Knoxville Church Solemn Assembly

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Knoxville Church Solemn Assembly

• Renewing our Covenant Agreement with God and
  Christ

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Solemn / Sacred Assembly

• Gods call to His righteousness
• The Bibles example Old New Testament
• The peoples response
• Conviction Confession
• Prayer
• Repentance - Metanoia
• Refreshing - Celebration

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The Old Covenant

• No other Gods
• No graven images
• Do not misuse Gods name
• Keep the Sabbath
• Honor your father and mother

• Do not murder
• Do not commit adultery
• Do not steal
• Do not give false testimony
• Do not covet

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The Old Covenant
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The New Covenant
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The Body of Christ

• In Christ we who are many form one body, and each
  member belongs to all the others
• We who are many are one body, for we partake from
  one loaf
• God has combined the members of the body
• Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of
  you is a part of it
• If there is a natural body there is also a
  spiritual body
• God placed all things under his feet and
  appointed him to be head over everything for the
  church, which is his body, the fullness of him
  who fulfills everything in every way.

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Old Testament Examples

• Israelites at Mt. Sinai and Arabah - Moses
• Between Mts. Ebal and Gerazim Joshua
• David brings the Ark back to Jerusalem
• Kings Asa, Jehoshaphat, Hezekiah, Josiah
• Rebuilders Ezra and Nehemiah
• The Prophet Joel 212-16,18-24,28-2939-10
• Different needs in different situations all
  meetings focus on rededication of hearts

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New Testament Examples

• First call to the gospel John and Jesus
• Jerusalem on Day of Pentecost beyond
• Corinthian church I Corinthians, painful visit,
  severe letter, II Corinthians
• Ephesus, Colosse, and Galatian churches
• General letters Hebrews, Peter, John
• Seven Lampstand churches

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1st Century or 21st Century Church

• Repent and do the things you did at first
• Be faithful
• Sound teaching
• Do more than you did at the first
• Come to your senses, strengthen what remains
• Hold on to what you have
• Be earnest and repent

• Forsaken your first love
• Fear of persecution
• False teaching
• Toleration of those unwilling to repent
• Reputation of being spiritual, but dead
• You have little strength
• You are neither hot nor cold, sober estimate

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Who is to Blame?

• The world is focused on self-__ - Is the lack of
  deep fellowship and one another relationships in
  the church the worlds fault?
• Humanistic growth goals and quotas robbed many of
  their evangelistic fervor in the last 3 years
  who has kept you from preaching the gospel?
• Passion in the worship of God and Jesus
  personally and corporately has deteriorated into
  a whenever, whatever, whoever generation X
  mentality are skateboarders to blame?

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The Solemn Assembly

• Humble yourself in the sight of the Lord
• Prayer, Fasting, Mourning, and Repentance
• The Entire Body unified in heart and mind
• Call out to God and Jesus for forgiveness
• Renew our Covenant Agreement
• Enjoy times of refreshing from the Lord
• Celebrate the future that lies ahead

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A Sober Estimate of Self

• What do you feel?
• What do you see?
• What have you done?
• What have you not done?
• What has gone that should have not
• What has come that should have not
• All in humilityNot to manufacture sin, but
  uncover all matters that need to be confessed and
  repented of as a body

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Preparing Your Heart

• PrayerLuke 111-13
• Connect with God as your Father the giver,
  forgiver, and protector
• Boldness in calling on God for help
• Ask, seek and knock
• Allow the Holy Spirit to be given to you and
  intercede on your behalf

• Fasting Matthew 616-18
• Abstaining from food
• Attitude of your heart is Gods concern
• It is obvious to him, and he rewards you
• Connect to God and disconnect from our physical
  dependence

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Practical Suggestions

• Set everything aside work, play, ect.
• 100 participation of the body
• Fasting in preparation, before the day itself
• A Time to SacrificeTime
• All Day spent in prayer, humility, repentance,
  seeking God, and celebration
• Spirit-filled expository preaching
• A family time parents setting an example for
  their children

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From Now til Then

• Individual prayer and fasting to identify
  personal and community sins
• Next midweek catalogue of sins
• Special church wide lessons and prayer times to
  draw all of our hearts together
• Family group prayer and fellowship times focused
  on helping one another prepare