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Intro:
There were many lessons the Lord taught His
disciples that their association with Him would
inevitably involve.
1. Following Him.
(Mk. 1:17)
2. Forsaking them. (Lk. 9:23)
3. Focusing on men. (Jn. 4:35-36)
I.
Spiritual Warfare. (Matt. 10:16)
A. Vast
underworld of evil spirits. (Eph. 6:12)
1. Disturbed at attempts to rescue their
victories. (Mk. 3:27; 5:1-15)
2. Dispatched to attack those resigned to
discipleship. (Lk. 22:31-32)
a. Warfare with unseen forces. (II Cor. 10:3-4)
b. Warfare is winning the lost. (Jd. 22-23)
B. Vile outer-world of evil snarers. (Jd.
3; II Pet. 2:20)
1. The elements determined to victimize
your Bible position. (I Pet. 3:13)
a. Convictions about doctrinal truths. (II Pet.
3:15-16; I Tim. 4:1-2)
b. Compromise those decisive tenets. (Tit. 3:9-11)
2. The elements determined to neutralize
your Bible position. (I Jn. 4:1-2)
a. Contented friendships in biblical violations. (II
Tim. 4:3-4)
b. Consented fugitives in churches in violation. (II
Thes. 3:13-15; Col. 2:8)
REVELATION 12:11
II. Suffering World (Matt.
4:23; 9:36)
A. Glimpse into anguish of the world. (Acts
10:38)
1. Physical conditions: comfortless
people need to know someone cares. (Ps. 142: 4; Jas
1:26-27)
2. Spiritual conditions: Christless
people need someone to have compassion.
(Jd. 22-23; II Pet. 3:9; Ps. 126:5-6)
a. Cold hearts of christians. (Ps. 142:4) I don't
see need.
b. Course hearts of churchmembers. (Rev. 3:15-16) I
don't care.
B. Grieved over apathy of world. (Jn.
5:40)
1. The example of Christ. (Matt. 23:37;
Lk. 11:52)
2. The example of christians. (Jn. 20:21)
PROVERBS 29:18
III. Source of Power. (Acts
1:8; 10:38)
A.
The saviour possessed a force. (Mk. 5:30)
1.
Responded to needy: positive and negative met.
2.
Required unending dependence: vertical and
horizontal met.
B.
The
servant exposed to that force. (Jn. 14:12)
1. The power exists for us. (Rom. 1:16-17)
a. The word of God. (Heb. 4:12)
b. The praying exercise: coupled with witness of
resurrection. (Acts 4:31,33)
2. The power exerted through us. (Acts 6:10)
a. By faith in Him alone. (Heb. 11:6)
b. By faithfulness to Him alone. (Pr. 25:19)
PSALM 62:11
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