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SEEKI
NGGODSTUDY
PURPOSE

Se
eki
ngGo
disast
ud
ytocl
ar
i
fywha
ti
tta
ke
stopur
s
uearel
at
i
ons
hi
pwit
hGo
d.Whi
leth
iss
tu
dywil
lc
le
aru
pmany
mi
sc
once
pt
io
ns,
i
tca
nli
k
ewi
sep
rov
id
egr
ea
ti
ns
pir
at
i
onf
oro
neto
whol
eh
ear
t
edl
ys
eeko
urLor
dan
dGod
.I
nso
meca
ses
,y
ou
mayn
eedt
osh
ar
eth
eses
cr
i
pt
ure
swi
thas
ee
ker
whoha
sbe
comec
ompl
ac
en
tal
on
gthe
pathi
nhi
s/
her
se
arc
h.

SCRI
PTURES

Mat
the
w7:7,
Matt
hew7:
13-
14Oneo
ft
hegr
ea
tpr
omi
se
sof
th
ebi
bl
e:
ev
er
yo
newh
ose
eks
fi
nd
s!
Pl
us
,o
neof
th
egr
eat
war
ni
ngs
int
heb
ib
le
:o
nly
afe
wwil
lf
i
nd.
Q:I
fo
nl
yaf
ewfi
ndG
od,
th
enh
owman
yac
tua
ll
ys
ee
kHi
m?

L
uke13:
22-
30Yes
,o
nl
yaf
ewwil
lbes
av
e d
;t
her
ef
or
e,
makee
ver
yef
f
ort
tos
ee
k.
Tho
sewhos
i
mpl
y‘
tr
y’
wi
ll
be
c
au
ghtof
fg
uar
dbyt
he
ir
re
je
cti
onf
ro
mtheki
ngd
omofG
od.
Q
:H o
wcany
oumak
eev
er
yef
fo
rtt
os
eek
Him?(T
he
see
ff
or
ts
sho
ul
dhel
pd
eve
lo
pan
din
cr
eas
ey
our
fa
it
hi
nJ
es
us
.)
Q
:Wh y
isi
t
soda
nge
ro
ust
os
impl
y‘
tr
y?
’

Mat
the
w6:25
-33Th
egr
eat
es
te
nemyof
bes
ti
sgo
od.
Q:Wh
atgo
odt
hi
ngs
ca
ndi
st
ra
ct
youf
r
omse
eki
ngG
odas
you
rf
ir
s
tpr
i
ori
t
y?
Q:Wh
atc
han
ges
must
you
makei
no
rde
rt
omak
eGod
’s
ki
ngd
omand
ri
ght
eo
us
ne
ss
you
rt
opp
ri
or
i
ty
?

Mat
the
w1 3
:44
-46Fi
nd
ingGo
dis
li
ke
fi
ndi
nga
gre
att
r
eas
ur
eora
val
ua
bl
epe
ar
l.
Q:I
si
taj
oy
fo
ryo
utos
ac
ri
f
ic
e e
ve
ry
th
in
gine
xc
han
gef
or
God’
s
gra
ce
?
Q:D
oyour
ea
ll
yu
nder
s
tan
dandbe
l
ie
vet
het
r
adeo
ff
?

A
cts
8:2
6-4
0Here
’
sane
xampl
eofas
ee
ker
whohu
mbly
put
sGo
dfi
r
st
,t
hus
fi
ndi
ngH
imandf
i
ndi
ngg
re
atj
oy
.
T
ak
enot
et
hatt
heE
th
iop
ia
nEun
uchwas
:abu
syma
n,a
manwhon
eed
edadi
s
ci
pl
e’
sh
elpt
ose
ekG
od,
amanwho
use
d
t
heb
ib
lea
shi
sgu
id
etof
i
ndi
ngGo
d ,
amanwhowa
sea
ger
tob
eba
pt
iz
ed.

