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Notes
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Introduction
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Bible Reading:
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OT Timeline:
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OT Contemporary Books:
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Review
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Romans: From Rags To Righteousness (Part 1)
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Raw Material
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Write a blog entry on James Ryles’ definition of grace.
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The empowering presence of God that enables you to be who he has called you to be and to do what he has called you to do
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For a message:
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Make sure you know God - “I never knew you”: Visiting, feeding, clothing those in need aren’t to be done as rules, but rather as a reflection of knowing Jesus.
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1Cor 13 “if I have not love”: Giving to the poor must be done out of love.
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Find Bible passage connection between this love and knowing God
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For the message
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Saying "I've never believed in any other God!" is like saying "I only root for the Celtics!". This is not the same as playing on the team and putting points on the board.
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Sermon Illustration:
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Our mission is not to permanently destroy the world’s system. It’s there to provide a “powerful delusion” for those who refuse to believe the truth. Our mission is to continually unravel the world’s system as a witness to the power and authority of God’s Kingdom.
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For the Message:
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Let the Ephesians 1 passage transform your thinking (Romans 8:5-6, racism as “2nd-hand smoke”)
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Romans 8
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You can do it too - let God design your relationships.
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Create resources for congregation:
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Who I am in Christ
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Romans 5:1-11
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Galatians 3
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Galatians 4:1-7
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Ephesians 1:3-10
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Colossians 1:9-14
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What I have in Christ
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Romans 5
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Galatians 5:16-26
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What I can do in Christ
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Ephesians 2:1-10
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Philippians 4:1-13
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James 1:1-8
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You have what you need! Use what you have!
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God: “They have been given my Spirit; teach them to listen to him.”
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The more Word you plant in your heart, the easier it will be for you to hear God’s Spirit.
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Romans 12:1-2
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The Spirit reminds us of what Jesus said - John 14 - 16
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For the message:
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The proper use of suffering.
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The way that I used TV to fight loneliness while Eva was away last night even though the Holy Spirit had told me to avoid TV during this period. This increased my vulnerability to sexual temptation.
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Use freedom - don’t worship it
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Deal with marriage sabbatical concept.
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Lexical search on judging.
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Preparation - Romans 1:18-32
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Select the Passage - Romans 1:18-32
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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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God expresses his wrath towards those who reject him by handing them over to their own increasingly depraved desires.
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Analyze the Exegetical Idea
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Explain It: What does this mean?
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God's wrath
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orge Gk. (orge) - anger
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God's revelation of himself
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God has revealed himself in creation:
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God's invisible qualities:
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This revelation is available to everyone.
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Intro to Paul on Mars Hill - Acts 17:16-21
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Paul on Mars Hill - Acts 17:22-31
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Rejecting God
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Sinful people reject God's revelation of himself in creation.
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In rejecting this revelation they suppress the truth.
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All of this results in God's wrath (anger).
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Jesus and man with the shriveled hand - Mark 3:1-6
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Handing over (examples):
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People are handed over to police, courts, jailers, etc.
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Jesus was handed over to the Sanhedrin, Herod, Pilate
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Increasingly depraved desires
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These desires quickly lead people downhill
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"sinful desires" - epiqumia Gk. epthumia = lust, strong desire
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Deparaved - aÓdo/kimoß Gk. (adokimos) - untested, unapproved
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No, I beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.
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Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you — unless, of course, you fail the test? And I trust that you will discover that we have not failed the test. Now we pray to God that you will not do anything wrong. Not that people will see that we have stood the test but that you will do what is right even though we may seem to have failed.
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Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these men oppose the truth — men of depraved minds, who, as far as the faith is concerned, are rejected.
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They claim to know God, but by their actions they deny him. They are detestable, disobedient and unfit for doing anything good.
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Land that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces a crop useful to those for whom it is farmed receives the blessing of God. But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless and is in danger of being cursed. In the end it will be burned.
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Prove It: Is it True? Do I believe it?
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Yes - I saw it happen in college!
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Yes - it's happening in our communities.
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Apply It: What difference does it make? So What?
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This is the bad news! It is the context for the good news.
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The righteousness revealed in the gospel balances the wrath of God revealed from heaven.
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This is the first part of the case that Paul makes against humanity. He starts with the most obvious parts of the problem.
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This gives us God's perspective on humanity - we have no excuse!
