Wednesday Night October 17, 2012
keywords:sluggard, prayer, Christian, work, eat, word, labor, believer, heart, discern, communicate, forget
scriptures: Proverbs 20, 2 Thessalonians 3, Hebrews 4, Hebrews 13
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Proverbs 20:1-4
Those who want to do work are not easily deterred by the cold or snow.
2 Thessalonians 3:1-14
Verse 2-There are some crazy folks out there that are wicked and crazy. They were asking prayer for deliverance from them. Verse 4- You want people to have confidence in you that you will do what you are supposed to do. Verse 6- Real Christianity is not cool with everybody. You are not going to be cool with someone who is not doing right as a Christian. Verse 8- If your life is not a model for a Christian then you are a model for something. Who are you a model for? They commanded them in Verse 10 that if a person wouldn’t work they shouldn’t eat. Christians are not weak that they can’t stand up for principles. Some people may say that I know that I can’t talk. Then that person needs to work on themselves to make sure that they are right so they can be a light. Verse 13- Don’t be weary in well doing. Some people are weary because of what other people are not doing. However, we still need to keep our joy and enjoy God for ourselves. Verse 14- God let’s us know to note that man who is not living right and don’t have any company with him.
Proverbs 20:5-6
Verse 5- God did not put people on this earth to be ignorant. He gave us the word for a reason. Verse 6- Most men will proclaim their own their own goodness.
Hebrews 4:11-13
Verse 11- He was telling them that they have been slacking and need to get right. You got to labor to get it right. Verse 12- the word of God will show exactly what is wrong with someone. A true believer can discern where people really are. Some people say that you don’t know my heart but the word can reveal a person’s heart. Verse 13- There is no one special that has different rules that they go by but every creature is manifest in his sight. God can help you deal with anything and he said that there is no temptation that will overtake you such as common to man.
Hebrews 13:15-16 If people don’t hear you praise the Lord then something is wrong with that person. Verse 16- When you care about something so important then you don’t forget. How can you forget something that is so important? How can you spend so much time on Facebook but can’t call someone in the Lord? People who are spending time on Facebook but claim to have no time for Christ are lying.
Proverbs 20:7-11 Verse 11- is what I do for Christ pure? Am I trying to do the best that I can? What you do says a lot about you? If you say that you are not doing a lot then that says something about you. What do I do and what does that say about me? What do I not do- what does that say about me?