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• Then, the same day at evening, being the first
  day of the week, when the doors were shut where
  the disciples were assembled, for fear of the
  Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said
  to them, "Peace be with you."

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• Then, the same day at evening, being the first
  day of the week, when the doors were shut where
  the disciples were assembled, for fear of the
  Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said
  to them, "Peace be with you." When He had said
  this, He showed them His hands and His side.

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• Then, the same day at evening, being the first
  day of the week, when the doors were shut where
  the disciples were assembled, for fear of the
  Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said
  to them, "Peace be with you." When He had said
  this, He showed them His hands and His side. Then
  the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord.

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• Then, the same day at evening, being the first
  day of the week, when the doors were shut where
  the disciples were assembled, for fear of the
  Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said
  to them, "Peace be with you." When He had said
  this, He showed them His hands and His side. Then
  the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord.
  So Jesus said to them again, "Peace to you! As
  the Father has sent Me, I also send you."

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• Then, the same day at evening, being the first
  day of the week, when the doors were shut where
  the disciples were assembled, for fear of the
  Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said
  to them, "Peace be with you." When He had said
  this, He showed them His hands and His side. Then
  the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord.
  So Jesus said to them again, "Peace to you! As
  the Father has sent Me, I also send you." And
  when He had said this, He breathed on them, and
  said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit.

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• Then, the same day at evening, being the first
  day of the week, when the doors were shut where
  the disciples were assembled, for fear of the
  Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said
  to them, "Peace be with you." When He had said
  this, He showed them His hands and His side. Then
  the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord.
  So Jesus said to them again, "Peace to you! As
  the Father has sent Me, I also send you." And
  when He had said this, He breathed on them, and
  said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you
  forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them
  if you retain the sins of any, they are retained."

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• Then, the same day at evening, being the first
  day of the week, when the doors were shut where
  the disciples were assembled, for fear of the
  Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said
  to them, "Peace be with you." When He had said
  this, He showed them His hands and His side. Then
  the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord.
  So Jesus said to them again, "Peace to you! As
  the Father has sent Me, I also send you." And
  when He had said this, He breathed on them, and
  said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you
  forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them
  if you retain the sins of any, they are
  retained." Now Thomas, called the Twin, one of
  the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came.

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• Then, the same day at evening, being the first
  day of the week, when the doors were shut where
  the disciples were assembled, for fear of the
  Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said
  to them, "Peace be with you." When He had said
  this, He showed them His hands and His side. Then
  the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord.
  So Jesus said to them again, "Peace to you! As
  the Father has sent Me, I also send you." And
  when He had said this, He breathed on them, and
  said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you
  forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them
  if you retain the sins of any, they are
  retained." Now Thomas, called the Twin, one of
  the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came.
  (John 2019-24)

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• Now as they said these things, Jesus Himself
  stood in the midst of them, and said to them,
  "Peace to you."

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• Now as they said these things, Jesus Himself
  stood in the midst of them, and said to them,
  "Peace to you." But they were terrified and
  frightened, and supposed they had seen a spirit.

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• Now as they said these things, Jesus Himself
  stood in the midst of them, and said to them,
  "Peace to you." But they were terrified and
  frightened, and supposed they had seen a spirit.
  And He said to them, "Why are you troubled?

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• Now as they said these things, Jesus Himself
  stood in the midst of them, and said to them,
  "Peace to you." But they were terrified and
  frightened, and supposed they had seen a spirit.
  And He said to them, "Why are you troubled? And
  why do doubts arise in your hearts?

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• Now as they said these things, Jesus Himself
  stood in the midst of them, and said to them,
  "Peace to you." But they were terrified and
  frightened, and supposed they had seen a spirit.
  And He said to them, "Why are you troubled? And
  why do doubts arise in your hearts? Behold My
  hands and My feet, that it is I Myself. Handle Me
  and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and
  bones as you see I have."