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The wrath is illustrated by the behavior of those under it.
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God's wrath on the Jews - 1Thessalonians 2:13-16
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Wrath is already here; judgement will come later.
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This is what the good news saves us from - Romans 1:16-17
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Formulate the Homiletical Idea:
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Rejecting God is the road to wrath!
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Determine the Purpose of the Sermon (what listeners should do)
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Understand the risk of rejecting God.
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Learn to recognize daily opportunities to embrace or reject God.
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Understand how to embrace God rather than reject him.
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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
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Welcome to another service at the Hampton Inn & Suites.
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Welcome Cards -
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“I want to call your attention to the Welcome Card that you were given on your way into the auditorium”
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These cards do two things for us:
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They help us get to know our new visitors better.
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They also give anyone (visitors or members) a chance to express a need or to give us feedback.
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By filling it out you will help us to better serve you.
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We're going to provide time for you to complete the cards at the end of our service, but we encourage you to start filling them out now.
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Please use this card:
• if you’re a first time visitor or if you’ve never filled one out before,
• to tell us about a decision you made today,
• to ask us for more information, or to give us feedback.
Please include your contact information unless we already have it. At the end of service we’ll ask you to complete the card and then place it in the designated box or give it to someone from our staff on your way out.
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Transition
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Read Introductory Passage: Romans 1:1-17
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Read the Passage - Romans 1:18-32
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Exegetical Idea
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God expresses his wrath towards those who reject him by handing them over to their own increasingly depraved desires.
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Homiletical Idea:
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Rejecting God is the road to wrath!
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What does this mean?
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God's wrath
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orge Gk. (orge) - anger
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God's revelation of himself
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God has revealed himself in creation:
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God's invisible qualities:
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eternal power
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divine nature
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This revelation is available to everyone.
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Intro to Paul on Mars Hill - Acts 17:16-21
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Paul on Mars Hill - Acts 17:22-31
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Rejecting God
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Sinful people reject God's revelation of himself in creation.
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In rejecting this revelation they suppress the truth.
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All of this results in God's wrath (anger).
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Jesus and man with the shriveled hand - Mark 3:1-6
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Handing over (examples):
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People are handed over to police, courts, jailers, etc.
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Jesus was handed over to the Sanhedrin, Herod, Pilate
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Increasingly depraved desires
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These desires quickly lead people downhill
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"sinful desires" - epiqumia Gk. epthumia = lust, strong desire
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Deparaved - aÓdo/kimoß Gk. (adokimos) - untested, unapproved
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1Corinthians 9:27
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No, I beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.
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2Corinthians 13:5-7
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Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you — unless, of course, you fail the test? And I trust that you will discover that we have not failed the test. Now we pray to God that you will not do anything wrong. Not that people will see that we have stood the test but that you will do what is right even though we may seem to have failed.
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2Timothy 3:8
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Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these men oppose the truth — men of depraved minds, who, as far as the faith is concerned, are rejected.
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Titus 1:16
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They claim to know God, but by their actions they deny him. They are detestable, disobedient and unfit for doing anything good.
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Hebrews 6:7-8
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Land that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces a crop useful to those for whom it is farmed receives the blessing of God. But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless and is in danger of being cursed. In the end it will be burned.
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Is it True? Do I believe it?
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Yes - I saw it happen in college!
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Yes - it's happening in our communities.
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Geto Boys: "My Mind Playin' Tricks On Me"
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What difference does it make? So What?
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This is the bad news! It is the context for the good news.
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The righteousness revealed in the gospel balances the wrath of God revealed from heaven.
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This is the first part of the case that Paul makes against humanity. He starts with the most obvious parts of the problem.
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This gives us God's perspective on humanity - we have no excuse!
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The wrath is illustrated by the behavior of those under it.
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God's wrath on the Jews - 1Thessalonians 2:13-16
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Wrath is already here; judgement will come later.
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This is what the good news saves us from - Romans 1:16-17
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Homiletical Idea:
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Rejecting God is the road to wrath!
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Purpose of the Sermon (what listeners should do)
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Understand the risk of rejecting God.
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Learn to recognize daily opportunities to embrace or reject God.
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Understand how to embrace God rather than reject him.
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Homiletical Idea:
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Rejecting God is the road to wrath!
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Understand the risk of rejecting God.
