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1
God will test all men before they can believe
  • God will always bring forth His people through a
    series of tests. (Zech 139)

2
God will test all men before they can believe
  • Zechariah 139 (NKJV) - I will bring the
    one-third through the fire, Will refine them as
    silver is refined, And test them as gold is
    tested. They will call on My name, And I will
    answer them. I will say, This is My people
    And each one will say, The LORD is my God.

3
God will test all men before they can believe
  • Why do men respond two ways to the same evidence?
    (Acts 1348 141-2 2824-29)

4
God will test all men before they can believe
  • Acts 1348 (NKJV) - Now when the Gentiles heard
    this, they were glad and glorified the word of
    the Lord. And as many as had been appointed to
    eternal life believed.

5
God will test all men before they can believe
  • Acts 141-2 (NKJV) - Now it happened in Iconium
    that they went together to the synagogue of the
    Jews, and so spoke that a great multitude both of
    the Jews and of the Greeks believed. 2 But the
    unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and
    poisoned their minds against the brethren.

6
God will test all men before they can believe
  • Acts 2824-29 (NKJV) - And some were persuaded
    by the things which were spoken, and some
    disbelieved.

7
God will test all men before they can believe
  • There were 12 spies but only 2 claimed the land
    could be taken. (Num 3212)

8
God will test all men before they can believe
  • Some doubt that the Bible could be Gods word
    because of the different reactions men
    have to it. They are missing the purpose of God
    in this.

9
God will test all men before they can believe
  • Some doubt that the Bible could be Gods word
    because of the different reactions men
    have to it. They are missing the purpose of God
    in this.
  • God told us ahead of time that only a few would
    find the truth. (Mt 713-14)

10
God will test all men before they can believe
  • Matthew 713-14 (NKJV) - Enter by the narrow
    gate for wide is the gate and broad is the way
    that leads to destruction, and there are many who
    go in by it. 14 Because narrow is the gate and
    difficult is the way which leads to life, and
    there are few who find it.

11
God will test all men before they can believe
  • By design God has given a message that would
    cause the proud to reject it and the humble
    to find it. (1 Cor 122-29)
  • Jesus stated that Gods truth must be carefully
    pursued. (Jn 717 Mt 1310-15)
  • John 717 (NKJV) - If anyone wills to do His
    will, he shall know concerning the doctrine,
    whether it is from God or whether I speak on My
    own authority.

12
God will test all men before they can believe
  • By design God has given a message that would
    cause the proud to reject it and the humble to
    find it. (1 Cor 122-29)

13
God will test all men before they can believe
  • 1 Cor 126-29 - For you see your calling,
    brethren, that not many wise according to the
    flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are
    called. 27 But God has chosen the foolish things
    of the world to put to shame the wise, and God
    has chosen the weak things of the world to put to
    shame the things which are mighty

14
God will test all men before they can believe
  • 28 and the base things of the world and the
    things which are despised God has chosen, and the
    things which are not, to bring to nothing the
    things that are, 29 that no flesh should glory in
    His presence.

15
God will test all men before they can believe
  • Jesus stated that Gods truth must be carefully
    pursued. (Jn 717 Mt 1310-15)

16
God will test all men before they can believe
  • John 717 (NKJV) - If anyone wills to do His
    will, he shall know concerning the doctrine,
    whether it is from God or whether I speak on My
    own authority.
  • Matthew 1310-15 (NKJV) - And the disciples came
    and said to Him, Why do You speak to them in
    parables? 11 He answered and said to them,
    Because it has been given to you to know the
    mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them
    it has not been given.

17
God will test all men before they can believe
  • Matthew 1310-15 (NKJV) - And the disciples came
    and said to Him, Why do You speak to them in
    parables? 11 He answered and said to them,
    Because it has been given to you to know the
    mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them
    it has not been given.

18
God will test all men before they can believe
  • Matthew 1310-15 (NKJV) - 12 For whoever has, to
    him more will be given, and he will have
    abundance but whoever does not have, even what
    he has will be taken away from him. 13 Therefore
    I speak to them in parables, because seeing they
    do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do
    they understand.

