Spread The Word 2 Timothy 3:16-17 2 Timothy 4:2-4 2 Timothy 2:23-26 1 Timothy 4:11-16 2 Timothy 2:14-17 Romans 10:12-15 Acts 5:41-42 Titus 1:9 Hebrews 4:12-13 02.28.18

SPREAD THE WORD

BREAD

¹⁶ All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, ¹⁷ so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.  2 Timothy 3:16-17 (NIV)

² Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage--with great patience and careful instruction. ³ For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. ⁴ They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.  2 Timothy 4:2-4 (NIV)

²³ Don't have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they produce quarrels. ²⁴ And the Lord's servant must not quarrel; instead, he must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful.  ²⁵ Those who oppose him he must gently instruct, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth,
²⁶ and that they will come to their senses and escape from the trap of the devil, who has taken them captive to do his will.   2 Timothy 2:23-26 (NIV)

¹¹ Command and teach these things. ¹² Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity.
¹³ Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching. ¹⁴ Do not neglect your gift, which was given you through a prophetic message when the body of elders laid their hands on you. ¹⁵ Be diligent in these matters; give yourself wholly to them, so that everyone may see your progress. ¹⁶ Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers.  1 Timothy 4:11-16 (NIV)

¹⁴ Keep reminding them of these things. Warn them before God against quarreling about words; it is of no value, and only ruins those who listen. ¹⁵ Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth. ¹⁶ Avoid godless chatter, because those who indulge in it will become more and more ungodly. ¹⁷ Their teaching will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus.  2 Timothy 2:14-17 (NIV)

¹² For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile--the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, ¹³ for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”  ¹⁴ How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? ¹⁵ And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”   Romans 10:12-15 (NIV)

⁴¹ The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing because they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name. ⁴² Day after day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they never stopped teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Christ.
Acts 5:41-42 (NIV)

⁹ He must hold firmly to the trustworthy message as it has been taught, so that he can encourage others by sound doctrine and refute those who oppose it.  Titus 1:9 (NIV)

¹² For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. ¹³ Nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account.  Hebrews 4:12-13 (NIV)

BUTTER

“Scripture is like a lion.  Who ever heard of defending a lion?  Just turn it loose; it will defend itself.”   Charles H. Spurgeon

“In an age bereft of courageous leadership, declining biblical literacy, and rising cultural accommodation, a faithful voice from the gospel center is needed - a voice that prophetically speaks the ancient text to our contemporary context…faithful preaching that is rooted in the Scripture and centered on the gospel.”  The National Gospel Coalition

“To preach the gospel is really to unfold the heart of God, the person and work of Christ; and all this by the present energy of the Holy Ghost, from the exhaustless treasury of holy Scripture.”  C. H. McIntosh

“There is only one real inevitability:  it is necessary that the Scripture be fulfilled.”   Carl F. H. Henry

“Every sermon, every Bible lesson, every word of testimony, and every verse of Scripture is a warning, calling us to repentance and revival.  Our God is a consuming fire, and a day of judgment is coming.  We must not neglect the warning, and today’s church must not forget that our message includes the ministry of warning.”   Robert J. Morgan

“Our claim is that God has revealed Himself by speaking; that this divine (or God-breathed) speech has been written down and preserved in Scripture; and that Scripture is, in fact, God’s Word written, which therefore is true and reliable and has divine authority over men.”   John Stott

“Memorization of Scripture isn’t for the saints who have made it. It’s for the sinners who want to make it.  Memorization is like learning to say your name, like learning where north is, like knowing your phone number home — it’s knowing who you are, where you are, Who He is. What the heart knows by heart is what the heart knows — how else can we know who we are? Memorization is 24/7 soul orientation.”   Ann Voskamp

“Nobody ever outgrows Scripture; the book widens and deepens with our years.”   Charles H. Spurgeon

“Make knowledge of the Scripture your love and you will not love the views of the flesh.”  Jerome

“Jesus reminds us that we do not belong to this world. We have been sent into the world to be living witnesses of God's unconditional love, calling all people to look beyond the passing structures of our temporary existence to the eternal life promised to us.”   Henri Nouwen

“The surest road to wisdom is not speculation, reasoning, or reading human books, but meditation upon the Word of God. The readiest way to be spiritually rich in heavenly knowledge is to dig in this mine of diamonds, to gather pearls from this heavenly sea. When Jesus Himself sought to enrich others, He mined in the quarry of Holy Scripture.” C. H. Spurgeon revised by Alistair Begg

