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Assurance of Victory

No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.

Discernment Step 3

So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.

Discernment Step 4

Do not be misled: "Bad company corrupts good character."

D-05: Be Steadfast

Be Steadfast NIV

1 Corinthians 15:58
Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
1 Corinthians 15:58

D-5 Be Christ's Disciple

C-02: His Spirit

His Spirit NIV

1 Corinthians 2:12
We have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us.
1 Corinthians 2:12

C-2 Rely on God's Resources

C-01; His Spirit

His Spirit NIV

1 Corinthians 3:16
Don't you know that you yourselves are God's temple and that God's Spirit lives in you?
1 Corinthians 3:16

C-1 Rely on God's Resources

Discernment Step 1: Mastery Test

"Everything is permissible for me"--but not everything is beneficial. "Everything is permissible for me"--but I will not be mastered by anything.

Discernment Step 2: Stumbling Block Test

Therefore, if what I eat causes my brother to fall into sin, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause him to fall.

Discernment Step 2: Stubling Block Test

Be careful, however, that the exercise of your freedom does not become a stumbling block to the weak.

Self Discipline

24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. 25 Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. 26 Therefore I do not run like a man running aimlessly; I do not fight like a man beating the air. 27 No, I beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.

Assurance of Forgiveness

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.

D-03: Separate from the World

Separate from the World NIV

1 John 2:15-16
Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For everything in the world - the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and does - comes not from the Father but from the world.
1 John 2:15-16

D-3 Be Christ's Disciple

Amazing Love

How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.

E-02: Love

Love NIV

1 John 3:18
Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.
1 John 3:18

E-2 Grow in Christlikeness

Be Like Jesus

2 Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when he appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.

Assurance of Salvation

And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.

B-11: Assurance of Salvation

Assurance of Salvation NIV

1 John 5:13
I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life.
1 John 5:13

B-11 Proclaim Christ

Assurance of Answered Prayer

14 This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.
15 And if we know that he hears us--whatever we ask--we know that we have what we asked of him.

God Gives Widsom

God gave Solomon wisdom and very great insight, and a breadth of understanding as measureless as the sand on the seashore.

E-06: Purity

Purity NIV

1 Peter 2:11
Dear friends, I urge you, as aliens and strangers in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which war against your soul.
1 Peter 2:11

E-6 Grow in Christlikeness

Grow in Faith

2 Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, 3 now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.

B-06: Christ Paid the Penalty

Christ Paid the Penalty NIV

1 Peter 3:18
For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive by the Spirit.
1 Peter 3:18

B-6 Proclaim Christ

E-04: Humility

Humility NIV

1 Peter 5:5-6
Young men, in the same way be submissive to those who are older. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, ''God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.'' Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.
1 Peter 5:5-6

E-4 Grow in Christlikeness

C-08: His Peace

His Peace NIV

1 Peter 5:7
Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you.
1 Peter 5:7

C-8 Rely on God's Resources

Repent

1 Samuel 12:20, 22 NIV84

20 “Do not be afraid,” Samuel replied. “You have done all this evil; yet do not turn away from the Lord, but serve the Lord with all your heart.22 For the sake of his great name the Lord will not reject his people, because the Lord was pleased to make you his own.

Prayer as Obedience

1 Samuel 12:23 NIV84

23 As for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord by failing to pray for you. And I will teach you the way that is good and right.

God Reveals Himself Thru His Word

21 The LORD continued to appear at Shiloh, and there he revealed himself to Samuel through his word.

Life-On-Life Discipleship

8 We loved you so much that we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God but our lives as well, because you had become so dear to us.

Be Joyful Always

Be joyful always;

Pray Continually

pray continually;

Pray for leaders

1 I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone--
2 for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness.

God wants his own to be saved

3 This is good, and pleases God our Savior,
4 who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.

Christ bridges gap

5 For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,
6 who gave himself as a ransom for all men--the testimony given in its proper time.

Some will abandon

The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons.

Set an example

Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity.

Train yourself to be godly

7 Have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives' tales; rather, train yourself to be godly.
8 For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.

