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Another
Sermon for the Starving Bible Believing Christians All Over the World Wide
Web
2005
- Touchet Baptist Church, Touchet, Washington - Pastor Mike Paulson - 2005
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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The Work of Our Ministry
Part II
The Prison Epistles
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Continuing with the "Life Experiences of Paul"
Sunday School Class
October 16, 2005
Review Reconciliation
from previous week.
Mystery
Revealed
We are to present a Mystery Revealed that has everything to do with
Reconciliation - far more than just 'soul-winning' and 'church building!'
It is to be our ministry to see that folks would hear not only about
salvation and reconciliation but also a mystery concerning the Jews that
is now being made available to Gentiles. Ephesians
2:11-22
Ephesians 3:1-12 - more
specifically verses 5,6 - Which
in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed
unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit; That the Gentiles
should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise
in Christ by the gospel:
Colossians 1:25
Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which
is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God; Even the mystery
which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest
to his saints: To whom God would make known what is the riches
of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ
in you, the hope of glory: Whom we preach, warning every man,
and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man
perfect¹ in Christ Jesus: Whereunto I also labour, striving
according to his working²,
which worketh in me mightily.
¹And that perfected life
doesn't come easy!!!
Ephesians 4:12,13 -
For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the
edifying of the body of Christ: Till we all come in the unity of
the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man,
unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:
Colossians 4:12
- Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always
labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete
in all the will of God.
I Thessalonians 3:10
- Night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face, and
might perfect that which is lacking in your faith?
II Timothy 3:17
- That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good
works.
Colossians 3:14 - And
above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.
Philippians 3:12 -
Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but
I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended
of Christ Jesus.
Galatians 3:3 -
Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect
by the flesh?
Folks, listen - We can get so caught up on the 'finished product' that
you miss the joy of the journey!
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You can want that house / project done so badly, that you miss your kids
growing up - you miss the joy of the move - you miss the joy of 'learning'
- you miss the joy of the 'growing!'
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You may be so satisfied now - that you are miserable when life keeps going
on - the kids grow up, the 'things' wear down, you grow older, etc.
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You may be so interested in heaven, etc. that you miss being the Christian
- the testimony - the growth, etc.
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You want to read through that Bible so fast so you can say you have read
it, but missed it as you read through it.
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etc.
For the 'finished' life - when that does come... Hebrews
9:27 ; Jude 24.
²Galatians
2:20,21 I am crucified with
Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the
life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of
God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. I do not frustrate
the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is
dead in vain.
from His words, to the Holy Spirit, to the Scriptures
(today, being the KJB).
Uncircumcision vs circumcision - the division
no longer exists
Galatians 5:6
- For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision
availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.
Galatians 6:14-16 -
But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus
Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.
For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision,
but a new creature. And as many as walk according to this
rule, peace be on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God.
II Corinthians 5:17 - Therefore
if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away;
behold, all things are become new.
And don't forget the 'present' status of the Jews
- read Romans 11.