you are a new Christian, you have been given a great “starter kit” of heavenly blessings, but it carries no guarantee you will have a happy or wholesome life. Make sure you know what’s in it, but don’t stop there: Get these three essential “extras.”

There are five things that every Christian needs to do in order to stay well-connected to our Source. The great thing is that Jesus in you loves doing these five things—He did them all the time when He walked the earth. Now, it's our turn.

Think of the Bible as Jesus in written form. He is the Word made flesh. Jesus spoke the words that brought all of creation into being. If His spoken Word can do that, think what His written Word can do for you, to bring you fully to life.

Prayer is calling on God for mercy, for help or for fellowship. He delights in listening—no request is too small. Learn to let your need drive you to Him every time. You cannot wear out the welcome mat and He has promised to always answer us.

Worship is that higher form of our conversation with the Lord where we are not petitioning Him for what we need but thanking and praising Him for who He is and what He has already done. This brings us speedily into close communion with Him.

A lovely side-effect of our new-found fellowship with God is that we can now enjoy a divinely enabled fellowship with each other. That fellowship with other believers, in turn, enables us to stay in closer fellowship with our God.

Service takes us into the realm where we learn to give ourselves, expecting nothing in return, simply because it is the right and loving thing to do. God always rewards those who follow Jesus in laying down their lives in service to others.

Being “born of the Spirit” means that you are a brand-new creation, but the old you is still around, looking for ways of overthrowing what the Lord has done. That "old man" has to stay knocked down, for the new you to enjoy the sweet air of freedom.

You are a new creation! Much progress will be made as you learn to understand and believe the reality of your new identity and the personality that comes along with it. Don't stay stuck on who you were: a new you wants to come forth!

Apart from God, your will is the most powerful thing in your universe. It has the power to choose heaven or hell as your ultimate destination and a heaven-infused life versus a hellish one down here. The trouble is it doesn't work well apart from God.

Even babies begin growing as soon as they leave the womb. Now that you’ve left the dark womb of the world behind, you’re going to need a clear idea about which way is up where your growth is concerned. This is the key to accelerated growth.

Spiritual growth opportunities are often not what we think. This makes them easy to miss. It helps to understand what spiritual growth is not, in order to keep our eyes peeled for the God-orchestrated moments that will help us grow.

Spiritual healing goes deepest of all. Even though the reality of our spirit lies beyond the ability of our five senses to experience, it nevertheless holds the answer to all that affects our lives. Only this one thing can bring us into genuine spiritual health.