Do not love money

For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.

Folly of being rich

People who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction.

Take Thoughts Captive

We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.

Eternal Focus

16 Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. 17 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. 18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

The Lost are Blind

4 The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.

D-08: Serve Others

Serve Others NIV

2 Corinthians 4:5
For we do not preach ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake.
2 Corinthians 4:5

D-8 Be Christ's Disciple

Sold Out

For Christ's love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died.
And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again.

A-01: Christ the Center

Christ the Center NIV

2 Corinthians 5:17
"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!"
2 Corinthians 5:17

A-01 Live the New Life

Godly Sorrow vs. Worldly Sorrow

Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.

D-10: Give Generously

Give Generously NIV

2 Corinthians 9:6-7
Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
2 Corinthians 9:6-7

D-10 Be Christ's Disciple

Separation from God

9 These will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power,

A-05: The Word

The Word NIV

2 Timothy 3:16-17
"All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work."
2 Timothy 3:16-17

A-05 Live the New Life

Preach the Word

2 Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage--with great patience and careful instruction.

Prayer for My Kids

I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.

The Word to Verify

11 Now the Bereans were of more noble character than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true.

D-11: Develop World Vision

Develop World Vision NIV

Acts 1:8
''But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.''
Acts 1:8

D-11 Be Christ's Disciple

E-08: Honesty

Honesty NIV

Acts 24:16
''So I strive always to keep my conscience clear before God and man.''
Acts 24:16

E-8 Grow in Christlikeness

Jesus is God

15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
16 For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him.
17 He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
18 And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy.
19 For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him,
20 and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.

Paul's Commission is my commission

25 I have become its servant by the commission God gave me to present to you the word of God in its fullness--
26 the mystery that has been kept hidden for ages and generations, but is now disclosed to the saints.
27 To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

Call to Disciple

28 We proclaim him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ.
29 To this end I labor, struggling with all his energy, which so powerfully works in me.

Growing in Christ

6 So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him,
7 rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.

Be Compassionate

Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.

The Word Should Dwell in Us

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.

Minds Up

Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.

Attitude toward work

23 Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men,
24 since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.

Devote to prayer

Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.

Pray to Proclaim

3 And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains.
4 Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should.

Make the most of opportunity

Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity.

Be prepared to answer

Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.

Obedience Yields Blessings

The Lord will make you the head, not the tail. If you pay attention to the commands of the Lord your God that I give you this day and carefully follow them, you will always be at the top, never at the bottom.

Not Alone

The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.

B-07: Salvation Not by Works

Salvation Not by Works NIV

Ephesians 2:8-9
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith - and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God - not by works, so that no one can boast.
Ephesians 2:8-9

B-7 Proclaim Christ

God's Eternal Purpose

His intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms,
according to his eternal purpose that he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord.

E-05: Purity

Purity NIV

Ephesians 5:3
But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God's holy people.
Ephesians 5:3

E-5 Grow in Christlikeness

Armor of God

Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place,
and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.
In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

Prayer

And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.

Pray for Opportunity to Share

Pray also for me, that whenever I speak, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel,
for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should.

Knowing God

If you are pleased with me, teach me your ways so I may know you and continue to find favor with you. Remember that this nation is your people.

A-02: Christ the Center

Christ the Center NIV

Galatians 2:20
"I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me."
Galatians 2:20

A-02 Live the New Life

Righteousness Not By Works

"I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!"

E-11: Good Works

Good Works NIV

Galatians 6:9-10
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.
Galatians 6:9-10

E-11 Grow in Christlikeness

Righteousness by Faith

Abram believed the LORD, and he credited it to him as righteousness.

Old Covenant

When Abram was ninety-nine years old the Lord appeared to him and said, "I am God Almighty; walk before me and be blameless. I will confirm my covenant between me and you and will greatly increase your numbers.

Wait on the Lord

So Jacob served seven years to get Rachel, but they seemed like only a few days to him because of his love for her.

Hold Unswervingly

Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.

