Wednesday Night, February 12, 2014
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Scriptures: Proverbs 6, James 4, Matthew 12, 1 John 2
Notes:
What is your work ethic/reputation at church? God’s standard is higher than yours. So, if your not proud of yourself, then God is not proud of you.
Having a work ethic means that you are not slothful.
God does not have to prove Himself to you, you need to prove yourself to Him.
James 4:8 – Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
Remember, you reap what you sow.
You have to make a definitive change when you repent.
No one will trust you, if you are not trustworthy.
If you are left to yourself, then you will sin.
Are you dealing with evil influences?
The natural woman will not be a good wife. The natural child will be hard headed.
People and things wound up the way they are because they don’t obey God.
You know if you are sneaky, lazy, or a thief, etc.
Proverbs 6:6-19 – There is a value for a work ethic in Christ.
Matthew 12:34 – Brood of vipers! How can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
Cast out your evil thoughts.
Have you noticed how excited people get about evil?
People will lie on you to save themselves.
1 John 2:15-17 – Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.
Your reputation is on the line.