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Notes
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Introduction
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Bible Reading 2/28 - 3/6: Lev 22:17 - Num 7:89; Mark 9:30 - 13:13; Psalm 44 - 49; Proverbs 10:19-28
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Review
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Reconcile, Reconcile, Reconcile!
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Preparation - Matthew 5:21-26
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Select the Passage - Matthew 5:13-16
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“You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘Do not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’ But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ is answerable to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of hell.
“Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.
“Settle matters quickly with your adversary who is taking you to court. Do it while you are still with him on the way, or he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison. I tell you the truth, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny.
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Study the Passage
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NIV
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Hebrew Study Bible
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KJV
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The Message
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NASB
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RSV
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Discover the Exegetical Idea
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Anger puts you at risk for God's judgment. Overcome it by pursuing reconciliation.
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Analyze the Exegetical Idea
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Explain It: What does this mean?
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Jesus is fulfilling the law - enabling it to serve it's purpose by making its true meaning accessible.
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God cares about more than murder (Exodus 20:13). He cares about the anger that leads to murder.
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We need to avoid being angry with others.
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We need to remove reasons for others to be angry with us. Reconciling with others helps to do this.
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Prove It: Is it True? Do I believe it?
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In your anger do not sin - Ephesians 4:22-27
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Rid yourselves of anger - Colossians 3:8-14
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Be slow to anger - James 1:19-21
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What difference does it make? So What?
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The potential judgment that follows anger is the same judgment that follows murder. You don't want to go to hell!
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What you say to other people matters.
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Things that cause anger are bound to come. If you don't pursue reconciliation you aren't serious about dealing with your anger.
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Formulate the Homiletical Idea
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Reconcile, reconcile, reconcile!
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Determine the Purpose of the Sermon (what listeners should do)
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Repent from your anger.
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Forgive those who have angered you.
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Develop a lifestyle of reconciliation.
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Decide How to Accomplish This Purpose
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Outline the Sermon
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Standing Issues
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From a word Bishop gave me:
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Make sure people do something with God's message.
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Make it plain:
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Use accessible language.
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Use modern day parables based on every day occurrences:
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Sitting at a stop light
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Driving through a green light
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Approaching a yellow light
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Being cut off in traffic
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Going shopping
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Going to a mall
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Going to school; sitting in class
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Going to work; sitting in your office;
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Keep it simple.
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Use illustrations of truth out of my own experience.
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Impart faith to obey the Word and receive God's promises.
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Introduction - Importance of Corporate Worship
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We had another party for God this morning! Were you there?
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Did God enjoy your contribution to our worship today?
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There is no substitute for your individual experience with God!
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There is no substitute for your corporate experience with God!
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Would you turn down an invitation to a party for your parents?
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God is your Father - don't miss his party!
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We are called to worship together!
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Acts 2:42-47
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Hebrews 13:15
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1Peter 2:4-10
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Announcement
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Prayer Workshop - Last Sunday at 12N
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Introduction
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Jesus shares his yoke with his disciples.
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Read Introductory Passage - Matthew 5:17-20
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“Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.
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Transition
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Jesus is fulfilling the Law - enabling it to serve it's purpose by making its true meaning accessible.
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Jesus is revealing God's original intent behind the Law.
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Let's take a look at the first law that he fulfills.
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Read the Passage - Matthew 5:21-26
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“You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘Do not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’ But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ is answerable to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of hell.
“Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.
“Settle matters quickly with your adversary who is taking you to court. Do it while you are still with him on the way, or he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison. I tell you the truth, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny.
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Exegetical Idea
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Anger puts you at risk for God's judgment. Overcome it by pursuing reconciliation.
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Homiletical Idea: Reconcile, reconcile, reconcile!!
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Explain It: What does this mean?
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Jesus is fulfilling the law - enabling it to serve it's purpose by making its true meaning accessible.
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God cares about more than murder (Exodus 20:13). He cares about the anger that leads to murder.
