Sunday, July 29, 2012
Led by Eric Gintert
"The happiest live only for eternity."
Hosea 14:1-9
- Read Robert Murray M'Cheyne sermon "What Have I Anymore to Do with Idols?"
- Idols to cast away: self-righteousness, darling sins, unlawful attachments, ministers, earthly pleasures, fear of man
- Wars and fightings come from lusts that war in our members (our mind, tongue, etc.)
- Ye have not because ye ask not; ye ask and receive not because ye ask according to your own lust (ye ask amiss).
- The Father sees this as adultery. You CANNOT love God and love the world because there is enmity between God and the world.
- Why are you going to all these other things when you have a relationship with Christ? Just as a husband would not seek another because he loves his wife.
- Things must be done decently and in order... submit to God, then resist the devil... you can't reverse these because God has to be the one to first give you the strength to resist the devil.
- Draw near to God and He will draw near to you... this doesn't happen vice versa!
- It's a shame that a horse or a ship can be more controlled than the tongue.
- The tongue can be used for many bad things, but the statement of "if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all" isn't true in scripture. Sometime we have to say things that people won't like and often times we will hear in return, "DON'T JUDGE ME!" Don't let Satan deceive you into thinking you are judging. To judge means to pass sentence. Simply stating facts and repeating God's word is NOT judging! When someone says "don't judge me" is usually means that they just aren't liking what they are hearing.
- Faith without works is dead!
- What does it mean to "believe"? Scripture says that the devils believe, and they tremble!
- To be justified means to be made righteous or holy by God.
- If we say we love Jesus, there should be evidence that Jesus is in us.
Is the love of God in us so that we are casting away all these idols!?!
1 John 3:9-21
- You can kill with your tongue by destroying someone emotionally, in their confidence, etc.
- If we are killing people with our words as a believer, God will convict us and chasten us because we are His children and this is not His plan for us.
- Marvel not if men hate you!
If you do not have a desire to fellowship with like-minded believers, it's because you are not like minded... examine yourself! - Does your heart cry for those whom you know are lost?
- Love NOT in word or tongue, but in deed and truth!
Prayer Requests
Del M. - neck pain
Family vacation?
Eric G. - interview
Del M. brother, Don
Elisabeth G. - loose tooth
Men's breakfast - hymnals
Knapp family
Ed, Pete, Jordyn, Angie - cancers
not a fan. study group?
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