“Sometime after 1950 we forgot what Jesus said to Peter and what was passed on to us.  ‘Take care of my sheep’ (John 21:16).  There are ferocious wolves (Matthew 7:15).  ‘You are to be a witness to the ends of the Earth’ (Acts 1:8).  This is a commission that still holds true today.  This is a very personal command to each believer, personally, privately.  The all important question is whether you are getting out the work of God, or have you retired?”  Wales Goebel

“A group decided to hike the mountains of southern Kentucky.  They hired the best-known guide in the area to lead them on their journey.  But after only a few hours on the trail, their guide seemed perplexed.  Soon, they discovered they were lost and head been walking in circles.  One of the friends looked at their guide and asked, ‘How can you be the best in the state of Kentucky?’  To which the man replied, ‘That’s just it.  I’m afraid we are in Tennessee.’  Many people in our nation are following similarly misinformed guides today.  These so-called leaders believe they can operate without God and His Word, but they are tragically mistaken.  Those who follow them are likewise deceived – completely unaware that they could be headed for hell unless they change course.  As for you and me, we must search the Scriptures and discover true north: the will of God.  He has given us all we need to discern His will – The Holy Spirit and His Word.  Without them, we will wonder off God’s path and away from the Truth.  Let us therefore commit ourselves to daily seeking the Lord, for He alone can lead us to heaven and eternal life.”   Michael Youssef. 
   

“The gospel...should be seen as not only a message of good news for lost people to be saved from sin’s penalty, but also a message of good news for Christian people to be saved from sin’s domineering power. The goal of the gospel is not merely to forgive us, but to change us into true worshippers of God and authentic lovers of people.”  Dr. Steve Childers

HEART SAVOR

• ·        God’s Word equips me for every good work.  It is the Word of life.
• ·        It is God’s desire that we share His Truth to others who do not know it – He has given us this great responsibility. 
• ·        God’s Word is True Truth.

The Pilgrim Goes Home Yet The Message Lives On Isaiah 55:8-11 John 1:1-2 Isaiah 40:6-8 Matthew 5:17-18 2 Timothy 1:14 2 Timothy 2:1-2 Hebrews 11:4 Hebrews 11:32-40 Philippians 1:18-30 02.26.18

THE PILGRIM GOES HOME YET THE MESSAGE LIVES ON

BREAD

⁸ “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the LORD. ⁹ “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. ¹⁰ As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, ¹¹ so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.”   Isaiah 55:8-11 (NIV)

¹ In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
² He was with God in the beginning.   John 1:1-2 (NIV)

⁶ A voice says, “Cry out.” And I said, “What shall I cry?” “All men are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field. ⁷ The grass withers and the flowers fall, because the breath of the LORD blows on them. Surely the people are grass. ⁸ The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.”   Isaiah 40:6-8 (NIV)

¹⁷ “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. ¹⁸ I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.”  Matthew 5:17-18 (NIV)

¹⁴ Guard the good deposit that was entrusted to you--guard it with the help of the Holy Spirit who lives in us.   2 Timothy 1:14 (NIV)

¹ You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. ² And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable men who will also be qualified to teach others. 2 Timothy 2:1-2 (NIV)

⁴ By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was commended as a righteous man, when God spoke well of his offerings. And by faith he still speaks, even though he is dead.  Hebrews 11:4 (NIV)

³²And what more shall I say? I do not have time to tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel and the prophets, ³³ who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions,
³⁴ quenched the fury of the flames, and escaped the edge of the sword; whose weakness was turned to strength; and who became powerful in battle and routed foreign armies.
³⁵ Women received back their dead, raised to life again. Others were tortured and refused to be released, so that they might gain a better resurrection. ³⁶ Some faced jeers and flogging, while still others were chained and put in prison. ³⁷ They were stoned; they were sawed in two; they were put to death by the sword. They went about in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, persecuted and mistreated-- ³⁸ the world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, and in caves and holes in the ground. ³⁹ These were all commended for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised. ⁴⁰ God had planned something better for us so that only together with us would they be made perfect.   Hebrews 11:32-40 (NIV)