A
ddi
t
ion
alS
cr
ipt
ur
es:Ac
ts
17:
10
-1
1;J
er
emi
ah29
:1
0-
13
;De
ut
er
on
omy
4:
28
-3
1;D
ani
e
l9:
3;H
ebr
ews
11:
6;
1
Ti
mot
hy4
:7
-8
;Act
s1
7:2
2-
27;2C
hr
oni
c
le
s15
:1
-4

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PURPOSE

F
ai
thc
omes
fr
omhea
ri
ngt
hemes
sa
ge,
andt
hemes
sag
eis
hea
rdt
hr
ought
hewor
dof
Chr
i
st(
Ro
mans
10:
17)
.
Thus
,t
hea
im
o
fs
tud
yi
ngth
eWor
dofGo
dist
ohe
lpa
seek
erb
ui
ldf
ai
thi
nJe
sus
.On
emusta
cc
ept
theb
ib
lea
st
heo
netr
ues
ta
ndar
d(
vs.
f
ee
li
ng
s,e
xpe
ri
en
ce
s,
peer
s
’op
in
io
ns
,or
fa
mil
ytr
adi
ti
on
s)b
ywhi
cht
ol
iv
e l
i
fe
ifo
nei
st
okno
wtr
ues
al
va
ti
onf
ro
mJes
us.

SCRI
PTURES

2Ti
mothy3:
16-
17Th
ebi
bl
e i
sh
ig
hl
yus
efu
l;
us
eit
tot
ra
i
ninr
i
ght
eo
us
nes
s.
Q:Hav
eyout
r
ai
nedf
or
any
th
ingi
nl
i
fe
?
Q:What
pri
nc
ip
le
sof
tr
ai
ni
nge
nsu
res
uc
ce
ss
?
Th
ebi
bl
ethor
ou
ghl
yeq
ui
psus
;thu
s,
it
is
al
lwene
edt
ose
ekar
i
ght
eo
usl
i
fe
fi
ll
edwi
t
hev
er
ygo
odwo
rk
.Ma
n’
s
t
rad
it
i
onsca
nno
ti
mpro
vet
heWor
dasi
te
qui
ps
andgu
id
esu
s.
H
ebr
ews4:
12-
13Int
hef
i
nal
anal
y
si
s,
wewil
lg
iv
eaf
ul
lac
co
unt
i
ngt
oGo
d.
Wewo
n’
tb
eab
let
ohi
dea
nyt
hi
ngf
r
om
H
im.
Q
:Thu
s,
whyi
si
tso
impo
rt
ant
toa
ppl
yt
heWor
dt
oour
li
f
eno
w?
Q
:Whatc
ant
heWor
ddo
?
Q
:Howdo
esp
enet
r
ati
ng
powe
rof
the
Wor
d b
ene
fi
tu
s?
1Ti
mot
hy4:
15-
16Lif
ean
ddoc
tr
i
near
ebo
thi
mpor
ta
nt
.
Q:Wha
ti
sth
ere
su
lt
ofn
egl
e
ct
in
gone
orb
oth
?
Q:Wha
ti
sth
ere
su
lt
ofp
er
se
ver
i
ngi
nbo
th?
Di
sc
us
spr
i
nci
pl
es
ofb
ib
les
tu
dyt
hat
wil
lp
ro
duce
cor
r
ect
doc
tr
i
ne.
Sug
ges
twa
yst
opu
tt
heb
ib
le
’
ste
ac
hi
ngi
nt
opr
ac
ti
c
e.
J
ohn8:
31-
32
Q
:H o
ware
the
sep
ar
ti
cu
la
rJ
ewsd
es
cr
i
bed
?
Q
:Isb
el
ie
fs
uff
i
ci
en
ti
fi
ti
sno
tac
co
mpa
ni
edb
yob
edi
e
nce
?
Q
:Wh oa
re
rea
ll
yJ
es
us
’di
s
ci
pl
es
?
Q
:H o
wwil
ly
oukn
owth
etr
ut
h?
Q
:H o
wwil
ly
oube
set
fr
ee
?
J
ohn1
2:4
7-4
8Ta
ken
ote
ofJ
es
us
’p
ur
pos
ef
orc
omi
ngt
oyo
u.
Th
eWo
rdwi
l
lj
ud
geu
si
fwe
rej
ec
ti
t.
Rej
ec
ti
ngt
heWo
rd
i
se
qua
te
dwit
hr
ej
ec
ti
ono
fJ
es
usa
ndhi
ss
al
va
ti
on
.
A
cts
17:
10-
11Ano
bl
ere
sp
onse
toGo
d’
sWor
di
sanea
gere
xa
mina
ti
ono
fi
te
ve
ry
day
!T
hi
si
sag
re
atc
ha
ll
en
get
oi
ss
ue
t
oan
yse
ek
er
!Su
gge
sts
t
udyi
ngag
os
pel
thi
swe
ekto
knowJe
su
sbet
t
er.

