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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 - with the Scriptures Rightly Divided - II Timothy 2:15
From RD Receive series
Rule
It continues to amaze me...
People can not - will not - won't be allowed to grab onto Paul's gospel command to 'follow me!'

They remain in their bondage and fear - Romans 8:15
Bondage to the law, Baptistic Dividing, Pentecostal and modern new teachings - all from the same parts of the Bible!  And that wrong division continues to feed the trail of ungodliness right towards the antichrist himself!

Is it Matthew 25:21,23 or II Timothy 4:5-8 when it is all over?

Rule and reign emphasis on tomorrow - or today
Romans 5:17 - reign today!
II Timothy 2:12 - will reign tomorrow - maybe!

Colossians 3:15 - rule today - the peace of God ruling in your heart!
Philippians 4:9 - following Paul - and NOT just in the "walk!"

Will we rule & reign tomorrow?  Are you sure about that statement?

        hmmmmmmm

Future issues, ignoring today!
Folks are more concerned about the future rulingness and reignship when today's walk is what prepares the reignship for tomorrow?

Paul is today!  It is that simple!  They don't get it yet!  Bondage and fear!  Who wants to be labeled a hyper, anyway...


Is there PEACE today?

Follow Paul?  Why?  Christ is the one who suffered!
True - but follow the way of God more perfectly!

Read on!  Paul was our example here, too!

Beaten, etc.
II Corinthians 11:25-29
II Corinthians 6:4-10

No rest in his spirit
II Corinthians 2:12,13

Suffered all things for folks he cared about
I Corinthians 9:11.12
II Corinthians 1:5

Evil spoken of
I Corinthians 10:30
I Corinthians 15:15
II Timothy 2:9,10

Married situations?
Nope!
I Corinthians 7:7-16; 32,33

Sentence of death!
II Corinthians 1:9,10

Tears, affliction and anguish of heart
II Corinthians 2:4

He understood people's situation
II Corinthians 4:1-5
II Timothy 2:25,26

Troubled
II Corinthians 4:8,9

Groaned - wanted to be with Christ
II Corinthians 5:2
Philippians 1:23,24

Had to hurt someone's feelings
II Corinthians 7:8-12

Mind battle between right and wrong
Romans 7:15-24

Spiritual attack
II Corinthians 12:8

Burden for others
II Corinthians 11:1-4
Philippians 1:7,8
Colossians 2:1,2
I Thessalonians 2:8

Shamefully entreated
I Thessalonians 2:8

Just had to know...
I Thessalonians 3:5


Are You Troubled?

REST WITH PAUL

II Thessalonians 1:7-8
He called it all light affliction - II Corinthians 4:17,18
He had such hope, he spoke with plainness of speech - II Corinthians 3:12

Summary
Romans 8:15 - Grace gives us victory over sin - His righteousness helps us fight back!
(laugh at it - it is has been dealt with - yes, it hurts testimony, rewards, others, etc. but still, the victory is HIS / and OURS!

Colossians 3:15 - and let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.

That is peace of God ruling and grace and his righteousness reigning...
- Today -


That will make a difference for tomorrow!
The peace of God...

grace and peace in 14 verses - in that order...

Also read:
Romans 5:1
Romans 14:17
Romans 15:13
Philippians 4:7
Philippians 4:9