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Rejecting God results in him releasing you to your own desires.
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This is where God's unhappiness with us starts.
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We tend to focus on lists of sins, but they are really just symptoms.
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We weren't designed for independence.
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The corruption in our flesh tends to multiply.
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A little leaven . . . - 1Cor 5:6; Gal 5:9
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Food left out of the refrigerator.
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Don't worship your freedom - use it to serve God. - Gal 5:13
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Learn to recognize daily opportunities to embrace or reject God.
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Will I talk to God this morning? Will I listen to him?
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Will I listen to what God says about events in my day"
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Is God trying to tell me something?
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Understand how to embrace God rather than reject him.
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What makes God happy?
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Relating to him makes him happy.
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Refusing to relate to him makes him unhappy.
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Say "Yes" to God on a regular basis. Why not say it right now?
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Write it down!
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Reflect on it!
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Talk it over with other brothers and sisters.
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Practice relating to God during worship.
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Don't focus on the music!
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Focus on tell God what he means to you!
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Listen to what he's saying back to you.
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Conclusion
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Romans: From Rags To Righteousness (Part 2)
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Raw Material
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Sermon Illustration:
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Our mission is not to permanently destroy the world’s system. It’s there to provide a “powerful delusion” for those who refuse to believe the truth. Our mission is to continually unravel the world’s system as a witness to the power and authority of God’s Kingdom.
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For the Message:
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Let the Ephesians 1 passage transform your thinking (Romans 8:5-6, racism as “2nd-hand smoke”)
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Romans 8
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You can do it too - let God design your relationships.
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You have what you need! Use what you have!
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God: “They have been given my Spirit; teach them to listen to him.”
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The more Word you plant in your heart, the easier it will be for you to hear God’s Spirit.
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Romans 12:1-2
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The Spirit reminds us of what Jesus said - John 14 - 16
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The proper use of suffering.
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The way that I used TV to fight loneliness while Eva was away last night even though the Holy Spirit had told me to avoid TV during this period. This increased my vulnerability to sexual temptation.
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Use freedom - don’t worship it
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Lexical search on judging.
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DNA Repair - 2,000 - 10,000 lesions per day per cell
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Romans was written to believers.
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The depravity cited in Romans 1 is something believers can recognize.
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The depravity cited in Romans 1 might not be recognized by unbelievers.
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Treasure in jars of clay.
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Preparation - Romans 1:18-32
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Select the Passage - Romans 1:18-32
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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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God expresses his wrath towards those who reject him by handing them over to their own increasingly depraved desires.
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Analyze the Exegetical Idea
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Explain It: What does this mean?
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God's wrath
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|
orge Gk. (orge) - anger
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|
God's revelation of himself
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|
|
|
God has revealed himself in creation:
|
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|
God's invisible qualities:
|
|
|
|
This revelation is available to everyone.
|
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|
Intro to Paul on Mars Hill - Acts 17:16-21
|
|
|
Paul on Mars Hill - Acts 17:22-31
|
|
|
|
Rejecting God
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|
|
|
Sinful people reject God's revelation of himself in creation.
|
|
|
|
In rejecting this revelation they suppress the truth.
|
|
|
|
All of this results in God's wrath (anger).
|
|
|
Jesus and man with the shriveled hand - Mark 3:1-6
|
|
|
|
Handing over (examples):
|
|
|
|
People are handed over to police, courts, jailers, etc.
|
|
|
|
Jesus was handed over to the Sanhedrin, Herod, Pilate
|
|
|
|
Increasingly depraved desires
|
|
|
|
These desires quickly lead people downhill
|
|
|
|
"sinful desires" - epiqumia Gk. epthumia = lust, strong desire
|
|
|
|
Deparaved - aÓdo/kimoß Gk. (adokimos) - untested, unapproved
|
|
|
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|
No, I beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.
|
|
|
|
|
Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you — unless, of course, you fail the test? And I trust that you will discover that we have not failed the test. Now we pray to God that you will not do anything wrong. Not that people will see that we have stood the test but that you will do what is right even though we may seem to have failed.
|
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Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these men oppose the truth — men of depraved minds, who, as far as the faith is concerned, are rejected.
|
|
|
|
|
They claim to know God, but by their actions they deny him. They are detestable, disobedient and unfit for doing anything good.
