Rejoice In The Lord

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Rejoice In The Lord

• Philippians 31-3

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Recurring Theme Rejoice

• Philippians 118 whether in pretence, or in
  truth, Christ is preached and I therein do
  rejoice, yea, and will rejoice.
• Philippians 216-18, Holding forth the word of
  life that I may rejoice in the day of Christ,
  that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in
  vain. Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice
  and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice
  with you all. For the same cause also do ye joy,
  and rejoice with me.
• Philippians 228, I sent him (Epaphroditus)
  therefore the more carefully, that, when ye see
  him again, ye may rejoice, and that I may be the
  less sorrowful.
• Philippians 31, Finally, my brethren, rejoice
  in the Lord.

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Rejoice In The Lord Always

• Rejoice no matter what happens to you
• Children, Job, Health, Finances
• Philippians 44, Rejoice in the Lord always
  again I say rejoice.
• Value in repetition
• Philippians 31b, To write the same things to
  you, to me indeed is not grievous, but for you it
  safe.
• From multiplication to scientific tables
• From prayer to Bible study
• From quoting scripture to worshipping regularly

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Repetition is a Safeguard

• 2nd Peter 110-12, give diligence to make your
  calling and election sure for if ye do these
  things, ye shall never fall For so an entrance
  shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the
  everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus
  Christ. Wherefore I will not be negligent to put
  you always in remembrance of these things, though
  ye know them, and be established in the present
  truth.

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Repetition is a Safeguard

• 2nd Peter 31, Peter writes, This second
  epistle, beloved, I now write unto you in both
  which I stir up your pure minds by way of
  remembrance That ye may be mindful of the words
  which were spoken before by the holy scriptures
  and us the apostles of the Lord and Savior
  Knowing this first, that there shall come in the
  last days scoffers, walking after their own
  lusts.

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• Marshall Keeble Quote
• This passage reminds me of my mother making lye
  soap. She told me that if she didnt keep
  stirring the soap it would scorch.
• Brother Keeble said,
• if we are not stirred up, we will scorch.

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Complaints

• Complaints about Repetition of Old Truths
• Some want something new
• Some want something entertaining
• Some want something exciting
• Jerimiah 616, Jeremiah said, Stand ye in the
  ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where
  is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall
  find rest for your souls.

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The Time Would Come

• 2nd Timothy 43-4, For the time will come when
  they will not endure sound doctrine but after
  their own lusts shall they heap to themselves
  teachers, having itching ears 4And they shall
  turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be
  turned unto fables.
• Human nature
• New Job, New Car, New House,
• New Wife, New Hobby, New Gospel

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Pauls Warning

• Galatians 16-10, I marvel that ye are so soon
  removed from him that called you into the grace
  of Christ unto another gospel Which is not
  another but there be some that trouble you, and
  would pervert the gospel of Christ. But though
  we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other
  gospel unto you than that which we have preached
  unto you, let him be accursed. As we said before,
  so say I now again, If any man preach any other
  gospel unto you than that ye have received, let
  him be accursed.

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Pauls Advice

• 2nd Timothy 42, Preach the word be instant in
  season, out of season reprove, rebuke, exhort
  with all longsuffering and doctrine.
• Brother Keeble Quote
• In Season and out of season, meant, Preach it
  when they want it and Preach it when they dont.

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Paul Reminds Us, Beware

• Philippians 32, Beware of dogs, beware of evil
  workers, beware of the concision
• Called them dogs, Judaizing Teachers,
• Not pampered pets, but animals that prowl the
  streets
• Called them evil workers
• Adding to and taking from the truth, Revelation
  2218
• Beware of their concision, NKJV Mutilation
• Galatians 56, For in Jesus Christ neither
  circumcision availeth any thing, nor
  uncircumcision but faith which worketh by love.

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Examples to Beware

• 2nd Corinthians 1113, For such are false
  apostles, deceitful workers, transforming
  themselves into the apostles of Christ
• Acts 151, certain men which came down from
  Judaea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye
  be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye
  cannot be saved.
• Acts 155, here rose up certain of the sect of
  the Pharisees which believed, saying, That it was
  needful to circumcise them, and to command them
  to keep the law of Moses.

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Characteristics of True Circumcision

• Philippians 33, For we are the circumcision,
  which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in
  Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the
  flesh.
• Romans 228-29, For he is not a Jew, which is
  one outwardly neither is that circumcision,
  which is outward in the flesh But he is a Jew,
  which is one inwardly and circumcision is that
  of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the
  letter whose praise is not of men, but of God.

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• Philippians, 44, Rejoice in the Lord always
  again I say rejoice!
• REJOICE!
• Serve Him!
• Worship Him!
• Praise Him!
• Love Him!
• Philippians 314, press toward the mark for the
  prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.