¹⁸ But what does it matter? The important thing is that in every way, whether from false motives or true, Christ is preached. And because of this I rejoice. Yes, and I will continue to rejoice, ¹⁹ for I know that through your prayers and the help given by the Spirit of Jesus Christ, what has happened to me will turn out for my deliverance. ²⁰ I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have sufficient courage so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death. ²¹ For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. ²² If I am to go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. Yet what shall I choose? I do not know! ²³ I am torn between the two: I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far; ²⁴ but it is more necessary for you that I remain in the body. ²⁵ Convinced of this, I know that I will remain, and I will continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith, ²⁶ so that through my being with you again your joy in Christ Jesus will overflow on account of me. ²⁷ Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending as one man for the faith of the gospel ²⁸ without being frightened in any way by those who oppose you. This is a sign to them that they will be destroyed, but that you will be saved--and that by God. ²⁹ For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for him, ³⁰ since you are going through the same struggle you saw I had, and now hear that I still have. Philippians 1:18-30 (NIV)

BUTTER

“If you compromise the message of Jesus, the world will love you. But if you proclaim Jesus and His Gospel without compromise, the world will hate you. Proclaim it anyway, just as the witnesses in Revelation 11 proclaimed the Gospel. For when we do, we share the saving grace and love of Christ. It is a message everyone needs to hear. It is a message the Holy Spirit will guide us in sharing, and one He will quicken hearts to receive.”   Michael Youssef

“Every sermon, every Bible lesson, every word of testimony, and every verse of Scripture is a warning, calling us to repentance and revival.  Our God is a consuming fire, and a day of judgment is coming.  We must not neglect the warning, and today’s church must not forget that our message includes the ministry of warning.”   Robert J. Morgan

“You have a message, and you are constantly delivering it.  You may not even know what it is.  It may be a message of redemption or of guilt, of confidence or of insecurity, of faith or of doubt.  But one way or another, your life is an embodied message of whatever you believe to be true.  That’s frightening, isn’t it?  We can handle the thought of delivering a message when God tells us to, the thought that we are always implicitly living a message means we may have preached against the gospel many, many times.  Every time we sowed seeds of discord, every time we got comfortable with sin, every time we said something that minimized God’s goodness or exaggerated our own, we gave a false message.  We might think we’ve never presumed to speak for God, but as creatures made in His image, we have.  We may have spoken truth, or we may have spoken lies, but we have spoken.  Wearing the name of ‘Christian,’ we have made some kind of impression – either positive or negative, or a combination of both – on this world.”   Chris Tiegreen  

“What impression do you want to leave with others if the only thing they have to go on is your countenance, attitude or expression?  Sadly, for some of us the message would be ‘unhappy home,’ ‘mad at the world,’ or ‘depressed and downtrodden.’  As believers in Christ, we must not live there. Rather, our lives should reflect whose we are.  The Scriptures teach us in Psalm 68:3, ‘...may the righteous be glad and rejoice before God; may they be happy and joyful.’  If you're a child of the King, then take on an attitude of royalty.  Reveal God's presence in your life.  Hold your head high, greet others with genuine hospitality and be careful to show loving-kindness to all people.  By doing these things, you will become a bold witness for Christ without ever having to open your mouth.”   Renee Nail

“Carrying God's gracious offer involves human beings whom God has brought to Himself and then uses as His heralds. They share God's message of salvation because He will save everyone who calls on His name.”    Bible Knowledge Commentary

“‘The best memories are still to come.’  I doubt anyone who came to Ray’s funeral will forget those words. Every so often you get to see with your own eyes the fruit of a life lived with sacrificial faithfulness.   All the life that comes from an actual, old-fashioned dying-to-self.   It’s staggering. It pulls me back to reality.   No matter how glamorized the choices and desires of one’s individual Self and the temptation to organize your life around getting what you think you want, that’s not how God set up the universe.   It’s just as Jesus said.   The grain of wheat that falls into the ground like a dead dream becomes a field of such bounty it stretches into the horizon.  You can hardly get a seat at the funeral.  So in those moments that no one would notice but you,  when you have to die in some small way to what you’d really rather do in order to care for your children,  or your aging mother,  or when you go out of your way to strengthen someone else’s hand in God,   and you think none of it matters much and you will never turn out to be anybody special,  and the ‘sacrifice’ of something you cherish appears a bit dumb by current standards,  remember my friend, Ray.  As will I.”  Paula Rinehart  

“The whole message of the Gospel is this: Become like Jesus. We have his self-portrait. When we keep that in front of our eyes, we will soon learn what it means to follow Jesus and become like him.”   Henri Nouwen

