Discipleship

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Discipleship
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Discipleship

• Joshua 17-8

Only be strong and very courageous be careful to
do according to all the law which Moses My
servant commanded you do not turn from it to the
right or to the left, so that you may have
success wherever you go. This book of the law
shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall
meditate on it day and night, so that you may be
careful to do according to all that is written in
it for then you will make your way prosperous,
and then you will have success.
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Discipleship

• Success The achievement of something desired,
  planned or attempted.
• Without goals, there can be no success.
• What kind of goals do you have individually or
  collectively

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Discipleship

• How to succeed in growing spiritually
• These principles apply to much of life as well as
  in spiritual matters.
• 2 Corinthians 135 Test yourselves to see if you
  are in the faith examine yourselves! Or do you
  not recognize this about yourselves, that Jesus
  Christ is in you, unless you fail the test.

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Discipleship

• we are to grow up in all aspects into Him, who
  is the head, even Christ, from whom the whole
  body, being fitted and held together by that
  which every joint supplies, according to the
  proper working of each individual part, causes
  the growth of the body for the building up of
  itself in love. Ephesians 415,16

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Discipleship

• Part One
• Desire Spiritual Things

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Desire Spiritual Things

• Our spiritual life must take precedence over our
  physical life
• 1. Our goals, ambitions and affections ought to
  be spiritual - not carnal

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Desire Spiritual Things

• Colossians 31,2 If then you were raised with
  Christ, seek those things which are above, where
  Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. Set
  your mind on things above, not on things on the
  earth.

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Desire Spiritual Things

• Mark 1230 "And you shall love the Lord your God
  with ALL your heart, and with ALL your soul, and
  with ALL your mind, and with ALL your strength.
• (CAN WE CHANGE THE WORD ALL WITH SOME,
  PART,MOST?????)
• HONESTLY, MOST OF US DO.

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Desire Spiritual Things

• Romans 86 For to be carnally minded is death
  but to be spiritually minded is life and
  peace.

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Desire Spiritual Things

• A. Our spiritual life must take precedence over
  our physical life
• 1. Our goals, ambitions and affections ought to
  be spiritual - not carnal
• 2. We must have our priorities right

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Desire Spiritual Things

• Matthew 633 "But seek first the kingdom of God
  and His righteousness, and all these things shall
  be added to you.

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Desire Spiritual Things

• Luke 1215 And He said to them, "Take heed and
  beware of covetousness, for one's life does not
  consist in the abundance of the things he
  possesses."

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Desire Spiritual Things

• a. It begins in our heart or mind!!!!
• Matthew 619-21 "Do not lay up for yourselves
  treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy
  and where thieves break in and steal "but lay up
  for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither
  moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not
  break in and steal. For where your treasure is,
  there your heart will be also.

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Desire Spiritual Things

• A. Our spiritual life must take precedence over
  our physical life
• B. We should desire to partake in spiritual
  activities -

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Desire Spiritual Things

• We should desire to assemble.
• Heb. 1024,25 And let us consider one another in
  order to stir up love and good works, not
  forsaking the assembling of ourselves together,
  as is the manner of some, but exhorting one
  another, and so much the more as you see the day
  approaching.

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Desire Spiritual Things

• We should desire to worship God
• Psalm 1221 I was glad when they said to me,
  "Let us go into the house of the Lord."

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Desire Spiritual Things

• a. We should desire to worship God -
• Psalm 631,2 O God, you are my God Early will I
  seek You My soul thirsts for You My flesh longs
  for You In a dry and thirsty land Where there is
  no water. So I have looked for You in the
  sanctuary, To see Your power and Your glory.

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Desire Spiritual Things

• We should desire the company of our brethren -
• Romans 1210 Be kindly affectionate to one
  another with brotherly love, in honor giving
  preference to one another
• Are you here ONLY because you are commanded to be
  here?

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Desire Spiritual Things

• 2. We should desire to study God's word?
• Psalm 11936,37 Incline my heart unto thy
  testimonies, . . . . Turn away my eyes from
  looking at worthless things, And revive me in
  Your way.