A
ddi
ti
ona
lSc
rip
tur
es:J
ohn7:
17
;Mat
t
hew13
:1
-2
3;2Pe
te
r3:
16
;Mark7
:6-
9;Jo
hn8:
31
-32
;Ja
mes1:
22
-25
;
2
Ti
mot
hy2:
15
;1 T
hes
sal
on
ia
ns2
:1
3;P
sa
lms1
19:
60
;2Ti
mot
hy4
:2
-3;Ez
ek
iel
33:
30
-3
3;Ju
de3;
1Cor
i
nt
hia
ns4
:4
;
2
Pet
er
1:
19-
21;Pr
ov
er
bs3:
5;Pr
ov
er
bs
14:
12
;Pr
ove
rb
s16
:2
;Pr
ove
rbs2
8:
26;Pr
ov
erb
s30
:5
-6
;Pro
ve
rbs
28:
9

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NGJ
ESUSSTUDY
PURPOSE

Th
eApos
tl
eP au
l’
sg
reat
desi
r
ewa st
okno
wJesu
san
dthepowe
rof
His
res
ur
rec
ti
on(
Phi
li
ppi
an
s3:1
0)
.Li
k
ewis
e,
hepr
ay
s
t
hatG
odma ygi
veusth
ewis
d o
ms ot
hatwemayk
nowH i
mbet
te
r(
Ephe
si
ans1
:17
).F
ewpeop
les
eek
in
garel
a
ti
ons
hi
p
wi
thJ
esus
h av
eanacc
ura
tepi
ct
ureofH
im.Be
fo
reo
necanembr
ac
etr
uedi
sc
i
pl
eshi
p,
heorsh
emustf
i
rs
tkn
ow,r
es
pec
t,
ev
enl
ovet
he mant
obefo
ll
owed.Ot
her
wise
,d
is
ci
pl
es
hi
premai
nsa
merec
ommit
mentt
o ‘
c
ommit
ment
.
’K
nowi
ngJe
su
si
s
apr
er
equi
s
itefo
rfo
ll
owi
ngHim.Whil
et
hi
sst
udywi
l
lhe
lp,
youmay
in
st
eadas
kse
eker
st
orea
dthr
oug
hagos
pel
(s
ugg
es
t
on
eweekasati
mefr
ame),l
i
sti
ngeve
ryi
nsp
ir
i
ngob
ser
vat
io
nthe
ymakeab
out
Jesu
s.
Youca
nth
endi
sc
uss
andc
el
ebr
at
e
t
hatl
i
st
withthe
m.

SCRI
PTURES

J
ohn1
:1,
Joh
n1 :
14Je
sus
is
God
,y
ethe
bec
amemanf
oru
s.
Q
:Whywoul
dhed
otha
t?
Q
:Whatt
yp
eofmanwo
ul
dbed
es
cr
ib
eda
s“f
ul
lo
fgr
ac
ean
dtr
ut
h?
”

J
ohn2
:13
-17J
es
usb
ur
ne
dwi
t
hze
al
fo
rr
ig
ht
eo
us
ne
ss
.H
ewa
sama
nwh
oac
te
dont
ha
tz
ea
l.

