“For I resolved
to know nothing
while I was with you
except Jesus
Christ and him
crucified.” –
First Corinthians 2:2
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“THE LORD YOUR GOD……”
Deuteronomy 26:16-19
Intr.:
“The LORD your God
A. COMMANDS YOU THIS DAY
1. to follow these
a. decrees and
b. laws;
2. carefully observe them with all your
a. heart and with all your
b. soul.
You
B. HAVE DECLARED THIS DAY
1. that the LORD is your God and
2. that you will walk in his ways,
3. that you will keep his
a. decrees,
b. commands and
c. laws, and
3. that you will obey him.
And the LORD
C. HAS DECLARED THIS DAY
1. that you are his people,
2. his treasured possession as he promised, and
3. that you are to keep all his commands.
He has declared
4. that he will set you in
a. praise,
b. fame and
c. honor
high above all the nations he has made
5. and that you will be a people holy to the LORD your God, as he promised.”
“For I resolved
to know nothing
while I was with you except
Jesus Christ and
him crucified.” –
First Corinthians 2:2
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“When you are about to go into battle,
Deuteronomy 20:2-9
A. the priest shall come forward and address the army.
He shall say: ‘Hear, O Israeal, today you are going into battle against your enemies.
1. Do not be fainthearted or
2. afraid;
3. do not be terrified or
4. give way to panic before them.
For the LORD your God is the one who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies to give you victory.’
B. The officers shall say to the army:
1. ‘Has anyone built a new house and not dedicated it?
Let him go home, or he may die in battle and someone else may dedicate it.
2. Has anyone planted a vineyard and not begun to enjoy it?
Let him go home, or he may die in battle and someone else enjoy it.
3. Has anyone become pledged to a woman and not married her?
Let him go home, or he may die in battle and someone else marry her.’
4. Then the officers shall add, ‘Is any man
a. afraid or
b. fainthearted?
Let him go home so that his brothers will not become disheartened too.’
When the officers have finished speaking to the army, they shall appoint commanders over it.”
“For I resolved to know
nothing while I
was with you except
Jesus Christ and
him
crucified.”
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“JUDGING OTHERS”
Luke 6:37-38
Intr.:
1. “‘Do not judge, and you will not be judged.
2. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned.
3. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.
4. Give, and it will be given to you.
a. A good measure,
b. pressed down,
c. shaken together and
d. running over,
will be poured into your lap.
End:
For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.'”
“For I resolved to know
nothing
while I was
with you
except Jesus Christ and
him crucified.”
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“‘THERE IS NO ONE…….'”
Romans 3:10
Intr.:
“As it is written:
1. ‘There is no one righteous, not even one;
2. there is no one who understands,
3. no one who seeks God.
4. All have turned away,
5. they have together become worthless;
6. there is no one who does good, not even one.’
Psalm 14:103; Psalm 53:1-3; Ecclesiastes 7:20
7. ‘Their throats are open graves;
8. their tongues practice deceit.’
Psalm 5:9
9. ‘The poison of vipers is on their lips.’
Psalm 140:3
10. ‘Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.’
Psalm 10:7
11. ‘Their feet are swift to shed blood;
12. ruin and misery mark their ways, and
13. the way of peace they do not know.’
Isaiah 59:7,8
14. ‘There is no fear of God before their eyes.’
Isaiah 59:7,8
End:
Look for illustrations in the daily papers!
“SEE,
I am sending an angel ahead of you
— to guard you along the way and
— to bring you to the place I have prepared.” – Exodus 23:20
“DO NOT BE YOKED TOGETHER WITH UNBELIEVERS.
Second Corinthians 6:14-16
Intr.:
1. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common?
2. Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?
3. What harmony is there between Christ and Belial?
4. What does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?
5. What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols?
End:
For we are the temple of the living God.”
“Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good.
First Corinthians 12:7-11
Intr.:
1. To one there is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom,
2. to another the message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit,
3. to another faith by the same Spirit,
4. to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit,
5. to another miraculous powers,
6. to another prophecy,
7. to another distinguishing between spirits,
8. to another speaking in different kinds of tongues, and
9. to still another the interpretation of tongues.
End:
All these are the work of of one and the same Spirit, and he gives them to each one, just as he determines.”
“And that is what some of you were.
First Corinthians 6:11
Intr.:
But
1. you were washed,
2. you were sanctified,
3. you were justified
End:
in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.”