SF139 - MEND THE BELL (Psalm 60 1-5)
@PAGE NUMBER = SF139
@TITLE = MEND THE BELL
@LEVEL ONE = Psalm 60:1‑5
@LEVEL ONE = INTRODUCTION
@ILL TITLE = MENDING THE BELL
@ILL TEXT = Many are unaware that the Declaration of Independence did not come into being until a day of fasting and prayer had been observed. Appointed by the Continental Congress, it was kept by all the colonies on May 17, 1776. At that time in our history, God and the Bible were given more reverence and recognition than they are today. When the nation was finally born, our forefathers rang the Liberty Bell with great enthusiasm, and a legend says that it cracked as they zealously proclaimed their freedom.
@ILL TEXT = Years later the White Chapel Foundry of London offered to recast the huge carillon, but their proposal was of course refused. Apparently the symbolic value of the damaged bell, which recalls the religious and patriotic fervor of those early days, is something that Americans still wish to preserve.
@ILL TEXT = This in itself is good; but in view of our nation's moral decline, the crack may also suggest a break in our basic ideals and a serious defect in our spiritual attitudes.
@LEVEL TWO = It Is Time To Mend The Bell!
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@LEVEL ONE = 1A. WE MUST CONFESS EVERY KNOWN SIN TO GOD
@LEVEL TWO = Four Steps In True Confession:
@LEVEL TWO = 1B. We Must Recognize And Agree With God About Our Sin
@SCRIPTURE = 1 John 1:9 (NIV)<R>If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
@LEVEL TWO = 2B. We Must Refuse To Continue To Enjoy Our Sin
@SCRIPTURE = Psa 66:18 (NIV)<R>If I had cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened;
@LEVEL TWO = 3B. We Must Yield To God's Correction Of Our Sin
@SCRIPTURE = Prov 1:28‑30 (NIV)<R>"Then they will call to me but I will not answer; they will look for me but will not find me. Since they hated knowledge and did not choose to fear the LORD, since they would not accept my advice and spurned my rebuke,
@LEVEL TWO = 4B. We Must Express And Demonstrate True Sorrow And Repentance For Our Sin
@SCRIPTURE = 2 Cor 7:10 (NIV)<R>Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.
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@LEVEL ONE = 2A. WE MUST MAKE EVERY WRONG RIGHT
@LEVEL TWO = 1B. We Must Seek Forgiveness And Reconciliation With Everyone Against Whom We Have Sinned
@SCRIPTURE = Mat 5:23‑24 (NIV)<R>"Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.
@LEVEL TWO = 2B. We Must Forgive Those Who Have Sinned Against Us
@SCRIPTURE = Mark 11:25‑26 (NIV)<R>And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins."
@SCRIPTURE = 1 John 3:15 (NIV)<R>Anyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life in him.
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@LEVEL ONE = 3A. WE MUST STOP EVERY QUESTIONABLE HABIT
@LEVEL TWO = 1B. We Must Put The Spiritual Needs Of Others Before Our Personal Desires
@SCRIPTURE = 1 Cor 10:31‑33 (NIV)<R>So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. Do not cause anyone to stumble, whether Jews, Greeks or the church of God‑‑ even as I try to please everybody in every way. For I am not seeking my own good but the good of many, so that they may be saved.
@LEVEL TWO = 2B. We Must Make Pleasing God Our First Priority In Life
@SCRIPTURE = Col 3:23‑25 (NIV)<R>Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. Anyone who does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there is no favoritism.
@LEVEL TWO = 3B. We Must Remember What Is At Stake
@SCRIPTURE = Rom 14:12‑13 (NIV)<R>So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God. Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in your brother's way.
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@LEVEL ONE = 4A. WE MUST OBEY THE HOLY SPIRIT PROMPTLY
@LEVEL TWO = 1B. We Must Yield Completely To The Holy Spirit's Control
@SCRIPTURE = Eph 5:18 (NIV)<R>Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.
@LEVEL TWO = 2B. We Must Refuse To Be Controlled By Our Flesh
@SCRIPTURE = Rom 8:1‑2,14 (NIV)<R>Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death.<R><P9MI>14 <P255D>because those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.
@LEVEL TWO = 3B. We Must Do What We Know To Do Now
@SCRIPTURE = John 15:16 (NIV)<R>You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit‑‑fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name.
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@LEVEL ONE = 5A. WE MUST CONFESS CHRIST OPENLY
@LEVEL TWO = 1B. We Must Confess Christ Openly As Lord And Savior
@SCRIPTURE = Acts 3:19 (NIV)<R>Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord,
@SCRIPTURE = ROM 10:9‑10 ‑ JOH 1:12
@LEVEL TWO = 2B. We Must Confess Christ Openly To Others
@SCRIPTURE = Mat 10:32‑33 (NIV)<R>"Whoever acknowledges me before men, I will also acknowledge him before my Father in heaven But whoever disowns me before men, I will disown him before my Father in heaven.
@LEVEL ONE = CONCLUSION
@ILL TEXT = In 1905 a Great Awakening sweep the world. It began in a prayer meeting of 17 persons.
@ILL TEXT = As a result in 4 months over 10,000 persons were saved.
@ILL TEXT = At that prayer meeting Evans Roberts shared Five Steps To Revival. The people responded and Revival came!
@LEVEL TWO = It Is Time To Mend The Bell In Your Life
@LEVEL THREE = 1. Confess all known sin to God.
@LEVEL THREE = 2. Make every wrong right
@LEVEL THREE = 3. Stop every questionable habit
@LEVEL THREE = 4. Obey the Holy Spirit promptly
@LEVEL THREE = 5. Confess Christ openly