J
ohn3:
1-
16Jes
ust
au
ghtt
het
eac
he
rs
.L
ate
r,
Nic
ode
muswas
soamaze
dbyJ
es
us’
ri
gh
te
ous
ne
sst
hat
heb
ega
nto
d
ef
endhi
mbef
or
et
hei
nt
imi
dat
in
gco
unc
il
ofJ
ewis
hl
ead
er
s(J
ohn7:
50-5
1)
.Ul
ti
mat
el
y,
Ni
co
demu
swass
omov
edb
y
J
es
us’
sa
cr
i
fi
ci
a
ll
ove
,t
hat
heex
pos
edhi
sc
ommi
tmentt
oJ
esu
sbyc
ari
ngf
orh
isb
ur
ia
l(
Joh
n19
:3
8-3
9)
.
Q
:Wh a
tt
ype
ofma
nin
sp
ir
ess
omeo
nel
i
keNi
c
odemus
tol
e
avee
ve
ryt
hi
ngand
st
art
ane
w?

J
ohn6:
35Jes
uswasmor
et
hanagoo
dmoralt
ea
che
r;
hepoi
nt
edt
ohi
msel
fa
st
heso
ur
ceo
fs
pi
ri
t
ual
nou
ri
sh
men
t.
Q
:Coul
damer
ehuma
n t
ea
che
rmak
e s
uch
st
a t
eme
nts
abo
uth
ims
elf
?
Y
oumaywi
sht
ovi
ewoth
er“
IAm”s
ta
temen
tsofJ
es
usi
nJ
ohn’
sg
osp
el
:
8
:1
2,8
:58
,9:
5,
10:
7,1
0:1
1,1
1:
25,
13:
13,1
5:
1 ,
18:
37
Q
:H e
does
not
gi
veus
theo
pt
io
n o
fs
impl
yadmi
ri
ngHi
m;y
oumus
tco
ncl
ud
eth
ate
i
the
rHe
is
mado
rHei
sL
or
d!

J
ohn1
4:1-
6Je
sus
ist
heon
ly
way.
Q
:Whatmor
ec
oul
dhe
dotol
ov
i
ngl
ysh
owus
tha
ton
etr
uewa
y?
I
fy
oug
etto
kno
whim,
youwi
ll
fo
ll
owhi
m.H
ewil
ll
ea
dyout
ohe
av
en.

A
ddi
ti
ona
lSc
ri
pt
ur
es:J
oh
n4:
1-
42
;Jo
hn12
:3
2;L
uk
e4:
1-
13
;He
br
ews
1:
3;H
ebr
ews
2:
9-
11
;He
br
ews
2:
17
-1
8;
H
ebr
ews
4:
15-
16
;1Jo
hn2
:5
-6
;Mar
k1:
32
-3
9

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SCI
PLESHI
PSTUDY
PURPOSE

T
heHo
lySp
ir
i
tco
mesto
“co
nvi
ct
thewor
l
dconc
er
ni
ngsi
nan
dri
gh
te
ous
ne
ssa
ndju
dgment
”(
Jo
hn16
:8
).
TheHo
lySp
ir
i
t
h
el
psusSe
eOurNee
d.Th
ro
ughHiss
cr
i
ptu
re
sonDis
ci
pl
es
hi
p,
Heco
nvi
ct
susc
onc
ern
in
gRig
ht
eou
sne
ss.
Thu
s,t
hes
e
S
cr
ip
tu
ress
hou
ld
:c
le
arupc
ommonmisc
onc
ep
ti
ons
abou
tf
ol
lo
win
gJe
su
s,c
on
vic
tus
ofo
urr
ej
ec
ti
ono
ftr
uedi
sc
i
ple
sh
ip
,
a
ndi
nspi
r
eust
oan
swer
thet
ru
eca
llof
Je
sus
.

SCRI
PTURES
A
cts
11:
25-
26
Q
:Howman
yti
mes
is
the
wor
dChr
i
st
ia
n u
se
di
nNT?
Q
:Howman
yti
mes
is
the
wor
ddi
sc
i
pl
euse
d?;
;
Q
:Howwou
ldy
oud
ef
in
eth
ewor
d"
di
sc
ipl
e"
non
-r
eli
gi
ou
sl
y?
Q
:If
you
ask
eds
ome
oneo
nth
est
r
eet
,"
Are
you
aChri
s
ti
an
,"
what
woul
db
eth
ety
pi
cal
an
swe
r?H
owa
bou
tbe
i
nga
di
sc
i
pl
e?
Q
:Whyt
hedi
f
fe
re
nc
eamon
gsy
non
yms?Ho
wcanweus
et
heBi
bl
et
ode
fi
ne
“Ch
ri
st
i
an?
”

