Nothing

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Nothing!
In the beginning God created the heavens and the
earthGenesis 11
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We Brought Nothing into this World
For we brought nothing into this world, and it is
certain we can carry nothing out. (1 Tim 67)

• We can gain while we are in the world
• 1 Timothy 66
• Mans quest should be for the spiritual
• Ecclesiastes 1213
• Amos 412
• Lay up treasures in heaven!
• Matthew 619-20

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Without Me You Can Do Nothing
I am the vine, you are the branches. He who
abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit for
without Me you can do nothing. (John 155)

• Christ is Savior
• Matthew 121
• Christ is the way
• John 146
• His gospel is the power to save
• Romans 116

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Without Me You Can Do Nothing
I am the vine, you are the branches. He who
abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit for
without Me you can do nothing. (John 155)

• He will save His church
• Ephesians 523
• Ephesians 527

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Belief Plus Baptism Equals Salvation
He who believes and is baptizedwill be saved
but he who does not believe will be condemned.
(Mark 1616)

• One plus one equals two
• One minus one equals 0
• Belief minus baptism equals NOTHING

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Repentance Plus Baptism EqualsRemission of Sins
Then Peter said to them, Repent, and let every
one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus
Christ for the remission of sins and you shall
receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. (Acts 238)

• Repentance minusbaptism equals NOTHING
• Pauls example
• Acts 2216

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Religious Acts Minus Love EqualsNOTHING
1 Corinthians 131-3

• Faith minus loveequals NOTHING
• Benevolence minus loveequals NOTHING
• Matthew 2236-39
• Love solves problems
• John 1423
• 1 Corinthians 813

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If Salt Lost Its SavorIt Would Be Good For
NOTHING

• It seasons, saves,and preserves
• A Child of God whohas lost these qualitiesis
  good for NOTHING

You are the salt of the earth but if the salt
loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is
then good for nothing but to be thrown out and
trampled underfoot by men. (Matthew 513)
Colossians 46
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Destroy the Wisdom of the Wise
For it is written I will destroy the wisdom of
the wise, And bring to nothing the understanding
of the prudent. (1 Corinthians 119)

• Mans wisdom minus God equalsNOTHING
• 1 Corinthians 118, 25-27
• 2 Corinthians 29-16
• We need this lessonin the church today

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As Having NOTHING and YetPossessing All Things
as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing as poor, yet
making many rich as having nothing, and yet
possessing all things. (2 Corinthians 610)

• Having nothingmeans materialpossessions
• Having all things!
• SPIRITUAL
• Ephesians 13

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CONCLUSION

• If we lose our souls we have gained NOTHING!

For what will it profit a man if he gains the
whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will
a man give in exchange for his soul? (Mark
836-37)
Look forward to aneternity with Jesus There is
NOTHINGworth losing this hope for!
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REMEMBER..

• 1 1 2 / 1 1 N0THING
• Belief Baptism NOTHING
• Repentance Baptism NOTHING
• Faith Love NOTHING
• Benevolence Love NOTHING

When we take away the WORKS of our heart, then we
are NOTHING!