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Desire Spiritual Things

• 2. We should desire to study God's word?
• Psalm 11997 Oh, how I love Your law! It is my
  meditation all the day

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Desire Spiritual Things

• 2. We should desire to study God's word?
• Psalm 119103 How sweet are Your words to my
  taste, Sweeter than honey to my mouth! .

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Desire Spiritual Things

• 2. We should desire to study God's word?
• 2Timothy 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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Desire Spiritual Things

• a. Assembling to study God's word, ought to be
  attractive to us.
• b. Do we hunger and thirst after God's word as
  much as
• 1) Our news-paper?
• 2) Our Monthly Magazine - (Sports Ill., Readers
  Digest, Playboy?...)
• 3) Our Favorite TV show - (Morning news, Sitcoms,
  Talk Shows . . . . . )

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Desire Spiritual Things

• c. Many have not received a LOVE for the truth .
  .
• 2 Thessalonians 210-12 and with all unrighteous
  deception among those who perish, because they
  did not receive the love of the truth, that they
  might be saved. And for this reason God will send
  them strong delusion, that they should believe
  the lie, that they all may be condemned who did
  not believe the truth but had pleasure in
  unrighteousness.

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Desire Spiritual Things

• 3. We should desire to keep the Lord's
  commandments -
• Psalm 119129-131 Your testimonies are
  wonderful Therefore my soul keeps them. The
  entrance of Your words gives light It gives
  understanding to the simple. I opened my mouth
  and panted, For I longed for Your commandments.

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Desire Spiritual Things

• WE decide that which is valuable to us - We have
  placed our priorities in the order that they are
  in based upon our desires! That which we desire
  most is that which . . . . We long for - . . . .
  We work for - . . . . and excites us the most -
  Do we desire spiritual things as we should? If we
  have developed this spiritual desire within our
  hearts, then we will seek to take the next step .
  . . .

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Discipleship

• Part Two
• Desire Spiritual Things
• Discipline Of Self

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Discipline of Self

• A. This discipline involves the whole person -
• 1 Corinthians 924-27 Do you not know that those
  who run in a race all run, but one receives the
  prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it.
  And everyone who competes for the prize is
  temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain
  a perishable crown, but we for an imperishable
  crown. Therefore I run thus not with
  uncertainty. Thus I fight not as one who beats
  the air. But I discipline my body and bring it
  into subjection, lest, when I have preached to
  others, I myself should become disqualified.

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Discipline Of Self

• 1. Every thought
• Be careful of your thoughts - they may break into
  words at any time.
• 2 Corinthians 105 casting down arguments and
  every high thing that exalts itself against the
  knowledge of God, bringing every thought into
  captivity to the obedience of Christ,
• a. Who you are and who you will become begins
  with your thoughts -

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Discipline Of Self

• Proverbs 237 For as he thinks in his heart, so
  is he.
• "Beware of what you set your mind on for that you
  will surely become".
• -Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Discipline Of Self

• b. This however is not just a duty to be viewed
  negatively -
• No man who thinks in terms of catching mice will
  ever catch lions.
• 1) If you do not think in terms of Spiritual
  growth and Spiritual service
• you will NOT achieve eternal life . .
• i.e. We will succeed spiritually only if
  spiritual things preoccupy our thinking!

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Discipline of Self

• 2. Every motive
• Hebrews 610 For God is not unjust to forget
  your work and labor of love which you have shown
  toward His name, in that you have ministered to
  the saints, and do minister.

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Discipline Of Self

• a. Do you LOVE the Lord your God with ALL your
  heart? (Mark 1229-31)
• Jesus answered him, The first of all the
  commandments is Hear, O Israel, the LORD our
  God, the LORD is one. And you shall love the LORD
  your God with all your heart, with all your soul,
  with all your mind, and with all your strength.'
  This is the first commandment. And the second,
  like it, is this You shall love your neighbor as
  yourself.' There is no other commandment greater
  than these."