“You don’t get to keep. You get to witness.”    Ann Voskamp

“But when I think of him (Billy Graham) I also think of his message because he was immersed in it.  Saturated in it.  He was his message…a simple man who had responded to God’s love by placing his faith in Jesus, receiving the assurance that his sins were forgiven, that he would not perish, but would have everlasting life.  Simple faith.  Faith that now matters more than anything else.  For years, over his head as he preached was the banner that quoted the words of Jesus: “I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life.”  Jesus completed that sentence by saying that “No one comes to the Father but by Me.”   Based on what Jesus said, Daddy is safely with the Father.  In heaven.  Daddy not only claimed Jesus as the only Way to God, he lived by the Truth publicly on platforms and privately behind closed doors and is now enjoying real Life.  I have often stated that I was raised by a single parent because ministry took my father away from our family – for weeks and months at a time.  Daddy estimated that he was gone from home approximately 60 percent of his children’s growing-up years.  Now, he has left again.  This time, he will not be coming back.  At least, not until Jesus does, too.  While he may be physically absent and his voice silent, I am confident that his message will continue to reverberate throughout the generations to come.  My prayer on this day of his move to Our Father’s House is that his death will be a rallying cry.  That tens of thousands of pastors, teachers, evangelists, and ordinary men and women will rise up to take his place.  That they will take up his message like a baton being passed in a relay race and faithfully pass it on to those with whom they come in contact.  Because Daddy’s message is God’s message.  And it’s a message of genuine hope for the future, of love for the present, of forgiveness for the past.  It’s a message, when received, that brings a fresh beginning, unshakable joy, unexplainable peace, eternal significance, meaning and purpose in life, and opens Heaven’s door.”  Ann Graham Lotz   
  

“Be One.... who has a model life; a mentor with a message; an approved workman who correctly handles God's Word (2 Timothy 2:15); who does his best (2 Timothy 2:15, 4:9,21); who guards the Gospel (2 Timothy Chapter 1); who suffers for the Gospel (2 Timothy Chapter 2); who continues in the Gospel (2 Timothy Chapter 3); who preaches the Gospel (2 Timothy Chapter 4); who pours out his life as a drink offering (2 Timothy 4:6); who fights the good fight of faith (2 Timothy 4:7); who has a fixed focus, firm stand, and a faithful finish (2 Timothy 4:7).”   Donna Evans

HEART SAVOR

• ·         I am to know the Truth and the Truth will set me free.
• ·         I am to model the Truth.  I will live what I believe to be true.
• ·         I am to be faithful to the finish.

Faithful Steward Matthew 24:45-47 Matthew 25:19-30 Matthew 23:23-24 Luke 12:35-40 Galatians 5:22-25 3 John 1:3-4 Ephesians 5:15-17 Psalms 19:7-11 02.23.18

FAITHFUL STEWARD

BREAD

⁴⁵ “Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of the servants in his household to give them their food at the proper time? ⁴⁶ It will be good for that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns. ⁴⁷ I tell you the truth, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.”   Matthew 24:45-47 (NIV)

¹⁹ “After a long time the master of those servants returned and settled accounts with them.
²⁰ The man who had received the five talents brought the other five. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with five talents. See, I have gained five more.’  ²¹ “His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master's happiness!’ ²² “The man with the two talents also came. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with two talents; see, I have gained two more.’ ²³ “His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master's happiness!’  ²⁴ “Then the man who had received the one talent came. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘I knew that you are a hard man, harvesting where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed. ²⁵ So I was afraid and went out and hid your talent in the ground. See, here is what belongs to you.’  ²⁶ “His master replied, ‘You wicked, lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed? ²⁷ Well then, you should have put my money on deposit with the bankers, so that when I returned I would have received it back with interest. ²⁸ Take the talent from him and give it to the one who has the ten talents. ²⁹ For everyone who has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him. ³⁰ And throw that worthless servant outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’”   Matthew 25:19-30 (NIV)

²³ “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices--mint, dill and cummin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law--justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.  ²⁴ You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.”    Matthew 23:23-24 (NIV)  

³⁵ “Be dressed ready for service and keep your lamps burning, ³⁶ like men waiting for their master to return from a wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks they can immediately open the door for him. ³⁷ It will be good for those servants whose master finds them watching when he comes. I tell you the truth, he will dress himself to serve, will have them recline at the table and will come and wait on them. ³⁸ It will be good for those servants whose master finds them ready, even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night. ³⁹ But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into. ⁴⁰ You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.”   Luke 12:35-40 (NIV)

²² But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
²³ gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. ²⁴ Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires. ²⁵ Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.  Galatians 5:22-25 (NIV)
 

³ It gave me great joy to have some brothers come and tell about your faithfulness to the truth and how you continue to walk in the truth. ⁴ I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.  3 John 1:3-4 (NIV)