19
God will test all men before they can believe
  • 14 And in them the prophecy of Isaiah is
    fulfilled, which says Hearing you will hear and
    shall not understand, And seeing you will see and
    not perceive 15 For the hearts of this people
    have grown dull. Their ears Bare hard of hearing,
    And their eyes they have closed, Lest they should
    see with their eyes and hear with their ears,
    Lest they should understand with their hearts and
    turn, So that I should heal them.

20
God will test all men before they can believe
  • Potentially anyone can find the truth of God, but
    those who do will have to dig deep and not be
    easily discouraged.

21
God will test all men before they can believe
  • Potentially anyone can find the truth of God, but
    those who do will have to dig deep and not be
    easily discouraged.
  • Can you find the truth and keep the truth because
    you have a love for the truth?

22
God will test all men before they can believe
  • Consider a series of test we must go through.
    Will you pass the test?

23
The Test of Knowing Jesus
  • While God gave powerful evidence, there were many
    who did not believe in Jesus. (Mt
    1613-16)

24
The Test of Knowing Jesus
  • Matthew 1613-16 (NKJV) - When Jesus came into
    the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His
    disciples, saying, Who do men say that I, the
    Son of Man, am? 14 So they said, Some say John
    the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or
    one of the prophets. 15 He said to them, But
    who do you say that I am? 16 Simon Peter
    answered and said, You are the Christ, the Son
    of the living God.

25
The Test of Knowing Jesus
  • Jesus did not give men the kind of evidence they
    demanded but rather gave them sufficient evidence
    to believe. (Jn 538-40)

26
The Test of Knowing Jesus
  • John 538-40 (NKJV) - But you do not have His
    word abiding in you, because whom He sent, Him
    you do not believe. 39 You search the Scriptures,
    for in them you think you have eternal life and
    these are they which testify of Me. 40 But you
    are not willing to come to Me that you may have
    life.

27
The Test of Knowing Jesus
  • When men demanded signs, Jesus gave them
    something else. (Jn 218-22)

28
The Test of Knowing Jesus
  • John 218-22 (NKJV) - So the Jews answered and
    said to Him, What sign do You show to us, since
    You do these things? 19 Jesus answered and said
    to them, Destroy this temple, and in three days
    I will raise it up. 20 Then the Jews said, It
    has taken forty-six years to build this temple,
    and will You raise it up in three days?

29
The Test of Knowing Jesus
  • 21 But He was speaking of the temple of His body.
    22 Therefore, when He had risen from the dead,
    His disciples remembered that He had said this to
    them and they believed the Scripture and the
    word which Jesus had said.

30
The Test of Knowing Jesus
  • Consider the tests men had to pass in order to
    believe.

31
The Test of Knowing Jesus
  • The test of alleged contradictions

32
The Test of Knowing Jesus
  • How could Jesus be from Nazareth and still be the
    Messiah? (Jn 145-46 Mic 52)

33
The Test of Knowing Jesus
  • John 145-46 (NKJV) - Philip found Nathanael and
    said to him, We have found Him of whom Moses in
    the law, and also the prophets, wroteJesus of
    Nazareth, the son of Joseph. 46 And Nathanael
    said to him, Can anything good come out of
    Nazareth? Philip said to him, Come and see.

34
The Test of Knowing Jesus
  • Micah 52 (NKJV) - But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,
    Though you are little among the thousands of
    Judah, Yet out of you shall come forth to Me The
    One to be Ruler in Israel, Whose goings forth are
    from of old, From everlasting.

35
The Test of Knowing Jesus
  • Did Jesus fulfill the prophecy? How would one
    come to know this?

36
The Test of Knowing Jesus
  • Did Jesus fulfill the prophecy? How would one
    come to know this?
  • Those who are quick to turn away will never find
    Gods truth!

37
The Test of Knowing Jesus
  • The test of knowledgeable, influential men. (Jn
    745-49)

38
The Test of Knowing Jesus
  • John 745-49 (NKJV) - Then the officers came to
    the chief priests and Pharisees, who said to
    them, Why have you not brought Him? 46 The
    officers answered, No man ever spoke like this
    Man! 47 Then the Pharisees answered them, Are
    you also deceived? 48 Have any of the rulers or
    the Pharisees believed in Him? 49 But this crowd
    that does not know the law is accursed.