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Discipline Of Self

• John 1423 Jesus answered and said to him, If
  anyone loves Me, he will keep My word and My
  Father will love him, and We will come to him and
  make Our home with him.
• b. Do you love your neighbor as yourself?
• The Good Samaritan - (Luke 1030-37)

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Discipline Of Self

• 3. Every act
• Colossians 323 And whatsoever ye do, do it
  heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men

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Discipline Of Self

• 3. Every act
• 2 Timothy 25 And if a man also strive for
  masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he
  strive lawfully.

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Discipline Of Self

• 3. Every act
• 1 John 318 My little children, let us not love
  in word, neither in tongue but in deed and in
  truth.

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Discipline Of Self

• 4. We must control our attitudes!!
• Ephesians 42,3 . . . walk . . . . with all
  lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering,
  bearing with one another in love, endeavoring to
  keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of
  peace.

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Discipline of Self

• 4. We must control our attitudes!!
• Philippians 22-5 fulfill my joy by being
  like-minded, having the same love, being of one
  accord, of one mind. Let nothing be done through
  selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of
  mind let each esteem others better than himself.
  Let each of you look out not only for his own
  interests, but also for the interests of others.
  Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ
  Jesus,

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Discipline Of Self

• It has been said that repentance is the hardest
  command - why is that? Because it takes a great
  deal of self discipline! Before we can take the
  next step toward success - the step of self
  discipline MUST BE made! Once we gain control of
  ourselves, then we can move on to the next step.
  . . .

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Discipleship

• Part Three
• Desire Spiritual Things
• Discipline of Self
• Dedication To The Lord

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Dedication To The Lord

• A. The act of being set apart for a purpose
• 1. A synonym for sanctification and/or
  consecration.

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Dedication To The Lord

• Expresses the idea of being made NEW
• 2 Corinthians 517 Therefore, if anyone is in
  Christ, he is a new creation old things have
  passed away behold, all things have become new.

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Dedication To The Lord

• b. Christians are separated from the world and
  ought to stay that way -
• 2 Corinthians 614-71 Do not be unequally yoked
  together with unbelievers. For what fellowship
  has righteousness with lawlessness? And what
  communion has light with darkness? And what
  accord has Christ with Belial? Or what part has a
  believer with an unbeliever? And what agreement
  has the temple of God with idols? For you are the
  temple of the living God. As God has said "I
  will dwell in them And walk among them. I will be
  their God, And they shall be My people."
  Therefore "Come out from among them And be
  separate, says the Lord. Do not touch what is
  unclean, And I will receive you." "I will be a
  Father to you, And you shall be My sons and
  daughters, Says the Lord Almighty." Therefore,
  having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse
  ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and
  spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

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Dedication To The Lord

• 2. Christians HAVE BEEN SANCTIFIED or set apart
  by the Lord to serve Him!
• 1 Corinthians 12 To the church of God which is
  at Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ
  Jesus, called to be saints, with all who in every
  place call on the name of Jesus Christ our Lord,
  both theirs and ours

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Dedication To The Lord

• a. This is done and recognized by God when we
  willingly yield to Him -
• Romans 617-18 But God be thanked that though
  you were slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from the
  heart that form of doctrine to which you were
  delivered. 18And having been set free from sin,
  you became slaves of righteousness.

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Dedication To The Lord

• If we make less than 100-percent surrender to
  God, - we can be sure that the devil will take
  advantage of any inroad to reach that uncommitted
  area of our lives.

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discipleship

• Part Four
• Desire Spiritual Things
• Discipline of Self
• Dedication To The Lord
• Devotion To God

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Devotion To God

• A. Indicating continued action -
• 1. Difference between dedication and devotion -
• Joshua 2415 "And if it seems evil to you to
  serve the Lord, choose for yourselves this day,
  (dedicate), whom you will serve, (be devoted to),
  whether the gods which your fathers served that
  were on the other side of the River, or the gods
  of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But as
  for me and my house, we will serve the Lord."

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Devotion To God

• 2. Devotion is made of
• a. A deep steady affection
• Matthew 2236-40 "Teacher, which is the great
  commandment in the law?" Jesus said to him, "
  'You shall love the Lord your God with all your
  heart, with all your soul, and with all your
  mind.' "This is the first and great commandment.
  "And the second is like it 'You shall love your
  neighbor as yourself.' "On these two commandments
  hang all the Law and the Prophets."