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We need to avoid being angry with others.
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We need to remove reasons for others to be angry with us. Reconciling with others helps to do this.
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Prove It: Is it True? Do I believe it?
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In your anger do not sin - Ephesians 4:22-27
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Rid yourselves of anger - Colossians 3:8-14
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Be slow to anger - James 1:19-21
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What difference does it make? So What?
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The potential judgment that follows anger is the same judgment that follows murder. You don't want to go to hell!
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What you say to other people matters.
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Things that cause anger are bound to come. If you don't pursue reconciliation you aren't serious about dealing with your anger.
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Homiletical Idea: Reconcile, reconcile, reconcile!!
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Purpose of the Sermon (what listeners should do)
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Repent from your anger.
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Forgive those who have angered you.
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Develop a lifestyle of reconciliation.
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Repent from your anger.
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Cut others some slack:
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No one else can block God's will for your life!
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Cut yourself some slack:
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You are human, flawed, and dependent on God.
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You will make mistakes, but God can handle them.
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Serve where the grace is.
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Forgive those who have angered you.
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Develop a lifestyle of reconciliation.
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Check in with others.
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Act quickly - interrupt religious activity if necessary.
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Let your life group be part of your strategy.
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Conclusion
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Anger is the first issue Jesus deals with in the Sermon on the Mount!
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Take this seriously!
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Storage
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Following Jesus (continued)
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How do I follow Jesus? (continued)
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Are You a Christian? (continued)
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Conversion process
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Warning about treatment of unsaved family members
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The "cross-fade" metaphor
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old lifestyle loses credibility due to contradictions
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internal contradictions
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external contradictions
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commitment to old lifestyle wanes due to lost credibility
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Kingdom of God becomes more and more credible
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Phase 1
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No effective awareness of Kingdom of God
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Complete commitment to independance from God
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Attitude Examples
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I lie because it works and anyone who has sense does too.
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Phase 2
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Awareness of Kingdom of God
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Commitment to Kingdom growing
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Commitment to old lifestyle exceeds commitment to Kingdom
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Attitude Examples
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I lie because it works for me, but I know there are some people who can get along without lying.
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Phase 3
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Commitment to Kingdom of God matches commitment to old lifestyle
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Candidate may have one or more experiences that are labelled as conversion experiences
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Candidate is "double-minded"
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Attitude Examples
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I lie, but I'm thinking about giving it up.
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Phase 4
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Commitment to Kingdom of God exceeds commitment to old lifestyle
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Candidate settles into practical church membership
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Attitude Examples
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I usually tell the truth, but there are some situations where lying is acceptable.
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Phase 5
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All lingering commitment to old lifestyle is extinguished - this is full repentance
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Candidate is fully committed to those aspects of the Kingdom that he/she knows about
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There is a clear path for future spiritual growth
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Attitude Examples
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Lying is wrong and I rarely do it - if I lie, it's because I was in a sudden jam and fell back on an old habit.
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Peter's Progression in Faith
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John 5:39-42
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Mat 4:18-22
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Luke 5:1-11
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Glorification
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kabod / doxa
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Parable of the Sower - Mat 13:1-23; Luke 8:4-15
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Some neglect and ultimately abandon the relationship with God.
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No one can snatch them out of my hand - John 10:27-30
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It is impossible to be lost when you still genuinely want a relationship with God through Jesus Christ.
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If your hand offends you - Mat 5:27-30
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Disqualified - 1Cor 9:24 - 1Cor 10:13 (ref. Luke 12:35-48)
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Impossible for the enlightened to return - Heb 6:1-12
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Can you lose your salvation?
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Can you divorce your husband/wife?
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Can you abandon your children?
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Can you turn your back on your parents?
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Can you reject your friends?