39
The Test of Knowing Jesus
  • These popular men did not believe that Jesus was
    the Messiah.

40
The Test of Knowing Jesus
  • These popular men did not believe that Jesus was
    the Messiah.
  • How many stopped listening at the words of these
    men?

41
The Test of Knowing Jesus
  • The test of Jesus teaching and doing hard
    things.

42
The Test of Knowing Jesus
  • Jesus taught without apology in a way to drive
    off the shallow. (Jn 661-69)

43
The Test of Knowing Jesus
  • John 663-69 (NKJV) - It is the Spirit who gives
    life the flesh profits nothing. The words that I
    speak to you are spirit, and they are life. 64
    But there are some of you who do not believe.
    For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were
    who did not believe, and who would betray Him. 65
    And He said, Therefore I have said to you that
    no one can come to Me unless it has been granted
    to him by My Father.

44
The Test of Knowing Jesus
  • 66 From that time many of His disciples went back
    and walked with Him no more. 67 Then Jesus said
    to the twelve, Do you also want to go away? 68
    But Simon Peter answered Him, Lord, to whom
    shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.
    69 Also we have come to believe and know that You
    are the Christ, the Son of the living God.

45
The Test of Knowing Jesus
  • Jesus at times responded in a way that would have
    cased the sensitive to quit. (Mt 1522-28)

46
The Test of Knowing Jesus
  • Matthew 1522-28 (NKJV) - And behold, a woman of
    Canaan came from that region and cried out to
    Him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of
    David! My daughter is severely demon-possessed.
    23 But He answered her not a word. And His
    disciples came and urged Him, saying, Send her
    away, for she cries out after us.

47
The Test of Knowing Jesus
  • 24 But He answered and said, I was not sent
    except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
    25 Then she came and worshiped Him, saying,
    Lord, help me! 26 But He answered and said, It
    is not good to take the childrens bread and
    throw it to the little dogs. 27 And she said,
    Yes, Lord, yet even the little dogs eat the
    crumbs which fall from their masters table.

48
The Test of Knowing Jesus
  • 28 Then Jesus answered and said to her, O woman,
    great is your faith! Let it be to you as you
    desire. And her daughter was healed from that
    very hour.

49
The Test of Knowing Jesus
  • Blessed are those who persist and pass the test
    of truth.

50
The test of knowing how to be saved
  • While God wants all men to be saved, one must
    search the scriptures to learn how to be
    saved. (1 Tim 23-4)

51
The test of knowing how to be saved
  • 1 Timothy 23-4 (NKJV) - For this is good and
    acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, 4 who
    desires all men to be saved and to come to the
    knowledge of the truth.

52
The test of knowing how to be saved
  • Some are confused when they fail to find all
    requirements of salvation specifically listed in
    one verse.

53
The test of knowing how to be saved
  • Some are confused when they fail to find all
    requirements of salvation specifically listed in
    one verse.
  • There are very different views that are widely
    taught that require a careful serious study of
    Gods word.

54
The test of knowing how to be saved
  • Some are confused when they fail to find all
    requirements of salvation specifically listed in
    one verse.
  • There are very different views that are widely
    taught that require a careful serious study of
    Gods word.
  • As a result some will interpret a passage in a
    way to contradict others.

55
The test of knowing how to be saved
  • Some interpret passages showing the necessity of
    faith in a way that contradicts passages
    teaching the necessity of baptism. (Jn 316 Acts
    238)

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The test of knowing how to be saved
  • John 316 (NKJV) - For God so loved the world
    that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever
    believes in Him should not perish but have
    everlasting life.

57
The test of knowing how to be saved
  • Acts 238 (NKJV) -Then Peter said to them,
    Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in
    the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of
    sins and you shall receive the gift of the Holy
    Spirit.

58
The test of knowing how to be saved
  • Others interpret salvation by grace in such a way
    to contradict other passages. (Eph 28-9 Jn
    628-29)

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The test of knowing how to be saved
  • Ephesians 28-9 (NKJV) - For by grace you have
    been saved through faith, and that not of
    yourselves it is the gift of God, 9 not of
    works, lest anyone should boast.

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The test of knowing how to be saved
  • John 628-29 (NKJV) - Then they said to Him,
    What shall we do, that we may work the works of
    God? 29 Jesus answered and said to them, This
    is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom
    He sent.

