Recognizable Traits Part 5
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Introduction:
Introduction:
1. Why was Paul so effective as an evangelist?
1. Why was Paul so effective as an evangelist?
22 Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they the seed of Abraham? So am I.
23 Are they ministers of Christ?—I speak as a fool—I am more: in labors more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequently, in deaths often.
24 From the Jews five times I received forty stripes minus one.
25 Three times I was beaten with rods; once I was stoned; three times I was shipwrecked; a night and a day I have been in the deep;
26 in journeys often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils of my own countrymen, in perils of the Gentiles, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren;
27 in weariness and toil, in sleeplessness often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness—
28 besides the other things, what comes upon me daily: my deep concern for all the churches.
2. These are traits that can be observed in the true Christian and when they are displayed, they will be recognized.
2. These are traits that can be observed in the true Christian and when they are displayed, they will be recognized.
Body:
Body:
1. Christians are individuals who encourage fellow Christians to remain faithful to the Lord.
1. Christians are individuals who encourage fellow Christians to remain faithful to the Lord.
23 When he came and had seen the grace of God, he was glad, and encouraged them all that with purpose of heart they should continue with the Lord.
A. First, Christians must be faithful themselves.
A. First, Christians must be faithful themselves.
1 Let a man so consider us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.
2 Moreover it is required in stewards that one be found faithful.
1. In order to encourage anyone to be faithful you must be faithful and committed to God.
1. In order to encourage anyone to be faithful you must be faithful and committed to God.
1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.
2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
2. As Christians it is our responsibility to seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness.
2. As Christians it is our responsibility to seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness.
33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
A. In order to accomplish this task we must as His disciples listen to Him.
A. In order to accomplish this task we must as His disciples listen to Him.
28 Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
29 Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
30 For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”
A. In order to listen to Him we must read and study the word that He inspired to be written.
A. In order to listen to Him we must read and study the word that He inspired to be written.
16 For we did not follow cunningly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of His majesty.
17 For He received from God the Father honor and glory when such a voice came to Him from the Excellent Glory: “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
18 And we heard this voice which came from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain.
19 And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts;
20 knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation,
21 for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.
B. Then we must prioritize His will for our lives above all else.
B. Then we must prioritize His will for our lives above all else.
13 Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
14 as obedient children, not conforming yourselves to the former lusts, as in your ignorance;
15 but as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct,
16 because it is written, “Be holy, for I am holy.”
C. It is only when we have prioritized God’s will for us above all else that our example truly matters others.
C. It is only when we have prioritized God’s will for us above all else that our example truly matters others.
1 Imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ.
2 Now I praise you, brethren, that you remember me in all things and keep the traditions just as I delivered them to you.
3 But I want you to know that the head of every man is Christ, the head of woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.
B. God gave us His Word so we could live by it and bare fruit.
B. God gave us His Word so we could live by it and bare fruit.
2 Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord,
3 as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue,
4 by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
5 But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge,
6 to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness,
7 to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love.
8 For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
9 For he who lacks these things is shortsighted, even to blindness, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins.
10 Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble;
11 for so an entrance will be supplied to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
1. And then we need to convince and exhort or encourage others to do the same.
1. And then we need to convince and exhort or encourage others to do the same.
1 I charge you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at His appearing and His kingdom:
2 Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.
3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers;
4 and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables.
5 But you be watchful in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
A. We convince those that are on the outside looking in.
A. We convince those that are on the outside looking in.
15 And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.
16 He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.
B. We exhort or encourage those on the inside.
B. We exhort or encourage those on the inside.
19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.
1. We must encourage our our brethren by helping to bear one another’s burdens.
1. We must encourage our our brethren by helping to bear one another’s burdens.
1 Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, considering yourself lest you also be tempted.
2 Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.
2. As opportunities arise to serve one another lets remember to be servants like our Master.
2. As opportunities arise to serve one another lets remember to be servants like our Master.
45 For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.”
C. One of the ways we should use the worship services of our Lord is to encourage each other to love and good works.
C. One of the ways we should use the worship services of our Lord is to encourage each other to love and good works.
24 And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works,
25 not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.
Conclusion:
Conclusion:
1. As Christians we have a long journey in front of us.
1. As Christians we have a long journey in front of us.
10 Do not fear any of those things which you are about to suffer. Indeed, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and you will have tribulation ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.
A. We need one another!
A. We need one another!