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  • Topic 4: Work Ethic, continued:
    • Nehemiah 6:15-16- God will bless work that we do with Him and for Him.
      • Some of the work that Christians need to busy themselves with today:
        • Teaching others (Acts 8:1-4
        • Keeping God’s commandments (Colossians 3:5-10
  • Topic 5: Optimism
    • Ezra 3:8-13 - Although many of the Israelites were discouraged that the new temple was not as majestic as the original temple, they had much to be optimistic about.

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  • Report of work in Rammstein, Germany
    • Location
    • Spiritual condition in Germany
    • Challenges of the work
    • People of the church
  • Does God just want you to be happy?
    • II Timothy 3:12
  • Blaming God?
    • For my temptations
      • How can God create me and then tell me I can’t indulge in my desires?
      • That is a misunderstanding of God’s purpose in putting us here.
      • We must be careful about making up our own standards for behavior.
      • James 1:12-15 - God does not tempt us.
    • Making choices
    • It is Satan who tempts us
  • Obtaining true happiness
    • Loving God (Matthew 22:36-40
    • Resisting sin (I John 2:15-17
    • Being obedient (I John 5:2-3
      • God wants us to have true, lasting happiness by obeying HIm.

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  • What do I seek?
    • John 6:26
  • Will I get discouraged?
    • John 6:41
    • Jesus was trying to get them to understand that He was there to feed their souls. Many were offended at what He had to say, got discouraged, and fell away.
    • There will always be grumblers. We can be like the apostles who stuck with Jesus even though they didn’t understand everything at first?
    • We must prepare ourselves to stand against those who discourage us.
  • Am I a student of God’s word?
    • John 6:45
    • John 12:47-50 - Jesus’ word is the criteria by which we will be judged.
    • John 7:45-46 - Jesus’ teaching was unique.
    • John 8:30-32 - If we follow Jesus’ words, we are His disciples.
    • Romans 1:16 - We will not be saved apart from God’s word.
    • John 8:24 - The plan of salvation.

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