THY
KINGDOM COME
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(SPIRITUAL
MATURITY)
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(Chapter
Outline)
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MAT
6-10
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Page |
Key verses |
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PART ONE: OBEYING THE WRITTEN WORD |
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I) LEARNING HOW TO WALK BY THE BIBLE (Renewing Your Mind)
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A) The heart (Meaning of your thoughts) |
Mk 7,21-23 |
1) God Wants Your Heart
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2) The Heart Is Man’s Central Value System |
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3) The Heart Of Man Is Sinful
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4) Do Not Let Your Heart Be Hardened
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75 *** (B and C) Two Components Of The Heart ***
(Motives and Desires)
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B) Motives (Of the heart)
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Jm 3-14 |
1) Good Motives
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2) Being Manipulative |
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a) Questioning God |
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b) Controlling people in the dark |
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3) Hidden Motives |
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4) Seeking Authority For Security |
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5) Wicked Motives |
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C) Desires (Hunger for God) |
Mat 5-6 |
1) The Desires Of Your Heart |
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2) Word Is Food |
Jn 4,31-34 |
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3) Hunger For The Essence Of God |
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D) Humility (of heart) |
Jm 1-9,10 |
1) Refusing The Glory of Man |
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2) Tapping Into The Power Of God Through Humility |
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3) Being Humble before God |
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4) God Ministers To People Through The Humble |
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78 E) Sincerity of Heart |
1Cor 5-8 |
1) Being Honest |
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2) Taking God to heart |
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F) Renewing your mind |
Rom 12-2 |
1) Renewing your mind by the word of God |
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2) Putting your heart on display |
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79 *** (G and H) Wielding the sword of the Spirit in the natural realm ***
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G) Know the word |
Mk 12-24 |
1) Listening To The Word |
Mat 17-5 |
a) Practice listening to God’s word |
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2) Know The Word As a Sword In Spiritual Warfare |
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3) Know The Word To Learn The Ways Of God |
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4) Know The Word To Minister To God |
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5) Know The Word To Minister To People |
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H) Prayer |
Lk 18-1 |
1) The Priesthood |
Heb
10,10-14 |
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2) Pray Without Ceasing |
1The
5-17 |
a) Things to do through continuous prayer |
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b) Grateful to God for the body of Christ |
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3) The Three elements of Prayer |
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a) Direction (Attitude) of our prayers |
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82 b) Our approach to prayer |
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4) Thankfulness |
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5) Power Of Prayer |
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6) Receiving From God Through Prayer |
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7) Results of Prayer |
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I) Intercession |
Heb 7-25 |
1) Jesus Intercedes For Us |
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J) Be on the alert |
Mat 24-42 |
1) Remain On Duty |
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84 K) Words of your mouth (Product of the
heart) |
Lk 6-45 |
1) Boasting |
2Cor 12-1 |
a) It needs to be said and no one else is saying it |
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2) Gossip (Attacking a person’s reputation) |
1Tim 5-13 |
3) Your Words Can Lead You To Your Own Demise |
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4) Words That Are Spoken In Faith
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a) Words are powerful when spoken by the
Spirit |
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5) Better Not To Say Anything |
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PART ONE:
OBEYING THE WRITTEN WORD |
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II)
STEPPING INTO OBEDIENCE |
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A) Belief (Those who believe obey) |
Jn 3-36 |
1) Treating The Knowledge Of God As Fact |
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a) Believing the Son by obeying the Father |
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86 B) Obedience (Those who obey believe) |
Rom 6,17-22 |
1) Be Doers Of The Word |
Jm 1-22 |
a) Clothe yourself with the word of God |
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b) Be a doer of the word from the heart |
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2) Obeying All The Will Of God |
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3) Ministry To God Through Obedience |
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88 C) Faith produces works |
Jm 2,14-26 |
1) Relationship Between Faith And Works |
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2) The Function Of Works In Faith |
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D) Fear of God is the beginning of wisdom |
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1) Fear Of God |
Mk 4-41 |
a) Fear God's judgment |
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2) Wisdom |
Col 2-2,3 |
a) Being sensible |
Tit 1-8 |
b) Words of wisdom |
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E) Conviction (Leads us to the law) |
Jn 16,8-11 |
1) God Convicts Us Of Sin |
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2) God Convicts Us To Do Righteousness |
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F) Keeping the law |
Rom 3-31 |
1) Law Is Our Tutor (To lead us to Christ) |
Gal 3-24 |
2) The Righteousness Of The Law |
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PART ONE: OBEYING
THE WRITTEN WORD |
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III) WALKING IN OBEDIENCE |
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A) Called |
Heb 11-8 |
1) Purpose (Of God’s calling) |
Eph 1-11 |
a) God’s purpose for us is to fulfill His calling |
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91 b) God’s purpose is an inherent component of His calling |
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2) Walking Along The Narrow Way |
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3) God’s Calling Transcends The Will Of Man |
