1) GOD
2) WORSHIP
3) HARVEST
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To forget God is to deny God
Glorify God
in your body
and in your spirit
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Though answers may flee, trust assures victory
O LORD
→ Heal me, and I shall be healed
→ Save me, and I shall be saved
You are my praise
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~ We must individually control our tongues.
~ Visit orphans and widows.
~ Remain unspotted.
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Your treasure is from the foundation of Heaven.
→ Study of the Gospel is investing in heaven.
→ Doing for others lays treasures up in heaven.
BUILD up your Heavenly WORTH.
Treasure = Value
Doormats ≠ Value
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Built up or Reduced to.
Each one has to:
1. Admit personal sin
2. Not better than anyone else
3. Dependant on each other
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THE WHOLE BODY IS NECESSARY
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HONOR ALL PARTS OF THE BODY
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GOD simply wants our LOVE.
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Love Him as a blossom.
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"... worship in spirit and truth." - John 4:24
FAMILY (Body of Worshippers)
GOD (Common Denominator)
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Dedication to God heals the heart
● All your heart
● All your soul
● All your mind
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Hope creates faith to witness God Himself
● All have sinned and fall short
● Confession purges sins in pursuit of righteousness
● Once far off we are now close through Christ
● Do not be deceived with empty words of darkness
● One is reconciled if remaining in the faith
● Jesus died once for all and now lives to God
● We are sanctified once for all by Christ’s sacrifice
● Priests sacrificed once/year for sins of ignorance
● Christ has risen once for all for eternal redemption
● Christ does not have to re-offer Himself for sins
● It is appointed for men to die once
● Christ offered Himself once for the sins of many
● Faith was once for all delivered to the saints
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TRUE WORSHIP
Worshipping
the One
True God
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True Desire
to
Worship God
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Truly Pleases
God's Will
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Worship
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In Spirit
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And Truth
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VAIN WORSHIP
Worshipping
Themselves
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Seeking to
Please Themselves
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Content in
Self Fulfillment
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Worship
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In Self
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And Lies
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Worship comes from the INNERMOST heart.
Some think:
NOT
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ABOUT
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● Free from Contracts/Accountability
● Smarter – Religious Pride
● Rich to Enjoy All Pleasures
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Truth is found in the image God gives
Cheat you not according to Christ:
● Philosophy
● Empty deceit
● Tradition of men
● Basic principles of the world
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God's people serve these over the True God:
→ To pursue Pleasure
→ To pursue Money
→ To pursue Self-Seeking Agendas
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Excuses skirt responsibility to worship the Creator
● PROPERTY / HOME
● BUSINESS / JOB
● FAMILY / PEOPLE
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Godly imitation flatters the Spirit
● One must be ready to abandon all for Christ
● One must bear one’s cross & come after Christ
● Whoever does not forsake all cannot be My disciple
● Whoever loses his life for My sake will find it
● Disciples crucify the flesh with its passions/desires
● If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed
● All will know you are My disciples if you have love
● Be imitators of God as dear children & walk in love
● No one looking back is fit for the kingdom of God
● No one can serve two masters
● If anyone serves Me, let him follow Me in honor
● To glorify God bear much fruit as My disciples
● Go make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them
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Coming to God reveals true heart
☞ See with eyes
☊ Hear with ears ☊
Understand with their hearts
Turn, so that I should heal them
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∴ Blessed ∵
Your eyes for they see
Your ears for they hear
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Following His word brings Light to life
● The angels remain with the Son of Man
● One must be born again to see the kingdom of God
● One must receive the kingdom of God
● One must be converted as a child of God
● The Word is what turns hearts back to God
● Those who hear and believe Jesus will live
● Only entirely embracing Christ’s sacrifice saves
● Sin can trap one as a confined slave
● One who keeps God’s word will never see death
● Jesus is the only door one must enter through
● Great works of faith come by belief in Jesus
● Joy in God rises past the sufferings of man
● Heaven can only be entered through God’s plan
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One must work to follow what Christ is.
Work without Faith = Trust in Self
≈
Faith without Work = Trust in Self
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... "This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent."
~ John 6:29
Genesis – Isaiah – Revelation
└─> Search for God.
... faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. ~ James 2:17
WORK ORDERS
READY
CAREFUL
ZEALOUS
(EAGAR)
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SUMMATION OF CHRISTIAN LIVING IN A PERVERSE WORLD
BY LEARNING TO ENGAGE IN GOOD DEEDS
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BASIS OF OUR SALVATION
CAREFUL TO MAINTAIN GOOD WORKS
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ALIVE IN
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| MERCY |
Works Alone
Will Not
Free us From
Deserving
Death
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GRACE |
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GIFT
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Not By Our Works → By His Mercy → By His Grace → Through Jesus
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CONFESSION –
GOOD DEEDS =
HYPOCRISY
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GOOD DEEDS –
CONFESSION =
SELF PROMOTION
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CONFESSION +
GOOD DEEDS =
GLORIFIES GOD
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Sweetest sounds are what God gives us to hear.