61
The test of knowing how to be saved
  • One must overcome the beliefs of influential men.

62
The test of our obedience
  • Men who begin serving God will face additional
    tests of their faith.

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The test of our obedience
  • Men who begin serving God will face additional
    tests of their faith.
  • Abraham could plainly tell us that. (Heb
    1117-19)

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The test of our obedience
  • Hebrews 1117-19 (NKJV) - By faith Abraham, when
    he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had
    received the promises offered up his only
    begotten son, 18 of whom it was said, In Isaac
    your seed shall be called, 19 concluding that
    God was able to raise him up, even from the dead,
    from which he also received him in a figurative
    sense.

65
The test of our obedience
  • Abraham was tested and God proclaimed his grade!
    (Gen 2212)

66
The test of our obedience
  • Genesis 2212 (NKJV) - And He said, Do not lay
    your hand on the lad, or do anything to him for
    now I know that you fear God, since you have not
    withheld your son, your only son, from Me.

67
The test of our obedience
  • Jesus expects His disciples to follow all things
    He commands. (Mt 2820)

68
The test of our obedience
  • Jesus expects His disciples to follow all things
    He commands. (Mt 2820)
  • He made no exceptions to those who were required
    to make a great sacrifice. (Mt 1920-25)

69
The test of our obedience
  • Matthew 1920-25 (NKJV) - The young man said to
    Him, All these things I have kept from my youth.
    What do I still lack? 21 Jesus said to him, If
    you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have
    and give to the poor, and you will have treasure
    in heaven and come, follow Me. 22 But when the
    young man heard that saying, he went away
    sorrowful, for he had great possessions.

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The test of our obedience
  • 23Then Jesus said to His disciples, Assuredly, I
    say to you that it is hard for a rich man to
    enter the kingdom of heaven. 24 And again I say
    to you, it is easier for a camel to go through
    the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter
    the kingdom of God. 25 When His disciples heard
    it, they were greatly astonished, saying, Who
    then can be saved?

71
The test of our obedience
  • That is a requirement of all who would be His
    disciple. (Lk 1433)

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The test of our obedience
  • Luke 1433 (NKJV) - So likewise, whoever of you
    does not forsake all that he has cannot be My
    disciple.

73
The test of our obedience
  • We are tested in our morals. (Eph 53)

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The test of our obedience
  • Ephesians 53 (NKJV) - But fornication and all
    uncleanness or covetousness, let it not even be
    named among you, as is fitting for saints

75
The test of our obedience
  • One preacher distinguished between being tempted
    and being tested or tried. He said that, "the
    former word conveys the idea of appealing to the
    worst part of man, with the wish that he may
    yield and do the wrong. The latter means an
    appeal to the better part of man, with the desire
    that he should stand.

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The test of our obedience
  • Temptation says, 'Do this pleasant thing do not
    be hindered by the fact that it is wrong.' Trial
    or proving says, 'Do this right and noble thing
    do not be hindered by the fact that it is
    painful.' Satan tempts us to bring out the
    worst in us God tests us to bring out the best
    in us.

77
The test of our obedience
  • We must stand against those who are in adulterous
    marriages. (Mt 199-10)

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The test of our obedience
  • Matthew 199-10 (NKJV) - And I say to you,
    whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual
    immorality, and marries another, commits
    adultery and whoever marries her who is divorced
    commits adultery. 10 His disciples said to Him,
    If such is the case of the man with his wife, it
    is better not to marry.

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The test of our obedience
  • When the world gets into the church we cease to
    be Gods.

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The test of our obedience
  • We are tested as a local church. (2 Cor 29)

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The test of our obedience
  • 2 Corinthians 29 (NKJV) - For to this end I also
    wrote, that I might put you to the test, whether
    you are obedient in all things.

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The test of our obedience
  • We must not let one or two outspoken men cause us
    to pull back from obeying.

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The test of our obedience
  • We must not let one or two outspoken men cause us
    to pull back from obeying.
  • While conflict may come, we will be faithful to
    God.

