Attitude

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Attitude

• Spirit
• Ro.815-16, three ways
• 2 Co.1218, same spirit?
• Ga.61 (1 Co.421)
• Mind
• Ro.122, control of thoughts
• 2 Co.105, take captive

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I Attitude Toward Worship, Jn.423-24

• Spiritual worship offers the soul
• Some come for wrong reasons
• Refreshment
• Entertainment
• Worship too long, too boring
• Reaction focus on worshipper
• Necessity (Mt.158)

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Externals vs Internals . . . Right reasons

• Preaching. Lk.1948
• Giving. 2 Co.812, 19 95
• Lords supper. 1 Co.1128
• Prayer. 1 Co.1415
• Singing. 1 Co.1415

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I Attitude Toward WorshipII Attitude Toward
Word

• Jer.1120
• Jer.34
• Jer.31
• Hb.810 1016

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Ac.1711

• Shows love of truth, love of soul, desire to be
  saved
• Search for truth, hear truth, learn truth, love
  truth, speak the truth, hold the truth, defend
  the truth till death (Jan Hus)

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How important is truth?

• It is no mere accident that the only passage
  where the anathema is pro-nounced against
  specific persons is concerned with heretical
  teachers False doctrine corrupts the life of
  the Church at its source, and that is why
  doctrinal sin is more serious than moral.  Those
  who rob the Church of the gospel deserve the
  ultimate penalty, whereas those who fail in
  morality have the gospel there to help them (The
  Cost Of Discipleship, Bonhoeffer)

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Phil.25, 8

• We share His attitude
• Obedient to death (8)
• Think His thoughts after Him

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I Attitude Toward Worship II Attitude
Toward WordIII Attitude Toward Wickedness

• Ac.142, poison
• Ro.128, debased
• Ro.85-7, carnal mindset
• Ep.417, futility
• Hb.19, love-hate
• Am.515 Mic.32

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Worldly people pursue sin . . .

• Sin is . . .
• Against God, Ps.514
• My fault, Ps.514

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Worship Word Wickedness IV Attitude
Toward Work

• Neh.46 (615)
• Ps.1103, volunteers
• No one has to push them
• Not trying just to get by, Job 1920
• Not just afraid of Judgment

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Ask not . . .

• A renewed mind can show a new and improved
  attitude toward worship, Word, wickedness, and
  work