● One needs to make offerings in worship of the Lord
● The Lord has no pleasure in insincere sacrifices
● The Lord looks for mercy,
righteousness, and justice
● The Lord accepts a broken and contrite heart
● God expects - do justly, love mercy, & walk humbly
● All called to follow in pursuit of the ways of Jesus
● Destiny is declared by desire for God or the world
● A life without love leaves no sacrifice
● Reasonable service is to our life as a living sacrifice
● Control passions & desires free of conceit & envy
● Sacrifice of Jesus sanctifies all who believe & obey
● God wants spiritual sacrifices through Jesus Christ
● Vocally praising God & doing good pleases God
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Sacrifices pleasing to God
● To obey
● Repentance
● Righteousness and justice
● A broken and contrite heart
● Mercy and knowledge of God
● To do justly, love mercy, walk humbly
● Love God and neighbor
● Praise to God of our lips
● Giving thanks to His name
● Do good and share
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Why Christians are pressured to give it up:
• Peers
• Pleasures
• Error in religion
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TYPES OF WORSHIP
1. Ignorant
2. Vain
3. Self-Chosen
4. In Spirit
5. In Truth
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ATTITUDES OF WORSHIP
1. Awe/Fear
2. Believing
3. Unity of Mind
4. Gladness/Joy
5. Sincerity of Heart
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Awe or Fear = Great Respect for God
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Respect for Authority = Obedience
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Worship = An External Act From An Inward Feeling
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WORSHIP
IN SPIRIT
IN TRUTH
REJOICE IN CHRIST JESUS
NO CONFIDENCE IN THE FLESH
IN THE APOSTLES' DOCTRINE
HOLD FAST TO YOUR CONFESSION
EAT AND DRINK OF HIM IN REMEMBRANCE OF HIM
CALLED TO SING TO GOD FROM THE HEART
TO GIVE AS ONE PROSPERS
WE ARE TOLD TO PRAY
FAITH
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Mistake
People
Make
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WORSHIP
= Trust in creation over the Creator
CREATURE
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TRUST IN MAN ≠ TRUST IN GOD
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ACTS OF WORSHIP
1. Listening to Preaching of God's Word
2. The Breaking of Bread in the Lord's Supper
3. Fellowship in Giving
4. Prayers to God
5. Praise of God
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Glorifying
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In Faith |
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Not Doubting |
In Solitary |
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For Faith
not to Fail |
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Ceasing |
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In Your
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For the Word
to be Glorified |
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Not to
be Seen |
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For Godly
Laborers |
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Continually |
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Not in Vain
Repetition |
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According
to His Will |
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Upon
Important
Decisions |
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With All
Perseverance |
To be
Heard |
The Coming
of His Will |
Always |
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Unrelentingly |
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For
Strength to
Stand in Him |
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Rising |
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To Give
Thanks |
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PRAY |
Cry
Aloud |
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Trusting Him |
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For
Prosperity |
For Daily
Needs |
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Serious |
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For Peace
at Home |
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For One
Another |
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Heart’s
Desire |
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For a
Loving Heart |
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For Quiet
Peaceable Life |
In Comforting
Surroundings |
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For Love |
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For Wise
Understanding |
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For Enemies |
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For
Healing |
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Safe
From Evil |
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Forgiveness |
Worthy to
Escape |
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Agony |
For the
Sick |
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Free of
Temptation |
Not For Evil
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Humble
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To know is better than not to know
To offer up spiritual sacrifices
Acceptable to God through Christ
🡢 Righteousness – Heb 11:4
🡢 Praise to God – Heb 13:15
🡢 Do good & share – Heb 13:16
🡢 Mercy – Matthew 9:13
🡢 Love – Ephesians 5:2
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Simple truths cannot be replaced
In everything by prayer
and supplication, with
thanksgiving
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The peace of God
surpasses all understanding
will guard your hearts
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How can we abuse the Lord's Supper?
1. When there is no anticipation of worship.
2. If we believe that, "This is all that matters!"
3. If we think that observance makes up for the
time spent in sin; indifference and carelessness.
4. If we spend the weekend in fun and games.
5. When those who willfully absent themselves on Sunday
morning rise to partake on Sunday evening as though their
absence on Sunday morning was beyond their control.