¹⁵ Be very careful, then, how you live--not as unwise but as wise, ¹⁶ making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. ¹⁷ Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is.  Ephesians 5:15-17 (NIV)

⁷ The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul. The statutes of the LORD are trustworthy, making wise the simple. ⁸ The precepts of the LORD are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of the LORD are radiant, giving light to the eyes. ⁹ The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever. The ordinances of the LORD are sure and altogether righteous. ¹⁰ They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb. ¹¹ By them is your servant warned; in keeping them there is great reward.   Psalm 19:7-11 (NIV)

BUTTER

“‘The best memories are still to come.’  I doubt anyone who came to Ray’s funeral will forget those words. Every so often you get to see with your own eyes the fruit of a life lived with sacrificial faithfulness.   All the life that comes from an actual, old-fashioned dying-to-self.   It’s staggering. It pulls me back to reality.   No matter how glamorized the choices and desires of one’s individual Self and the temptation to organize your life around getting what you think you want, that’s not how God set up the universe.   It’s just as Jesus said.   The grain of wheat that falls into the ground like a dead dream becomes a field of such bounty it stretches into the horizon.  You can hardly get a seat at the funeral.  So in those moments that no one would notice but you,  when you have to die in some small way to what you’d really rather do in order to care for your children,  or your aging mother,  or when you go out of your way to strengthen someone else’s hand in God,   and you think none of it matters much and you will never turn out to be anybody special,  and the ‘sacrifice’ of something you cherish appears a bit dumb by current standards,  remember my friend, Ray.  As will I.”  Paula Rinehart  

“All work is sacred work for the child of the King.  There is to be no difference between the secular and the sacred.  The believer brings the glory of God and the sweet aroma of Jesus to every job – every encounter - working wholeheartedly as unto the Lord – not for man - through the achieving power of the indwelling Holy Spirit.  All jobs from motherhood to medical to janitorial to legal to businessman to student to server to whatever – makes no difference the “what” rather the motivation behind why we do what we do which is to bring God all glory.  It is His desire for us to work and take care of His world – just as He told Adam before the fall – and bring the Good News to others in our spheres through both our actions and words.  This is for our ultimate good btw, satisfying both heart and soul.  We live our lives for an audience of One and our goal is to hear a ‘well done good and faithful servant.’”  BHY

“Consistently be consistent. Grittiness decides successfulness. And faithfulness is another way to say grittiness. Grittiness and faithfulness is successfulness.”   Ann Voskamp

“Most resolutions focus on just the here and now, but the resolutions that deserve our greatest effort, faithfulness, and attention are those that address eternal matters. Let us not focus on strengthening our temporary physical bodies, while neglecting our eternal soul. Let us not create a to-do list of projects to improve our houses, but fail to prepare for our heavenly dwelling place.”   Michael Youssef

“Every time we resist the slightest temptation, we honor God.  Every time we overcome even the smallest problem by trusting and obeying our Lord Jesus, God is glorified in our lives.  Whenever we choose character over convenience, faithfulness over ease, or honesty over deceit, we bring honor to the Lord Himself.”  Robert J. Morgan

“Why was Job born? He was born for the same reason Adam was created. He was born for the same reason the earth was created. He was born, in part, for the same reason Christ was born and suffered and was crucified. We all exist to glorify God. On the Day of Judgement, when the mangled, burned, corrupted, and crucified limbs of God’s faithful are resurrected and made new, and when voices that died crying in pain are restored singing in praise, even Satan himself will bow in submission to the Lord who deserves all praise.  This life is no simple matter of little lives living private dramas. We are, since Eden’s loss, united in celestial warfare with eternal consequences. We were born to stand; we are armed to fight.  The good news is just that, through faith in Christ, we were born to win.”    Frances Poston Bennett   

“Strengthen me Lord according to Your glorious might.  Give me great endurance and patience and joy so that I may walk in a manner worthy of the Gospel.  May I please You in all that I say and do.  You alone are faithful to keep me from falling and to equip me for this so great an endeavor.  May I, through Your great power, leave the aroma of sweet Jesus in my every encounter that I may change my sphere by bringing Your Presence to every circumstance You present me with today.  Always for your glory alone and my good.”  BHY 

HEART SAVOR

• ·         I am to do what my Master wills.
• ·         His will is good and pleasing and perfect and always for my best.
• ·         Earth is not my home, heaven is, and my life should reflect that I am a child of the King.