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Spiritual Maturity - Heb 6:1-12
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Following Jesus Leads to Spiritual Maturity
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Accountability
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Stability
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Taking Responsibility For Your Own Growth
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Taking Responsibility for Ministry
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Reproducing Yourself
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Obstacles to Spiritual Maturity
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Focusing on life's worries, riches, and pleasures - Luke 8:4-15
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Failure to focus on the things of the Spirit - 1Cor 2:6-12; Col 3:1-10
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Misunderstanding what spiritual maturity is
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Spiritual maturity is not sinlessness
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Spiritual maturity is a lifestyle of effective engagement (i.e. engagement that produces real results).
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Spiritual Consumerism
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Accountability / Holiness
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To God - Blamelessness (not sinlessness) - Gen 6:9; Gen 17:1
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To other believers
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Walking in the light - 1John 1:5 - 2:6
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Exposing your actions
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Exposing your thoughts
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Exposing your motives
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Consistent availability - Heb 13:7, 17
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Sunday service PLUS life group
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Not - one church for Sunday and another for life group
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You should develop intimate friendships and accountability with the same people you fellowship with on Sunday.
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Stability - Eph 4:10-17; James 1:2-4
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Taking Responsibility For Your Own Growth - Philip 3:1-15; Heb 5:11-14
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Learning lifestyle vs. Entertainment lifestyle
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Fight until the fight becomes automatic. Wounded people are not always able to fight, but once they experience healing they must learn to do the fighting that they’ve been avoiding and keep fighting until they automatically hold their ground.
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Dramatize the “impossible switch” (ref Staples Easy Button)
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Sabbath discipline - prioritizing the Lord
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Taking responsibility for ministry - Mat 6:33; Luke 9:23-25; Rom 12:3-8
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Pleasing God must be more important than pleasing ourselves
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Luke 22:42; John 4:27-38; John 6:38;
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Your actions and words should build up others - Eph 4:29; 1Pet 4:11
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The New Testament writers weren't trying to write "scripture".
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They were trying to serve other believers.
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In doing so they produced scripture - 2Pet 3:15-16
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Your life should produce "scripture"
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Charles's recollection at the retreat
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My own frequent sharing of things Bishop said to me
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"I trust you with souls"
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Taking Responsibility For Reproducing yourself
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Fruitfulness - Mat 7:15-20; Luke 13:6-9; John 15:1-8
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God has promised you spiritual offspring
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Pray - Father I want to lead others to spiritual maturity.
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Define evangelism, followup, discipleship
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Work in the vineyard
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Require maturity from individuals in the congregation.
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Three Phases
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Developing godly habits
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Turning godly habits into skills
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Combining godly habits and skills into your ministry
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Have you made the “maturity decision” yet?
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Godly Habits Of Highly Effective Believers
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Relating to God - Prayer
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Talking with God - Jer 29:11-14; 2Cor 3; 1Pet 1:17
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Hearing from God boosts assurance of salvation
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Get started
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God wants to speak to you.
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God is able to speak to you.
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God is able to make you confident that you've heard from him.
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Trust him to do this as you approach him.
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Say "Speak Lord - your servant is listening" - 1Sam 3:1-18
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Start with praise and thanksgiving (use Psalms as a guide).
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Take time to listen.
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Write down the thoughts that come to you.
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God wants to meet your needs
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Children use their parents' resources.
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We get to use God's resources.
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Keep borrowing God's car and he'll give you one of your own.
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Life is God's training program for you.
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God wants to share the universe with you.
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Apostles make plans with God's resources in mind.
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Sometimes God wants us to narrow down the possibilities before we come to him for guidance. Make a list of alternatives with pros and cons. Propose the best solutions to God while allowing him to completely override your selection. God requires that we avoid laziness and inertia in the process of hearing from him.
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Warn about saying "I hope" during prayer.
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Relating to God - Worship
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Gratitude - Luke 7:36-50
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Love for God - 1Pet 1:8-9;
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Giving
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Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift - 1Cor 9:15
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Prayer releases revelation; giving releases resources (Tudor Bismarck). Service releases leadership.