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4) Titles Of His Calling |
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B) The narrow way |
Mat 7-13,14 |
1) Trail Of Good Works |
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2) What Kind Of Trail Is This? |
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3) The Narrow Way Connects You To God |
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93 C) Following Jesus |
Lk 5-27,28 |
1) The Standard Of Following Jesus |
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2) Following Christ Through Men |
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D) Perspective (Point of view; your
location) |
Rom 14-14 |
1) perspective On This Life |
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2) God’s Perspective |
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3) Perspective Is Your Personal Reality |
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4) False Perspective |
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95 E) Attitude (Direction leading to
perception) |
Phi 3-15 |
*** Having A Positive Attitude ***
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1) Speaking in tongues (Seeking direction)
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Rom 8-26,27 |
Note- Each utterance represents
a step along the narrow way
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2) Having A Cooperative Attitude
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3) Having An Obedient Attitude
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4) Positive Attitude About Suffering |
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5) Positive Attitude Toward God |
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*** Having A Negative Attitude *** |
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1) Having A Negative Attitude About Sin |
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2) Having A Negative Attitude About Yourself |
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F) Attention (Focus your
direction on His perspective) |
Heb
12-2 |
1) Facing The Direction Of The lord |
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2) Facing The Direction Of God’s Will |
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PART ONE: OBEYING
THE WRITTEN WORD |
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IV) INTENSITY OF YOUR STRIDE |
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A) Endurance (Working to remain
motionless/repentant) |
Jm
1-3,4 |
1) Rooted Deeply |
Col 2,5-7 |
a) Standing firm in the faith |
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2) Faith
>> Suffering >>
Glory |
Jn 17-4,5 |
a) Faith
>>
Suffering >>
Glory of Christ |
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3) Endurance Invites The Holy Spirit Into Your Life |
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4) Enduring The Will Of God |
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5) Endure The Circumstances |
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B) Perseverance (Working to keep in motion) |
Lk 11,5-13 |
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C) Diligence
(Striving to endure and persevere) |
Rom 12-11 |
D) Devotion (fulfilling your commitment to
intensity) |
Mk 1,32-38 |
1) Devotion In Your Ministry To God |
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2) Devotion In Your Ministry To People |
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101 E) Zeal |
Tit 2-14 |
1) Zealous For The Manifestation Of God’s Kingdom |
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2) Zeal Does Not Count The Cost |
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F) Ambition (Love that will not betray) |
Mat 25-16,17 |
1) Be An Ambitious Businessman For God |
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2) Ambitious To Promote The Kingdom Of God |
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3) Ambitious To Fulfill God’s Calling |
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G) Faithfulness (Love that will not betray) |
1Cor 1-9 |
*** LOYALTY (Faithful to the end) *** |
Jn 13-1 |
1) Faithfulness Is Dependable |
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2) Trustworthy |
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3) Consistency |
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4) Tried And True |
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PART ONE:
OBEYING THE WRITTEN WORD |
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103 V) WALKING INTO THE FIRE |
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Transition Between Natural And Spiritual Realms *** |
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A) Purifying process |
1Pet 1-6,7 |
1) Cleansing Power |
Act 10-15 |
a) God’s cleansing power |
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b) Spirit like water |
Rev 22-1 |
2) God Purifies His Church |
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3) Purified By Circumstances |
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4) Purified By Fire |
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B) Pure in heart |
Mat 5-8 |
1) Pure In Heart Shall See God
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a) Pure in heart shall see the Father |
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b) Pure In Heart Shall See Jesus |
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PART TWO: OBEYING THE HOLY SPIRIT |
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I) FAITH (Entering the spirit realm) |
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A) Led by the spirit |
Mat 4-1 |
1) Led By The Spirit Into The Will Of God |
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2) Led By The Spirit To The Truth |
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3) Led By The Spirit Into The Fire |
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B) Hearing from God |
Jn 10,3-5 |
1) Attaining the Hearing Ear
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a) Knowing the sound of His voice |
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2) Means of Hearing From God |
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3) Purpose of Hearing From God |
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C) Truth |
Jn 14-6 |
1) Word Creates Faith |
Lk 17-5,6 |
2) Truth Of The Trinity |
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3) The Church Is Of The Truth |
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4) The Bible Will Lead You To Truth |
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D) Balance |
Jn 13,8-10 |
1) Balance Between Truth And Error |
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2) Faith Is The Balance |
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E) Revelations of God |
Gal 1-12 |
1) Revelation Of Jesus Christ |
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2) Revelations Of The Holy Spirit |
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3) Revelation Of The Word Of God |
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F) Spirit and the word (Two edged sword) |
Eph 6-17 |
PERTAINING
TO THE CHARACTER OF GOD |
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1) Spirit The Teacher |
Jn 14-26 |
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2) Spirit Speaks Through You
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a) Word of knowledge |
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3) Born Of The Spirit By The Truth |
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4) Spirit of Revelation |
