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Sermon Notes
June 1, 2008

Serious Christian

Part I
General outline of audio sermon

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Define a Christian:

• Acts 11:16
• Acts 26:28
• King James Bible
• I Corinthians 13:10
• Ephesians 1:12,13
• Rightly Dividing
• II Timothy 2:16,17
• Following Paul
• I Corinthians 4:16,17
• Romans 16:25
• Romans 2:16
• Philippians 3:17
• Compare Paul's teachings Philippians 4:9 with Jesus teachings to the Jews in Matthew 5-8
• Know Paul's mission to us
• Acts 27:18-20
• Know Paul's prayers for us
• Ephesians 1:17-20
• Ephesians 3:16,19

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What does NOT make a Serious Christian:

• wrongly dividing the word of truth
• not even having the word of truth
• not following Paul
• following Jesus teachings to the Jews instead
• from the gospels
• from the tribulation books
• Hebrews to Jude
• thinking they are following
• signs
• wonders
• miracles
• 'your own faith'
• 'your own heart'
• being anointed
• read I John 2:27
• Acts 2:17
• Acts 2:42-47
• stop sinning
• perfect holiness
• confession of sins to keep God's fellowship and salvation

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A few things that can make a Christian serious!

• Be aware of the times
• crooked / perverse
• Philippians 2:15
• yet not entangled
• II Timothy 2:4
• Armour will be tested
• Ephesians 6:11-17
• Antichrist plan and gospel
• expose his details and plans
• flattering words
• preaches peace
• ministers of righteousness
• Price paid by Christ
• blood
• Daily price paid by you
• I Timothy 4:10 - For therefore we both labour and reproach, because we trust in the living God...
• lose friends
• called enemy
• be hurt
• hardness
• loved less
• tears and heartache
• Not ashamed
• not just doctrinally
• but also in one's personal testimony
• Romans 10:11
• Philippians 1:20
• II Timothy 1:8
• II Timothy 1:12
• II Timothy 2:15
• Others will be ashamed, not you!
• Titus 2:8
• II Thessalonians 3:14
• Despise and destroy magnificence of ...
• Acts 19:26,27
• Understands "church"
• Acts 17:22-26
• I Timothy 3:15
• Willing to unlearn false doctrine
• Philippines 3:15
• Know who to follow and not to follow
• Sure - follow Paul, but there is even more...
• Philippians 3:17
• I Corinthians 4:16
• Romans 14:9
• Ephesians 5:1
• I Thessalonians 1:6
• I Thessalonians 2:14
• I Thessalonians 5:15
• II Thessalonians 3:7
• II Thessalonians 3:9
• I Timothy 5:10
• I Timothy 6:11
• II Timothy 2:22

Some of these may be talked about until Part II

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