Wednesday Night April 17, 2013
keywords: hard, bitter, heart, murmur, complain, perfect, Job, grace,
unbelief, consequences, sin, deceive, mad
scriptures: Proverbs 28, Hebrews 3, Hebrews 10, 2 Timothy 3, 1 Thessalonians 2,
1 Thessalonians 3
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Proverbs 28:29 Hardness and bitterness that people give shows up on
people’s face. Hebrews 3:7-15 They started to murmur and complain
because things were not going their way. God does not give you everything
that you want. The scripture says “Harden not your heart”. You need to tell
yourself to listen and to not harden your heart. Paul wanted something
to be removed but God said that my grace is sufficient for you.
What every you go through don’t harden your heart. Job lost a lot and
still trusted God. God said that Job was perfect- some of us are not
even perfect like Job. Before you start complaining, are you living right?
Verse 11- God said that they were not going to the other side. Verse
12- God said that there is an evil heart of unbelief- people begin to not
trust God. Satan wants people to not trust God in what you are going
through. In verse 12 “departing from the living God” is that restraining
grace that keeps people from tripping out because they know that if they
leave God then they will be messed up.
Some people consequences are because they did wrong and did not do
what God said. Choices have consequences and decisions determine
your future.
Hebrews 3:14 Sin can deceive you and you will be blaming and getting
mad at folks. Sin will lie to you and make you see things that are not
there. When people are hardened, anything will get them upset. Little
things like the time of bible of study or the temperature in the room will
cause them problems. Verse 14- You got to hold to your confidence.
Hebrews 10:24 You don’t know when it might be the last time for you
to be hardened. Anytime somebody is trying to help you then be
thankful and don’t be mad. You can be mad because you thought you
were more than the other person thought. If there is something that is
not right with you then you may not be as holy or right as you think.
2 Timothy 3:10-12 Paul was saying that you know what I am about.
1 Thessalonians 2:9-10 They said they were witnesses to how holily,
justly and unblameably they behaved.
1 Thessalonians 3:1-10 Some people are mad because you doubted
them, but Paul in verse 5 sent someone to know their faith. Are you
going to be mad because someone came to check on you? When he
checked on them, it didn’t turn into an argument. They had a good
report and were doing right.
Proverbs 21:29- If you want people to talk to you stop hardening your
heart.