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• Now as they said these things, Jesus Himself
  stood in the midst of them, and said to them,
  "Peace to you." But they were terrified and
  frightened, and supposed they had seen a spirit.
  And He said to them, "Why are you troubled? And
  why do doubts arise in your hearts? Behold My
  hands and My feet, that it is I Myself. Handle Me
  and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and
  bones as you see I have." When He had said this,
  He showed them His hands and His feet.

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• Now as they said these things, Jesus Himself
  stood in the midst of them, and said to them,
  "Peace to you." But they were terrified and
  frightened, and supposed they had seen a spirit.
  And He said to them, "Why are you troubled? And
  why do doubts arise in your hearts? Behold My
  hands and My feet, that it is I Myself. Handle Me
  and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and
  bones as you see I have." When He had said this,
  He showed them His hands and His feet. But while
  they still did not believe for joy, and marveled,
  He said to them, "Have you any food here?"

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• Now as they said these things, Jesus Himself
  stood in the midst of them, and said to them,
  "Peace to you." But they were terrified and
  frightened, and supposed they had seen a spirit.
  And He said to them, "Why are you troubled? And
  why do doubts arise in your hearts? Behold My
  hands and My feet, that it is I Myself. Handle Me
  and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and
  bones as you see I have." When He had said this,
  He showed them His hands and His feet. But while
  they still did not believe for joy, and marveled,
  He said to them, "Have you any food here?" So
  they gave Him a piece of a broiled fish and some
  honeycomb.

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• Now as they said these things, Jesus Himself
  stood in the midst of them, and said to them,
  "Peace to you." But they were terrified and
  frightened, and supposed they had seen a spirit.
  And He said to them, "Why are you troubled? And
  why do doubts arise in your hearts? Behold My
  hands and My feet, that it is I Myself. Handle Me
  and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and
  bones as you see I have." When He had said this,
  He showed them His hands and His feet. But while
  they still did not believe for joy, and marveled,
  He said to them, "Have you any food here?" So
  they gave Him a piece of a broiled fish and some
  honeycomb. And He took it and ate in their
  presence.

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• Then He said to them, "These are the words which
  I spoke to you while I was still with you, that
  all things must be fulfilled which were written
  in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the
  Psalms concerning Me."

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• Then He said to them, "These are the words which
  I spoke to you while I was still with you, that
  all things must be fulfilled which were written
  in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the
  Psalms concerning Me." And He opened their
  understanding, that they might comprehend the
  Scriptures.

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• Then He said to them, "These are the words which
  I spoke to you while I was still with you, that
  all things must be fulfilled which were written
  in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the
  Psalms concerning Me." And He opened their
  understanding, that they might comprehend the
  Scriptures. Then He said to them, "Thus it is
  written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ
  to suffer and to rise from the dead the third
  day, and that repentance and remission of sins
  should be preached in His name to all nations,
  beginning at Jerusalem.

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• Then He said to them, "These are the words which
  I spoke to you while I was still with you, that
  all things must be fulfilled which were written
  in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the
  Psalms concerning Me." And He opened their
  understanding, that they might comprehend the
  Scriptures. Then He said to them, "Thus it is
  written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ
  to suffer and to rise from the dead the third
  day, and that repentance and remission of sins
  should be preached in His name to all nations,
  beginning at Jerusalem. And you are witnesses of
  these things. Behold, I send the Promise of My
  Father upon you but tarry in the city of
  Jerusalem until you are endued with power from on
  high." (Luke 2436-49)

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What Thomas Missed

• Fellowship with his brethren, who could have
  encouraged him.
  
• Hearing the words, "Peace be with you."
• Hearing the words, "As the Father has sent Me, I
  also send you."
  
• Having his understanding "opened...that he
  might comprehend the Scriptures."

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What Thomas Missed

• Having Jesus breathe on him.
• Being told to "Receive the Holy Spirit."
• Being told, "If you forgive the sins of any, they
  are forgiven them if you retain the sins of any,
  they are retained."
  
• An opportunity to see Jesus with his own eyes and
  have his doubts erased, instead of spending
  another week in continued disbelief.

