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Recap of the sermon from March 27, 2011 (Ephesians 6:18-24)
1. “Even in his imprisonment Paul was not thinking primarily of his own welfare but of his testimony for the Lord Jesus Christ.” (Alfred Martin)
2. Why we need each other in the Body of Christ:
-Christian maturity cannot be achieved alone.
-Our most effective witness is our love for one-another.
-We need each other’s gifts to accomplish the work God has set before the church.
-To keep us on the right path (our perceptions, ideas, attitudes, beliefs)
-We need the ministry of other believers to us, such as: prayer, encouragement, material provision.
3. Qualities of friendship (from The Daily Walk Bible):
-Am I someone with whom others can share their deepest hurts?
-Am I someone who will listen without lecturing, comfort without condemning, encourage without criticizing?
-Am I someone who will defend others when they are not around?
-Am I someone whose greatest joy comes from other’s happiness?
-Am I someone who watches out for other’s well-being, even at the cost of my own?
-Am I someone who grieves when others are grieved, rejoices when others are promoted, bleeds when others are wounded?
-Am I someone who accepts others failings, who accepts them “warts” and all?
Monday, March 28, 2011
Monday, March 21, 2011
Monday, March 14, 2011
A Call To Arms, Part 4
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Recap of the sermon from Sunday, March 13, 2011 (Ephesians 6:12-14)
--Spiritual Warfare quiz (answers next week):
1. How many books of the Old Testament teach the reality of Satan? A.5 B.7 C.12 D.none
2. What are the central passages in the Bible concerning the origin and fall of Satan? ___
3. Satan is a created being? T or F
4. Of the 29 passages in the Gospels that speak of Satan, how many are from the mouth of Jesus? ___
5. How many of the New Testament authors affirm Satan’s existence and activity? ______
6. The two passages which illustrate Satan’s strategies and scheming are? _______ & _______
--Five Biblical observations from Ephesians 6:12
1. There is personal evil in the world
2. There are ranks of Satanic forces
3. Their activities are in the heavenly realms (the unseen spirit world).
4. We face more than only the temptations of the flesh; demons instigate people to do evil.
5. Satan is effective in what he does because of these well organized Satanic ranks (along with their long experience with humankind.
--Paul’s call to believers is to stand in God’s strength, that is, in His truth, His righteousness, His peace, His salvation, His faith, using His Word.
Recap of the sermon from Sunday, March 13, 2011 (Ephesians 6:12-14)
--Spiritual Warfare quiz (answers next week):
1. How many books of the Old Testament teach the reality of Satan? A.5 B.7 C.12 D.none
2. What are the central passages in the Bible concerning the origin and fall of Satan? ___
3. Satan is a created being? T or F
4. Of the 29 passages in the Gospels that speak of Satan, how many are from the mouth of Jesus? ___
5. How many of the New Testament authors affirm Satan’s existence and activity? ______
6. The two passages which illustrate Satan’s strategies and scheming are? _______ & _______
--Five Biblical observations from Ephesians 6:12
1. There is personal evil in the world
2. There are ranks of Satanic forces
3. Their activities are in the heavenly realms (the unseen spirit world).
4. We face more than only the temptations of the flesh; demons instigate people to do evil.
5. Satan is effective in what he does because of these well organized Satanic ranks (along with their long experience with humankind.
--Paul’s call to believers is to stand in God’s strength, that is, in His truth, His righteousness, His peace, His salvation, His faith, using His Word.
Monday, March 07, 2011
A Call To Arms, Part 3
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Recap of the sermon from March 6, 2011 (Ephesians 6:10-11)
1. Paul warned believers to be aware of Satan’s schemes (his strategies, trickery, subtleties, 6:11).
2. Genesis 3:1ff is a great Old Testament illustration of Satan’s craftiness. Through subtly questioning God’s word, misquoting God’s word and denying God’s word he leads Eve (followed by Adam) into disobeying God thus bringing the “fall” into creation.
3. Dr. Allen Ross identifies three characteristics of Satan’s work in this passage:
-Temptation comes in unexpected way (Satan came in the form of a serpent) - (he comes to believers as an angel of light, his demons come as ministers of righteousness, 2 Cor. 11)
-“Eve didn’t know the Word of God well or didn’t want to remember it.” She “disparaged the privileges,” added to the prohibition,” and “weakened the penalty.”
-Satan promises self-fulfillment, divinity (he promised they would be like God, usurping His place in their lives
4. “Satan is a master at taking the blessings of God and turning them into something that brings a curse instead. If given the chance, he’ll convince you to seek the pleasures of sex outside the bonds of marriage…to exchange the worship of the Creator for the worship of the creation…to substitute what is convenient for what is obedient. The temptation will be cunning, the promise inviting. But as Adam and Eve discovered, the painful consequences will far outweigh the temporary pleasures.” (The Daily Walk Bible, p. 4)
Recap of the sermon from March 6, 2011 (Ephesians 6:10-11)
1. Paul warned believers to be aware of Satan’s schemes (his strategies, trickery, subtleties, 6:11).
2. Genesis 3:1ff is a great Old Testament illustration of Satan’s craftiness. Through subtly questioning God’s word, misquoting God’s word and denying God’s word he leads Eve (followed by Adam) into disobeying God thus bringing the “fall” into creation.
3. Dr. Allen Ross identifies three characteristics of Satan’s work in this passage:
-Temptation comes in unexpected way (Satan came in the form of a serpent) - (he comes to believers as an angel of light, his demons come as ministers of righteousness, 2 Cor. 11)
-“Eve didn’t know the Word of God well or didn’t want to remember it.” She “disparaged the privileges,” added to the prohibition,” and “weakened the penalty.”
-Satan promises self-fulfillment, divinity (he promised they would be like God, usurping His place in their lives
4. “Satan is a master at taking the blessings of God and turning them into something that brings a curse instead. If given the chance, he’ll convince you to seek the pleasures of sex outside the bonds of marriage…to exchange the worship of the Creator for the worship of the creation…to substitute what is convenient for what is obedient. The temptation will be cunning, the promise inviting. But as Adam and Eve discovered, the painful consequences will far outweigh the temporary pleasures.” (The Daily Walk Bible, p. 4)
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