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Relating to God - Learning and Doing His Word
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No flying "by the seat of your pants"
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Discipline your though life according to God's Word - Rom 12:2
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The Bible
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Discuss origins, translation, etc.
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Discuss inspiration - plenary, verbal, etc.
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Discuss versions, translations, paraphrases, etc.
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Don't use the Bible just to prove a point.
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Relating to Believers - Fellowship
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Love for others - Mat 25:31-46; John 13:34-35; 1John 3:18
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Sunday service is like Thanksgiving - we should all be together.
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Holiness
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Relating to Believers - Discipleship
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Relational Evangelism Quiz - grade yourself
- inviting people to church
- inviting people to your life group
- winning people on your own
- connecting believers you know to an unbeliever you know
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Followup
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CPR - seconds count - Followup
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The Life Church way is one on one
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Illustrate demonic opposition to followup / discipleship and how prayer counteracts this opposition.
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Discipleship is not a curriculum - it’s a lifestyle.
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How many people wish they had someone to disciple them? Provide a solution.
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Have I been discipled? How do I know when the job is done? What does discipleship look like?
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Relating to Believers - Service
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Relating to Unbelievers - Caring
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Relating to Unbelievers - Service
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Relating to Unbelievers - Evangelism
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4 P's
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Purpose
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Position
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Plan
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Partner
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Relating to My Community - Service
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Service
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Increase your capacity to serve
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Ministry Systems Dynamics
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Reinforcing Feedback
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Vicious Cycles
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Backsliding
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Virtuous Cycles
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Sanctification
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overflow of giving - 2Cor 9:6-15
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sowing seed
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Balancing Processes
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faucet/eye/hand system filling a glass of water
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Balancing Processes With Delay
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thermostat
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shower temperature control
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Limits To Growth
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Church grows to point where intimacy is lost
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Shifting The Burden
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Drug addiction
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Sexual addictions
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Television addictions
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Escalation
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arguments
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arms race
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Tragedy Of The Commons
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multiple flocks on a singlle field
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environmental pollution
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Success To The Successful
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Growth and Underinvestment
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attendance falls off due to crowding before new space is achieved
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Accidental Adversaries
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Employee / Company example
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employees are rewarded for political gamesmanship
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company is rewarded for pursuit of growth rather than development
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Traditional Church and the Arts
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Traditional Church and other Areas of Gifting
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Fixes That Fail
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EGC Questions
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Question 1
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We don't ask:"How will WE get a building in the South End?"
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We ask: How can OUR COMMUNITY provide a BUILDING for us?"
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Question 2
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We don't ask: "How do WE plant CHURCHES?"
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We ask: "How does THE CITY plant CHURCHES?"
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Question 3
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We don't ask: "How do WE stop CRIME?"
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We ask" "How does the CITY stop its OWN CRIME?"
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Question 4
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We don't ask: "How does EGC do EVANGELISM?"
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We ask: "How does the CITY do EVANGELISM?"
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Question 5
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We don't ask: "How do WE set up an urban training school for uban ethnic ministry leaders?"
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We ask: "How do urban ethnic ministry LEADERS work with a seminary to SET UP their OWN urban training school?"
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Question 6
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We don't ask: "How can WE get more urban ethnic students into Christian schools?"
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We ask: "How can urban ethnic STUDENTS recruit their OWN PEOPLE to Christian schools?"
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Question 7
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We don't ask questions THAT PRODUCE: short-term, counterproductive ends
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We ask QUESTIONS THAT PRODUCE: long-term multiply-productive ends
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Question 8
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We don't ask QUESTIONS that: make us design OUR organization to DO a task
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We ask QUESTIONS that: force us to find how the SOCIAL REALITY we are working in will become the PRIMARY DOER of the task
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Twelve Steps
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1. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol—that our lives had become unmanageable.
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2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
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3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.