|
|
|
|
|
Land that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces a crop useful to those for whom it is farmed receives the blessing of God. But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless and is in danger of being cursed. In the end it will be burned.
|
|
|
|
Prove It: Is it True? Do I believe it?
|
|
|
|
Yes - I saw it happen in college!
|
|
|
|
Yes - it's happening in our communities.
|
|
|
|
Apply It: What difference does it make? So What?
|
|
|
|
This is the bad news! It is the context for the good news.
|
|
|
|
The righteousness revealed in the gospel balances the wrath of God revealed from heaven.
|
|
|
|
This is the first part of the case that Paul makes against humanity. He starts with the most obvious parts of the problem.
|
|
|
|
This gives us God's perspective on humanity - we have no excuse!
|
|
|
|
The wrath is illustrated by the behavior of those under it.
|
|
|
|
God's wrath on the Jews - 1Thessalonians 2:13-16
|
|
|
|
Wrath is already here; judgement will come later.
|
|
|
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This is what the good news saves us from - Romans 1:16-17
|
|
|
|
Formulate the Homiletical Idea:
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|
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|
Rejecting God is the road to wrath!
|
|
|
|
Determine the Purpose of the Sermon (what listeners should do)
|
|
|
|
Understand the risk of rejecting God.
|
|
|
|
Learn to recognize daily opportunities to embrace or reject God.
|
|
|
|
Understand how to embrace God rather than reject him.
|
|
|
|
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
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Welcome to another service at the Hampton Inn & Suites.
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Welcome Cards -
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“I want to call your attention to the Welcome Card that you were given on your way into the auditorium”
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These cards do two things for us:
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They help us get to know our new visitors better.
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They also give anyone (visitors or members) a chance to express a need or to give us feedback.
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By filling it out you will help us to better serve you.
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We're going to provide time for you to complete the cards at the end of our service, but we encourage you to start filling them out now.
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Please use this card:
• if you’re a first time visitor or if you’ve never filled one out before,
• to tell us about a decision you made today,
• to ask us for more information, or to give us feedback.
Please include your contact information unless we already have it. At the end of service we’ll ask you to complete the card and then place it in the designated box or give it to someone from our staff on your way out.
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Transition
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Read Introductory Passage: Romans 1:1-17
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Read the Passage - Romans 1:18-32
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Exegetical Idea
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God expresses his wrath towards those who reject him by handing them over to their own increasingly depraved desires.
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Homiletical Idea:
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Rejecting God is the road to wrath!
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What does this mean?
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God's wrath
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orge Gk. (orge) - anger
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God's revelation of himself
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God has revealed himself in creation:
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God's invisible qualities:
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eternal power
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divine nature
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This revelation is available to everyone.
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Intro to Paul on Mars Hill - Acts 17:16-21
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Paul on Mars Hill - Acts 17:22-31
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Rejecting God
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Sinful people reject God's revelation of himself in creation.
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In rejecting this revelation they suppress the truth.
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All of this results in God's wrath (anger).
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Jesus and man with the shriveled hand - Mark 3:1-6
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Handing over (examples):
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People are handed over to police, courts, jailers, etc.
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Jesus was handed over to the Sanhedrin, Herod, Pilate
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Increasingly depraved desires
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These desires quickly lead people downhill
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"sinful desires" - epiqumia Gk. epthumia = lust, strong desire
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Deparaved - aÓdo/kimoß Gk. (adokimos) - untested, unapproved
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1Corinthians 9:27
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No, I beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.
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2Corinthians 13:5-7
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Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you — unless, of course, you fail the test? And I trust that you will discover that we have not failed the test. Now we pray to God that you will not do anything wrong. Not that people will see that we have stood the test but that you will do what is right even though we may seem to have failed.
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2Timothy 3:8
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Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these men oppose the truth — men of depraved minds, who, as far as the faith is concerned, are rejected.
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Titus 1:16
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They claim to know God, but by their actions they deny him. They are detestable, disobedient and unfit for doing anything good.
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Hebrews 6:7-8
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Land that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces a crop useful to those for whom it is farmed receives the blessing of God. But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless and is in danger of being cursed. In the end it will be burned.
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Is it True? Do I believe it?
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Yes - I saw it happen in college!
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Yes - it's happening in our communities.
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Geto Boys: "My Mind Playin' Tricks On Me"
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What difference does it make? So What?
