December
13, 2009
Audio
sermon
Video
sermon
Again, because of the time it is taking to move and pack, etc.
here is just a quick outline to the audio.
Flesh in worship today - sermons / religion / aimed
for Tribulation.
Today, we may be cut away but we still can make a choice now.
Romans 6:12-14
Two basic types of pastors
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Great Commission Pastor
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Acts 2
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I Timothy 6:1-5
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soul winning only (if that) but growth, etc.
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vain words
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fair speeches
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personalities
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Paul Pastor
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Judgment seat preparations for his 'saved' people as well as salvation
for the lost...
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I Corinthians 4:17
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II Timothy 3:10
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Acts 26:25 - words of truth and soberness
I believe I have lost a lot of my humor, lightness,
happiness, over the years preaching and caring and trying.
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grief and sorrow from wisdom and knowledge of the Scriptures and people?
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sobermindedness?
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growing in judgment and knowledge
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or
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frustration?
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bitterness?
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battle worn?
Lately, I have been thinking a lot about the verse in Proverbs
17:22 - A merry heart doeth good
like a medicine:
But as I did some reading up on it - rightly dividing, of course, I
found an interesting fact:
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Paul never uses the word 'merry!'
So, here is what I found!
"Merry" is an OT term - based on making the flesh merry, etc. through
parties, eating and drinking, over night fellowships, making sport with
someone, etc. Even Jezebel told her husband how to be 'merry' and
why... hmmmm.
Not that merry is 'always' bad - see II Chronicles
7:10.
However, it does deal with the flesh and the physical life - yes, and
of course, it is real. It does give us a better countenance, etc.
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Proverbs 15:13 - A
merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the
spirit is broken.
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Proverbs 15:15 -
All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart
hath a continual feast.
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Proverbs 17:22 - A
merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the
bones.
For your own study, just look up the verses in the OT and Gospels (still
Old Testament, remember) of the word 'merry.'
But ... Paul never used it!
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He used 'happy' only twice, but those are two good times!
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Acts 26:2 - the opportunity toanswer
for yourself any accusations made against you!
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Romans 14:22 - not to let what the
weaker person is doing bother you - your life and walk is between you and
God!
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Joy
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So, the remaind of the sermon is what and who made Paul have his 'joy.'
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We looked at many of these verses:
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= also preached on during the pm service...
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Acts 13:52*
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Acts 15:3*
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Acts 20:24*
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Romans 5:11*
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Romans 15:13*
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Romans 15:32
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II Corinthians 2:4-16*
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II Corinthians 7:13*
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Philippians 1:4*
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Philippians 1:25*
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Philippians 2:17,18
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Philippians 4:1
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Colossians 2:5*
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I Thessalonians 1:6*
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I Thessalonians 3:9
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II Timothy 1:2-5
So being 'merry' is not our goal - that is physical
and will burn - but to be 'happy' according to what should make
God and us happy and to have that 'joy' from the scriptures and
God himself!
I guess that is why so many will not endure sound
doctrine, even in our own Paul churches, eh!
Mike
Paulson
www.scatteredchristians.org
The
entire King James Bible is written FOR us, but it is not all written TO
us!
We
learn from the "For" and we learn to apply the 'TO!"