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The Empty Pew

• Not the pew that is empty due to
• Physical sickness
• Injury
• Travel
• Unforeseen circumstances

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The Empty Pew

• The pew that is empty due to
• Spiritual sickness
• Lukewarmness
• Full-blown apostasy

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The Empty Pew

• The pew that is empty due to someone, in effect,
  saying

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The Empty Pew

• The pew that is empty due to someone, in effect,
  saying I have more important things to do than
  to assemble with the saints.

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The Empty Pew

• The pew that is empty

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The Empty Pew

• The pew that is empty, not because someones
  plans to be sitting in it backfired

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The Empty Pew

• The pew that is empty, not because someones
  plans to be sitting in it backfired, but because
  someone simply did not plan to be sitting in it!

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The Empty Pew

• ...does not sing!
• ...does not pray!
• ...does not edify!
• ...does not teach or exhort!
• But the empty pew is not silent!
• In fact, the empty pew...

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The Empty Pew

• SHOUTS a great deal about the quality of some of
  the Lords people and some of the Lords
  churches!

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A Discouragement to Gospel Preachers!

• Elijah went through a period of great
  discouragement when he felt betrayed by others.

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A Discouragement to Gospel Preachers!

• And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done,
  also how he had executed all the prophets with
  the sword. Then Jezebel sent a messenger to
  Elijah, saying, "So let the gods do to me, and
  more also, if I do not make your life as the life
  of one of them by tomorrow about this time." And
  when he saw that, he arose and ran for his life,
  and went to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah,
  and left his servant there.

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A Discouragement to Gospel Preachers!

• But he himself went a day's journey into the
  wilderness, and came and sat down under a broom
  tree. And he prayed that he might die, and said,
  "It is enough! Now, Lord, take my life, for I am
  no better than my fathers!" Then as he lay and
  slept under a broom tree, suddenly an angel
  touched him, and said to him, "Arise and eat."
  Then he looked, and there by his head was a cake
  baked on coals, and a jar of water.

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A Discouragement to Gospel Preachers!

• So he ate and drank, and lay down again. And the
  angel of the Lord came back the second time, and
  touched him, and said, "Arise and eat, because
  the journey is too great for you." So he arose,
  and ate and drank and he went in the strength of
  that food forty days and forty nights as far as
  Horeb, the mountain of God.

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A Discouragement to Gospel Preachers!

• And there he went into a cave, and spent the
  night in that place and behold, the word of the
  Lord came to him, and He said to him, "What are
  you doing here, Elijah?" So he said, "I have been
  very zealous for the Lord God of hosts for the
  children of Israel have forsaken Your covenant,
  torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets
  with the sword. I alone am left and they seek to
  take my life." (1 Kings 191-10)

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A Discouragement to Gospel Preachers!

• This is how a gospel preacher feels when he sees
  empty pews where members should be sitting.

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A Discouragement to Gospel Preachers!

• Gospel preachers have a right to feel a sense of
  betrayal when those who are supposed to be
  Christians intentionally and willfully neglect
  the worship of the Lord and the support of
  faithful gospel preaching.

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A Discouragement to Gospel Preachers!

• Be diligent to come to me quickly for Demas
  has forsaken me, having loved this present world,
  and has departed for Thessalonica--Crescens for
  Galatia, Titus for Dalmatia. Only Luke is with
  me. Get Mark and bring him with you, for he is
  useful to me for ministry.... At my first defense
  no one stood with me, but all forsook me. May it
  not be charged against them. (2 Tim. 49-11, 16)

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A Discouragement toGospel Preachers!

• Be diligent to come to me quickly for Demas
  has forsaken me, having loved this present world,
  and has departed for Thessalonica--Crescens for
  Galatia, Titus for Dalmatia. Only Luke is with
  me. Get Mark and bring him with you, for he is
  useful to me for ministry.... At my first defense
  no one stood with me, but all forsook me. May it
  not be charged against them. (2 Tim. 49-11, 16).

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A Discouragement toPotential Converts!

• It is a serious enough matter to neglect and
  reject the gospel of Jesus Christ for oneself.

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A Discouragement to Potential Converts!