84
The test of our obedience
  • Do not be dismayed when such tests come! We can
    pass it. (Acts 151-2,22)

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The test of our obedience
  • Acts 151-2 (NKJV) - And certain men came down
    from Judea and taught the brethren, Unless you
    are circumcised according to the custom of Moses,
    you cannot be saved. 2 Therefore, when Paul and
    Barnabas had no small dissension and dispute with
    them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas and
    certain others of them should go up to Jerusalem,
    to the apostles and elders, about this question.

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The test of our obedience
  • Acts 1522 (NKJV) - Then it pleased the apostles
    and elders, with the whole church, to send chosen
    men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and
    Barnabas, namely, Judas who was also named
    Barsabas, and Silas, leading men among the
    brethren.

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The test of faithfulness in trials
  • God will allow various trials to come into our
    lives. (1 Pt 16-7 Rev 210)
  • 1 Peter 16-7 (NKJV) 6In this you greatly
    rejoice, though now for a little while, if need
    be, you have been grieved by various trials,
    7that the genuineness of your faith, being much
    more precious than gold that perishes, though it
    is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor,
    and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ,
  • Revelation 210 (NKJV) 10Do not fear any of those
    things which you are about to suffer. Indeed, the
    devil is about to throw some of you into prison,
    that you may be tested, and you will have
    tribulation ten days. Be faithful until death,
    and I will give you the crown of life.
  • On preacher noted that when God permits his
    children to go through the furnace, he keeps his
    eye on the clock and his hand on the thermostat.
  • 1. This is a test that will bring greater
    blessings when we pass it. (Rom 53-5)
  • Romans 53 through Romans 55 (NKJV) 3And not
    only that, but we also glory in tribulations,
    knowing that tribulation produces perseverance
    4and perseverance, character and character,
    hope. 5Now hope does not disappoint, because the
    love of God has been poured out in our hearts by
    the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
  • In order to realize the worth of the anchor, we
    need to feel the stress of the storm.
  • 2. Do you glory in tribulations? (Phil 129-30)
  • Philippians 129 through Philippians 130 (NKJV)
    29For to you it has been granted on behalf of
    Christ, not only to believe in Him, but also to
    suffer for His sake, 30having the same conflict
    which you saw in me and now hear is in me.
  • B. In these tests we must go back to the
    foundations of why we believe. (1 Pt 315)
  • 1 Peter 315 (NKJV) 15But sanctify the Lord God
    in your hearts, and always be ready to give a
    defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the
    hope that is in you, with meekness and fear
  • 1. What did Jesus tell John the Baptist when he
    was suffering in prison?
  • (Mt 113-6)
  • Matthew 113 through Matthew 116 (NKJV) 3and
    said to Him, Are You the Coming One, or do we
    look for another?
  • 4Jesus answered and said to them, Go and tell
    John the things which you hear and see 5The
    blind see and the lame walk the lepers are
    cleansed and the deaf hear the dead are raised
    up and the poor have the gospel preached to them.
    6And blessed is he who is not offended because of
    Me.
  • 2. We should not become offended at Christ
    because He allows certain things to
  • come into our lives!
  • Conclusion Will you pass the tests of God or
    join the shallow world of unbelievers?
  • A. The response you give will determine what
    you will allow Christ to become in your

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Where do we fit?
  • Where do we fit in Jesus parable about prayer?
    (Lk 181-8)
  • What if the answer to the question in verse 8 was
    no?
  • We can allow the immediate demands of this life
    to crowd out real prayer.

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Where do we fit?
  • Where do we fit in Jesus parable about prayer?
    (Lk 181-8)

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Where do we fit?
  • Where do we fit in Jesus parable about prayer?
    (Lk 181-8)
  • What if the answer to the question in verse 8 was
    no?

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Where do we fit?
  • Where do we fit in Jesus parable about prayer?
    (Lk 181-8)
  • What if the answer to the question in verse 8 was
    no?
  • We can allow the immediate demands of this life
    to crowd out real prayer.

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The power of one prayer
  • God tells us of the power of one prayer. (Jas
    516-17)

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The power of one prayer
  • God tells us of the power of one prayer. (Jas
    516-17)
  • The battle between the prophets of Baal and
    Elijah. (1 Kings 1836-39)

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The power of one prayer
  • God tells us of the power of one prayer. (Jas
    516-17)
  • The battle between the prophets of Baal and
    Elijah. (1 Kings 1836-39)
  • Contrast the prophets of Baal.

