Times of Assembly

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Welcome

• Times of Assembly
• Sunday Wednesday
• 945 am Bible Study 700 pm Bible Study
• 1045 am Worship
• 500 pm Worship
• -Listening assistance devices are available.
• -Sermons are available on DVD, VHS Audio tapes
  
• Free of charge.
• -Please turn off cell phones and other devices.

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Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion
(Psalms 911)
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Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion
(Psalms 911)
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Are We At Ease In Zion?

• Amos 61

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It Is NOT Because

• Nothing to do

• Christians Are To Work
• John 435
• "Do you not say, 'There are still four months
  and then comes the harvest'? Behold, I say to
  you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields,
  for they are already white for harvest!

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It Is NOT Because

• Nothing to do

• Christians Are To Work
• Ecclesiastes 910
• Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your
  might for there is no work or device or
  knowledge or wisdom in the grave where you are
  going.

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It Is NOT Because

• Nothing to do

• Christians Are To Work
• Colossians 323 And whatever you do, do it
  heartily, as to the Lord and not to men

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It Is NOT Because

• Nothing to do

• Christians Are To Work
• Romans 1211
• not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit,
  serving the Lord

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It Is NOT Because

• Nothing to do
• Too Many Workers

• A Few do Everything!
• Notice When Things Go Wrong!
• Never Too Many.

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It Is NOT Because

• Nothing to do
• Too Many Workers
• Plenty of Time!

• Are You Sure??
• John 94 "I must work the
  works of Him who sent Me while it is day the
  night is coming when no one can work.

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It Is NOT Because

• Nothing to do
• Too Many Workers
• Plenty of Time!

• Are You Sure??
• 2 Peter 310 "But the day
  of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in
  which the heavens will pass away with a great
  noise, and the elements will melt with fervent
  heat both the earth and the works that are in it
  will be burned up.

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It Is NOT Because

• Nothing to do
• Too Many Workers
• Plenty of Time!
• No Reward

• REWARDS
• Souls are saved.
• Helping others.
• Future Rest. Heb.49
• Inheritance incorruptible 1 Peter 13-5

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At Ease Because of

• Worldliness

• Hanging on to sinful living.
• Which Means hard choices.
• James 44 Do you not know
  that friendship with the world is enmity with
  God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of
  the world makes himself an enemy of God.

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At Ease Because of

• Worldliness

• Hanging on to sinful living.
• Means hard choices.
• Ephesians 44 There is one body and
  one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope
  of your calling

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At Ease Because of

• They dont try to learn.
• Hosea 46 My
  people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.
  Because you have rejected knowledge, I also will
  reject you from being priest for Me Because you
  have forgotten the law of your God, I also will
  forget your children.

• Worldliness
• Ignorance

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At Ease Because of

• Worldliness
• Ignorance

• You must always study.
• 2 Timothy 215 Be
  diligent to present yourself approved to God, a
  worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly
  dividing the word of truth.

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At Ease Because of

• Worldliness
• Ignorance
• Presumptions

• God will always save.
• Paul once assumed.
• Acts 269 Indeed, I
  myself thought I must do many things contrary to
  the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

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At Ease Because of

• Worldliness
• Ignorance
• Presumptions
• Wont Work

• Much Easier
• Matthew 2514 For the
  kingdom of heaven is like a man traveling to a
  far country, who called his own servants and
  delivered his goods to them. 15 "And to one he
  gave five talents, to another two, and to another
  one, to each according to his own ability and
  immediately he went on a journey.

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At Ease Because of

• Much Easier
• Matthew 2526 But his
  lord answered and said to him, 'You wicked and
  lazy servant, you knew that I reap where I have
  not sown, and gather where I have not scattered
  seed.

• Worldliness
• Ignorance
• Presumptions
• Wont Work

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At Ease Because of

• Worldliness
• Ignorance
• Presumptions
• Wont Work
• Indifference

• Some dont really care.
• Comfortable- at ease!
• Like the status quo.
• Revelation 315 "I know your works,
  that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish
  you were cold or hot.

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Overcoming Our Ease

• WAKE UP!

• 2 Corinthians 62 For He says "In
  an acceptable time I have heard you, And in the
  day of salvation I have helped you." Behold, now
  is the accepted time behold, now is the day of
  salvation.

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Overcoming Our Ease

• WAKE UP!
• Repent.

• 1 John 19 If we
  confess our sins, He is faithful and just to
  forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all
  unrighteousness.

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Overcoming Our Ease

• WAKE UP!
• Repent.
• Return to Old Paths

• Hebrews 1032 But recall the former
  days in which, after you were illuminated, you
  endured a great struggle with sufferings

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Overcoming Our Ease

• WAKE UP!
• Repent.
• Return to Old Paths

• Revelation 25 "Remember therefore from
  where you have fallen repent and do the first
  works, or else I will come to you quickly and
  remove your lampstand from its place--unless you
  repent.

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Overcoming Our Ease

• WAKE UP!
• Repent
• Return to Old Paths
• GET TO WORK Dont Lose Heart

• Galatians 69 And let us not grow
  weary while doing good, for in due season we
  shall reap if we do not lose heart.

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Are You At Ease in Zion?

• Christians are not to be Comfortable here
• Ease of life is not indication of righteousness
• Ease in congregation may mean no growth.
• Use your talent's while there's time.

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Gain Peace With God
Christ
Sin

• Live faithfully
• 1 John 17

Receive Forgiveness

• To Remove Sin You Must
• Believe, John 824
• Repent, Acts 1730
• Confess, Matt 1032
• Be baptized, Acts 238

Romans 81 no condemnation to those who are
in Christ Jesus
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Go In Peace
Always Glorifying God