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Maturity Through Temptation

8/4/2013

 
"2 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; 3 Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.  4 But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing."  - James 1:2-4

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There are many trials and testings (temptations) that come our way as Christians; our Scripture today implores us to have joy in those testings.  These temptations may be physical, or emotional, or spiritual and may or may not affect the ones we love.  In addition, the world is always trying to allure us away from our Savior, Jesus Christ, so that we will be ineffective Christians.  If you do not know Christ as personal Savior, overcoming these tests will be more difficult.  For believers, there are three reasons why we must go through what some have called the ‘Refiner’s fire’ – so we may be mature (perfect), entire (Christ like), and pure wanting or in need of nothing.


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Steadfast in Love for Him by Prayer

8/2/2013

 
"And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers."  Acts 2:42
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Some of the greatest works we share together as believers is to pray or share the Lord’s supper with one another.  While there are a very many good things that believers may share together, the activity of interceding on the behalf of others or "breaking of bread" marked the lives of the early church.



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Steadfast Christians Lost in Their Love for Him

7/31/2013

 
"And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers."  Acts 2:42
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Acts 2:42 tells us that the early Christians were steadfast in three things:  * the Apostle’s doctrine, *fellowship, * the Lord’s table, and * prayers.  In other words, the early Christians had a faith which was more than just believing in Him; they were diligent in the disciplines that God had taught them.  They didn’t just “amen” the preacher to death on Sunday only to live like the wicked world on Monday!  Their testimony helped to bear witness to the truth of Jesus in the world.



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Steadfast:  Living for Christ Every Single Day

7/28/2013

 
"And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common."  Acts 4:32
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Warning; if you love Jesus, but don’t love His church – these blessings can never be yours.  The early church (that is the gathering of Christians in a local area) of Jerusalem experienced great blessings and persecutions, setting the precedent for all future assemblies.  In common they had this - they believed (had faith) and in this, they were of one heart and mind. 


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2 Timothy 2:1-3 - Grace Overcoming the "Spin Cycle"

2/10/2013

 
"1 Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. 2 And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also."  2 Timothy 2:1-2
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A little boy told the local grocer that his cat ultimately had died; “It must have been that laundry detergent you used to clean him that I told you not to buy” the grocer said.  The boy looked up and quipped, “Nah, the laundry detergent didn’t kill him.  It was the spin cycle!”


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