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The Church Led By the Spirit

Ed Whitt

August 19, 2012

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Proclamation of oneness
- Ephesians 4:4-6
Warnings
- Matthew 7:15
Where the Spirit of God dwells
- II Timothy 1:7
- There will be: harmony, order, organization, self discipline
- I Corinthians 12:1
Marks of the Spirit-led church
- Promotes Jesus over all rivals
  - I Corinthians 12:3
  - Over our lives and our conduct
  - With respect to the Holy Spirit (John 16:13-14
- Promotes diversity of ministry
  - I Corinthians 12:4-6
  - Diversity created by same Spirit
  - Differences come through one Lord
  - Multiplicity of activities guided by same God
- Promotes love over sensationalism
  - I Corinthians 13:1-3
  - Corinthians obsessed
- Promotes scripture over feelings
  - No immunity to scriptural authority
  - Citing guidance from the Spirit is contradictory
    - Cannot pit scripture against its source
    - How can the Spirit contradict Himself?
  - I John 4:6
- Promotes order over chaos
  - I Corinthians 14:33
  - Worship at Corinth was mayhem.
  - Paul gives guidance
Romans 8:14

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Ezra and Nehemiah, Topic 3: Respecting God's Law, Part 2

David Watson

August 15, 2012

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Individualism

Jesse Jenkins

August 12, 2012

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In local churches that claim to be of Christ, there is much too much of far too many “isms”:
- Shisms
- Premillenialism
- Liberalism
- Anti-ism - the disposition of binding where God has not bound
- Institutionalism - using the church to build human institutions for benevolent work
- Modernism - the disposition of doing any good work, whether God approves of it or not
But there is one “ism” of which we have far too little: individualism
In becoming a Christian, the individual must act.
In living the Christian’s life, the individual must act. (Matthew 5:16
- The individual must be generous and relieve the needy.
God wants us to be busy doing the work He has authorized us to do.
It will be individualism in the judgment.
- Matthew 25 - the parable of the talents

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John 3

Lee Tosti

August 12, 2012

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Context of John 3
- Signs led to belief (John 20:30-31
- Some belief was corrupt (John 2:24-25
- Some belief, while not necessarily corrupt, included a misunderstanding of the qualifications for citizenship in the coming kingdom: the Jews thought that because they were Jews they would automatically become citizens of the kingdom (Matthew 3:2-9.
An exposition of John 3:
- John 3:1-2
- John 3:3: Jesus answered with qualifications for entering the kingdom.
- John 3:5-8: Jesus expounds on the conditions.
  - John 3:7-8: There is a different way to determine kingdom citizenship.
- John 3:10-21: Jesus drives home the point.
  - John 3:10-12: a rebuke
  - John 3:13: giving credentials
  - John 3:14-15: another explanation that there is more to inheriting the kingdom than just being a Jew: “whoever believes”
  - John 3:16-21: another explanation
    - “believes” 4 times: not just being a Jew
    - “whoever (world)” 6 times: not just Jews
About belief
- Belief cannot happen without the Word.
  - Belief is brought by the Spirit.
  - The Spirit uses the Word. John 6:63
- Some belief will not save (John 8:30-31
- Belief must be accompanied by works.
  - James 2:14-26
  - Romans 3:28 - the difference between sufficient and necessary
- Belief is not all that is necessary to be saved
  - e.g. repentance (Matthew 3
  - e.g. confession (John 12
  - Immersion (“baptism”) in water: John 3
    - The “born of flesh” refers to his literal birth, and emphasizes his ethnicity and stands in contrast to “born of the spirit.”
- Some people (“Christians”): “But baptism is not necessary because it is not mentioned in John 3:16”:
  - Neither are confessing and repenting mentioned. Does this mean they are unnecessary (John 3:22-26?
  - Mark 16:16 - statement
  - Matthew 28:19 - command
  - Acts 22:16 - example
  - Romans 6:1-7 - necessary inference

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Reasons for Procrastinating

Lee Tosti

August 12, 2012

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Time flies
Time is valuable
Procrastination robs time
Reasons for procrastinating
- False confidence in “tomorrow” (James 4:13-16)
- Missappropriating “today”
  - God is not unfair (Ephesians 2:10)
  - Despite what we think, we in 2012 are not unique: Joshua, David (Joshua 1:8)
  - We can’t do everything
    - We must choose. We must prioritize.
- Waiting for a better opportunity (Ecclesiastes 11:4)
- Avoiding unpleasantness
Results of procrastinating
- Eternal judgment (Matthew 5:21-26)
- Discouragement (Proverbs 15:23)
- Stunted spiritual growth (Hebrews 5:12)
- Psalms 90:10-12
Putting off procrastinating
- A dmit the problem
- B egin living in the “today”. (Philippians 3:12-16)
- C ommit yourself to God. (Ephesians 5:15-20)
  - Studying
  - Worshipping
  - Prayer

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