A Glorious Church

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A Glorious Church
It is not the building
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A Glorious Church
25. Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ
also loved the church, and gave himself for it
26.That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the
washing of water by the word, 27. That he might
present it to himself a glorious church, not
having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing but
that it should be holy and without blemish.

• Held in good or great esteem
• Of high repute, splendid
• Free from sin

Eph.525-27
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Tit. 211-12 ..we should live soberly,
righteously, and godly
Glorious
2 Pet. 13 given unto us all things that
pertain unto life and godliness,
Godly Attitude
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Rom.1612 laboured Rev.22 thy labour
abours
Acts 61-4 benevolence Acts 84 preaching the
word Matt. 2531-40 right hand
Glorious
The church that is glorious Is one that labours !
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abours
vercoming
Glorious
Rom. 1221 Be not overcome of evil, but
overcome evil with good. 1 John 54 - overcomes
world Rev. 27 - overcometree of life
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abours
vercoming
Glorious
eady
Acts 2113 ready to die Tit. 31 ready -
good work Rom.114-15ready to preach
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2 Tim.316-17
abours
vercoming
Jn.645
Glorious
eady
nstructing
Whatever cultivates the soul
Teaches and instructs
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Matt. 2820 Mt.721
abours
Jas.122 doers
vercoming
Glorious
eady
nstructing
bserving
To attend to carefully Obey everything
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abours
Acts 244 - all things common Acts 432 - one
heart / soul 1 Cor.110 - all speak same no
divisions
vercoming
Glorious
eady
nstructing
bserving
nited
Division destroys the church
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abours
2 Cor.617 be ye separate John 1715 - keep
them from evil
vercoming
Glorious
eady
nstructing
bserving
A glorious church is marked off from the world !
nited
eparate
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abours
vercoming
Glorious
eady
nstructing
bserving
nited
eparate
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Eph. 527. That he might present it to himself a
glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or
any such thing but that it should be holy and
without blemish.
Defect Disgrace
Pure Morally Blameless
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Are you a glorious Christian ?
A Glorious Church
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Sermon by Arthur Pigman Evans Church of Christ
515 Gibbs Road Evans, Ga. 30809 706-855-1249 arth
urpigman_at_cybrtyme.com www.evansgachurchofchrist.or
g Sunday Morning Dec. 17, 2006