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Devotion To God

• 2. Devotion is made of
• a. A deep steady affection
• John 1423,24 Jesus answered and said to him,
  "If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word and My
  Father will love him, and We will come to him and
  make Our home with him. "He who does not love Me
  does not keep My words and the word which you
  hear is not Mine but the Father's who sent Me.

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Devotion To God

• 2. Devotion is made of
• b. Loyalty,
• Colossians 113 He has delivered us from the
  power of darkness and conveyed us into the
  kingdom of the Son of His love,

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Devotion To God

• Devotion is made of
• b. Loyalty,
• Romans 121,2 I beseech you therefore, brethren,
  by the mercies of God, that you present your
  bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to
  God, which is your reasonable service. And do not
  be conformed to this world, but be transformed by
  the renewing of your mind, that you may prove
  what is that good and acceptable and perfect will
  of God.

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Devotion To God

• 2. Devotion is made of
• c. Faithfulness,
• Rev. 1210 (the church in Smyrna) "Do not fear
  any of those things which you are about to
  suffer. Indeed, the devil is about to throw some
  of you into prison, that you may be tested, and
  you will have tribulation ten days. Be faithful
  until death, and I will give you the crown of
  life.
• A husband with just one ongoing affair cannot be
  considered faithful - devoted!

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Devotion To God

• 2. Devotion is made of
• d. Earnestness in religion
• Titus 214 who gave Himself for us, that He
  might redeem us from every lawless deed and
  purify for Himself His own special people,
  zealous for good works.

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Devotion to God

• 3. By these things - we express our "Devotion"
  unto God -
• Colossians 123 if indeed you continue in the
  faith, grounded and steadfast, and are not moved
  away from the hope of the gospel which you heard,
  which was preached to every creature under
  heaven, of which I, Paul, became a minister.

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Devotion To God

• 3. By these things - we express our "Devotion"
  unto God -
• 1 Corinthians 1558 Therefore, my beloved
  brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always
  abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that
  your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

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Devotion To God

• 4. We should live for Jesus who died for us
• 2 Corinthians 514,15 For the love of Christ
  compels us, because we judge thus that if One
  died for all, then all died and He died for all,
  that those who live should live no longer for
  themselves, but for Him who died for them and
  rose again.

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Devotion To God

• Devotion to Christ then is more than the giving
  of ourselves once or every now and then to the
  cause of Christ, it is the continual sacrificing
  of ourselves that displays our faithful service
  to Christ.

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discipleship

• Part Five
• Desire Spiritual Things
• Discipline of Self
• Dedication To The Lord
• Devotion To God
• Determination To Do Right

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Determination to do right

• (Firmness of purpose resolve)
• A. The ability to make up one's mind and carry
  out one's intentions.
• Joshua 2415 ", choose for yourselves this day
  whom you will serve But as for me and my house,
  we will serve the Lord."

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Determination to do right

• Acts 1122-23 Then news of these things came to
  the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they
  sent out Barnabas to go as far as Antioch. When
  he came and had seen the grace of God, he was
  glad, and encouraged them all that with purpose
  of heart they should continue with the Lord.
• Psalms 119112 I have inclined mine heart to
  perform thy statutes alway, even unto the end.
• Psalms 119106 I have sworn, and I will perform
  it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments.

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Determination to do right

• B. Determination doesn't look for excuses, but
  for opportunities!!
• 1. We ought to be determined to
• a. Attend every service we can -
• b. To study our Bibles as much as we can -
• c. Be instant in prayer -
• d. To be doers of the word -
• e. To develop the mind of Christ -
• f. To talk to others about Christ -
• g. Submit to the authority of Christ -
• h. To encourage, and influence the weak -

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Determination to do right

• When we really commit ourselves to doing that
  which is right in the sight of God, we then must
  search out that which is right so we can do it.
  Jesus said - "The truth shall make you free,"
  (John 832), therefore is of utmost importance
  that we find the truth . .

