KEYS TO DEDICATION

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KEYS TO DEDICATION Part 2
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Dedication
To set apart to devote
All Christians should devote themselves to the
Lord.
As Christians we are set apart.
I Peter 29
But you
are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a
holy nation, His own special people, that you may
proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of
darkness into His marvelous light.
II Corinthians 617-18
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.''
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We need to dedicate ourselves to the Lord.
What are some keys to our dedication?

Deny Yourself
Be Born Again
Crucify The Old Person
Depend On The Lord
Keep Yourself Pure
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Pray To God
We can pray for God to help us keep ourselves
dedicated to Him.
I Thessalonians 517
Pray without ceasing.
Ephesians 618
Pray at all times in
the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication.
Philippians 46
Have no anxiety
about anything, but in everything by prayer and
supplication with thanksgiving let your requests
be made known to God.
How can you claim to be dedicated to God, when
you fail to talk to Him?
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Walk In The Light
I John 17
But if we
walk in the light as He is in the light, we have
fellowship with one another, and the blood of
Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.
God wants to deliver us out of darkness.
Colossians 113
He has
delivered us from the power of darkness and
transferred us into the kingdom of His beloved
Son.
Christ has called us out of darkness into His
marvelous light.
I John 15
God is light
and in Him is no darkness at all.
We also are to be light.
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Matthew 514,16
You are
the light of the world.
Let your light so shine before men, that they may
see your good works and glorify your Father in
heaven.
We cant be light if we dont walk in it.
Nor can we be dedicated to God if we walk in
darkness.
I John 16
If we
say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in
darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.
We stay dedicated by staying in the light.
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Confess Your Sins Daily
Number 3223
Be sure your
sin will find you out.
In this life.
At the judgment.
If we confess our sins God will forgive us.
I John 19
If we confess our
sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our
sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
If we wait till judgment it will be too late for
forgiveness.
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Meditate Upon The Word Of God
You cannot be dedicated to the Lord and refuse to
study His word.
Psalms 11-2

Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel
of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of
sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful
but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in
His law he meditates day and night.
I Peter 318
But grow in
the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior
Jesus Christ.
As we grow in knowledge our dedication will also
grow.
Our attitude toward the word should be
Study it
Learn it
Live it
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If we want to be completely dedicated and devoted
to the Lord, then we must listen the words of
Jesus
Mark 1229-30
"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.
Jesus is saying that our love for God should
encompass our whole being.
When we love God this way dedication will be no
problem.
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HOW DEDICATED ARE YOU TO THE LORD?
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• Given by David Hamlin on 8-9-09 pm
  Hollister, Missouri church of Christ
  www.hollisterchurchofchrist.org