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The pain of persecution

From a series on the pains of the Christian. One of those pains is persecution.

Text: 2 Tim 3.6-17

  1. Persecution arises because of opposition to the truth, 6-9.
  2. Persecution is part of the “package” of living for Christ and proclaiming his word, 10-11.
  3. The Lord rescues us from it all, 11.
  4. Persecution is the reality of godly living, 12.
  5. The Christian’s reaction: faithfulness to the Scriptures, 14-17.

 

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Six questions

By John Henson, McMinnville TN

Amos 3:1-8

I. GOD SPEAKS FOR A REASON (Verses 1-7)

a. Six questions pose a cause/effect relationship.

b. Each one explains ONE TRUTH: God speaks to his prophets for a reason!

c. Verse 7 is the Answer. There is a REASON for God’s message.

d. The Lord Has Spoken!

II. WILL WE LISTEN?

a. Go into all the world and preach (Matt 28:18-20)

b. We were dead, but God has made us ALIVE (Ephesians 2:1-7.

c. We have been reconciled to God! (2 Cor 5:18-19) We are changed!

d. START LIVING TODAY! (John 5:25-27)

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A Heartbroken Daniel Prays

By John Henson, McMinnville TN

Daniel 9:2-19

  1. Daniel Admits Judah’s Sins (Verses 2-6)
  2. Daniel Admits Judah’s Shame (Verses 7-11)
  3. Daniel Admits the Consequences (Verses 12-15)
  4. Daniel Asks for God’s Help (Verses 16-19)
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Hezekiah prayed

By John Henson, McMinnville TN

Isaiah 38:1-8

  1. THOU SHALT DIE AND NOT LIVE (Verse 1).
  2. HEZEKIAH PRAYED (Verses 2-3).
  3. GOD HEARS, ANSWERS, AND CHANGES HIS MIND (Verses 4-6).
  4. THE PRAYER OF FAITH HAS GREAT EFFECT (Verses 7-8).
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Put on

By John Henson, McMinnville TN

Colossians 3:12-14

  1. Bowels of Mercies: A Heart of Compassion (Verse 12)
  2. Kindness, Humility, Meekness, Longsuffering (Verse 12)
  3. Forbearing, forgiving (Verse 13)
  4. The Bond of Perfectness: The Bond of Unity (Verse 14)
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Jesus, the cure for emptiness

By Lance Foster, Iuka MS

John 4

  1. The Samaritan woman had an empty bucket.
  2. She had an empty life.
  3. She had an empty marriage.
  4. She had an empty worship.

Conclusion: “Come and see” vs. 29.

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Four negatives for Corinth

By John Henson, McMinnville TN

1 Cor 10

  1. Neither be ye idolaters (verse 7)
  2. Neither let us commit fornication (verse 8)
  3. Neither let us tempt Christ (verse 9)
  4. Neither murmur ye (verses 10-11)
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We have in Christ

By John Henson, Dibrell congregation, McMinnville TN

Ephesians 1:4-10

  1. A Savior who chose us (Verse 4).
  2. A Savior who redeemed us (Verse 7).
  3. A Savior who planned our freedom (Verse 9).
  4. A Savior who came prepared to save us (Verse 10).
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Mind, emotions, living

“I gain understanding from your precepts; therefore I hate every wrong path” Psalm 119.104 NIV.

Love for and obedience to God’s word is the way to

  1.  A sound mind (understanding, grasping and discerning the truth),
  2. Reliable emotions (hate),
  3. Right living (path).

Points by J.A. Motyer, “Psalms” NBC21, p. 569.