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The power of one prayer
  • God tells us of the power of one prayer. (Jas
    516-17)
  • The battle between the prophets of Baal and
    Elijah. (1 Kings 1836-39)
  • Contrast the prophets of Baal.
  • It was a simple question of who had the hand of
    the Lord.

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The power of one prayer
  • The request of a young Solomon for wisdom. (1
    Kings 35-9)

97
The power of one prayer
  • The request of a young Solomon for wisdom. (1
    Kings 35-9)
  • What was Solomon like before this? Gods hand
    powerfully acted upon this young man. (1
    Kings 310-14)

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The power of one prayer
  • The request of a young Solomon for wisdom. (1
    Kings 35-9)
  • What was Solomon like before this? Gods hand
    powerfully acted upon this young man. (1
    Kings 310-14)
  • The hand of the Lord? is seen in changed lives!

99
The power of one prayer
  • The mighty Assyrian army and king Hezekiah. (2
    Kings 1914-19)

100
The power of one prayer
  • The mighty Assyrian army and king Hezekiah. (2
    Kings 1914-19)
  • Never say like the world All you have is a
    prayer.

101
The power of one prayer
  • The mighty Assyrian army and king Hezekiah. (2
    Kings 1914-19)
  • Never say like the world All you have is a
    prayer.
  • King Sennacherib no doubt learned about the
    power of one prayer.(2 Kings 1935-37)

102
In truth it is never just one prayer
  • There is something all of these men had in
    common. (1 Kings 841-43)

103
In truth it is never just one prayer
  • There is something all of these men had in
    common. (1 Kings 841-43)
  • Prayer can do nothing for a man who does not
    posses a living faith.

104
In truth it is never just one prayer
  • There is something all of these men had in
    common. (1 Kings 841-43)
  • Prayer can do nothing for a man who does not
    posses a living faith.
  • Some Jews thought it was just knowing the right
    words. (Acts 1913-16)

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In truth it is never just one prayer
  • There is something all of these men had in
    common. (1 Kings 841-43)
  • Prayer can do nothing for a man who does not
    posses a living faith.
  • Some Jews thought it was just knowing the right
    words. (Acts 1913-16)
  • Listen to your words. Think!

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In truth it is never just one prayer
  • We can have the power of god in our lives. (Eph
    320)

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In truth it is never just one prayer
  • We can have the power of god in our lives. (Eph
    320)
  • He is able to do

108
In truth it is never just one prayer
  • We can have the power of god in our lives. (Eph
    320)
  • He is able to do
  • above all that we ask or think

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In truth it is never just one prayer
  • We can have the power of god in our lives. (Eph
    320)
  • He is able to do
  • above all that we ask or think
  • abundantly above all that we ask or think

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In truth it is never just one prayer
  • We can have the power of god in our lives. (Eph
    320)
  • He is able to do
  • above all that we ask or think
  • abundantly above all that we ask or think
  • exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or
    think

111
In truth it is never just one prayer
  • When we realize this is God speaking then this is
    hard to grasp.

112
In truth it is never just one prayer
  • When we realize this is God speaking then this is
    hard to grasp.
  • Do we have the power or merely an outward form?

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In truth it is never just one prayer
  • When we realize this is God speaking then this is
    hard to grasp.
  • Do we have the power or merely an outward form?
  • We can have the form without power.
    (2 Tim 35)

114
In truth it is never just one prayer
  • When we realize this is God speaking then this is
    hard to grasp.
  • Do we have the power or merely an outward form?
  • We can have the form without power.
    (2 Tim 35)
  • Or we can allow God's power to be used through
    us. (1 Thess 213)

115
In truth it is never just one prayer
  • What does access to God mean to you? Do not tell
    me. How do you pray? (1 Jn 514-15)

116
We ought to always pray and not to lose heart.
  • It is possible to "faint", "lack courage"
    concerning our effort in prayer.

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We ought to always pray and not to lose heart.
  • It is possible to "faint", "lack courage"
    concerning our effort in prayer.
  • What would a person think when they lose heart?