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This is the bad news! It is the context for the good news.
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The righteousness revealed in the gospel balances the wrath of God revealed from heaven.
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This is the first part of the case that Paul makes against humanity. He starts with the most obvious parts of the problem.
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This gives us God's perspective on humanity - we have no excuse!
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The wrath is illustrated by the behavior of those under it.
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God's wrath on the Jews - 1Thessalonians 2:13-16
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Wrath is already here; judgement will come later.
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This is what the good news saves us from - Romans 1:16-17
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Homiletical Idea:
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Rejecting God is the road to wrath!
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Purpose of the Sermon (what listeners should do)
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Understand the risk of rejecting God.
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Learn to recognize daily opportunities to embrace or reject God.
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Understand how to embrace God rather than reject him.
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Homiletical Idea:
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Rejecting God is the road to wrath!
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Understand the risk of rejecting God.
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Rejecting God results in him releasing you to your own desires.
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This is where God's unhappiness with us starts.
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We tend to focus on lists of sins, but they are really just symptoms.
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We weren't designed for independence.
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The corruption in our flesh tends to multiply.
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A little leaven . . . - 1Cor 5:6; Gal 5:9
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Food left out of the refrigerator.
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Don't worship your freedom - use it to serve God. - Gal 5:13
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Learn to recognize daily opportunities to embrace or reject God.
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Will I talk to God this morning? Will I listen to him?
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Will I listen to what God says about events in my day"
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Is God trying to tell me something?
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Understand how to embrace God rather than reject him.
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What makes God happy?
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Relating to him makes him happy.
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Refusing to relate to him makes him unhappy.
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Say "Yes" to God on a regular basis. Why not say it right now?
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Write it down!
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Reflect on it!
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Talk it over with other brothers and sisters.
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Practice relating to God during worship.
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Don't focus on the music!
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Focus on tell God what he means to you!
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Listen to what he's saying back to you.
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Conclusion
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New Material
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Answer some of last week's discussion questions
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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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Misc
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General
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Use examples that appeal to men.
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Make the Life Church Basic Training project-oriented - give everyone a ministry project.
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http://home.regent.edu/ruthven/2Worlds.htm
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You learn a lot about a person's spiritual maturity by how they respond to a rebuke.
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Always impart faith along with with the purpose of the sermon - Heb 4:2
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Develop a confession of faith regarding talking to God
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I can talk to God and he talks to me.
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I don't have to know how God is guiding me. I just need to trust his Word that he is guiding me.
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Not many fathers - 1Cor 4:6-17
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Fathers must influence.
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In search of a father.
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Don’t waste discipleship opportunities.
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Give people a way to demonstrate their hunger (as a qualification for discipleship).
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Faith comes by hearing - Romans 10:17
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What we must do at Life Church:
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Make it easy for people to connect to us.
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Make it easy for people to stay with us.
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Make it easy for people to grow with us.
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Make it easy for people to serve with us.
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Vision
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Key words: revolutionary, movement, life, vitality, love, power, transformation, river, families, networks, communities, world
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Our vision is based on the vision of the River of Life found in Ezekiel 47:1-12 and Revelation 22:1-2. It is a vision of a revolutionary movement:
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whose people relate to God on his own terms by following his Son, Jesus christ,
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whose people are known far and wide for living fruitful lives that nourish and heal their families, networks, and communities,
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that seeks and welcomes unchurched people who have been transformed by God's life and power into new followers of Jesus.
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Mission
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Our mission is to develop mature followers of Jesus Christ who love God with everything they've got, genuinely love their neighbors, and take the lead in expanding God's Kingdom in the world around them.
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Prep congregation for unchurched
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This Day In Black History: . . .
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Music
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Everything Is On The One - Parliament/Funkadelic
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Keep Their Heads Ringing - Dr. Dre
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Today Was A Good Day - Ice Cube
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My Mind Playin' Tricks On Me - Getto Boys
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Cosmic Slop - Funkadelic
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Let Me Clear My Throat - DJ Kool Feat. Biz Markie & Doug E. Fresh
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Specific
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Teach men what to do with their strength. Pimp or Papa?
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Structure the service to fight consumerism. Make sure that everyone has a way to contribute to the service (i.e. setting up, cleaning up, etc.)
