1. Answers God’s call So now, go. I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people the Israelites out of Egypt. Exodus 3:10 Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I. Send me!” Isaiah 6:8 “The time …

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1. Grace starts our relationship to other believers in the right place. Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes, To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be his holy people, together with all those everywhere …

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The warfare of the believer For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Ephesians 6:12 For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what …

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1. Singing in your afflictions I will extol the LORD at all times; his praise will always be on my lips. I will glory in the LORD; let the afflicted hear and rejoice. Glorify the LORD with me; let us exalt his name together. Psalm 34:1-3 Question to Consider: Why do we have afflictions? For …

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1. Service and salvation For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. Ephesians 2:10 “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a …

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1. Jesus is worthy of our praise. Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand. They encircled the throne and the living creatures and the elders. In a loud voice they were saying: “Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power …

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The good father: 1. Worships God supremely. Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’” Matthew 4:10 Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they …

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1. It’s foolish to not listen to the Lord. Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between you?” Luke 12:13-14 For the waywardness of the simple will kill them, and the complacency of fools …

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1. Behind the scenes of the story of two sons. Jesus entered the temple courts, and, while he was teaching, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him. “By what authority are you doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave you this authority?” Jesus replied, “I will also ask you …

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