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2007
- KJV Bible Believers Church in Touchet, Touchet, Washington - Pastor Mike
Paulson - 2007
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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So,
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Part IX
Preached April 11, 2007
"Helpers
of Our Joy"
Introduction
Do
you ever feel like there is 'no help?'
Psalm 22:11
Do you think
that God is too slow?
Psalm 38:22
Has God
forsaken you?
Psalm 27:9
Do you have
trouble with these verses?
Psalm 28:7
Psalm 37:40
Psalm 40:13
/ 71:12
Psalm 60:11
Psalm 116:6
Psalm 121:2
Wait a minute...
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Physical kingdom
vs spiritual kingdom
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Israel Psalm
115:9
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Shield?
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Psalm 33:20
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Psalm 115:9-11
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Isn't our shield
today "the shield of Faith?"
-
Ephesians 6:16
(sure - the way of God more perfectly now... it is still God...
Do
we need Help in our 'walk' so we can have joy of that good and holy
walk?
- Great Commission and Tribulation, etc.
or
Do we need
help to help with our faith - so we will have that joy because of a solid
stand on faith!
- Our 'walk' will be a result of the joy of our stand by faith!
II Corinthians
1:24 - Not for that we have dominion over
your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for by faith ye stand.
- true joy - not meaning 'fun' - entertainment - flesh / lasciviousness,
(Galatians 5:19; Ephesians
4:19; Jude 1:4 - coming closer and closer)
etc.
Of
course - we need help!
Ecclesiastes
4:9-12
Genesis
2:18 (but not another 'partner')
We sure don't need to consider:
Hebrews 13:7
Hebrews 13:17
fearing Hebrews 12:5-8
(parents tend to quickly claim vs
9,10)
(we don't have to fear
verses 13-17)
Yes, the Lord is our helper - Hebrews
13:6
He will be their helper in the Tribulation as well as he was in the
gospels and Psalms...
but don't forget Matthew 15:21-28
How does He Help Today?
(the way of God more perfectly! Acts 18:24-26
a more excellent way! - I Corinthians
12:31
So,
let's look at our Joy Helpers
(not to the
lords - the domioneers - the rulers, etc.
First question:
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Are you really seeking?
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just a better / more successful / more fun, etc. life? love of money
/ gain, etc.? read I Timothy 6:8-13, 17-19
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true joy in whatever this life has going on ?
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I Corinthians 16:15-16 -
I beseech you, brethren, (ye know the house of Stephanas, that it is the
firstfruits of Achaia, and that they have addicted themselves to the ministry
of the saints,) That ye submit yourselves unto such, and to every one that
helpeth with us, and laboureth.
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Does this sound good to you?
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I Corinthians 16:17-18
I am glad of the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus: for that
which was lacking on your part they have supplied. For they have refreshed
my spirit and yours: therefore acknowledge ye them that are such.
First Helper!
II Corinthians 1:1-12
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the
will of God, and Timothy our brother, unto the church of God which is at
Corinth, with all the saints which are in all Achaia: Grace be to
you and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of
mercies, and the God of all comfort; Who comforteth us in all our
tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble,
by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God. For as
the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth
by Christ. And whether we be afflicted, it is for your consolation
and salvation, which is effectual in the enduring of the same sufferings
which we also suffer: or whether we be comforted, it is for your consolation
and salvation. And our hope of you is stedfast, knowing, that as
ye are partakers of the sufferings, so shall ye be also of the consolation.
For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came
to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch
that we despaired even of life: But we had the sentence of death
in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth
the dead: Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver:
in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us; Ye also helping
together by prayer for us, that for the gift bestowed upon us by the
means of many persons thanks may be given by many on our behalf.
For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity
and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God,
we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.
Second Helper!
Romans 8:23-26
And not only they, but ourselves also,
which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within
ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.
For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a
man seeth, why doth he yet hope for? But if we hope for that we see
not, then do we with patience wait for it. Likewise the Spirit also
helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we
ought: but with groanings which cannot be uttered. And he that searcheth
the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession
for the saints according to the will of God. And we know that all
things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the
called according to his purpose.
Let's finish tonight with this:
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Who are Helpers for other's joy?
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Who are OUR Helpers?
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Are you a Helped or a Helper?
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Do you know how to Help properly - according to Paul?
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Helpers do mean well...
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We know the terror - II Corinthians 5:11
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but we also know... Paul's dispensation of Grace - Ephesians
3:1,2 and Romans 2:3,4
More on Paul's Helpers coming in Part II