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4. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
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5. Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.
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6. Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
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7. Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.
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8. Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.
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9. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
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10. Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.
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11. Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.
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12. Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.
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Culture & World View
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Culture
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The complex structuring of customs (and their underlying assumptions) by which people govern their lives.
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It is how we relate to our selves (with biological, mental, psychological, and spiritual components) and our environment (with physical and social components).
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People both create and follow culture (culture is like a roadway).
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People follow cultural forms out of habit.
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People change cultural elements for various reasons.
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Creativity
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Improper instruction
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Worldview
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Worldview Functions - patterns in terms of which people do the following:
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Explain aspects of life according to socially approved ways of seeing REALITY;
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Where did the universe come from and what is its basic nature?
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How did people, animals, plants, etc. get here and what should we expect from them?
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Evaluate all aspects of life in socially approved ways;
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esthetics - what is visually or aurally pleasing
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ethics - what is moral or imoral
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economics - what should be more expensive or less expensive
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human character - what behavior is proper or improper, admirable or worthy of criticism
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Validate common perceptions and behavior;
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Assign commitment priorities that help people identify what people and other aspects of life to pledge allegiance to;
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Interpret things in ways that are consistent with those of the rest of the society;
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Pursue life in a reasonably integrated fashion;
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Adapt to internal and external pressure for change.
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Worldview Universals
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Categorization - all people classify, categorize, and think according to the logic of their worldview;
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Person-Group - all people relate to the various persons and groups in their lives on the basis of their worldview assumptions concerning how they should relate to them;
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Causality - all people explain and relate to the various things in life that cause other things on the basis of their worldview assumptions;
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Time-Event - all people structure the time and event aspects of their lives on the basis of their worldview assumptions;
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Space-Material - all people conceive of and arrange their relationships with space and material objects on the basis of their worldview assumptions.
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Five Views of God's relationship to culture:
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God is a product of culture
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God is opposed to culture
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God endorses at least one culture (Hebrew?, British?, French?, American?, Ehtiopian?)
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God is above culture and unconcerned
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God is above culture and working through it
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Discussion Question: How do you view culture?
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Misc
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Post-Modern America
Noone should judge anyone
It’s wrong to present ideas that hurt people’s feelings
People are basically good
When people do bad things it’s because of bad things that were done to them
Old institutions need to be updated and should be viewed with suspicion
Self-esteem is the key to black progress
People who are disillusioned by the hypocrisy of the dominent culture often respond by punishing it - they transfer their allegiance from the old culture to a new one. They invest the new object of their allegiance with all of the mythical qualities of the old one. People long for a hero but they resist coming to Jesus.
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New Material
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Preparation
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Expository Preaching
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Expository preaching is the communication of a biblical concept, derived from and transmitted through a historical, grammatical, and literary study of a passage in its context, which the Holy Spirit first applies to the personality and experience of the preacher, then through the preacher, applies to the hearers.
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Select the Passage
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Study the Passage
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NIV
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Hebrew Study Bible
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KJV
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The Message
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NASB
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RSV
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Discover the Exegetical Idea
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Subject
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Tools: How, Who, What, When, Where, Why
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Complement
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Analyze the Exegetical Idea
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Explain It: What does this mean?
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Prove It: Is it True? Do I believe it?
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Apply It: What difference does it make? So What?
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Formulate the Homiletical Idea
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Determine the Purpose of the Sermon
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Decide How to Accomplish This Purpose
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Make it plain
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Use accessible language and modern parables.
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Make sure people do something with God's message.
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Keep it simple.
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Use illustrations of truth out of my own experience.
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Impart faith to obey the Word and receive God's promises.
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Outline the Sermon
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Adultery Starts With A Thought!
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Preparation - Matthew 5:27-30
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Select the Passage - Matthew 5:27-30
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“You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’ But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell.