• Therefore we must give the more earnest heed to
  the things we have heard, lest we drift away. For
  if the word spoken through angels proved
  steadfast, and every transgression and
  disobedience received a just reward, how shall we
  escape if we neglect so great a salvation, which
  at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and
  was confirmed to us by those who heard Him.
  (Heb. 21-3)

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A Discouragement to Potential Converts!

• It is even more serious to cause others to
  neglect and reject it.

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A Discouragement to Potential Converts!

• Then He said to the disciples, "It is impossible
  that no offenses should come, but woe to him
  through whom they do come! It would be better for
  him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and
  he were thrown into the sea, than that he should
  offend one of these little ones." (Luke 171-2)

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A Discouragement to Potential Converts!

• The child of God who chooses not to assemble is
  not only neglecting and rejecting the great
  salvation that is in Christ Jesus, but is also
  causing others to do so, by his/her influence.

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A Discouragement to Potential Converts!

• So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went
  down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to
  Cyprus. And when they arrived in Salamis, they
  preached the word of God in the synagogues of the
  Jews. They also had John as their assistant. Now
  when they had gone through the island to Paphos,
  they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a
  Jew whose name was Bar-Jesus, who was with the
  proconsul, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man.

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A Discouragement to Potential Converts!

• This man called for Barnabas and Saul and sought
  to hear the word of God. But Elymas the sorcerer
  (for so his name is translated) withstood them,
  seeking to turn the proconsul away from the
  faith. Then Saul, who also is called Paul, filled
  with the Holy Spirit, looked intently at him and
  said,

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A Discouragement to Potential Converts!

• "O full of all deceit and all fraud, you son of
  the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, will
  you not cease perverting the straight ways of the
  Lord? And now, indeed, the hand of the Lord is
  upon you, and you shall be blind, not seeing the
  sun for a time."

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A Discouragement to Potential Converts!

• And immediately a dark mist fell on him, and he
  went around seeking someone to lead him by the
  hand. Then the proconsul believed, when he saw
  what had been done, being astonished at the
  teaching of the Lord. (Acts 134-12)

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A Discouragement to Potential Converts!

• The empty pew will not and cannot have a positive
  influence on the lost.

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A Discouragement to Potential Converts!

• "Let your light so shine before men, that they
  may see your good works and glorify your Father
  in heaven." (Matt. 516)

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A Discouragement to Potential Converts!

• The empty pew says to the non-Christian,

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A Discouragement to Potential Converts!

• The empty pew says to the non-Christian, It is
  not really all that important to do what the
  Bible says.

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A Discouragement to Other Members!

• It reflects indifference and lack of concern for
  spiritual goals.

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A Discouragement to Other Members!

• And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some
  prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and
  teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the
  work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of
  Christ, till we all come to the unity of the
  faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to
  a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of
  the fullness of Christ that we should no longer
  be children, tossed to and fro and carried about
  with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery...

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A Discouragement to Other Members!

• ... of men, in the cunning craftiness of
  deceitful plotting, but, speaking the truth in
  love, may grow up in all things into Him who is
  the head--Christ-- from whom the whole body,
  joined and knit together by what every joint
  supplies, according to the effective working by
  which every part does its share, causes growth of
  the body for the edifying of itself in love.
  (Eph. 411-16)

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A Discouragement to Other Members!

• Surely our goals in assembling together for the
  worship of God are the highest.
  
• Why do we assemble?
• Why are you here today?

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A Discouragement to Other Members!

• Are you here to edify and to be edified?
• The empty pew says

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A Discouragement to Other Members!

• Are you here to edify and to be edified?
• The empty pew says I dont want to edify or to
  be edified!
  
• Are you here because you want to grow
  spiritually?
  
• The empty pew says

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A Discouragement to Other Members!

• Are you here to edify and to be edified?
• The empty pew says I dont want to edify or to
  be edified!
  
• Are you here because you want to grow
  spiritually?
  
• The empty pew says I dont needor dont
  wantto develop myself spiritually!"

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A Discouragement to Other Members!

• Are you here out of concern for the body of
  Christ?
  