L
uke9:
23-
27Emp
has
iz
ethe
hea
rtt
hat
Godwan
ts
.
Q
:Wh a
tar
et
het
hr
eed
emand
sof
di
sc
ip
le
sh
ip?
Q
:Wh a
tdo
esi
t
meant
o"d
eny
you
rs
el
f?
"
Q
:Wh a
tdo
esi
t
meant
o“t
ak
eupy
oucr
os
sdai
l
y?
”
Q
:H o
wcan
webe“
as
hamedo
fJ
es
usan
dHi
swor
ds
?”
Q
:Wh a
ti
st
hec
ons
eq
uenc
eof
th
is
sha
me?
u
Lke9
:57
-62E
xami
net
hei
ss
ues
in
vol
v
edwi
t
hea
chpe
rs
on-t
ho
u g
ht
les
sf
ol
l
owi
ng
,ex
cu
sema
ki
ng
,a
nds
ec
ond
t
ho
ugh
ts
.No
tet
hepa
ra
ll
el
bet
wee
n“f
ol
l
owme
”an
d“p
re
ache
ve
rywhe
ret
hek
in
gdo
mofGo
d.
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27
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i
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en
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or
you
bet
wee
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yi
ng
and
mak
i
nge
ve
ry
ef
fo
rt
?
Q
:Wh y
are
the
re
jec
te
dse
eke
rs
sur
pr
i
se
d?
Mar
k1:
16-
20
Q:Wha
ti
st
hei
nvi
t
at
io
n?
Q:Whi
c
his
eas
ie
rt
odo
,c
at
chaf
i
sho
rc
at
chamanf
or
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?
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ven
fi
sh
in
gnee
dsi
np
ut
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l
lo
win
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su
s,
bei
ngt
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ht
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pl
e
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or
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s
si
on
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ey
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ol
ve
di
nt
ha
t
pr
oc
es
s?
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fy
ouar
eno
tf
is
hi
ngf
or
men,
ar
ey
ouf
ol
lo
win
gJe
sus
?

Ad
dit
i
ona
lSc
ri
ptu
res
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e14
:2
5-
35
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tt
he
w25
:3
1-
46
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tt
he
w10
:2
6-
39
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lo
ss
ia
ns3
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3;
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tt
hew7
:2
1-
27;L
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man
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usi
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it
i
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nco
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ro
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nour
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ar
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rs
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vi
r
tue
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uomi
t
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sa
ia
h59:
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nha
smade
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ar
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32
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SCRI
PTURES
2Cor
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hi
a n
s5:
14-
21
Q:Whydo
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ll
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or
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nta
sar
es
pon
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Ac
ts
2:
3 8
)?
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bey
ondt
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hl
yr
eal
m.T
heo
ldi
sgo
ne,
th
enewha
sco
me!
Q:What
doest
hen
ewl
if
el
ookl
i
ke
?
Q:Howdowev
ie
wpeop
le
thr
ou
ghou
rne
wrep
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an
tey
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re
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pti
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fyo
uwer
et
oask
Joh
n,“
What
sho
ul
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wwou
ldh
ere
sp
ondt
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u?
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c
h
many
peop
let
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nf
use
for
re
pen
ta
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)
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5,
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su
spr
ea
ch
est
ha
twi
t
hou
tr
ep
ent
an
ce
,we
wil
l
al
lp
er
is
h.
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i
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pec
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tof
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r
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t
i
me t
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rei
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ere
pen
ta
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26:
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usg
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rg
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ent
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s”
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.g
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2Co
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vey
oup
rev
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ly
con
fu
se
dso
rro
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)wi
t
htr
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ep
ent
an
ce
?
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yex
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tl
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3:19Re
pent
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cer
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ult
si
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that
ur
nedl
if
ean
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es
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i
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.
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fr
es
he
d?
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est
ha
tf
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li
k
e?
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re
shmen
ti
sagr
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ti
ndi
ca
tor
fo
rt
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yth
ata
cco
mpan
ie
sach
ang
edl
if
e.