A-10: Fellowship

Fellowship NIV

Hebrews 10:24-25
"And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another —and all the more as you see the Day approaching."
Hebrews 10:24-25

A-10 Live the New Life

E-09: Faith

Faith NIV

Hebrews 11:6
And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.
Hebrews 11:6

E-9 Grow in Christlikeness

D-06: Be Steadfast

Be Steadfast NIV

Hebrews 12:3
Consider Him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
Hebrews 12:3

D-6 Be Christ's Disciple

Obey Your Leaders

17 Obey your leaders and submit to their authority. They keep watch over you as men who must give an account. Obey them so that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no advantage to you.

Contentment

5 Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you."
6 So we say with confidence, "The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?"

Imitate Godly Leaders

Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.

Christ never changes

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.

C-11: His Help in Temptation

His Help in Temptation NIV

Hebrews 2:18
Because he himself suffered when He was tempted, He is able to help those who are being tempted.
Hebrews 2:18

C-11 Rely on God's Resources

The Word is Living and Active

For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.

B-04: Sin's Penalty

Sin's Penalty NIV
Hebrews 9:27-28
Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgement, so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.
Hebrews 9:27-28
B-4 Proclaim Christ

Stop trusting man

22 Stop trusting in man, who has but a breath in his nostrils. Of what account is he?

C-07: His Peace

His Peace NIV

Isaiah 26:3
You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in You.
Isaiah 26:3

C-7 Rely on God's Resources

God Longs to Be Gracious

Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you; he rises to show you compassion. For the Lord is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for him!

Assurance of Guidance

21 Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, "This is the way; walk in it."

God's Word Is Forever

8 The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.

C-03: His Strength

His Strength NIV

Isaiah 41:10
''So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.''
Isaiah 41:10

C-3 Rely on God's Resources

God's Promise to Exchange

4 Since you are precious and honored in my sight, and because I love you, I will give men in exchange for you, and people in exchange for your life.

God Will Not Forget Us

15 "Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you!
16 See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are ever before me.

B-02: All Have Sinned

All Have Sinned NIV

Isaiah 53:6
We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.
Isaiah 53:6

B-2 Proclaim Christ

God's Word Never Misses

10 As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater,
11 so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.

Repentance

Let the wicked forsake his way and the evil man his thoughts. Let him turn to the LORD, and he will have mercy on him, and to our God, for he will freely pardon.

God's Thoughts Are Higher

"For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways," declares the LORD.
"As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.

God's Residences

God's Residences

Isaiah 57:15

15 For this is what the high and lofty One says-- he who lives forever, whose name is holy: "I live in a high and holy place, but also with him who is contrite and lowly in spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly and to revive the heart of the contrite.

Sin Separates

1 Surely the arm of the LORD is not too short to save, nor his ear too dull to hear.
2 But your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden his face from you, so that he will not hear.

Obedience

Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.

Consider Trials Joy

2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds,
3 because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.
4 Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.

Ask Confidently for Wisdom

5 If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.
6 But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.

God Fulfills His Word

12 The LORD said to me, "You have seen correctly, for I am watching to see that my word is fulfilled."

The Word

16 When your words came, I ate them; they were my joy and my heart’s delight, for I bear your name, O Lord God Almighty.

Deceitful Heart

The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?

The Word

9 But if I say, "I will not mention him or speak any more in his name," his word is in my heart like a fire, a fire shut up in my bones. I am weary of holding it in; indeed, I cannot.

God Has A Plan For His People

11 For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

Seek and Find

You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.

God's New Covenant

34 No longer will a man teach his neighbor, or a man his brother, saying, 'Know the LORD,' because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest," declares the LORD. "For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more."

Benefits of Calling on God

3 'Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.'

Reconciliation

15 You will call and I will answer you; you will long for the creature your hands have made. 16 Surely then you will count my steps but not keep track of my sin. 17 My offenses will be sealed up in a bag; you will cover over my sin.

Jesus Reigns

I know that my Redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand upon the earth.

Lust

“I made a covenant with my eyes not to look lustfully at a girl."

Jesus is God

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.