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Study the Passage
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NIV
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Hebrew Study Bible
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KJV
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The Message
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NASB
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RSV
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Discover the Exegetical Idea
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Looking at someone other than your spouse with lustful intent indicates that adultery is on your mind. Avoid hell by doing whatever it takes to avoid this or any other sin.
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Analyze the Exegetical Idea
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Explain It: What does this mean?
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Jesus' disciples: male and mostly married. - 1 Corinthians 9:1-6
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Men who want to follow Jesus:
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They can't be content with avoiding the physical act of adultery.
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They have to avoid committing adultery in their hearts.
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Looking at women for lustful purposes is an important indicator.
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We need to identify and eliminate the things that cause us to sin.
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Prove It: Is it True? Do I believe it?
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Recount my experience around year 7 in our marriage.
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Apply It: What difference does it make? So What?
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It should make a big difference for followers of Jesus.
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Are you one, or are you just not that into God?
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He's Just Not That Into You - Quiz
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At a party he introduces you as:
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someone he's dating
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a friend
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his girlfriend
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his future wife
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You've been to his place
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never
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once
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a few times
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I practically live there
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You've met his friends:
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what friends?
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briefly
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we've all gone out together once or twice
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I know his friends well
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Your weekends are spent
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each doing your own thing
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just relaxing at home together. It's implied right?
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one night with our own friends and one night together
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going out together and hitting the scene
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Sometimes hi:
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doesn't answer my phone calls
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compliments me for no reason
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can be a jerk to my friends
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talks about our future
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After a date:
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he calls me only when he wants to go out again.
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he sends me gifts or flowers.
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I have to call him if I want to go out again.
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he calls me in the next day or two.
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He flirts with you:
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never
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occasionally
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all of the time
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when he's had a few drinks
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The two of you usually spend time together:
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on dates where he picks me up
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not just on dates, but hanging around at each other's places
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with a big group of friends
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my friends and I meeting up with him somewhere with his friends.
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Hell - you don't want to go there!
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Danger
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Sexually transmitted diseases.
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Violence triggered by jealousy.
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If you're contemplating adultery you've probably talked yourself into believing that you won't get caught or infected.
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True followers of Jesus will experience godly sorrow.
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Psalm 32
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Psalm 51
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True followers of Jesus will experience empathetic remorse.
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Formulate the Homiletical Idea
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Adultery Starts With A Thought
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Determine the Purpose of the Sermon (what listeners should do)
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Understand how adultery begins.
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Adjust your thinking.
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Learn to cut sin off at the root.
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Decide How to Accomplish This Purpose
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Outline the Sermon
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Standing Issues
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From a word Bishop gave me:
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Make sure people do something with God's message.
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Make it plain:
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Use accessible language.
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Use modern day parables based on every day occurrences:
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Sitting at a stop light
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Driving through a green light
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Approaching a yellow light
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Being cut off in traffic
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Going shopping
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Going to a mall
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Going to school; sitting in class
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Going to work; sitting in your office;
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Keep it simple.
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Use illustrations of truth out of my own experience.
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Impart faith to obey the Word and receive God's promises.
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Introduction - Importance of Corporate Worship
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We had another party for God this morning! Were you there?
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Did God enjoy your contribution to our worship today?
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There is no substitute for your individual experience with God!
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There is no substitute for your corporate experience with God!
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Would you turn down an invitation to a party for your parents?
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God is your Father - don't miss his party!
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We are called to worship together!
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Acts 2:42-47
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Hebrews 13:15
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1Peter 2:4-10
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Announcement
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?
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Introduction
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Read the Passage - Matthew 5:27-30
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“You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’ But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell.
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Exegetical Idea
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Looking at someone other than your spouse with lustful intent indicates that adultery is on your mind. Avoid hell by doing whatever it takes to avoid this or any other sin.
|
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|
What does this mean?
