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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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Are We Really Loving His Appearing?
Spiritual Gifts
Rightly Divided, of Course
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Introduction - Wednesday 7/5/2006
Part I
- Sunday am 6/9/2006
Part II - Sunday pm 7/9/2006
INTRODUCTION
This is an outline to a sermon series on the gifts from the Lord according
to Paul. This series was sparked by the two sermons on Twist and
Shout - as we completed the sermons, we saw that the prize that we should
strive for, the crown of righteousness, is based on our loving His appearing.
Do we REALLY understand what the Lord did so that we would truly love His
appearing - or are we just anxious to disappear - not truly loving Him
as we ought.
The Prize
An incorruptible Crown - our only crown!
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I Corinthians 9:24-27
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II Timothy 4:8
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Titus 2:13
What to do to receive that prize:
(This particular section will be preached at another
time)
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Press towards this prize! - Philippians 3:13-15
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Fight certainly! - I Corinthians 9:27
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Say 'no' to our flesh! - I Corinthians 9:27
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Ask God to show you if anything be otherwise minded! - Philippians
3:15
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Follow Paul & those others that follow Paul!
- Philippians 3:17
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Keep the faith! -
II Timothy 4:7
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Run to win! - I Corinthians
9:24
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Strive for the mastery - be temperate in all things!
- I Corinthians 9:25
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increase in your love of His appearing! -
II Timothy 4:8
We are to love his appearing BECAUSE
OF HIM, not just what he has done for us.
What has He given us?
He GAVE HIMSELF!
It is not about 'us' even though He said He did it for us!
It is not about our:
marriage relationships
jobs
income
peace and quiet
wants
needs
homes / houses
projects
children
etc.
IT IS ABOUT HIM!
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Romans 12:3
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Romans 14:7
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Romans 14:12
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II Corinthians 5:15
We are going to look at what it is of Himself that
He gives.
Spiritual Gifts!
Paul does want to impart them to us - to the end that ye may be established!
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Romans 1:11 - For
I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the
end ye may be established;
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I Corinthians 7:7 - For
I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper
gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that.
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To us saved folks -
Romans 1:16,17 - 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. For
therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it
is written, The just shall live by faith.
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To the lost folks - Romans
1:18 - For the wrath of God is revealed
from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold
the truth in unrighteousness;
We are going to look at those riches of his goodness and forbearance
and longsuffering - the goodness of God!
Romans 2:4 - Or
despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering;
not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
We are NOT talking about the gifts
mentioned in:
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Acts 2:38 - Pre-Paul gifts -
they are as a result of a water baptism!
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I Timothy 4:14; II Timothy 1:6 - Gifts
received by laying on of hands - that was to Timothy by Paul and was
done in early Acts!
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Romans 12:4-8 - Those are gifts based
on one's place within the family.
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I Corinthians 12:5-11 - These were
'before' that which is perfect has come - the Book! All those 'gifts'
from the Spirit are in the KJB today!
We are looking at what Spiritual Gifts Paul tells
us about.
This will be an encouraging marvelous study!
By the time we are done, you may find out how to love
his appearing - even more!
Who gave himself for
us,
that he might redeem us from all iniquity,
and purify unto himself a peculiar people,
zealous of good works.
Titus 2:14
1) Gave Himself!
2) Redeemed us from all iniquity!
3) Gives us gifts to help us be purified unto Himself!