Hypocrisy - False Evidence Appearing Real Matthew 6:1-4 Matthew 6:5-8 Matthew 23:27-28 Mark 12:14-17 Luke 12:1-3 Matthew 23:25-26 1 Peter 2:1-3 02.21.18

HYPOCRISY - FALSE EVIDENCE APPEARING REAL

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¹ “Be careful not to do your ‘acts of righteousness’ before men, to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven. ² So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. ³ But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, ⁴ so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.”   Matthew 6:1-4 (NIV)

⁵ “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. ⁶ But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. ⁷ And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. ⁸ Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.”   Matthew 6:5-8 (NIV)

²⁷ “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men's bones and everything unclean. ²⁸ In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.”  Matthew 23:27-28 (NIV)

¹⁴ They came to him and said, “Teacher, we know you are a man of integrity. You aren’t swayed by men, because you pay no attention to who they are; but you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not? ¹⁵ Should we pay or shouldn’t we?” But Jesus knew their hypocrisy. “Why are you trying to trap me?” he asked. “Bring me a denarius and let me look at it.” ¹⁶ They brought the coin, and he asked them, “Whose portrait is this? And whose inscription?” “Caesar’s,” they replied. ¹⁷ Then Jesus said to them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s.” And they were amazed at him.   Mark 12:14-17 (NIV)

¹ Meanwhile, when a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling on one another, Jesus began to speak first to his disciples, saying: “Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.” ² There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made known. ³ What you have said in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the ear in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the roofs.”   Luke 12:1-3 (NIV)

²⁵ “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. ²⁶ Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean.  Matthew 23:25-26 (NIV)

¹ Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind. ² Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, ³ now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.  1 Peter 2:1-3 (NIV)

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“Some of Jesus’ strongest words were reserved for hypocrites – for people who claimed to believe in God and follow His laws, but in reality lived only for themselves.  He compared them to ‘whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but inside are full of dead men’s bones and everything unclean’ (Matthew 23:27).  None of us is perfect; even the most dedicated Christian falls short.  When we do, we need to confess it and seek God’s help to live more consistently.  But hypocrisy – living a deliberate lie – is another matter.  Be on guard; don’t let hypocrisy take root in your soul.  Instead, make sure of your commitment to Christ, and walk close to Him every day.”   Billy Graham

“Duplicity is abominable with God, and His soul hates hypocrisy.  To have one foot on the land of truth, and another on the sea of falsehood will involve a terrible fall and a total ruin.”   Charles H. Spurgeon

“The popular image of Christ as ‘gentle Jesus meek and mild’ simply will not do.  To be sure, He was full of love, compassion and tenderness.  But He was also uninhibited in exposing error and denouncing hypocrisy.  Christ was a controversialist.”     John Stott

“Sin enough and you will soon be unconscious of sin.”   Oswald Chambers

“No man can put Jesus Christ to greater shame than by professing the gospel without showing the power of it.  There can be no more vile and sordid hypocrisy than for any to pretend unto inward, habitual sanctification, while their lives are barren in the fruits of righteousness and obedience.”   K. H. Von Bogatzky

“We Christians too often substitute prayer for playing the game. Prayer is good; but when used as a substitute for obedience, it is nothing but a blatant hypocrisy, a despicable Pharisaism... To your knees, man! and to your Bible! Decide at once! Don't hedge! Time flies! Cease your insults to God, quit consulting flesh and blood. Stop your lame, lying, and cowardly excuses. Enlist!” C. T. Studd

“Scripture sees hell as self-chosen. . .. Hell appears as God’s gesture of respect for human choice. All receive what they actually chose. Either to be with God forever, worshipping Him, or without God forever, worshipping themselves.”    J. I. Packer

“Duplicity is abominable with God, and hypocrisy His soul hateth…. To hold with the hare and run with the hounds, is a dastard’s policy.  In the common matters of daily life, a double-minded man is despised, but in religion he is loathsome to the last degree…. How should divine justice spare the sinner, who knows the right, approves it, and professes to follow it, and all the while lives the evil, and gives it dominion in his heart?”   Charles H. Spurgeon

“It is the prerogative of him who searches the heart, and knows what is in man, to pronounce who are hypocrites.   The eye of man can perceive open profaneness, but it is only the eye of Christ that can discern hypocrisy.  And as it is a sin which his eye discovers, so it is a sin which of all others his soul hates.”   Matthew Henry

HEART SAVOR

• ·         God hates hypocrisy.
• ·         I am to live what I espouse.
• ·         My actions will display what I believe.