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Jesus' disciples: male and mostly married. - 1 Corinthians 9:1-6
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|
Men who want to follow Jesus:
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|
They can't be content with avoiding the physical act of adultery.
|
|
|
|
They have to avoid committing adultery in their hearts.
|
|
|
|
Looking at women for lustful purposes is an important indicator.
|
|
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|
We need to identify and eliminate the things that cause us to sin.
|
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Is it True? Do I believe it?
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Recount my experience around year 7 in our marriage.
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What difference does it make? So What?
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It should make a big difference for followers of Jesus.
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Are you one, or are you just not that into God?
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Parable of the Weeds - Matthew 13:24-20
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Parable Explained - Matthew 13:36-43
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He's Just Not That Into You - Quiz
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At a party he introduces you as:
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|
someone he's dating
|
|
|
|
a friend
|
|
|
|
his girlfriend
|
|
|
|
his future wife
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|
|
|
You've been to his place
|
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|
never
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|
once
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|
a few times
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|
I practically live there
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|
You've met his friends:
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|
what friends?
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|
briefly
|
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|
|
we've all gone out together once or twice
|
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|
|
I know his friends well
|
|
|
|
Your weekends are spent
|
|
|
|
each doing your own thing
|
|
|
|
just relaxing at home together. It's implied right?
|
|
|
|
one night with our own friends and one night together
|
|
|
|
going out together and hitting the scene
|
|
|
|
Sometimes hi:
|
|
|
|
doesn't answer my phone calls
|
|
|
|
compliments me for no reason
|
|
|
|
can be a jerk to my friends
|
|
|
|
talks about our future
|
|
|
|
After a date:
|
|
|
|
he calls me only when he wants to go out again.
|
|
|
|
he sends me gifts or flowers.
|
|
|
|
I have to call him if I want to go out again.
|
|
|
|
he calls me in the next day or two.
|
|
|
|
He flirts with you:
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|
never
|
|
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|
occasionally
|
|
|
|
all of the time
|
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|
|
when he's had a few drinks
|
|
|
|
The two of you usually spend time together:
|
|
|
|
on dates where he picks me up
|
|
|
|
not just on dates, but hanging around at each other's places
|
|
|
|
with a big group of friends
|
|
|
|
my friends and I meeting up with him somewhere with his friends.
|
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|
Danger
|
|
|
|
Sexually transmitted diseases.
|
|
|
|
Violence triggered by jealousy.
|
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|
If you're contemplating adultery you've probably talked yourself into believing that you won't get caught or infected.
|
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Hell - you don't want to go there!
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|
True followers of Jesus will experience godly sorrow.
|
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|
Psalm 32
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|
Psalm 51
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True followers of Jesus will experience empathetic remorse.
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Homiletical Idea: Adultery Starts With A Thought
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Purpose of the Sermon (what listeners should do)
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Understand how adultery begins.
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Adjust your thinking.
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Learn to cut sin off at the root.
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This passage has application beyond adultery.
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This passage transcends married male disciples.
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Married women must avoid adultery.
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Single men and women must avoid fornication.
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All followers of Jesus must avoid sexual sin.
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We'll focus on adultery today and deal with the rest in another message.
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Understand how adultery begins.
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Different types of adultery:
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Hit it and quit it - David & Bathsheba
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Greener grass - Potiphar's wife towards Joseph
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Habitual
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Desire --> Sin --> Death - James 1:13-15
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Adjust your thinking!!!
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Give God your thought life.
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You'll only do this if you want the relationship.
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Close the door on lustful thinking.
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This is usually not instantaneous.
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Think of this like an exercise regimen.
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Ladder of Deception - Things I think I can get away with
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I can have more than one spouse
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I can have a sexual relationship outside of marriage
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I can have a fantasy sexual relationship outside of marriage
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I can relate to people without proper boundaries in place
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Men and women are vulnerable to thinking errors
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Minimization - "It's no big deal"; "One time won't hurt."
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Rationalization - "I'm just being friendly"
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Denial - "I'm not really being unfaithful - I'm a good husband."
