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  • Hebrews 11:13
  • Hebrews 4:14
  • Confession of Christ
    • Romans 10:9-10
      • Romans 10:3-11
    • Acts 8:35-38
    • John 9:22; 12:42-43 – Many were afraid to confess Jesus because of the Pharisees.
    • I John 2:22
    • I John 4:2
    • Confessing Christ as Lord is absolutely necessary for salvation.
  • Confession of sins
    • Acts 19:18-19
    • I John 1:6-10
    • Psalms 32:1-5
    • James 5:13-16
    • We do not read about confessing sins to a priest.
    • A public confession does not substitute for repentance.
    • The appropriateness of a public confession is determined by circumstances.
      • Luke 17:3-4
    • Saying the same thing as Christ
      • Matthew 10:32-33
      • Matthew 10:7, 19, 27 – Jesus encourages them to spread the gospel.
      • Matthew 7:21-23
      • If you are living your life and failing to tell others about Jesus, you are denying Jesus!
      • Mark 8:38
      • Philippians 2:10-11

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  • Lead, continued:
    • Kinds of leadership, continued:
      • Leading poorly
        • Bad leadership:
          • Vision – I Kings 12:26-30
          • Direction – Jeremiah 23:1-4
          • Motivation – II Peter 2:1-3
        • Unskilled leadership
          • Relation – Jonah 3:3-4:3
          • Communication – II Samuel 23:14-17
          • Timing of action – Exodus 14:5-8
        • Things that lead:
          • “This” leads to “that”
            • Luke 21:10-12
            • II Timothy 2:14-15
            • II Timothy 2:16
            • II Timothy 3:14-15
            • Proverbs 19:23
            • Matthew 7:13-14
          • Follow

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  • The Prophets (Isaiah – Malachi)
    • Introduction
      • II Peter 1:19
      • Jeremiah 7:25
      • Isaiah 30:8
    • Repent
      • Ezekiel 18:23, 27-32
      • Jeremiah 26:1-6
      • II Peter 3:9-10
      • II Timothy 4:3-4
    • The need for God’s word in time of crisis
      • I Kings 18:3-4
      • Jeremiah 6:10; II Chronicles 24:19; Hosea 4:6
      • We have to remember God when we need Him most.
    • Prophets became the enemy by telling the truth.
      • Jeremiah 38:3-6 – Jeremiah is cast into the cistern.
      • Amos 7:10-17
      • Galatians 4:16 – The same thing happened in the New Testament. So it is for Christians today.
      • James 5:10-11

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  • Hebrews 6:4-8, 11-12
  • Purpose – Acts 17:24-27
    • Ecclesiastes 1:1-2, 17-18; 3:10 – Without God, life is vanity.
    • The gospel gives us purpose.
    • Romans 1:18-21
    • Matthew 22:36-38 – The greatest commandment is to love God.
    • Ecclesiastes 12:13
  • Hope – I Thessalonians 4:13
    • Proverbs 13:12
    • I Corinthians 15:16-19, 32, 51-57
    • We can take joy in our future because the gospel gives us hope.
    • Ephesians 4:4
  • Peace – Philippians 4:6-7
    • II Corinthians 1:12
    • II Timothy 1:13
    • We can have peace because our sins are forgiven.
    • Mark 4:36-39 – With Jesus we can have this perfect calm.
  • Love – Romans 5:6-8
    • I John 5:1
    • Romans 2:4 – God’s love leads us to repentance!
  • Nothing else in the world can provide these things.

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