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This
passage addresses our reception of God’s message and his messengers. Three
reasons you should accept God’s messengers:
(1) A true servant
of God has your best interest at heart; (2) A true servant of God speaks
the truth even if it hurts; (3) A true servant of God rejoices in your
progress. This
passage does not say that ministers never make mistakes, but the point
is… a true servant of God should always have your best interest at
heart, therefore it behooves you to give them a good hearing! It
is the role of God’s ministers to lead God’s people to Godly sorrow. Behold
what the eyes of the faithful will see! This
passage does not say worship and prayer serve as “silver bullets” to
immediately rid us from all the troubles we face; however, at the points
and places where we find ourselves confronted with the forces of evil,
we can have confidence that if we live by faith and turn to the Lord, we
will one day see the types of victory herein described. Our
eyes must be fixed upon the Lord. God
calls his people to watch and witness the works he performs. It
is GOD who must defeat and destroy the enemy.
(though the role of the people is not completely passive)
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1
Cor 15:20-28 Easter
– The Sequel The
resurrection of Jesus Christ brings hope for the future for those who
belong to Christ. Because
Jesus has been raised from the dead, we can have absolute assurance when
it comes to the resurrection of the redeemed. Because
Jesus has been raised and offered as firstfruits, we have confidence in
the full harvest in due time and in our acceptance. God
has an eternal timeline in which all things will happen in their proper
time. The time has not yet come for the resurrection of the bodies
who die in Christ, but when that time comes the redeemed will be raised. There
is hope for the future. All
things are not going to always going to be the way they are today. Christ
has risen and received power and authority and will rule until all
things, including death, come under his control and are fully defeated.
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Promoting
the welfare of God’s people requires preserving preserving purity in
places where evil creeps in! Three
areas where the church must preserve purity – (1)
Lord’s House & It’s Operations; Lord’s Day and It’s
Observance; (3) Lord’s People and His Ordinances The
Expression we do it that way because it’s always been done that way is
a dangerous philosophy when one considers the nature of sin. We
must maintain purity when it comes to the Membership, to the Ministers,
to the Maintenance of the ministry, and to the management of materials
and resources. Psalm
110 Though
believers in the U.S. enjoy immeasurable blessings that many others in
other generations or other parts of the world may not know, because of
the change in attitude and climate against Christianity we also face
difficult challenges that can cause anxiety and restlessness if one does
not look to and lean upon the teaching of Scripture.
Because
GOD is behind the cause of Jesus Christ, the confidence of Christians
should never be lacking. God’s
people should not question, fear, become anxious, impatient or
disillusioned; but continue to cling to and hold out the gospel of our
Lord Jesus Christ! In
this Psalm, the subject of the Psalmist is Jesus Christ.
The Psalmist speaks of his Heavenly Exaltation and Enthronement;
his Mighty Rule and Conquest; and his Permanent and Superior Priesthood. While
many are speaking out against Christ; at the same time God works to
establish the rule of Christ!
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Nehemiah
11 Because
leadership is critical to the well being of the new Jerusalem, God’s
people must see to it that people serve in their various capacities and
callings. Our
view of Life: Our lives are
to centered around God and his kingdom Our
view of Leadership: It’s
critical to the well being of God’s people to have able people serve
in positions of leadership. Our
view of Holiness: Kingdom
priorities must become our priorities. Matt
7:24-29 We
must build our lives on Christ’s teaching (obedience to his Word) or
our lives will be destroyed by the storms of time. Outline:
(1) What Jesus was saying about himself; (2) What Jesus was
saying about his teachings; (3) What Jesus was saying about his
followers We
must guard against just listening (hearing, studying, talking about,
etc.) to God’s Word; we must obey it. The
storms of testing will come. Jesus
spoke with Messianic authority. He
claimed the Old Testament passages to be his own. Jesus’
teachings are not optional, they must be obeyed. There is full assurance when the text says “Everyone” who
hears and obeys is like a wise man, and “Everyone” who does not obey is like the foolish man… whose house fell.
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Nehemiah
9 God Honoring
Worship
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Nehemiah
7 BPC 2/8/04 AM Service Church growth does not happen by chance, but begins by laying the groundwork that facilitates the reform that follows. The work of kingdom building involves: (1) Putting people and policies into place to promote the welfare of God's people; (2) Getting a handle and taking account of those who call themselves Christians; and (3) Contributing to the work of the Lord according to one's abilities. God's work includes
turning over responsibilities and charging those who are qualified to
take part in the work. John 6:35-40 |
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