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Relabeling - telling it like it wasn't
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Justification - "I couldn't help it"
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Spiritual rationalization - "God must be OK with it."
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Distorted Thinking -
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"It will turn out OK - I won't get caught."
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"No one will get hurt."
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"They weren't really upset with me."
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"They will get over it."
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"Nothing harmful will come of this."
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Entitlement
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"I'm entitled to a little fun."
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"I deserve it."
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"I deserve a break today."
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"No one appreciates me."
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"I've been so good."
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"I'm not as bad as most husbands are."
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"I've done so much for God."
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"My wife really doesn't like sex much."
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"I've led such a sheltered life."
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"I've been pure all these years."
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"I need something to lift my spirits."
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"God intended that we enjoy life."
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Fantasy
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Learn to cut sin off at the root.
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Divorce is not the way out - Matthew 5:31-32
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Work on your marriage!
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Conclusion
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Understand how adultery begins.
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Adjust your thinking.
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Learn to cut sin off at the root.
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Altar Call / Welcome Cards / Communion
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Welcome Cards - refer to script
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Benediction - Numbers 6:24-26
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“‘“The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you; the LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace.”’
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Men's Prayer
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Life Group Material
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Life Group Word Material
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These are sample discussion questions / topics. Your life group leaders may choose to adjust these questions, substitute new ones, or spend the Word section of the meeting in a different way altogether.
Scripture taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION (NIV) Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Bible Publishers.
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Matthew 5:17-20 (repeated from last week)
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“Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.
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Discussion Questions / Topics:
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Jesus came to fulfill the scriptures - making them understandable and accessible. Describe your experience when it comes to Jesus' teaching. Do you find it understandable and accessible? Discuss.
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What, if anything, have you observed about the "righteousness" of religious leaders? How does your righteousness compare?
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Have you had any experiences with religious leaders who "followed the rules" but missed the point?
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Matthew 5:27-30
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“You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’ But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell.
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Discussion Questions / Topics:
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Are you committed to obeying this command? Discuss.
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How has your attitude about this passage changed over time?
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Who are you able to talk to about problems with your thought life?
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Is there something that God is telling you to "cut off"? Discuss.
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Life Group Witnessing Activities
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Key Passage - Matthew 5:13-16
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“You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.
“You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.
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Activities
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Pick a partner with whom you can work on being salt and light in the world around you for the next month. Tell your life group whom it is.
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Pray regularly with your partner for God to show the two of you some places and ways that you can use your gifts and resources to do good.
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Get together with your partner to act on what God shows you.
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Scriptures For 03/07/2010 Life Church Sermon
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Scripture taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION (NIV) Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Bible Publishers.
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“Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.
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“You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’ But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell.
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And God spoke all these words:
“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.
“You shall have no other gods before me.
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“You shall not murder.
“You shall not commit adultery.
“You shall not steal.
“You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.
“You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”
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“It has been said, ‘Anyone who divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’ But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness, causes her to become an adulteress, and anyone who marries the divorced woman commits adultery.
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Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not the result of my work in the Lord? Even though I may not be an apostle to others, surely I am to you! For you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.
This is my defense to those who sit in judgment on me. Don’t we have the right to food and drink? Don’t we have the right to take a believing wife along with us, as do the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers and Cephas? Or is it only I and Barnabas who must work for a living?
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When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; but each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed. Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.
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Jesus told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away. When the wheat sprouted and formed heads, then the weeds also appeared.
“The owner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?’
“‘An enemy did this,’ he replied.
“The servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’
“‘No,’ he answered, ‘because while you are pulling the weeds, you may root up the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat and bring it into my barn.’”
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Then he left the crowd and went into the house. His disciples came to him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”
He answered, “The one who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man. The field is the world, and the good seed stands for the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one, and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.
“As the weeds are pulled up and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of the age. The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will weed out of his kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil. They will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.
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