Sean Hodgson

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Sean Hodgson
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Hector Aleem at police station
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Apology accepted Captain Needa.
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Festus Raw Deal

• Jewish zealots had been setting villages on fire
  and plundering them
• A messiah was leading people into the desert
• Dispute over the Temple High Wall
• Violence between Jewish chief priests and ruling
  elite

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urgently
parakalew parakaleo to ask, beg,
plead Imperfect Active over and over
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Guilty Before Proven Innocent

• Christ-followers should expect unjust treatment
  (vv. 1-5)

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2 Timothy 312
In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life
in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.
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bringing
kataferw kataphero Lit. to bring down
upon Present tense repeated, over over Greek
usage to cause something to happen that is
opposed to anothers interest
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Guilty Before Proven Innocent

• Christ-followers should expect unjust treatment
  (vv. 1-5)
• Injustice feeds on self-interest (vv. 6-9)
• There is a time to endure and confront injustice
  (vv.10-12)

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• Paul was a gracious, sensitive and fair-minded
  man, but he would not compromise Christian truth
  and false accusations. He defended himself
  without being defensive.
• Gene Getz

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2 Timothy 224-25
And the Lords servant must not quarrel
instead, he must be kind to everyone, able to
teach, not resentful. 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.
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1 Peter 219-23
For it is commendable if a man bears up under
the pain of unjust suffering because he is
conscious of God. But how is it to your credit if
you receive a beating for doing wrong and endure
it? But if you suffer for doing good and you
endure it, this is commendable before God. To
this you were
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1 Peter 219-23
called, because Christ suffered for you,
leaving you an example that you should follow in
his steps. He committed no sin, and no deceit
was found in his mouth. When they hurled their
insults at him, he did not retaliate when he
suffered, he made no threats. Instead, he
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1 Peter 219-23
entrusted himself to him who judges justly.
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Exercising Rights

• Will exercising my rights honor God by showing
  the power of the gospel in my life?
• Will exercising my rights advance Gods kingdom
  or will I advance only my interests?
• Will exercising my rights benefit others?
• Is exercising my rights essential for my own
  well-being?

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The secret of victory that overcomes is not the
removal of persecution and suffering, but
standing strong in the midst of the suffering. -
Open Doors Ministry
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Standing Strong in the Storm

• Remember Gods mercy (Titus 31-5)
• Realize Gods presence (1
  Peter 219-21)
• Recognize Gods faithfulness
  (1 Peter 222-23)

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Though the world will unjustly find faithful
Christ-followers guilty, God will justly declare
them innocent.
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Sweet Hour of Prayer
William W. Walford Sweet hour of prayer Sweet
hour of prayer That calls me from a world of
care And bids me at my Fathers throne Make all
my wants and wishes known
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In seasons of distress and grief My soul has
often found relief And oft escaped the tempters
snare By thy return, sweet hour of
prayer Public Domain
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decision
diagnosis diagnosis a judicial inquiry or
investigation that culminates in a decision
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Guilty Before Proven Innocent

• Christ-followers should expect unjust treatment
  (vv. 1-5)
• Injustice feeds on self-interest (vv. 6-9)
• There is a time to endure and confront injustice
  (vv.10-12)
• Christ-followers can be strengthened by valuing
  God's opinion above all others (vv. 13-22)