A Commitment to Keep 2 Timothy 3: 14

Read the passage 2 Timothy 3

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(But continue thou in the things which thou has learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;)

1) Trouble comes when a believer neglects the truth he has been taught.

2) Trouble comes when a believer fails to acknowledge the Holy Spirit's preparation for the trial of faith.

3) Trouble comes when a believer bargains future liberties with present carelessnesses. 

He doesn't see the need to learn from the present opportunity. 

4) Trouble comes when things are only grasped intellectually, and  not implanted in the heart. 

5) Trouble comes when a believer is not assured in the faith. not sure of what he believes. 

6) Trouble comes when close devotion and attention is not given to the words of Christ. 

7) Trouble comes when truths learned are not repeated over and over as truths to literally live by. 

Actions of Protection 2 Timothy 2: 22-26

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V 22 1) Pursue pure hearted virtues. 

( follow righteousness, faith, love, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart. ) 

v 23 2) Avoid the entanglement of foolish questions. 

( But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, ) 

v 24 3) Avoid striving with God's people. 

( And the servant of the Lord must not strive, ) 

v 24 4) Be patient in teaching. 

( but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, ) 

V 25 5) Keep a meek spirit in teaching. 

( In meekness instructing those that oppose him, ) 

v 25 6) Rest in God's conversion of the heart. 

( If God, perhaps, will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth, ) 

V 26 7) Teach the danger of compromising with truth, and the devi1's ensnarement which accompanies. 

( And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil,) 

Living in Grace Ephesians 2: 10-

Read the passage Ephesians 2

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v.8,9 1. God is clearly the author of salvation.

Grace recognizes and reveals salvation to be the action of a sovereign God.

v.8, 92. Grace is God’s choice; it is God’s idea.

Thus, there is a revealing of God’s view of the sinner’s condition, not just a 

conclusion of his lostness, but of his worthiness to live. Even more so of his 

worthiness to live with Jesus forever, if man would but believe upon Jesus for 

salvation.

Such worthiness bearing witness to God’s view of the sinner, which then 

balances the reality of man’s unworthiness apart from God.

The righteousness imputed to the believer is an affirmation of the worthiness of 

Jesus to which the child of God has been embraced by and is being upheld by. 

v.9 3. Man offers only faith; faith which was given to him to believe in Jesus.

Thus, the preservation of salvation as exclusively the work of one, the Lord Jesus

   Christ.

v.10 4. Grace reveals the workmanship of Jesus occurring in the believer’s life.

(For we are His workmanship,  …)

Thus the believer’s identity, purpose, work, satisfaction, direction, rest, security,

  destination,… is all settled in Jesus. 

Life is centered in Jesus, is about Jesus, is the child of God learning Jesus and

  following Him. Jesus is directly involved.

v.10 5. Works of God follow conversion.

(created in Christ Jesus unto good works, )

In v. 9, it is not of works; here in. v. 10 works are not the believer’s works, but 

those authored of God in the life of the believer to which the believer responds in 

faith. 

These are works that come from Jesus. These are works that reveal Jesus is 

living in the believer. These are works that the believer could no do on his own. 

They reveal Jesus.

Thus, the importance of what we do being authored I Jesus.

v.10 6. God’ s plan in redemption is all inclusive, it includes all that is needed to succeed.

(which God hath before ordained that)

There is an empowerment given in grace. God knew all of this before we were. 

The works are taken care of by  the Holy Spirit. They are already established and 

authorized and empowered for the child of God to seek after and to follow.

v.10 7. God’s foreordained works define the walk of the child of God.

(that we should walk in them.)

We walk by faith, not by sight. The steps of a good man are ordered of the Lord.

We walk in the light.  

Our life is the telling of His story, revealing His way, His honor and glory.

Escaping the World's Corruption 2 Peter 1: 1-4

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v.1 1.Through salvation.

(through the righteousness of God and our Savior, Jesus Christ:)

v.2 2.Through growth in the knowledge of Christ.

(Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus, our Lord,)

v.3 3.Through God given power of victory.

(According as His divine power …)see 2: 9

v.3 4.Through seeking and following only His admonitions.

(all things that pertain to life and godliness,)

v.3 5.Continuing in His calling, according to His divine direction.

(that has called us to glory and virtue;)

v.4 6.Loving His word and heeding its complete message, no matter the submission.

(By which are given unto us exceedingly great and precious promises,)

v.4 7.Becoming more and more like the author of the word.

(that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.)

No Reason for Fear Luke 12: 32

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     (Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the

kingdom.)

because of:

1. The certainty of God’s commitment.

2. The riches of His grace and provision.

3. The unfailing life of His word.

4. The unequaled generosity of His grace.

5. The changeless nature of His giving.

6. The reach of His kindness and mercy.

7. The promises that will not nor cannot fail.

The Motive of our Life 2 Corinthians 5: 2-10

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v 2 1) Living knowing we are heaven bound. 

(For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven,)

v 5 2. Living with the Spirit's loyalty. 

( ... who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit.) 

v 6 3. Living with His spiritual presence. 

(Therefore, we are always confident, knowing that, while we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord. 

One day we will live in His physical presence. 

V 7 4. Living God's way. 

(For we walk by faith, not by sight;) 

v 8 5. Accepting God's present assignment. 

(We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.) 

v 9 6) Seeking God's present acceptance. 

(Wherefore, we labor that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of Him.) 

v 10 7. Seeking God’s coming acceptance.(at the judgment seat of Christ.)

(For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, …)

The Gift of Children Psalms 127: 3

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(Lo, children are an of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is His reward.)

(As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man, …)

(Happy is the man…)

1. They are God conceived.

2. They are God given.

3. They are God’s wealth.

4. They are God’s resources.

5. They are God’s reward.

6. They are God’s protection.

7. They are God’s joy.

Your Children Mark 10: 14

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( •• Permit the little children to come unto me ••• for of such is the kingdom of God.) 

1) One who enrichens your life or drains you.

2) One who represents an investment of your life or just a cost.

3) One you would give your life for or a restriction to your freedom. 

4) One you are committed to protect or one you have left on their own. 

5) One who is your hope of tomorrow or a discouragement for today. 

6) One providing an opportunity to learn or one to lord over. 

7) One who is a little part of eternity or just a step in time. 

Why We Need the Holy Spirit's Guidance Ephesians 5: 17, 18

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(Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.)

(And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;)

                The way of the Spirit is reliable.  John 16: 7, 13, 14, 15

                v 13- essential to understanding

1. It protects the believer from usurping God’s authority.

So that the believer acknowledges God- God’s will, God’s work.

v.21- the fear of the Lord.

2. It guards the believer from being a spokesman for God when he has no such 

direction.

v.19  speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns …

3. It protects the child of God from drawing wrong conclusions.

Pointing the believer to God’s ways and the seeking of them.

4. It frees the believer from man’s planning; that which would be apart from God.

5. It protects the believer from having to figure everything all out, particularly when

  crises comes.

A believer may rest in Christ.

6. It removes the pressure from the believer’s soul.

7. It maintains honor which is directed towards God.