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Prayer Teaching:
I’ve got so much to do today - I need to pray (Martin Luther?)
We need God’s help in our day to day lives:
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“Luck” management
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Character management
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I need God’s Word to live.
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Start every day with a Word from God. - Matthew 4:4
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Romans: From Rags To Righteousness (Part 3)
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Raw Material
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Sermon Illustration:
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Our mission is not to permanently destroy the world’s system. It’s there to provide a “powerful delusion” for those who refuse to believe the truth. Our mission is to continually unravel the world’s system as a witness to the power and authority of God’s Kingdom.
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For the Message:
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Let the Ephesians 1 passage transform your thinking (Romans 8:5-6, racism as “2nd-hand smoke”)
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Romans 8
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You can do it too - let God design your relationships.
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You have what you need! Use what you have!
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God: “They have been given my Spirit; teach them to listen to him.”
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The more Word you plant in your heart, the easier it will be for you to hear God’s Spirit.
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Romans 12:1-2
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The Spirit reminds us of what Jesus said - John 14 - 16
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The proper use of suffering.
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The way that I used TV to fight loneliness while Eva was away last night even though the Holy Spirit had told me to avoid TV during this period. This increased my vulnerability to sexual temptation.
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Use freedom - don’t worship it
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Lexical search on judging.
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Preparation - Romans 1:21-27
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Select the Passage - Romans 1:21-27
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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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Sexual perversion is a sign of God's wrath.
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Analyze the Exegetical Idea
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Explain It: What does this mean?
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Romans was written to believers.
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God's wrath
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orge Gk. (orge) - anger
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God's revelation of himself
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God has revealed himself in creation:
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DNA Repair - 2,000 - 10,000 lesions per day per cell
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God's invisible qualities:
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eternal power
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divine nature
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This revelation is available to everyone.
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Intro to Paul on Mars Hill - Acts 17:16-21
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Paul on Mars Hill - Acts 17:22-31
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It all begins with God's dignity - not man's.
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Man was not designed for independence.
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Treasure in jars of clay. - 2Corinthians 4:1-18
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Rejecting God
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Sinful people reject God's revelation of himself in creation.
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In rejecting this revelation they suppress the truth.
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All of this results in God's wrath (anger).
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Jesus and man with the shriveled hand - Mark 3:1-6
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Handing over (examples):
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People are handed over to police, courts, jailers, etc.
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Jesus was handed over to the Sanhedrin, Herod, Pilate
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The depravity cited in Romans 1 is something believers can recognize.
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The depravity cited in Romans 1 might not be recognized by unbelievers.
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Increasingly depraved desires
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These desires quickly lead people downhill
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"sinful desires" - epiqumia Gk. epthumia = lust, strong desire
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Prove It: Is it True? Do I believe it?
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Geto Boys: "My Mind Playin' Tricks On Me"
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Yes - The Bible is clear about this:
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Moses
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Leviticus 20:1-27
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Jesus
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Matthew 5:31-32
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Matthew 15:1-14; Matthew 15:15-20
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Matthew 19:1-9
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Paul
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1Corinthians 6:9-11
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Ephesians 5:3
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Apply It: What difference does it make? So What?
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Recognize God's purpose for sexuality
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God intended sex for marriage
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Marriage symbolizes Christ and the Church - Ephesians 5:21-33
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Sin loves company
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Homosexuals and lobbying for full acceptance.
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Gay marriage
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Spotlight on bullying
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Blaming the church for suicides
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Back when I got high I always wanted to talk other people into getting high.
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Don't be deceived!
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Rejecting the truth leads to delusion - 2Thessalonians 2:9-12
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Embracing the truth leads to life!
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Formulate the Homiletical Idea:
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Sexual perversion is a sign of God's wrath.
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Determine the Purpose of the Sermon (what listeners should do)
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Recognize God's purpose for sexuality
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Sin loves company
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Don't be deceived!
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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
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Welcome to another service at the Hampton Inn & Suites.
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Welcome Cards -
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“I want to call your attention to the Welcome Card that you were given on your way into the auditorium”
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These cards do two things for us:
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They help us get to know our new visitors better.
|
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|
They also give anyone (visitors or members) a chance to express a need or to give us feedback.
|
|
|
|
By filling it out you will help us to better serve you.
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|
|
We're going to provide time for you to complete the cards at the end of our service, but we encourage you to start filling them out now.