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discipleship

• Part Six
• Desire Spiritual Things
• Discipline of Self
• Dedication To The Lord
• Devotion To God
• Determination To Do Right
• Discernment of good and evil

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Discernment of good and evil

• A. Discernment must be guided by knowledge!!
• Are you a daily Bible reader?
• Do you attend every bible class you can?
• Do you examine what you are taught?
• Can you give an answer ........ ? (1 Peter 315)
• B. Perhaps a better word for our usage would be
  "FOCUS"

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Discernment of good and evil

• Acts 1711 These were more fair-minded than those
  in Thessalonica, in that they received the word
  with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures
  daily to find out whether these things were so.
• Hebrews 514 But solid food belongs to those who
  are of full age, that is, those who by reason of
  use have their senses exercised to discern both
  good and evil.

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Discernment of good and evil

• B. we must have the correct attitude about
  discernment
• 1. It should not be "Where does the Bible say
  that I can't?"
• Prov. 1412 There is a way that seems right to a
  man, But its end is the way of death.
• a. God has revealed to us that which is right -
• 2 Timothy 316-17 All Scripture is given by
  inspiration of God, and is profitable for
  doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for
  instruction in righteousness, that the man of God
  may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every
  good work.

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Discernment of good and evil

• 2. Those who really want to please God ask -
  "Where does the Bible teach that God approves?"
• 1 Thessalonians 521,22. Test all things hold
  fast what is good. Abstain from every form of
  evil.
• Ephesians 510 finding out what is acceptable to
  the Lord.
• 10trying to learn what is pleasing to the Lord.
  (NASV)
• 10proving what is well-pleasing unto the Lord
  (1901 ASV)
• Romans 129 Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor
  that which is evil cleave to that which is good.

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Discernment of good and evil

• Many times, we determine for ourselves what the
  standard of right or wrong actually is. Out of
  selfishness, we sometimes determine that some
  things are right. And there lies the danger. We
  must seek to do things in God's ways, or we will
  not be found acceptable to Him and our efforts
  would be in vain.

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discipleship

• Part Seven
• Desire Spiritual Things
• Discipline of Self
• Dedication To The Lord
• Devotion To God
• Determination To Do Right
• Discernment of good and evil
• Diligence in living the Christian life

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Diligence in living the Christian life

• Diligence in living the Christian life
• A. diligently seek after God -
• Hebrews 116 But without faith it is impossible
  to please Him, for he who comes to God must
  believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of
  those who diligently seek Him.
• b. give all dilligence To grow and bear fruit -
• Proverbs 423 Keep your heart with all diligence,
  For out of it spring the issues of life.

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Diligence in living the Christian life

• 2 Peter 15-10 But also for this very reason,
  giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue,
  to virtue knowledge, to knowledge self-control,
  to self-control perseverance, to perseverance
  godliness, to godliness brotherly kindness, and
  to brotherly kindness love. For if these things
  are yours and abound, you will be neither barren
  nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus
  Christ. For he who lacks these things is
  shortsighted, even to blindness, and has
  forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins.
  Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to
  make your call and election sure, for if you do
  these things you will never stumble

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Diligence in living the Christian life

• c. to persevere
• Hebrews 611-12 And we desire that each one of
  you show the same diligence to the full assurance
  of hope until the end, that you do not become
  sluggish, but imitate those who through faith and
  patience inherit the promises.
• Hebrews 1214-15 Pursue peace with all people,
  and holiness, without which no one will see the
  Lord looking carefully lest anyone fall short of
  the grace of God lest any root of bitterness
  springing up cause trouble, and by this many
  become defiled
• Hebrews 1038,39 Now the just shall live by
  faith But if anyone draws back, My soul has no
  pleasure in him." But we are not of those who
  draw back to perdition, but of those who believe
  to the saving of the soul.

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Diligence in living the Christian life

• d. To be found without spot -
• 2 Peter 314 Therefore, beloved, looking forward
  to these things, be diligent to be found by Him
  in peace, without spot and blameless
• e. Who can say "I have done enough I can sit
  down and rest, I can stop
• Studying,
• Encouraging,
• Teaching,
• Helping,
• Working,
• Growing?"