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We ought to always pray and not to lose heart.
  • It is possible to "faint", "lack courage"
    concerning our effort in prayer.
  • What would a person think when they lose heart?
  • We need to be vigilant and steadfast in
    prayer. (Rom 1212 Col 42)

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We ought to always pray and not to lose heart.
  • Jesus example stimulated his apostles to ask to
    be taught about prayer. (Lk 111)

120
We ought to always pray and not to lose heart.
  • Jesus example stimulated his apostles to ask to
    be taught about prayer. (Lk 111)
  • Jesus prayed at His baptism in the beginning of
    His ministry. (Lk 321)

121
We ought to always pray and not to lose heart.
  • Jesus example stimulated his apostles to ask to
    be taught about prayer. (Lk 111)
  • Jesus prayed at His baptism in the beginning of
    His ministry. (Lk 321)
  • Jesus at times prayed all night. (Lk 612)

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We ought to always pray and not to lose heart.
  • Jesus example stimulated his apostles to ask to
    be taught about prayer. (Lk 111)
  • Jesus prayed at His baptism in the beginning of
    His ministry. (Lk 321)
  • Jesus at times prayed all night. (Lk 612)
  • Jesus prayed three times in the course of one
    hour. (Mt 2636-44)

123
We ought to always pray and not to lose heart.
  • For many this kind of praying in unknown, why?

124
We ought to always pray and not to lose heart.
  • For many this kind of praying in unknown, why?
  • Because they fail to distinguish between public
    prayer and private prayer.

125
We ought to always pray and not to lose heart.
  • For many this kind of praying in unknown, why?
  • Because they fail to distinguish between public
    prayer and private prayer.
  • We should look at our motives and manners in a
    public prayer. (Mt 65-7)

126
We need to have a clearer view of the God that we
pray to
  • He is a God with a mighty hand but also a very
    gentle one.

127
We need to have a clearer view of the God that we
pray to
  • He is a God with a mighty hand but also a very
    gentle one.
  • The coming of the Messiah was a display of Gods
    mighty arm. (Isa 5210 531)

128
We need to have a clearer view of the God that we
pray to
  • He is a God with a mighty hand but also a very
    gentle one.
  • The coming of the Messiah was a display of Gods
    mighty arm. (Isa 5210 531)
  • That same hand will be used to nourish and
    protect us. (Isa 4010-11 421-3)

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We need to have a clearer view of the God that we
pray to
  • He is a God with a mighty hand but also a very
    gentle one.
  • The coming of the Messiah was a display of Gods
    mighty arm. (Isa 5210 531)
  • That same hand will be used to nourish and
    protect us. (Isa 4010-11 421-3)
  • Who do you feel comfortable in opening your heart
    to?

130
We need to have a clearer view of the God that we
pray to
  • What do you think God will do with your prayer?
    (Mt 77-11)

131
We need to have a clearer view of the God that we
pray to
  • What do you think God will do with your prayer?
    (Mt 77-11)
  • Are there things you have ceased asking God
    about? (Jas 42-3)

132
We need to have a clearer view of the God that we
pray to
  • What do you think God will do with your prayer?
    (Mt 77-11)
  • Are there things you have ceased asking God
    about? (Jas 42-3)
  • Do you know the impact that one prayer can have
    on your life and those precious to you?

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We need to have a clearer view of the God that we
pray to
  • What do you think God will do with your prayer?
    (Mt 77-11)
  • Are there things you have ceased asking God
    about? (Jas 42-3)
  • Do you know the impact that one prayer can have
    on your life and those precious to you?
  • We need more intercession in the church.
    (2 Cor 111 Col 42-4)

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We need to have a clearer view of the God that we
pray to
  • What do you think God will do with your prayer?
    (Mt 77-11)
  • Are there things you have ceased asking God
    about? (Jas 42-3)
  • Do you know the impact that one prayer can have
    on your life and those precious to you?
  • We need more intercession in the church.
    (2 Cor 111 Col 42-4)
  • Hezekiah also asked for help in prayer.
    (2 Kings 193-4)

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Where do you stand?
  • Deuteronomy 47 - 8 (NKJV)7For what great
    nation is there that has God so near to it, as
    the LORD our God is to us, for whatever reason we
    may call upon Him? 8And what great nation is
    there that has such statutes and righteous
    judgments as are in all this law which I set
    before you this day?

