Just Say the Word

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Just Say the Word

• Matthew 88

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Just Say the Word

• How much does God have to say before you will
  obey Him?
• How many times must God say something before you
  believe it obey?
• Warned against failing to listen to obey God,
  Isa. 68-12 (Matt. 1314-15)

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It only took a word for God to

• Create the world, Psa. 334-9 Heb. 113
• By the word of the Lord the heavens were
  made, 336 (Heb. 113)
• For He spoke, and it was done He commanded, and
  it stood fast, 339

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It only takes a word for God to

• Uphold all things, Heb. 13 (Col. 117)
  
• To bear, to carry, keep from falling
• By the word of his power
• Christ is the Preserver of the Universe
• Calm the storm, Mk. 437-41
• Peace I leave with you, Jno. 1427

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It only took a word for God to

• Heal, Matt. 88, 13, 16
• Only speak a word, 88
• Healed that same hour, 813
• With a word, 816
• They cried out to the Lord in their trouble, and
  He saved them out of their distresses. He sent
  His word and healed them (Psa. 10719-20)

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It only took a word for God to

• Reveal His mind, 1 Cor. 26-13
• Revelation, 210-12
• The things which God has prepared
• Inspiration, 213
• Spoken in words the Spirit taught
• Confirmation, 24-5
• Demonstrated the power of God in order to
  validate faith

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It only took a word for God to

• Speak a word that produces faith and saves
  sinners, Rom. 108, 17
• Gospel, Rom. 116-17
• Word of the cross, 1 Cor. 118-21
• Implanted, Jas. 121
• Purifies saves by giving life, 1
  Pet. 122-23 Jno. 668
• The faith once for all delivered, Jude 3

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It only takes a word for God to

• Judge us, Jno. 1248
• The word that I have spoken will judge him in
  the last day
• Judged by the things written in the books, Rev.
  2012
• According to our works

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When God Speaks

• Do we listen obey?
• Do we argue, dispute gainsay?
• Samuel, 1 Sam. 39-10
• Israel, Rom. 1021 Isa. 68-12
• Cornelius his house, Acts 1033

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When God Speaks

• How to be saved
• I feel Im savedI was saved when I
  believed...before I was baptized
• Believe be baptized, Mk. 1615-16
• For remission of sins, Acts 238
• Saves us, 1 Pet. 321

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When God Speaks

• Music in worship
• I like the instrumentI want the instrumentIll
  be playing the instrument in heaven
• You cant tell me its wrong
• Sing Eph. 519 Col. 316

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When God Speaks

• Moral conduct
• Modest dress, 1 Tim. 29-10
• Shamefastness sobriety
• Dancing, 1 Pet. 41-3
• Lewdness lust, Rom. 1311-14
• Associated sins, Eph. 511

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When God Speaks

• Moral conduct
• Drinking, 1 Pet. 43
• All of its forms
• Fornication, 1 Cor. 618
• Flee, not flirt
• Companions, 1 Cor. 1533-34
• Influence of evil is deceptive and corrupting

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When God Speaks

• Marriage, divorce and remarriage, Matt. 196, 9
  Rom. 72-3
• One cause to put away remarry
• Non-Christians are under Christs law
• Repenting of unlawful remarriage means ending the
  sinful relationship (Mk. 617-18)

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We Must Speak What God Speaks

• God speaks to us in His Son, Heb. 11-2
• If anyone speaks, let him speak as the oracles
  of God (1 Pet. 411)

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We Must Hear What God Speaks

• This is a rebellious people, Lying children,
  Children who will not hear the law of the LORD
  Who say to the seers, Do not see, And to the
  prophets, Do not prophesy to us right things
  Speak to us smooth things, prophesy deceits.
  (Isa. 309-10)

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Hear What God Speaks and Do What God Says

• they hear your words, but they do not do them
  for with their mouth they show much love, but
  their hearts pursue their own gain. Indeed you
  are to them as a very lovely song of one who has
  a pleasant voice and can play well on an
  instrument for they hear your words, but they
  do not do them. (Ezek. 3330-32)

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Just Say the Word

• What word do you want to hear?
• He who has ears to hear, let him hear! Luke
  88
• Take heed how you hear Luke 818
• What word do you want to speak?
• The oracles of God 1 Peter 411