A
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ti
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pt
ur
es
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hi
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o
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SCRI
PTURES
R
omans3:
21-
27Al
la
rei
nc
ompl
et
ene
edof
gr
ac
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ll
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esi
nn
ed.
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ment(
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i
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r
ati
on
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.
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is
cu
sst
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l
lu
st
ra
ti
on
s.

R
omans4:
22-
25Weha
veJ
es
us
’r
i
ght
eo
us
nes
sc
re
di
te
dto
usv
i
afa
i
th.
Je
su
sdi
e
dfo
rou
rs
in
san
dwa
sr
ai
s
edf
or
our
j
us
ti
f
ic
at
i
on.
Heta
ke
sou
rs
in
san
dgi
ve
sHi
sr
ig
ht
eo
us
nes
s!

R
omans5
:6-
11Je
sus
di
edf
oru
swh
il
ewe
wer
eat
our
wor
s
t,e
nemi
e
sof
God
,we
aka
nds
i
nfu
l.
Hi
sb
lo
odc
ha
nge
sal
l
t
ha
tan
dre
co
nci
l
esu
st
oGod.

Mar
k14:2
6&15:
41Je
su
sch
ose
todi
ef
or
us
.
Q:Whoki
l
l
edJ
es
us
?
I
did
.
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udi
d.
Re
fl
ec
tont
her
ea
so
nswh
yJe
su
send
ur
est
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sea
ff
l
ic
ti
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s(my
si
ns
re
qui
r
ei
t,
andH
is
lo
veo
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er
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t)
.
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er2
:21
-25Whyd
idJ
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usdi
eo
nth
ecr
os
sf
or
us
?So
tha
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mig
htd
iet
os
ina
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vef
or
th
ene
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gh
te
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ss
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r
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is
is
ourr
es
pon
set
ot
hecr
os
s.
A
cts
2:3
6-4
1Pet
erh
asp
re
ac
he
dth
eme
ss
ag
eof
th
ecr
os
s.
Q
:Wh a
tar
et
hen
ext
st
ep
s?
J
ohn3:
16-
21
Q
:D o
you
pre
fe
rt
hed
ar
kn
es
so
ve
rt
hel
i
ght
?

A
ddi
ti
onal
Scr
i
ptu
res
:Ma
tt
he
w26:
17
-2
7:
56(
Sug
ges
tr
ea
di
ngt
hi
sb
ef
or
et
hes
tu
dy;
vi
ewi
ngT
hePa
ss
io
nof
th
e
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is
ti
sa
ls
ohi
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yr
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sa
ia
h52:
13
-5
3:
13;P
sa
lm22
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ts
2:
22
-3
8;Co
lo
ss
ian
s2:
13
-1
4;
E
phe
si
an
s2:
1-
10;J
oh
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F
ori
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hro
ughfai
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h— andthi
si
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th
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God— no
tbywor
ks,
sot
hat
n
oonec
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ast(
Ephe
si
ans2
:8
-9)
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i
sta
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ehas e
ar
nedou
rsal
va
ti
onth
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swor
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tyan
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tyt
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f
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rac
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lt
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hedfor
ourne
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bl
en e
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pon
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at
hert
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ere
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rst
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ma s"
not
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er
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,""
f
romabov
e,
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tbe
cau
seofwor
ks
donebyr
i
ght
eous
nes
s"(
Co
lo
ssi
an
s2:
11,
Jo
hn3 :
3-
5,T
i
tus
3
:5
).
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te
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utt
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ete
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ar
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andbebap
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or
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vene
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ns(
Act
s2:
38)
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is
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t
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lps
es
tabl
i
shthel
i
nkbe
twee
nChr
is
t’
ssac
ri
fi
c
eandour
fo
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ve
nes
sofs
i
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nsofb
apt
is
m.