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5) Spiritual Substance and Truth |
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PERTAINING TO THE
POWER OF GOD |
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11) Word And The Power (meaning) Of God |
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12) Kingdom Of God Revealed |
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112 G) Light (Truth in the presence of God) |
Jn 8-12 |
1) Jesus’ Light Overcomes Darkness |
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2)
Jesus' Light In Us Overcomes Darkness |
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3)
Obeying The truth In Broad Daylight |
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4) Light Exposes Sin |
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113 H) Anointing (The word is inferred) |
1Jn 2-20 |
1) Heaven’s clothes
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Rev 19-8 |
a) Worn for protection |
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114 I) Working the grace of God |
1Cor 15-10 |
1) Obeying The Holy Spirit
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a) Believing the Father by obeying the Son |
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b) Obeying the revelation from heaven |
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2) Jesus Does God’s Work |
Jn 5-19,20 |
3) Working God’s Grace Through Christ |
Col 1-19,20 |
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4) Working The Grace Of God Through Your Ministry
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a) Through your calling |
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5) Laying On Of Hands |
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6) Working God’s Grace Through Obedience Of Faith |
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7) Working God’s Grace Through Good Works |
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8) Working God’s Grace Through Worship |
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J) Rest in Jesus |
Heb 4-11 |
1) Rest In His Yoke
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a) Rest in His yoke by dying to self |
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2) Let Jesus Do The Work |
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K) Eyes of your spirit (What faith really is) |
Eph 1,18-23 |
NOTE- Everything you can see you can have
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1) Vision |
Rev 1,12-19 |
a) Real-eyes God’s purpose |
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2) Seeing Through The Eyes Of Your Spirit |
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3) Giving God Your Attention
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a) Resolutely focus on the glory of God |
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PART TWO: OBEYING THE HOLY
SPIRIT |
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II)
MANIFESTATIONS OF FAITH |
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A) Freedom |
Jn 8-32 |
1) Law Of The Spirit |
Rom 8-2 |
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2) Freedom From Satanic Influence |
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3) Fences Of Freedom |
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B) Curse is broken |
Heb 2-14 |
1) Curse Of Sin Is Broken |
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2) Curse Of God Is Broken |
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120 C) Forgiveness (Free from guilt) |
Mat 6-14,15 |
1) God Forgives Us When We Become Accountable To Him |
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2) Forgiving Your Brother |
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3) Forgiveness Is An Act Of Mercy |
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D) Contentment (Free from fear of poverty) |
Phi 4-11 |
1) Content With Your Standard Of Living |
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2) Content with your style of living |
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E) Hope (Bridge between faith and love) |
Heb 10-36 |
1) Expectation (motive to obey God) |
Act 3,4-8 |
a) Hope is the expectation to receive |
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b) Expecting good things based on God’s character |
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2) Hope Based On Faithfulness |
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F) Confidence |
1Jn 3-21 |
1) Confidence In God |
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2) Confidence In Yourself As You Die To Sin |
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G) Boldness |
2Cor 3-12 |
1) Boldness In Adverse Circumstances |
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2) Boldness To Rebuke Unbelief |
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123 *** Fruit Of The Spirit *** |
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H) Love (Perfect faith—solution to poverty) |
1Cor 13,4-7 |
1) Spiritual Affection |
Phi 1,7-9 |
a) Compassion (Caring for peoples’ needs) |
Mk 8-2,3 |
b) Ministry of the saints |
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c) Being in love with the body of Christ |
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2) Acts Of Love
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a) Love takes from the rich and gives to the
poor |
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3) Love Your Enemies |
Mat 5-44,45 |
a) Loving your enemies leaves room for God
to Work |
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4) Love Is The Action Of Faith |
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125 I) Joy (Being happy in the Holy Spirit) |
Jn 15-11 |
1) Joy Is The Result Of Investing In The Kingdom |
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2) Joy Is The Result Of Partaking Of The Holy Spirit |
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J) Peace |
Jn 14-27 |
1) God Is At Peace |
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2) Peacemakers |
Mat 5-9 |
K) Patience |
Col 3-12,13 |
1) The Patience Of God |
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127 L) Kindness |
Eph 4-32 |
1) Be Kind Like God |
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M) Goodness |
Act 10-38 |
1) Rewards For Doing Good
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a) Sow the seeds of goodness |
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128 N) Gentleness |
Mat 5-5 |
1) Be Gentle In All Your Ways |
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O) Bearing fruit |
Jn 15-16 |
1) Living A Fruitful Life |
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2) Evidence Of Your Fruit |
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3) Bearing The Fruit Of Evangelism |
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P) Unity (Product of the fruits of the Spirit) |
Eph 4,11-16 |
1) Love Perfects Unity |
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2) Being In One Accord
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a) Single minded |
Lk 9-51 |
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3) Committed To Caring For The Needs Of The Body |
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4) Accept One Another
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Rom 14-1 |
a) Accepting the great and the small |
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5) Interdependent On Each Other
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a) Depend on your brother |
Act 18-5 |
131 b) Brother depends on you |
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