How to Go A-bout B-eing C-hristian (The ABC’s of Christian Living)

(The ABC’s of Christian Living)

Scripture Reading:

“Be not overcome of evil but overcome evil with good” ().

I. A-lways Denounce Sin

“Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good” ().

A. Abhor (shrink from, detest) that which is evil. Resist the devil and he will flee ().

James 4:7 KJV 1900

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

B. The Christian is to denounce sin everywhere—at work, at play, at home watching TV. Denounce violence, lust ().

2 Corinthians 6:17 KJV 1900

Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,

C. Cleave to that which is good. Be so busy doing good and being good that there is no time for evil ().

James 4:8 KJV 1900

Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.

II. B-e Dependable in Serving

“Fervent in spirit; serving the Lord” ().

A. Serve with your time. Take time to call, witness, and win the lost to Jesus Christ ().

Psalm 90:12 KJV 1900

So teach us to number our days, That we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.

B. Serve with your talent. Everyone can do something for God. Give a kind word, a smile, a helping hand ().

2 Corinthians 6:1 KJV 1900

We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.

C. Serve with your treasure. Money is needed to meet church obligations. Money given to God’s work is saved ().

Matthew 6:19–21 KJV 1900

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

III. C-ontinue Dedication of Self

“Present your bodies a living sacrifice …” ().

A. Read God’s Word. It is a guide, a chart, to show us where to go and what to do ().

Psalm 119:11 KJV 1900

Thy word have I hid in mine heart, That I might not sin against thee.

B. Pray. Be always in the spirit of prayer. We are privileged to commune and fellowship with God ().

Luke 18:1 KJV 1900

And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;

C. Surrender all to God. Live with a yielded-to-God attitude ().

1 Corinthians 6:19–20 KJV 1900

What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.