SCRI
PTURES
C
ol
os
si
ans1
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-14
Q
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ssa
lv
at
io
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emp
ti
on
?I
t’
s
the
for
gi
ve
nes
sof
si
ns
byt
heb
lo
odo
fJ
es
us
.
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ol
oss
ia
ns2:
11-
14
Q
:Whats
t
ate
ar
eyou
inwhe
nGod
make
syo
ual
i
vea
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orgi
v
esa
ll
you
rsi
ns
?
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ougo
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ro
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ns
in
s"t
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iv
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t
hChr
i
st
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pti
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misvi
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iz
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ere
asa
bur
i
alwi
thCh
ri
st
.
Q
:Whath
app
ens
wheny
ouar
er
ai
se
dfr
omt
hat
bur
i
ali
nba
pti
s
m?
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sr
eq
ui
re
dof
yout
ober
ai
s
edf
ro
mthi
sb
ur
ia
lt
onewl
if
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?emembe
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tt
hi
si
si
nnoway
a wo
rk"
per
f
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huma
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h
and
s.
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cts2
:36
-41
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ndower
ec
ei
ve
the
fo
rg
iv
ene
ss
ofs
in
s?
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apt
is
misf
ort
hef
or
gi
ve
nes
sof
si
ns
,be
ca
usei
ti
so
urc
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ti
ze
d,
thu
st
heywe
res
av
ed(n
ot
eth
epar
al
l
el
inv.
47)
.

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omans6
:1-
4Weare
bapt
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zedi
nt
oJe
su
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ri
al
,
andr
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ur
re
ct
io
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Th
us,
Pet
er
di
re
ct
edh
is
hear
er
st
obe
bap
ti
ze
din
r
es
po
nse
tot
hec
ro
ss–Ac
t2:
38
).We
,t
oo,
wil
l
ber
ai
se
dto
anewl
i
fet
hr
oug
hbap
ti
sm.
Thu
s,
wear
ebo
rnag
ai
n.

R
omans 1
0:5
-13(No
tet
her
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enc
et
oDeu
t.
30:
12
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l2
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b
apt
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sol
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keP
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ll
whoc
al
lont
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or
dwil
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ave
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s2
2:
16)
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rof
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sJ
es
us
t
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ren
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fou
rl
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2ndT
im.
2:
19a
n dAc
ts
2:
21,
38)
ato
ur
b
apt
i
sm.
Q
:Areyou
rea
dyt
omake
Je
sus
you
rL
ord
?
c
Ats
22:
7-1
6A f
ter
enc
oun
te
ri
ngJ
es
us,
re
pen
ti
ng,
pra
yi
ng
,f
as
ti
ng(
seeAc
ts
9:
9,
11)
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i
ngheal
ed
,an
dbe
in
gca
ll
edby
God
,
P
aul
st
i
ll
re
ma i
ns
ins
inu
nti
lh
eis
bap
ti
ze
d.He
cal
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sont
hen
ameoft
heLo
rda
thi
sb
apt
i
sm.
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youmad
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ust
heL
or
dof
you
rl
if
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…“ Wha
tar
ewai
ti
ngf
or?
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up,
beba
pt
iz
eda
ndwas
hyo
urs
i
nsawa
y!
”

A
ddi
ti
ona
lSc
ri
pt
ur
es:J
oh
n3:
3-
5;J
ohn1
3:
6-
11;T
it
us
3:3
-5
;Co
lo
ss
ia
ns2
:1
1-
14;Ac
ts
8:
26
-4
0;A
ct
s1
8:
24
-2
6;
H
ebr
ews
10:
22
;1Pe
te
r3:
21
;Ep
hes
ia
ns4
:4
-6
,5:
26
;Gal
at
i
ans
3:
23
-2
7;Mar
k16:
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ST
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E
nco
ur
aget
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t e
ac
hwil
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tCo
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hi
ans12
:1
2-
13)
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venmor
egoodne
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so
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tl
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,i
n d
iv
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i
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si
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it
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i
cal
tol
if
ei
ntheBod
yofC
hri
s
t.
Thi
s
s
hi
ft
fr
omin
di
vid
ual
i
smtoco
mmuni
tyi
son
eoft
hebig
ges
tc
hal
l
enge
s f
or
West
er
ner
s.
OURfel
l
owshi
pis
wit
hJe
sus
and
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ll
ows
hi
pal
ways
ta
kespl
ac
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nthel
i
ght
(1J
ohn1:
3-
10)
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PTURES
A
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2:4
0-4
7Thef
ir
s
t3,
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0co
nve
rt
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nedt
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th
eri
nde
vot
i
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pos
t
le
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te
ac
hi
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el
l
ows
hi
p,
br
ea
ki
ngo
f
b
re
ad,
andp
ra
yer
.
Abea
ut
if
ul
vi
ewof
the
ear
ly
chu
rc
h.
Q
:Howwoul
ds
uc
hach
ur
chb
ere
ce
iv
edt
od
ay?