• The empty pew says

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A Discouragement to Other Members!

• Are you here out of concern for the body of
  Christ?
  
• The empty pew says I am not concerned for the
  church!
  
• Are you here because you want to prepare yourself
  to help save the lost?
  
• The empty pew says

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A Discouragement to Other Members!

• Are you here out of concern for the body of
  Christ?
  
• The empty pew says I am not concerned for the
  church!
  
• Are you here because you want to prepare yourself
  to help save the lost?
  
• The empty pew says I am not concerned about the
  saving of a soul!

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A Discouragement to Other Members!

• Are you here because you want to go to heaven?
• The empty pew says

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A Discouragement to Other Members!

• Are you here because you want to go to heaven?
• The empty pew says I dont know for sure that I
  even want to go to heaven!

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A Discouragement to Other Members!

• It reflects an unwillingness to sacrifice!
• There are five basic attitudes toward sacrifice.

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A Discouragement to Other Members!

• Then the king said to Araunah, "No, but I will
  surely buy it from you for a price nor will I
  offer burnt offerings to the Lord my God with
  that which costs me nothing." So David bought the
  threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of
  silver. (2 Sam. 2424)

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A Discouragement to Other Members!

• It reflects an unwillingness to sacrifice!
• There are five basic attitudes toward sacrifice.
  
  
• I will not sacrifice.

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A Discouragement to Other Members!

• It reflects an unwillingness to sacrifice!
• There are five basic attitudes toward sacrifice.
  
  
• I will not sacrifice unto the Lord my God.

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A Discouragement to Other Members!

• It reflects an unwillingness to sacrifice!
• There are five basic attitudes toward sacrifice.
  
  
• I will not sacrifice unto the Lord my God that
  which costs.

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A Discouragement to Other Members!

• It reflects an unwillingness to sacrifice!
• There are five basic attitudes toward sacrifice.
  
  
• I will not sacrifice unto the Lord my God that
  which costs me.

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A Discouragement to Other Members!

• It reflects an unwillingness to sacrifice!
• There are five basic attitudes toward sacrifice.
  
  
• I will not sacrifice unto the Lord my God that
  which costs me nothing.

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A Discouragement to Other Members!

• It reflects an unwillingness to sacrifice!
• There are five basic attitudes toward sacrifice.
  
  
• I will not sacrifice unto the Lord my God that
  which costs me nothing.
  
• Some will only sacrifice that which they cannot
  use for anything else.

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A Discouragement to Other Members!

• We all could be doing other things than attending
  a gospel meeting this week.
  
• Unfortunately, there are probably some who will
  be doing other things.
  
• Thus, their pews will be empty.
• They will be saying Sorry, God, but I have
  something more important to do.

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An Encouragement to the Devil!

• Satan wants us to be lost!

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An Encouragement to the Devil!

• Be sober, be vigilant because your adversary the
  devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking
  whom he may devour. (1 Peter 58)

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An Encouragement to the Devil!

• Satan wants us to be lost.
• The empty pew encourages him in his efforts to
  keep and/or pull people away from God.

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An Encouragement to the Devil!

• Satan and his ministers have many wiles,
  schemes or fiery darts with which they would
  take advantage of us.

80
An Encouragement to the Devil!

• Now whom you forgive anything, I also forgive.
  For if indeed I have forgiven anything, I have
  forgiven that one for your sakes in the presence
  of Christ, lest Satan should take advantage of
  us for we are not ignorant of his devices. (2
  Cor. 210-11)
• But I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived
  Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be
  corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.
  (2 Cor. 113)

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An Encouragement to the Devil!

• Satan and his ministers have many wiles,
  schemes or fiery darts with which they would
  take advantage of us.
  
• The person who would be sitting in the empty pew
  is telling Satan, as it were

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An Encouragement to the Devil!

• Satan and his ministers have many wiles,
  schemes or fiery darts with which they would
  take advantage of us.
  
• The person who would be sitting in the empty pew
  is telling Satan, as it were You wont need
  those with me.

83
An Encouragement to the Devil!

• God has given to us all the armor we need to
  stand against Satan.