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|
|
Please use this card:
• if you’re a first time visitor or if you’ve never filled one out before,
• to tell us about a decision you made today,
• to ask us for more information, or to give us feedback.
Please include your contact information unless we already have it. At the end of service we’ll ask you to complete the card and then place it in the designated box or give it to someone from our staff on your way out.
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Transition
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Read the Passage - Romans 1:21-27
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Exegetical Idea
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Sexual perversion is a sign of God's wrath.
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Homiletical Idea:
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Sexual perversion is a sign of God's wrath.
|
|
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What does this mean?
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Romans was written to believers.
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|
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God's wrath
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orge Gk. (orge) - anger
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God's revelation of himself
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God has revealed himself in creation:
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DNA Repair - 2,000 - 10,000 lesions per day per cell
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God's invisible qualities:
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eternal power
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|
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divine nature
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This revelation is available to everyone.
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Intro to Paul on Mars Hill - Acts 17:16-21
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Paul on Mars Hill - Acts 17:22-31
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It all begins with God's dignity - not man's.
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Man was not designed for independence.
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Treasure in jars of clay. - 2Corinthians 4:1-18
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Rejecting God
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Sinful people reject God's revelation of himself in creation.
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In rejecting this revelation they suppress the truth.
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All of this results in God's wrath (anger).
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Jesus and man with the shriveled hand - Mark 3:1-6
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Handing over (examples):
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People are handed over to police, courts, jailers, etc.
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Jesus was handed over to the Sanhedrin, Herod, Pilate
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The depravity cited in Romans 1 is something believers can recognize.
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The depravity cited in Romans 1 might not be recognized by unbelievers.
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Increasingly depraved desires
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These desires quickly lead people downhill
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"sinful desires" - epiqumia Gk. epthumia = lust, strong desire
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Is it True? Do I believe it?
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Geto Boys: "My Mind Playin' Tricks On Me"
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Yes - The Bible is clear about this:
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Moses
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Leviticus 20:1-27
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Jesus
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Matthew 5:31-32
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Matthew 15:1-14; Matthew 15:15-20
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Matthew 19:1-9
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Paul
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1Corinthians 6:9-11
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Ephesians 5:3
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What difference does it make? So What?
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Our society is in upheaval over this issue.
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Homiletical Idea:
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Sexual perversion is a sign of God's wrath.
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Purpose of the Sermon (what listeners should do)
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Recognize God's purpose for sexuality
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Sin loves company
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Don't be deceived!
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Recognize God's purpose for sexuality
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God intended sex for marriage
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Marriage symbolizes Christ and the Church - Ephesians 5:21-33
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Sin loves company
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Homosexuals and lobbying for full acceptance.
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Gay marriage
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Spotlight on bullying
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Blaming the church for suicides
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Back when I got high I always wanted to talk other people into getting high.
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Don't be deceived!
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Rejecting the truth leads to delusion - 2Thessalonians 2:9-12
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Embracing the truth leads to life!
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Conclusion
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Altar Call / Welcome Cards / Communion ?
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Welcome Cards - refer to script
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We're almost ready to close this portion of our service, but first we want to give you a chance to respond to what you've heard.
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Earlier in the service we mentioned the welcome cards and we encouraged you to begin filling them out.
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Right now we want you to complete your welcome card. We especially want you to use this card if:
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if you’re a first time visitor
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if you’ve never filled one out before,
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if you want to tell us about a decision you made today,
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if you want to ask us for more information, or to give us feedback.
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Please be sure to include your up to date contact information unless we already have it.
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MC & Worship Team continue with tithes, offerings, and worship
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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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Romans 1:21-27 (Read Romans 1:18-32 for context)
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For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.
Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another. They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator — who is forever praised. Amen.
Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones. In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their perversion.
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Discussion Questions / Topics:
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When people reject God's revelation of himself he gives them over to their own sinful desires. Can you recognize this process in any of your own history? Have you seen this in the lives of others? Discuss.
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In writing about people who "worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator", Paul teaches that God gave them over to sexual sin in general and homosexuality in particular. How easy is it for you to accept this? Does it challenge you in any way? Discuss.
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Do you know anyone who engages in homosexual relationships? How do they view the Bible and/or Christianity?
