Spirit of Revelation The Adobe PDF files below are presented by the teaching ministry of Charlie Avila, Pastor of Clovis Christian Center in Fresno, California. These in-depth teachings on various subjects of interest to Bible-believing Christians are available free of charge to anyone. The teachings may be downloaded, copied, distributed, e-mailed, and preached from for the edification of the body of Christ as long as they are not used for commercial purposes. Both biographical and statement of faith files are included among these teachings. All files are listed in alphabetical order by the title of the teaching. |
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1 Biography Of Charlie Avila A brief biography of Pastor Charlie Avila and his family, children, ministry and education. |
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21 Dreams In The Bible No description available for this pdf file. |
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Adultery The High Cost No description available for this pdf file. |
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Alpha Boot Camp - 14 Lessons No description available for this pdf file. |
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Are You Counting How to deal with unforgiveness. In forgiveness, the Lord will treat us the way we treat others. Includes teaching on the parable by Jesus in Matthew 18. Shows how we are to forgive others even as Christ forgave us. |
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Brothers You Should Avoid No description available for this pdf file. |
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Complaining 4 - Its Only A Test No description available for this pdf file. |
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Complaining And Its Destruction Complaining is very destructive for the life of the Christian believer. In this teaching, we look at all the complaining in Numbers, Chapters 11-16. We learn why complaining is judging, what happens when you complain against God ordained leadership, and how all complaining is against God. |
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Counsel For Those Considering Marriage Gives single Christians five critical areas to be in agreement before they become engaged. How can two walk together unless they are agreed. |
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Defeating Manipulation In Your Marriage This teaching shows how to defeating control tactics in your marriage. Reveals wisdom on dealing with threats, intimidation, manipulation, unresolved offenses, sedition, and domination in marriage. |
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Deity Of Jesus Christ No description available for this pdf file. |
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Disciplining Children With The Rod Refutes the teachings of Dr Benjamin Spock. Shows how God disciplines us then applies these principles to our own children. Pastor Charlie explains how the rod is used in Proverbs 13, 22, 23, and 29. |
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Elders Part 1 What They Must Not Be In this teaching Pastor Charlie looks at 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1 and identifies eight qualifications that elders must NOT have in their lives. This study also shows that elders and bishops are the same according to the Bible. An important teaching for those who select leaders for the local church. |
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Eschatology 1 - What Jesus Said About The 2nd Coming Jesus never said He was coming secretly. Jesus said He was coming in great glory and power, with all the holy angels, like lightning, with heavenly disturbances, and with the clouds. He is coming visibly, not secretly. |
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Evangelism 1 - Calling Sinners To Repentance The first word of the gospel is not love, grace, or salvation, but repentance. This study explains the preaching of John the Baptist, Jesus, and the apostles regarding repentance. Concludes with a study of Hebrews 6, which calls for repentance first. |
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Evangelism 5 - The Conversion Of The Ethiopian Eunuch Very few Christians are evangelizing the lost. This study examines one of the most famous conversions in Christian history, the salvation of the Ethiopian eunuch. A detailed study of Acts, Chapter 8. |
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Five People Vulnerable To Sexual Sin Describes 5 different Christians who are vulnerable to sexual sin. These include the one who thinks he can never fall to sexual sin, the one who is emotionally weak from burnout or a recent loss, and the one who has a family history of sexual immorality. |
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Food, Appetites, And Your Body No description available for this pdf file. |
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Getting Your Priorities In Order A detailed study of Haggai, Chapter 1. We all make time for our priorities. We make time for what is really important to us. If God is not our priority, everything in life will frustrate us. When our priorities are wrong, nothing in life satisfies us. |
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Going To Hell Part 1 This is part 1 of a two-part teaching on hell. We first learn the 5 wrong views of hell, Universalism, Annihilationism, Post Mortem Conversion, Purgatory, and Reincarnation. The man who went to hell in Luke 16 is also discussed. Finally, we see why Hades and Sheol are the same place. |
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Going To Hell Part 2 This is part 2 of a two-part teaching on hell. There are three names for hell in the NT, Tartarus, Hades, and Gehenna. We examine the what and why of these 3 places. Gehenna is the lake of fire. |
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Guarding Against Deception & False Doctrine Nearly every book of the NT warns against false doctrines, false prophets, and false teachers. 5 practical ways are given to guard against deception including seeking godly counsel, finding it in the Word of God, checking the fruit, practicing the truth yourself, and testing everything. Modern day examples of deception are included. |
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Handling Money In The Home 9 practical insights are given for handling money in your home. These include instruction on balanced checkbooks, savings accounts, credit cards, getting out of debt, giving to the poor, tithes and offerings, car and home purchases, and staying in agreement with your spouse. |
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Healing 10 Pauls Thorn In The Flesh Many of us have lots of questions about physical healing. This teaching explains clearly that Pauls thorn in the flesh was not a sickness, but a messenger of Satan. It did not make him sick, it buffeted him. Also, we examine the statement By His Stripes We Are Healed and show it speaks of physical healing, not salvation. |
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Healing Ministry Of Jesus Christ No description available for this pdf file. |
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How To Contact Pastor Charlie This file gives address, phone number, email and website information so you can contact the writer of the Spirit of Wisdom and Revelation newsletter teachings. |