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Diligence in living the Christian life

• f. Would not the same be true in collective
  efforts?
• f. We ought to be unsatisfied with staying where
  we are
• 1) We must be content with what God has done for
  us,
• 2) But we must never be satisfied with what we
  are doing for God.
• h. Everything that we do in serving Christ must
  be done with diligence -
• 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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• Part Eight
• Desire Spiritual Things
• Discipline of Self
• Dedication To The Lord
• Devotion To God
• Determination To Do Right
• Discernment of good and evil
• Diligence in living the Christian life
• Doing the will of God

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Doing the will of God

• A. Putting into actual application those things
  that are right and necessary in each of our
  lives.
• 1) Proving yourselves DOERS
• James 121-22 "Therefore putting aside all
  filthiness and all that remains of wickedness, in
  humility receive the word implanted, which is
  able to save your souls. But prove yourselves
  doers of the word, and not merely hearers who
  delude themselves."

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Doing the will of God

• 2)Lip service not good enough
• Matthew 721 "Not everyone who says to me Lord,
  Lord, will enter the kingdom of heaven but he
  who does the will of My Father who is in heaven."
  
• 3) Proving our allegiance
• Matthew 1250 "For whoever does the will of My
  Father who is in heaven, he is My brother and
  sister and mother."
• 4) Finding out what MUST be done
• Acts 1630 "and after he brought them out, he
  said, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?""

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Doing the will of God

• 5)Understanding why it MUST be done
• 1 Corinthians 923 "And I do all things for the
  sake of the gospel, that I may become a fellow
  partaker of it".
• We must recognize the opportunities before us on
  a yearly, monthly, weekly, daily, and hourly
  basis.
• Galatians 610 "So then, while we have
  opportunity, let us do good to all men, and
  especially to those who are of the household of
  faith."
• B. Making this a lifelong effort and taking good
  advise.
• 2 Timothy 45 "But you, be sober in all things,
  endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist,
  fulfill your ministry."
• John 25 "His mother said to the servants,
  "Whatever He says to you, do it"

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Doing the will of God

• 1) Joining Deity in fulfilling the greatest
  purpose of all
• 1 Peter 41-2 "Therefore, since Christ has
  suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves also with
  the same purpose, because he who has suffered in
  the flesh has ceased from sin, so as to live the
  rest of the time in the flesh no longer for the
  lusts of men, but for the will of God."
• 2) Consequences of failing to do what must be
  done
• James 417 "Therefore, to one who knows the right
  thing to do, and does not do it, to him it is
  sin."
• The greatest purpose of all time is found in the
  words of Jesus.

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Doing the will of God

• The greatest purpose of all time is found in the
  words of Jesus.
• "Not my will, but Thy will
• Do you have the same purpose in life?

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Doing the will of God

• Now is the time to put what we have learned into
  action. It is one thing to know what to do, it is
  another to actually do it. We must step up to the
  next level of service. It is up to us
  individually.
• And in some ways it is up to us as a
  congregation.

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• 1. Our ultimate goal
• a. To be ready for the Lord...
• 1) To be found by Him in peace - 2 Pe 314a
• 2) To be without spot and blameless - 2 Pe 314b
  --
• Whenever the Lord returns, we certainly want to
  be ready for His coming!

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• b. To remain steadfast...
• 1) Lest we fall - 2 Pe 317a cf. He 312-14
• 2) Lest we be led astray - 2 Pe 317b cf. 2 Pe
  21-3 --
• To be ready for His coming, we must make sure we
  do not fall away through negligence,
• 2. True success, strength and growth depends upon
  it's members, just as the failure, weakness, and
  luke-warmness, depends upon it's members.

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• a. Let us develop the same attitude as the
  apostle Paul -
• Philippians 313-14 Brethren, I do not count
  myself to have apprehended but one thing I do,
  forgetting those things which are behind and
  reaching forward to those things which are ahead,
  I press toward the goal for the prize of the
  upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
• 3.Are you pressing forward to your goal of
  reaching heaven?

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