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How does your relationship with God and your understanding of the Bible affect the way you view the homosexuals you know?
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Describe your comfort level in dealing with homosexuals. Are you able to show them God's love? Discuss.
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Do you know anyone who has turned away from homosexuality? What do you know about their story? Discuss.
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1Corinthians 6:9-11 (Read 1Corinthians 6:1-11 for context)
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Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
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Discussion Questions / Topics:
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Consider the various sins listed in this passage. Are there things about this list which surprise you? Are there items on this list that are especially meaningful to you? Discuss.
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What resources or disciplines have you found helpful in avoiding these areas of sin?
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How can your life group, the leadership team, or Life Church as a whole help you to be more victorious in these areas?
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2Thessalonians 2:9-12
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The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with the work of Satan displayed in all kinds of counterfeit miracles, signs and wonders, and in every sort of evil that deceives those who are perishing. They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness.
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Discussion Questions / Topics:
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Do you know anyone personally who has experienced the "powerful delusion" described in this passage? Have you? Discuss.
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Life Group Witnessing Activities
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Key Passage - Romans 1:16-17
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I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. For in the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”
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Discussion Questions / Topics:
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Have you had any opportunities to share the good news about Jesus with someone this past week? Discuss.
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Pray with your group for an opportunity to talk about Jesus with someone who is not a Christian this week.
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Scriptures For 10/24/2010 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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Romans 1:21-27 (Read Romans 1:18-32 for context)
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For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.
Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another. They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator — who is forever praised. Amen.
Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones. In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their perversion.
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The LORD said to Moses, “Say to the Israelites: ‘Any Israelite or any alien living in Israel who gives any of his children to Molech must be put to death. The people of the community are to stone him. I will set my face against that man and I will cut him off from his people; for by giving his children to Molech, he has defiled my sanctuary and profaned my holy name. If the people of the community close their eyes when that man gives one of his children to Molech and they fail to put him to death, I will set my face against that man and his family and will cut off from their people both him and all who follow him in prostituting themselves to Molech.
“‘I will set my face against the person who turns to mediums and spiritists to prostitute himself by following them, and I will cut him off from his people.
“‘Consecrate yourselves and be holy, because I am the LORD your God. Keep my decrees and follow them. I am the LORD, who makes you holy.
“‘If anyone curses his father or mother, he must be put to death. He has cursed his father or his mother, and his blood will be on his own head.
“‘If a man commits adultery with another man’s wife — with the wife of his neighbor — both the adulterer and the adulteress must be put to death.
“‘If a man sleeps with his father’s wife, he has dishonored his father. Both the man and the woman must be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads.
“‘If a man sleeps with his daughter-in-law, both of them must be put to death. What they have done is a perversion; their blood will be on their own heads.
“‘If a man lies with a man as one lies with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable. They must be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads.
“‘If a man marries both a woman and her mother, it is wicked. Both he and they must be burned in the fire, so that no wickedness will be among you.
“‘If a man has sexual relations with an animal, he must be put to death, and you must kill the animal.
“‘If a woman approaches an animal to have sexual relations with it, kill both the woman and the animal. They must be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads.
“‘If a man marries his sister, the daughter of either his father or his mother, and they have sexual relations, it is a disgrace. They must be cut off before the eyes of their people. He has dishonored his sister and will be held responsible.
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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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Matthew 15:15-20 (Read Matthew 15:1-20 for context)
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Peter said, “Explain the parable to us.”
“Are you still so dull?” Jesus asked them. “Don’t you see that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then out of the body? But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these make a man ‘unclean.’ For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander. These are what make a man ‘unclean’; but eating with unwashed hands does not make him ‘unclean.’”
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When Jesus had finished saying these things, he left Galilee and went into the region of Judea to the other side of the Jordan. Large crowds followed him, and he healed them there.
Some Pharisees came to him to test him. They asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any and every reason?”
“Haven’t you read,” he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’? So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.”
“Why then,” they asked, “did Moses command that a man give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?”
Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because your hearts were hard. But it was not this way from the beginning. I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness, and marries another woman commits adultery.”
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1Corinthians 6:9-11 (Read 1Corinthians 6:1-11 for context)
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Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
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The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with the work of Satan displayed in all kinds of counterfeit miracles, signs and wonders, and in every sort of evil that deceives those who are perishing. They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness.
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