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Instilling Self-Control In Children We live in a culture of increasing lawlessness. Parents do not know how to raise their children in the ways of the Lord. This teaching gives seven practical steps for instilling self control in children. Includes teaching on working with firstborns, sleep patterns for children, picking up after children, disciplining manipulation, and much more. |
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Instructions For New Christians Pastor Charlie first shares his salvation testimony. Then he gives 6 action steps for new Christians including telling others about Jesus, getting water baptized, finding a Bible-believing church, finding a mentor, studying the Bible, and praying. |
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Judgment And Separation The judgment of God is an awesome thing. This teaching shows clearly why God always separates before He judges. 4 biblical judgments are examined including the judgment upon the world at the time of Noah, the judgment upon the nation of Egypt at the time of Moses, the judgment upon the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah at the time of Lot, and the judgment upon individuals at the time of the 12 spies. |
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Legalism And Its Curse So many of us Christians are legalistic. Paul wrestled with the Galatian church over legalism. This study gives 6 ways to tell if you are living under grace or under legalism. Many have been set free reading this teaching. |
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No Holding Back So many Christians are holding back in their service to God. This study examines carefully Romans, Chapter 8. It gives reasons why we do not surrender, and then some practical lessons on surrender from the lives of Jephthah, Joseph, and Jehoshaphat. |
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Overcoming Prayerlessness No description available for this pdf file. |
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Planning For Success Not Failure No description available for this pdf file. |
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Prayer & Temptations No description available for this pdf file. |
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Prayer Of Asking Over 50 times in the Bible we are told to ask, and you shall receive. We have not because we ask not. This teaching looks primarily at all the statements made by Jesus regarding the prayer of asking. |
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Premarital Counseling Test For CHRISTIAN MEN No description available for this pdf file. |
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Premarital Counseling Test For CHRISTIAN WOMEN No description available for this pdf file. |
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Priority Of Prayer Nothing reveals your spiritual life like prayer. The Bible teaches us to pray always, pray continually, pray night and day, pray without ceasing, and be devoted to prayer. This study will encourage believers to make prayer a priority. |
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Relating To Your Pastor So many Christians have been hurt by their Pastor. Many do not know how to relate to him. This teaching reveals how to love your Pastor, pray for your Pastor, obey your Pastor, serve your Pastor and your Pastors doctrine. |
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Resurrection Of Jesus Christ No description available for this pdf file. |
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Revelation 16 - The Bowls Of Wrath No description available for this pdf file. |
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Revelation 19 - The 2nd Coming Of Jesus No description available for this pdf file. |
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Revelation 20 - The 1000 Years No description available for this pdf file. |
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Sheep Without A Shepherd Multitudes of Christians have no shepherd. This is a dangerous situation. This study gives 4 Sheep Killers, or things that devour sheep. Learn about wolves, straying, isolation, and bad shepherds. Good instruction for those who have no local church. |
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Slain In The Spirit Is the practice of falling backward in prayer lines or altar calls biblical? Pastor Avila looks all the different places in the Bible where people fell down. He explains what happened with Moses, the priests, the prophets Daniel and Ezekiel, Jesus, the apostle John, and from the book of Acts. He draws several important conclusions. |
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Taxes And The Christian Many Christians do not believe that we should pay taxes because of all the ungodly things done by the government. This study teaches what Jesus meant when He said to Give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar. Also, a detailed explanation of Romans 13 is provided. There are 4 Herods in the Bible and we see why they are important to understanding the tax question. |
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The Bible And Iraq Because of the war in Iraq, many people have taken an interest in what the Bible says about this country. We show how Iraq is mentioned repeatedly from Genesis to Revelation, and even how Jesus went there twice in the book of Daniel. Many of the main events in the OT took place in Iraq. |
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Three Misconceptions About Sexual Sin Many believers have misconceptions about sexual sin. A misconception is a strongly held belief that is wrong from the beginning, or conception. This study looks at the misconceptions of Focusing on Externals, Looking for Magic Formulas, and Trying to Win the Fight Alone. An important teaching for those trapped in sexual sin. |
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Twelve Rule For Raising Delinquent Children This sarcastic piece was published by the Houston, Texas Police Department back in the 1960s. Through its use of sarcasm, it sends a very powerful message to parents of today. Helps us understand many of the most common mistakes in raising kids. |
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Water Baptism Outline No description available for this pdf file. |
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What Is Your Reputation Names carry reputations. Solomon said that a good name is better than great riches. We look at people in the Bible who had good reputations like Timothy, Barnabas, Ananias, Cornelius, and Demetrius. Also, we ask the question, Do You Stink? |
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Why Every Christian Should Tithe This is a verse by verse study of Malachi 3, verses 7 through 12. Gives 8 practical reasons why every Christian should tithe. Answers the all important excuse: I cannot afford to tithe. |
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Ye Are Gods Some televangelists are using John, Chapter 10, Verse 34 to claim that we are little gods. This teaching refutes that claim and shows what Jesus really meant when He quoted from Psalm 82. Includes instruction on how the words gods and judges are used in the OT. |
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Written by Charlie Avila. Proofread by Nancy Gorton. This teaching may be copied. Scriptures taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW KING JAMES VERSION (NKJV). Copyright © 1988, Thomas Nelson Inc. Used by permission of Broadman & Holman.