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Where do you stand?
  • Here is an interesting conversation between a
    Swedish peasant woman and her persistent visitor.
    "Does your son in America never send you any
    money?" was asked of a poverty-stricken old
    Swedish woman. "Never!" was the bitter answer "He
    writes often and speaks of sending money, but
    never a bit have I seen from him.

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Where do you stand?
  • I am getting old and poor and soon I must die or
    go to the poorhouse. Yet he is rich and
    prosperous. Such is the ingratitude of children!
  • Is there never anything in the letters?" asked
    the persistent visitor.
  • Oh, yes, he always sends pictures but I do not
    need pictures I need money."

138
Where do you stand?
  • "Have you saved those pictures?"
  • "They are all pasted on the wall in my bedroom.
    Would you like to see them?"
  • "Certainly," answered the visitor. When she
    looked into the bare little room she saw pasted
    on the walls a small fortune in American paper
    money.

139
Where do you stand?
  • She had a room full of money but she failed to
    see its value. The very presence of this gift
    suggested that someone loved her and cared for
    her though that one lived in another land.

140
I See the Suffering of Christ
  • He was hated by those He loved. (Mt 2437-38
    Lk 2334)
  • Jesus suffered greatly on the cross. (Lk
    2241-44 Heb 57-8)

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I See the Suffering of Christ
  • He was hated by those He loved. (Mt 2437-38
    Lk 2334)
  • Jesus suffered greatly on the cross. (Lk
    2241-44 Heb 57-8)
  • Did you see Him crucified? (Gal 31)

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I See the Unmerited Love of God
  • Why did Jesus have to die? (Isa
    534-5 2 Cor 521)

143
I See the Unmerited Love of God
  • Why did Jesus have to die? (Isa
    534-5 2 Cor 521)
  • Why the death on the cross? (Rom 56-8)

144
I See the Unmerited Love of God
  • Why did Jesus have to die? (Isa
    534-5 2 Cor 521)
  • Why the death on the cross? (Rom 56-8)
  • Gods love for me is individual and personal!

145
The Cross Shows Me How to Live
  • My view of life is radically changed. (Col 31-3
    Rom 66)

146
The Cross Shows Me How to Live
  • My view of life is radically changed. (Col 31-3
    Rom 66)
  • My view of physical things (2 Cor 89)

147
The Cross Shows Me How to Live
  • My view of life is radically changed. (Col 31-3
    Rom 66)
  • My view of physical things (2 Cor 89)
  • How I handle hurt (Lk 2334 Mt 1028 Eph
    431-32)

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The Cross Shows Me How to Live
  • My view of life is radically changed. (Col 31-3
    Rom 66)
  • My view of physical things (2 Cor 89)
  • How I handle hurt (Lk 2334 Mt 1028 Eph
    431-32)
  • The Cares of life (Mt 1322 Jn 1631-33)

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The Cross Shows Me How to Live
  • John 1632 through John 1633 (NKJV) 32Indeed the
    hour is coming, yes, has now come, that you will
    be scattered, each to his own, and will leave Me
    alone. And yet I am not alone, because the Father
    is with Me. 33These things I have spoken to you,
    that in Me you may have peace. In the world you
    will have tribulation but be of good cheer, I
    have overcome the world.

150
The Cross of Christ Will Move me to
  • Love His word. (1 Pt 21-3)

151
The Cross of Christ Will Move me to
  • Love His word. (1 Pt 21-3)
  • Love to teach the lost (Lk 1910)

152
The Cross of Christ Will Move me to
  • Love His word. (1 Pt 21-3)
  • Love to teach the lost (Lk 1910)
  • Love my brethren (1 Pt 122-23)

153
The Cross of Christ Will Move me to
  • Love His word. (1 Pt 21-3)
  • Love to teach the lost (Lk 1910)
  • Love my brethren (1 Pt 122-23)
  • Take a stand against false doctrine. (Gal 511
    612)

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How Do You View the Cross?
  • 2 Corinthians 134 (NKJV) 4For
    though He was crucified in weakness, yet He lives
    by the power of God. For we also are weak in Him,
    but we shall live with Him by the power of God
    toward you.

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How Do You View the Cross?
  • 1 Corinthians 123-24 (NKJV) 23but we
    preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a stumbling
    block and to the Greeks foolishness, 24but to
    those who are called, both Jews and Greeks,
    Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.

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