6. As a frequent re-sacrifice for sin or denial of worthiness.
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Some define frequency as:
● Every Day
● Once a Year
● Every 3 Months
● Twice a Year ~ Xmas / Easter
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Take Pause to Remember:
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HIS BODY = HIS LIFE
HIS BLOOD = HIS DEATH
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DIGEST CHRIST = MANNA FROM GOD
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Continued Action = Growth
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1. Continued Steadfastly
2. Apostles' Doctrine
3. Breaking of Bread
4. Prayers
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IT FACTORS:
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* FAITH *
* LOVE *
* SERVICE *
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1. Apostles' Doctrine
2. Fellowship
3. Breaking of Bread
4. Prayers
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Do we reflect this?
ONE
thing
I do
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Forgetting
what is
behind me
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Pressing
on to what
is ahead
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... the goal for
the prize of
the upward call
of God in
Christ Jesus
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Devoted to The Word
Time spent in private with God
Know the unity of what The Word delivers in Christ
Love one another as Christ loved us
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Indecision shallows the depths of His love
● God has put eternity upon the hearts of man
● Doubt prevents the blessings God offers
● True faith rises above the passions of sin
● Whoever commits sin is a slave of sin
● Unbelief is an evil against our living God
● Sufferings bound in faithless wrath drive despair
● Life’s purpose is the question God gives to all
● Spiritual healing comes to those hearts who believe
● No storm can steal the blessings God has promised
● Regret & duty receives the gift of remission of sins
● God will not stop delusions lusting liars believe
● God’s lessons rise from a deepest nature of true life
● Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers
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To entertain or dominate are constructs of man
● True faith can only be obtained by His Word
● Men can quickly become corrupted in themselves
● Without God’s knowledge people are destroyed
● Times expose religious tyrants practicing cruelty
● God’s word will judge us over any opinions of man
● False worship is the fear of man over fear of God
● Outward displays of music/mourning can be empty
● Visible dedication may not reflect true sincerity
● Traditions may actually nullify God’s commands
● It is difficult to follow God over man
● False worship deceives by insincere actions
● Men swap understanding God’s will for flesh urges
● If God is God, all must come to Him through Jesus
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Eternal life is not to be fumbled by man’s hands
● True religion is not confused in the peace it gives
● Believers in God must maintain careful works
● Justice, mercy, and faith go wayside with phonies
● Fanatically practicing dutiful details may miss virtue
● Outward appearance can mask inward deceptions
● Love of God and justice thrives in the faithful
● False leaders hide behind the mask of their evil
● The mature should have sympathy for the weak
● The proud find it hard to submit to God’s will
● False religion is infested in the doctrines of man
● His word is the cornerstone of true worship
● We are commanded to expose darkness as it is
● Humble self-control rides on the power of God
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God’s hierarchy puts tongue's worth at the bottom
Body of Christ
⮩ Members individually
⓵ First apostles
⓶ Second prophets
⓷ Third teachers
⮕ Miracles
⮕ Gifts of healings
⮩ helps, administrations
⮕ Varieties of tongues
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God’s cathedral includes the languages of all
Many languages in the world
⮡ None without significance
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Common understanding is the great equalizer
Whole church
⭩ ⭨
all speak all
with tongues prophesy
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Comes in uninformed or unbelievers
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You are out Convinced by all
of your mind Convicted by all
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All is useless without words of understanding
True believers pursue His truth over man’s cons
● Death and life is in the power of tongue
● Tongues came as a means to spread God’s message
● Pentecost initiated tongues crossing all dialects
● The Spirit used tongues repeatedly to enforce truth
● Tongues were to cease once truth became full
● Truth is found through faith and hope in love
● Superior to tongues is knowledge & teaching
● Tongues in itself without understanding is valueless
● Tongues were used to benefit the recipient
● Tongues were a sign for unbelievers, not believers
● Let all things be done for edification
● God does not author confusion calling for calm
● Speaking with thoughtfulness and care is His will
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REMEDIAL =
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THE REMEDY: CORRECTIVE
SKILLS CURING DEFICIENCIES
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Abilities = Respond = Responsibility = Calling
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Don’t Comply = Against God
Don’t Comply = Still Goes God’s Way
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Higher Priority = Devotion to the Lord
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Daily Living to Please God
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APPEALS TO GOD
1. DESIRE
2. LOVING
3. CALLING
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What will you follow?
└─> His Steps - 1st Peter 2:21
└─> His Ways - Psalms 128:1
└─> His Example - 1st Peter 2:21
└─> His Commandments - John 14:21
└─> His Father - Matthew 7:21
└─> His Will- John 9:31
└─> His Love - John 15:10
└─> His Plan - Acts 5:38-39
Do you only WORSHIP on Sunday?
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