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13 "Be alert, stand firm in the faith, be courageous, be strong.
14 "Do everything in love.
15 "Brothers and sisters, you know the household of Stephanas: They are the firstfruits of Achaia and have devoted themselves to serving the saints.
I urge you 16 "also to submit to such people, and to everyone who works and labors with them.
17 "I am delighted to have Stephanas, Fortunatus, and Achaicus present, because these men have made up for your absence.
18 "For they have refreshed my spirit and yours.
Therefore recognize such people.”
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Prayer...
Back in the day when homes were heated by coal, there was a poor woman,
who had a supply of coal laid at her door by a charitable & kind neighbor.
A very little girl came out with a small fire-shovel, and
began to take up a shovelful at a time, and
carry it to a bin in the cellar.
A man said to the child, ‘Do you expect to get all that coal in with that little shovel?’
She was quite confused at my question,
but her answer was very striking, ‘Yes, sir, if I work long enough.’
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This is what we find in our text this morning, a group of humble persevering workers for the Lord of glory!
Dear humble worker of the Lord, at FBR.
You make up for your lack of ability by
the abundant continuance in well-doing, and
your life-work will not be trivial.
The repetition of small efforts will effect more
than the occasional use of great talents.
So Paul is closing out his letter to the Corinthian church.
Spurgeon, C. H. (1870).
Feathers for arrows (pp.
163–164).
London: Passmore & Alabaster.
So Paul is closing out his letter to the Corinthian church.
Having prepared the Corinthians for his own coming as well as that of Timothy and
informing them that Apollos would not be coming at this time, and
before going on to commend those Corinthians who
had served their church by coming to Paul and ministering to him,
Paul provides a series of crisp exhortations.
Paul’s closing words abound, not just with interesting information,
but the words throb with love for Christ and
His church.
It is these exhortations that I want you (humble & persevering workers of the Lord) and for those joining our church body today
I’m praying that God may use these exhortations to
encourage you humble workers of the Lord,
remind, and to
create a vision
as to what humble workers for the Lord can be focused upon in 2018.
So this first exhortation given in v13 is, “Be alert”.
Now, it’s important to figure out why Paul strings these five imperatives together.
13 "Be alert, stand firm in the faith, be courageous, be strong.
14 "Do everything in love.”
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“Be alert”.
Look back to chap.
15. 33 "Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good morals.”
34 "Come to your senses and stop sinning; for some people are ignorant about God.
I say this to your shame.”
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Some of them are being duped into thinking that they can run with a corrupt crowd and not be corrupted themselves.
So they need to remain vigilant in their fight against sin.
Let’s keep in mind as we look at these five exhortations, commands,
that they’re all in the present tense, that is,
this is the way believers are to live.
These things are to be continually done.
It is to be awake, alert, and constantly on guard; never to be sleepy-eyed or sluggish; never to let one’s guard down.
We are reminded of the words of our Lord Jesus 41 "Stay awake and pray, so that you won’t enter into temptation.
The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.””
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Leadership Ministries Worldwide.
(1996).
The First & Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians (p.
206).
Chattanooga, TN: Leadership Ministries Worldwide.
Or Paul to the Thessalonians: 5 "For you are all children of light and children of the day.
We do not belong to the night or the darkness.
6 "So then, let us not sleep, like the rest, but let us stay awake and be self-controlled.”
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What are we to watch for dear saints, in the coming year?
Peter says to watch out for the roaring lion,
Satan (), who seeks to attack the weakest among us.
We are to also watch out for the Promised Lion of the tribe of Judah, who is coming back for us.
Courson, J. (2003).
Jon Courson’s Application Commentary (p.
1095).
Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson.
Our perspective is balanced to the degree that,
as we watch what’s going on around us in our fight against our sin,
we also watch for Jesus’ return for us.
Then Paul says, “stand firm in the faith”.
They were not retaining the things Paul taught them.
17 "This is why I have sent Timothy to you.
He is my dearly loved and faithful child in the Lord.
He will remind you about my ways in Christ Jesus, just as I teach everywhere in every church.”
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The “faith” which is the teaching of the gospel.
The teachings of the gospel are to remain the foundation of the church, the community of God’s people.
“stand firm in the faith”
They had to be reminded of the ways of Christ Jesus.
We too will need reminding in the 2018 won’t we? Yes we sure will.
Ciampa, R. E., & Rosner, B. S. (2010).
The First Letter to the Corinthians (p.
855).
Grand Rapids, MI; Cambridge, U.K.: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company.
We’re not merely to hold strongly to doctrinal convictions but also,
we’re to persist in acting in a way that is consistent with faith in Christ.
(, ; , , ; ; ; ; ; ; Pss. 26:14; 30:25).
When you hear the phrase, “stand firm in the faith” zero in on “stand firm” and look at
Paul’s own experience showed why it would be necessary for faithful followers of Christ to be courageous.
To be courageous is to faithfully carry out one’s responsibilities even in the face of extreme danger and frightening circumstances.
To be courageous is not to give in to fear or hopelessness or to let them interfere with one’s duty.
(; ; ; ; ; ; ; ).
Look up to 16:9.
There we read, 9 "because a wide door for effective ministry has opened for me—yet many oppose me.” ()
Paul is experiencing much opposition where he’s writing from in Ephesus.
Look to 30 "Why are we in danger every hour?
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