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Another
Sermon for the Starving Bible Believing Christians All Over the World Wide
Web
2006
- Touchet Baptist Church, Touchet, Washington - Pastor Mike Paulson - 2006
Expounding
the way of God more perfectly - Acts 18:26
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with the Scriptures Rightly Divided - II
Timothy 2:15
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Rightly Dividing
The Flesh
Part VII
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Why No Fervor -
Excitement - Forwardness, etc.
This is an 'inbetween'
sermon - in between Part VI Sunday and Wednesday...
a) When I do
try to land that B52 - where is the fervor - the excitement - the forwardess
in others - have they even landed themselves?
I know I am no great preacher, teacher,
pastor, elequent speaker, etc. but still...
or...
b) Have you even tried to show someone
this 'stuff' from Paul - rightly dividing in greater detail... and seen
them NOT respond like you have?
Well,
in review of Sunday night's notes:
I know you have a willing mind!
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...or you wouldn't be here tonight -
yesterdays - and tomorrows...
The forward mind?
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cheerful; readiness; promptness; eager;
confident; assurance; beyond the usual - about this rightly dividing the
word of truth and all the riches of the Full Assurance of Understanding?
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Do see that the way of God more excellant
is truly a more excellent way?
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It still seems that there is some doubt
- or is it just a lack of response - hot? tired? busy?
ya got kids? etc.
Readiness of mind?
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Well, if you are not in the scriptures
daily, as stated in Acts 17:11, you
won't get this - I am sure of that.
Humility of mind?
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We are truly in an age of lasciviousness
- in the vanity of our mind - we have been brought up to be proud Americans...
or some of you have been belittled and abused in your early years - and
so you develop a pride in your success today.
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In fact, some folks may think they HAVE
grasped this stuff - but it doesn't show up in action, practicality or
the how they do their kids still doesn't show the goodness of God, etc.
I hope you are not confusing a renewed
mind...
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...with confessing mentioned in I
John 1:9!
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That renewed mind comes from the Holy
Spirit - minus the spanking, chastisments, etc.
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If you have any continuing problem,
it is by your choice, not God's plan!
Do you have that fully pursaded mind?
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Are you convinced - without a shadow
of doubt - based on faith, not sight?
Do you show a fervency for Paul's
ways?
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Rightly Dividing? A solid salvation?
A grasp of confidence on the KJB?
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Fervent:earnest;
excited; animated; glowing, etc.
1) Never learned the 'wrong way' in the
first place?
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People won't experience the thrill of seeing a wrong righted - confusion
cleared up - contradictions don't even exist let alone need to learn an
explanation - Conflicts that no longer exist! etc.
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I have - I have been with many of the 'modern' famous preachers - up close,
actually. I have heard the talk, heard the teachings, followed the
man, followed the church teachings... did the rude and crude thing - did
the in your face stuff (sort of, anyway) - supported the teachings and
passed them on, only to see the folks either fall, crumble or go modern,
or just go away!
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I continue to see it fester like a blister on the internet daily - I receive
brochures of churches, church camps, kids materials, teen materials, newsletters,
magazines, etc. It is all happening daily - more deceiving and more being
deceived by those who are deceived themeselves.
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The latter times as described in the Book - I have seen it up close and
first hand!
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Most folks probably just have never seen that stuff.
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So, I preach and teach it with a forward mind, a readiness
of mind, a humilty of mind, a renewed mind, a fullypersuaded
mind, a fervent mind, a mind that is growing with understanding
every day - I can not be soon shaken now! A sound mind,
some would still question that statement? A
sober mind - well,
not always... i am a pastor... too much soberness and folks just don't
seem to want to get it then. We are in a lovers of pleasures more
than lovers of God generation!
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I am mindful of tears, but I am also mindful of those who have NO
tears - and yet they claim to understand what I am preaching?
2) Some have heard but yet never did really applied the old gospel
commission style either...
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So the problems in their life & home will continue. They can
not blame the past false teachings - the problem is them. In other
words, even with this rightly dividing, they still don't make the changes
within their home or even in themselves!
3) The mind still won't make the change...
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...to consider their 'walk' as much as their knowledge of what is right!
4) People still have a hard time dealing with grace.
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It just is beyond them to be able to 'understand' God's love - and His
grace.
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The Glory of the Lord - too much for folks, today!
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You can SEE it in the Book, but you just can't accept the simplicity of
it all.
5) People Had followed teachings, but never the Book...
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...and now to just follow the Book - that is a new concept for folks
these days!
6) SPOILED
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People still can't handle it - they are still a child and need to be TOLD
what to do or not to do!
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People DO need a spanking - but they can't accept "words only!"
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Maturity is still missing!
7) People can't believe THEY would be shown this by God!
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They know who they are... but it isn't about them, it is about Him - and
as they as you have a willing mind, He WILL show them!
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If...
8) People are still satisfied now!
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People are alright with your spiritual life now.
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Prideful, eh? Holy and devout? Legalist? Pharisee?
Deceived? Not reading the Book, are they / you? Not haer for
all the sermons are they / you?
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These people like money, don't they!
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People tend to want to have and be what OTHERS appear to have and be -
they look happier while you struggle with all this Bible stuff...
9) People are still showing signs of blindness and deception!
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People read other things more than you read your KJB!
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People watch videos and computer stuff more than the Book... you
haven't been here for all the meals!
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How People talk to their kids - how they treat their family... they
are still showing signs of blindness.
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They may say you have your eyes open, but we can still see the white cane
in their hand as they try to walk!
10) People live in fantasy - you still want the kingdom of heaven
today!
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People want things to appear to be heavenly NOW!
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People don't want to make a difference between the 'religious' good image
and the 'right/truth'. (saved sports heros, movie stars;
businesses with 'christian artifacts/decorations knowing full well that
they are part of the modern Christianity deception...) You
just don't want to believe it - or deal with it, anyway.
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People want power to their religion - you want the success of a growing
denomination!
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People would still rather live a religion than know the truth - and live
your life in a denomination than simply by a Book!
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People want to have it all and pretned you know it all now - you want what
Christianity says it WILL BE - but you want it now.
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People still think the Gospels can be TODAY - the healings, the spirituality,
the victory, etc.
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People are seeking the kingdom of heaven now - yet you ignore reality of
what is truly going on today - and the short future that there must be.
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People are not willing to live a life by faith in order to have a peace
from God - you want to develop your own peace from your religion!
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And certainly, these folks have litte or no interest in what Paul says
- after all, who is this Paul, anyway?
People still fear "faith" according to the rightly
divided King James Bible!
Are you ashamed of something /
someone / some "way?"
Romans 1:16 -
For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power
of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and
also to the Greek.
Romans 5:5 -
And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad
in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.
Philippians 1:20 - According
to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed,
but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified
in my body, whether it be by life, or by death.
II Timothy 1:8 -
Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor
of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the
gospel according to the power of God;
II Timothy 1:12 - For
the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed:
for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep
that which I have committed unto him against that day.
II Timothy 2:15 - Study
to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not
to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
Titus 2:8 - Sound
speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part
may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.