What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul Or what can a man

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• What good will it be for a man if he gains the
  whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a
  man give in exchange for his soul? Mt 1626

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• The value of the soul
• Things that can damage ours souls
• Things that help our souls grow

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Psalm 845-7

• Blessed are those whose strength is in you, who
  have set their hearts on pilgrimage. As they
  pass through the Valley of Baca, they make it a
  place of springs the autumn rains also cover it
  with pools. They go from strength to strength,
  till each appears before God in Zion."

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• We are on a road less travelled
• Sometimes we fall but get back up
• Sometimes we fall and are out of the picture for
  a while
• Maybe it is due to sin
• Maybe it is due to a tragedy where God doesnt
  make sense
• Our souls may need restoration and healing

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• Gods Word is truly Gods Word to mankind.
• 2 Tim 315 17All Scripture is God-breathed
  and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting
  and training in righteousness
• What about the multiple copies and translations
• Ben Hur written by Arthur Lou Wallis

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The value of the soul

• God said Let us make man in our image, in our
  likeness and let them rule over all the earth.
  So God created man in his own image, in the image
  of God he created him male and female he created
  them.
• Matthew 1211-12 He said to them, "If any of you
  has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the
  Sabbath, will you not take hold of it and lift it
  out? How much more valuable is a man than a
  sheep!

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• John 316 God so loved the world that he gave
  he only begotten son Jesus died for us.
• What good will it be for a man if he gains the
  whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a
  man give in exchange for his soul? Mt 1626

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Growing the Soul

• 1 Tim 48 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

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Things that damage the soul

• 1 Peter 211 says Dear friends, I urge you, as
  aliens and strangers in the world, to abstain
  from sinful desires, which war against your
  soul.
• Refusal to trust in God - self dependence.
• No nurturing of our souls. Neglect of basic
  spiritual disciplines.
• Incorrect Belief System

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Growing the Soul

• 1 Peter 41-3. Therefore, since Christ suffered
  in his body, arm yourselves also with the same
  attitude, because he who has suffered in his body
  is done with sin. As a result, he does not live
  the rest of his earthly life for evil human
  desires, but rather for the will of God.

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• Salvation is monergistic.
• For it is by grace you have been saved, through
  faith this not from yourselves, it is the gift
  of GodEp28
• Sanctification is synergistic.
• Evangelical theology is clear about the help of
  the Holy Spirit in the sanctification process.
• May the God of peace, who through the blood of
  the eternal covenant brought back from the dead
  our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep,
  equip you with everything good for doing his
  will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to
  him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for
  ever and ever. Heb 1320- 21

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Daily Quiet Time

• Daily in the Word.
• Saints that have gone before us emphasized this
• Daily Biblical prayer
• Drawing on the power and help of the Holy Spirit.
• Ephesians 117 I pray also that the eyes of your
  heart may be enlightened in order that you may
  know his incomparably great power for us who
  believe. That power is like the working of his
  mighty strength, which he exerted in Christ when
  he raised him from the dead and seated him at his
  right hand in the heavenly realms,

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Model of the Our Father Mt 69

• Praising and honoring God
• Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim you
  who walk in the light of your presence, O LORD.
  They rejoice in your name all day longthey exult
  in your righteousness. For you are their glory
  and strength, and by your favor you exalt our
  horn. Ps 8915
• He who offers thank offerings honors me and he
  prepares the way so that I may show him the
  salvation of God. Psalm 5023

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• Thy will be done intercession
• Daily Provision trust

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• Repentance and Forgiveness
• Sorry Time
• Confession Bonhoeffer
• Book of Common Prayer
• Avoiding Temptation intercession

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Conspiracy of Loving Kindness

• Wherever you go, preach the gospel, and if you
  must, use words St. Francis of Assisi
• Chi Alpha Potluck
• Russian Car Driver
• Street Parking

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Exercise of Faith

• Trusting in God and exercising Faith causes our
  souls to grow.
• Then Jesus said to his disciples "Therefore I
  tell you, do not worry about your life, what you
  will eat or about your body, what you will wear.
  Life is more than food, and the body more than
  clothes. Consider the ravens They do not sow or
  reap, they have no storeroom or barn yet God
  feeds them. And how much more valuable you are
  than birds Lk 1222
• George Muellers motive for founding the Bristol
  Orphanages.

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Summary

• God values you so much. His love for you is
  immense
• We can take steps to cause our souls to grow
  through the help of the Holy Spirit.
• Be willing to suffer redemptively.
• Be aware of things that damage the soul