WELCOME TO PINE GROVE CHURCH OF CHRIST Pine Grove Church of Christ – 04/10/11.

WELCOME TO PINE GROVE CHURCH OF

CHRIST

Pine Grove Church of Christ – 04/10/11

Let us Sing Praises to God

Song Leader: Brandon Nolan

First Song – # 1A

Second Song – # 163

Opening Prayer:

Song before Lesson – # 401

Invitation Song – # 555

WELCOME TO PINE GROVE CHURCH OF

CHRIST


MORE THAN “MERE MEN”


More than “Mere Men”

I Corinthians 3:1-3 – (NKJ) “are you not carnal and

behaving like mere men”

(KJ) “are you not carnal and walk as men”

(ESV) “are you not of the flesh and behaving only in a human way”

(NIV) “… are you not worldly? Are you not acting like mere men”

More than “Mere Men”

More than “Mere Men”Changing a Worldly FocusChrist as Our FoundationBeing the Temple of GodGoing the Extra MileIt’s Not All About MeFacing Death

MORE THAN “MERE MEN” –

FACING SUFFERING


Facing Suffering – Common Responses

Exodus 17:3 – “the people complained against Moses, and said, Why is it you have brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our livestock with thirst?”

Exodus 17:7 – “they tempted the Lord, saying, Is the Lord among us or not?”

Facing Suffering

Suffering for Christ


Matthew 5:10-12 –

“Blessed are those who are

persecuted for righteousness’

sake, for theirs is the kingdom

of heaven.”


Acts 5:40-42 –

“rejoicing that they were

counted worthy to suffer shame

for His name.”


I Peter 4:15-19 –

“Yet if anyone suffers as a

Christian, let him not be

ashamed, but let him glorify

God in this matter.”


Hebrews 5:8 –

“though He was a Son, yet He

learned obedience by the

things which He suffered.”

Facing Suffering


Building Faith &

Character

Building Faith & Character

James 1:2-4 –

“My brethren, count it all joy

when you fall into various

trials”


Romans 5:1-4 –

“we also glory in tribulations

(sufferings), knowing that

tribulation produces

perseverance; and perseverance,

character; and character, hope.”


Hebrews 12:5-12 –

“If you endure chastening, God

deals with you as with sons; for

what son is there whom a

father does not chasten?”


II Corinthians 12:7-10 –

“And lest I should be exalted

above measure by the

abundance of the revelations, a

thorn in the flesh was given to

me”

Facing Suffering



Longing for Something

Better

Longing for Something Better Hebrews 11:30-38, 13-16 –

“now they desire a better, that

is a heavenly country”

Longing for Something Better II Corinthians 4:16-5:4 –

“For in this we groan, earnestly

desiring to be clothed with our

habitation which is from

heaven.”

Longing for Something Better Psalm 119:67, 71 –

“It is good for me that I have

been afflicted, that I may learn

You statues”

Conclusion

God does not want us to be like “Mere Men”. As we face suffering, we realize:



Longing for Something Better

Conclusion

Romans 8:18 – “For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.”

God’s Plan of Salvation

Hear the Word of God (Romans 10:17)

Believe in Jesus (John 8:24) Repent of Sins (Luke 13:3) Confess Faith in Christ (Matthew

10:32) Be Baptized in Water (Acts 22:16)

Remain Faithful & Grow (Acts 2:41-42) If err, repent and pray to God (Acts 8:22)

Lord’s Supper

Partaking of the Bread:

I Corinthians 11:24 – “and when He has given thanks, He broke it and said, ‘Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”

Lord’s Supper

Partaking of the Fruit of the Vine:

I Corinthians 11:26 – “In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, ‘This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”

THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT!

PLEASE COME BACK WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT

7PM FOR SINGING!


WELCOME TO PINE GROVE CHURCH OF CHRIST Pine Grove Church of Christ – 04/10/11.

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