SF081 - LIFESTYLES OF THE REVIVED AND FAITHFUL (2 Chronicles 7 14)
@PAGE NUMBER = SF081
@TITLE = LIFESTYLES OF THE REVIVED AND FAITHFUL
@LEVEL ONE = 2CH 7:14
@LEVEL ONE = INTRODUCTION
@LEVEL TWO = Historical Setting
@LEVEL FOUR = Dedication of the Temple
@LEVEL FOUR = Consummation David/Solomon's dream
@LEVEL FOUR = God has poured out His power
@LEVEL FOUR = God sets forth the requirements for continued blessings
@LEVEL TWO = Guiding Principles
@LEVEL FOUR = Beware of the Devil after the Dove.
@LEVEL FOUR = God desires consistent service above spectacular changes.
@LEVEL FOUR = No one time experience will ever suffice for a life of obedience.
@LEVEL FOUR = God has place upon man certain specific requirements in living.
@LEVEL TWO = What God Is Looking For...
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@LEVEL ONE = 1A. PECULIAR PEOPLE
@LEVEL TWO = 1B. Relationship To God
@SCRIPTURE = "my people"
@LEVEL THREE = 1C. Chosen people
@SCRIPTURE = 1PE 2:9<R>But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light:
@LEVEL THREE = 2C. Purchased People
@SCRIPTURE = 1CO 6:19‑20<R>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.
@LEVEL TWO = 2B. Responsibility To God
@SCRIPTURE = "called by my name" = "upon whom my name is called."
@SCRIPTURE = EPH 4:1<R>I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,
@SCRIPTURE = COL 1:10<R>That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
@SCRIPTURE = 1TH 2:12<R>That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.
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@LEVEL ONE = 2A. HUMBLE PEOPLE
@SCRIPTURE = "shall humble themselves" = To bend your knee, to subject, to bring low
@LEVEL TWO = 1B. Subdued People
@SCRIPTURE = DEU 9:3<R>Understand therefore this day, that the LORD thy God is he which goeth over before thee; as a consuming fire he shall destroy them, and he shall bring them down before thy face: so shalt thou drive them out, and destroy them quickly, as the LORD hath said unto thee.
@LEVEL TWO = 2B. Submissive People
@LEVEL THREE = Every use referring to God's people indicates a voluntary self‑humbling.
@SCRIPTURE = MAT 18:4<R>Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
@SCRIPTURE = 1PE 5:6<R>Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:
@LEVEL THREE = See our worth in our relationship to God.
@LEVEL ONE = 3A. PRAYING PEOPLE
@SCRIPTURE = "and pray" = To intercede, entreat, make supplication
@SCRIPTURE = JAM 5:16<R>...The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
@ILL TEXT = "Pray as if all depended on God and work as if all depended on you."
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@LEVEL ONE = 4A. SEEKING PEOPLE
@SCRIPTURE = "and seek my face" = To search out, to strive after
@SCRIPTURE = PSA 24:6<R>This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah.
@LEVEL TWO = 1B. God's Person
@LEVEL FOUR = Who He is
@LEVEL FOUR = What He has done
@LEVEL TWO = 2B. God's Presence
@LEVEL FOUR = His will
@LEVEL FOUR = His way
@LEVEL ONE = 5A. REPENTANT PEOPLE
@SCRIPTURE = "and turn from their wicked ways"
@LEVEL TWO = 1B. Admit Your Way Is Wicked
@SCRIPTURE = 1JO 1:9<R>If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
@SCRIPTURE = confess = homologeo, to assent, i.e. covenant, to say the same about; acknowledge:
@SCRIPTURE = ACT 8:22<R>Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee.
@LEVEL TWO = 2B. Admit God's Way Is Righteous
@SCRIPTURE = ACT 26:20<R>...repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance.
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@LEVEL ONE = 6A. BELIEVING PEOPLE
@SCRIPTURE = We must believe that God will hear, forgive, and heal.
@LEVEL TWO = 1B. Our Lack Of Faith Is The Only Thing That Will Limit The Work Of God
@SCRIPTURE = MAT 13:58<R>And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.
@LEVEL TWO = 2B. God Will Help Us Have More Faith
@SCRIPTURE = MAR 9:24<R>And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.
@ILL TITLE = PRAYING FOR THE NATION
@ILL TEXT = On a gloomy day in 1857 a man in New York City by the name of Jeremiah Lanthier scanned the morning newspaper as he rode to his office. He was distressed to read that the depression gripping the nation was causing fear and panic among the people. Factories were stopping production and thousands were unemployed. Although Lanthier was not a big industrialist, but only a clerk, he had one important distinction. He was a man who had great faith in God!
@ILL TEXT = Concerned with the grim economic situation, he sent a note to all his business acquaintances, telling them that each day at noon a prayer meeting would be held in his office. With high hopes he arranged 20 chairs in a circle, but the first day no one came. All alone he prayed fervently that God would bring about a change in him and in America. The second day he was encouraged, for a few friends joined him. It wasn't long before all 20 chairs were occupied. A short time later a similar gathering was started on Wall Street, another on Williams Street, and finally a fourth on Broadway. Then like wildfire the movement spread to all parts of the country, The moral tone of the nation was affected, and there was a great upsurge in the spiritual life of the people. Some historians say that this effort of united prayer and faith was an integral part of the improvement in the economy which soon followed.
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@LEVEL ONE = CONCLUSION
@LEVEL TWO = Is You Life Marked By The Lifestyle Of The Revived And Faithful?
@LEVEL TWO = Are You...
@LEVEL FOUR = Peculiar
@LEVEL FOUR = Humble
@LEVEL FOUR = Prayerful
@LEVEL FOUR = Seeking
@LEVEL FOUR = Repentant
@LEVEL FOUR = Believing