1Cor
int
hi
ans1
2:1
2-2
7TheSp
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i
tba
pt
iz
esu
si
nto
theb
odyo
fJ
esu
s,
hi
sc
hur
c
h.T
hec
hur
chc
ons
ist
so
fdi
st
i
nct
yet
uni
f
ie
dpar
ts
,j
us
tl
i
keahu
manbod
y.
God
,Hi
mse
lf
,h
asa
rr
ang
edi
tth
is
way
.We
are
the
chu
rch
;ea
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usmus
ta
ct
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el
y
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hed
is
ti
nc
ty
etun
if
i
edway
swea
ret
osu
ppo
rtt
hi
sbo
dy.
Q:Howwi
ll
yo
uhe
lpb
ui
ldu
pth
ebod
yof
Chr
i
st
?

E
phes
ia
ns4:
1-
16Ma k
i
ngev
er
yef
fo
rtt
omai
nt
ai
nt
heuni
t
yof
the
Spi
ri
ti
nth
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r
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ty
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at
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nc
e,
g
ent
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ene
ss
,an
dse
lf
le
ss
nes
s.
Wemai
nt
ai
nuni
t
yont
hees
se
nt
ia
ls
ofdo
ct
ri
ne–on
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d,
onef
ai
t
h,o
neba
pt
is
m.Go
d
p
ro
vi
des
spe
ci
f
ico
ff
i
ces
wit
hi
nth
ech
ur
chi
nor
der
top
re
par
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or
wor
kso
fser
vi
ce
whic
hbu
il
dupt
heb
ody
.

H
ebre
ws10:2
2-2
5A f
ter
bei
ngwa
she
dinba
pt
is
m,wene
edt
hec
ont
i
nua
le
xho
rt
at
i
onso
fbr
ot
he
rsa
nds
is
te
rs
tos
ta
y
t
hec
our
se
.P
repa
rei
nadv
anc
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ouwi
lls
pur
onf
el
lo
wChri
s
ti
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si
nt
hef
el
lo
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ip
.Al
s
opr
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ret
or
ece
i
vebi
bl
i
ca
l
i
np
utt
hat
wil
lr
es
ul
ting
rea
te
rl
ovea
ndgo
oddee
ds.
Q
:Whyis
miss
i
ngmeet
i
ngs
oft
hebo
dyd
es
cri
be
dasab
adha
bi
t?
Q
:Whyandwhe
ndowemee
t?

H
ebre
ws3:
12-
14Weea
chha
vet
hec
har
gea
ndt
her
es
po
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bi
l
it
yt
os
eet
oi
tth
atn
oon
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nf
ul
,u
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li
ev
i
ng
h
ear
tt
hat
tu
rn
sawa
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ro
mG o
d.D
ai
ly
enc
our
ag
eme
nth
el
pse
ver
yo
nes
ta
ndf
i
rmunt
i
lt
hee
nd.

2C
ori
nt
hi
ans
8:7G
odl
ov
esa
che
er
fu
lgi
v
er
.Ou
rgi
v
ings
upp
or
ts
the
bod
yas
wer
ea
cho
utt
oawo
rl
di
nne
edo
fJ
es
us
.

A
ddi
ti
ona
lSc
ri
pt
ur
es
:1J
ohn1
:3
-1
0;E
phe
si
an
s2:
19
-2
0;R
oma
ns1
2:
4-
8;J
oh
n17
:2
0-
26
;Co
lo
ss
ia
ns1
:1
8;
C
ol
os
si
an
s2:
18
-1
9;J
oh
n13
:3
4-3
5

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