84
An Encouragement to the Devil!

• Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and
  in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor
  of God, that you may be able to stand against the
  wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against
  flesh and blood, but against principalities,
  against powers, against the rulers of the
  darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of
  wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore take
  up the whole...

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An Encouragement to the Devil!

• ...armor of God, that you may be able to
  withstand in the evil day, and having done all,
  to stand. Stand therefore, having girded your
  waist with truth, having put on the breastplate
  of righteousness, and having shod your feet with
  the preparation of the gospel of peace above
  all, taking the shield of faith with which you
  will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the
  wicked one. And take the...

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An Encouragement to the Devil!

• ...helmet of salvation, and the sword of the
  Spirit, which is the word of God praying always
  with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit,
  being watchful to this end with all perseverance
  and supplication for all the saints. (Eph.
  610-18)

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An Encouragement to the Devil!

• God has given to us all the armor we need to
  stand against Satan.
  
• The person who would be sitting in the empty pew
  has either never taken up the armor of God or he
  has long since put it aside.

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An Encouragement to the Devil!

• If Satan had a trophy case,

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An Encouragement to the Devil!

• If Satan had a trophy case, I imagine the empty
  pew would be in the most prominent position.

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An Encouragement to the Devil!

• If Satan had a trophy case, I imagine the empty
  pew would be in the most prominent position.
  
• Every time your pew is empty

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An Encouragement to the Devil!

• If Satan had a trophy case, I imagine the empty
  pew would be in the most prominent position.
  
• Every time your pew is empty, when it need not be

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An Encouragement to the Devil!

• If Satan had a trophy case, I imagine the empty
  pew would be in the most prominent position.
  
• Every time your pew is empty, when it need not
  be, it represents a victory of Satan.

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A Harbinger ofLost Souls!

• The empty pew doesnt make an audible sound.
• But if it did, that sound would probably be the
  wailing and gnashing of teeth.

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A Harbinger ofLost Souls!

• "And do not fear those who kill the body but
  cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is
  able to destroy both soul and body in hell."
  (Matt. 1028)

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A Harbinger ofLost Souls!

• "And do not fear those who kill the body but
  cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is
  able to destroy both soul and body in hell."
  (Matt. 1028) "But the sons of the kingdom will
  be cast out into outer darkness. There will be
  weeping and gnashing of teeth." (Matt. 812)

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A Harbinger ofLost Souls!

• "And do not fear those who kill the body but
  cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is
  able to destroy both soul and body in hell."
  (Matt. 1028) "But the sons of the kingdom will
  be cast out into outer darkness. There will be
  weeping and gnashing of teeth." (Matt. 812)
  "'And cast the unprofitable servant into the
  outer darkness. There will be weeping and
  gnashing of teeth.'" (Matt. 2530)

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A Harbinger ofLost Souls!

• Heaven is a prepared place for a prepared people.
  
  
• Those who could have filled an empty pew will be
  lost eternally,

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A Harbinger ofLost Souls!

• Heaven is a prepared place for a prepared people.
  
  
• Those who could have filled an empty pew will be
  lost eternally, not because their pews were
  empty,

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A Harbinger ofLost Souls!

• Heaven is a prepared place for a prepared people.
  
  
• Those who could have filled an empty pew will be
  lost eternally, not because their pews were
  empty, but because they failed to prepare
  themselves for heaven.

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A Harbinger ofLost Souls!

• Surely, no one wants themselves or anyone else to
  be lost for any reason.
  
• But wouldnt it be sad if you were lost

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A Harbinger ofLost Souls!

• Surely, no one wants themselves or anyone else to
  be lost for any reason.
  
• But wouldnt it be sad if you were lost simply
  because you were so disinterested in preparing
  yourself for heaven

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A Harbinger ofLost Souls!

• Surely, no one wants themselves or anyone else to
  be lost for any reason.
  
• But wouldnt it be sad if you were lost simply
  because you were so disinterested in preparing
  yourself for heaven that your pew was
  unjustifiably empty much of the time?