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SERMON TITLES
DATE:
April 22nd, 2018 SPEAKER:
David Hicks
SUNDAY MORINING 10:55 AM:
"Fruit or Famine?"
Scripture Reading:
Colossians 1:9-12
SUNDAY EVENING 5 PM:
"Hebrews"
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KNOW THE TRUTH - "A Fearful Thing!" April 1st, 2018
Excerpt -
God’s word is full of facts to believe, commands to be obeyed, promises to
receive, and warnings to heed. Much is shared concerning the subjects that
seem to set well with folks, the things that are easy on the conscience.
Yet, at the same time, God tells us that we cannot possibly be considered
legitimate children, unless we endure the chastisement of God (literally His
discipline!).
Hebrews 12:3-11
“For
consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, lest
you become weary and discouraged in your souls.
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You have not yet resisted to bloodshed, striving against sin.
5
And you have forgotten the exhortation which speaks to you as to sons:
“My son, do not despise the chastening of the LORD,
Nor be discouraged when you are rebuked by Him;
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For whom the LORD loves He chastens,
And scourges every son whom He receives.”
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If you
endure chastening, God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there
whom a father does not chasten?
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But if you are without chastening, of which all have become partakers, then
you are illegitimate and not sons.
9
Furthermore, we have had human fathers who corrected us, and we paid
them respect. Shall we not much more readily be in subjection to the
Father of spirits and live?
10
For they indeed for a few days chastened us as seemed best to
them, but He for our profit, that we may be partakers of His
holiness.
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Now no chastening seems to be joyful for the present, but painful;
nevertheless, afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to
those who have been trained by it.”