Lessons from a Model Church Living in Christian Community

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Lessons from a Model Church - Living in Christian
Community

• The ministry and usefulness of right words at
  right times v14
• Colour and challenge
• idle / warning
• timid / encouragement
• weak / help
• patience / everyone

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Lessons from a Model Church - Living in Christian
Community

• The avoidance of retaliation and the spirit of
  kindness v15
• People who are right with God can still wrong
  each other
• Forgiveness should be stamped on our very
  consciousness
• Inside and outside the Church

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Lessons from a Model Church - Living in Christian
Community

• Joyful! Prayerful! Thankful! Now that is some
  church v16
• The inner spirit of believers is what enables the
  great challenges of mutual ministry to work
• Those who have received grace have the greatest
  reasons to be joyful, prayerful and thankful

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Lessons from a Model Church - Living in Christian
Community

• Sensitive and Receptive the Work and Word of God
  v19-22
• Not quenching or grieving
• Openness without carelessness
• Discernment / deception involved in spiritual
  warfare

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Lessons from a Model Church - Living in Christian
Community

• What the faithfulness and grace of God can do
  v23-28
• What he wants to do and can do
• All of life for God..nothing excluded
• Because He can do it we can do it