The Joy of A Christian

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The Joy of A Christian

• 1 Peter 16-9

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The Joy of A Christian

• Rejoice in trials and sufferings (6)
• God is on our side 1 Cor 1013
• No temptation has overtaken you except such as
  is common to man but God is faithful, who will
  not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are
  able, but with the temptation will also make the
  way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.

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The Joy of A Christian

• Rejoice in trials and sufferings (6)
• God is on our side Phil 413
• I can do all things through Christ who
  strengthens me.

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The Joy of A Christian

• Rejoice in trials and sufferings (6)
• God is on our side 1 Cor 1013, Phil 413
• A mark of true Discipleship Matt 510-12
• Blessed are those who are persecuted for
  righteousness' sake, For theirs is the kingdom of
  heaven. Blessed are you when they revile and
  persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against
  you falsely for My sake. Rejoice and be
  exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in
  heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who
  were before you.

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The Joy of A Christian

• Rejoice in trials and sufferings (6)
• God is on our side 1 Cor 1013, Phil 413
• A mark of true Discipleship 2 Tim 312
• All who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus
  will suffer persecution.

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The Joy of A Christian

• Rejoice in trials and sufferings (6)
• God is on our side 1 Cor 1013, Phil 413
• A mark of true Discipleship Matt 510-12,
  2 Tim 312
• They are only temporary (6) 2 Cor 417-18
• They reveal the genuineness of our faith (7)
  1 Cor 313
• They make us complete Jam 12-4, Rom 51-4

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The Joy of A Christian

• We must love The Lord (8)
• Shown through obedience John 1415, 21, 23
• If you love Me, keep My commandments.
• He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is
  he who loves Me...
• If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word

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The Joy of A Christian

• We must love The Lord (8)
• Shown through obedience John 1415, 21, 23
• Shown by sacrificing self Rom 121-2
• I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the
  mercies of God, that you present your bodies a
  living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which
  is your reasonable service. And do not be
  conformed to this world, but be transformed by
  the renewing of your mind, that you may prove
  what is that good and acceptable and perfect will
  of God.

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The Joy of A Christian

• We must love The Lord (8)
• Shown through obedience John 1415, 21, 23
• Shown by sacrificing self Rom 121-2
• We must believe in Him (8)
• He is both Lord and Christ Acts 236
• Let all the house of Israel know assuredly that
  God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both
  Lord and Christ.

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The Joy of A Christian

• We must love The Lord (8)
• Shown through obedience John 1415, 21, 23
• Shown by sacrificing self Rom 121-2
• We must believe in Him (8)
• He is both Lord and Christ Heb 111
• Now faith is the substance of things hoped for,
  the evidence of things not seen.

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The Joy of A Christian

• We must love The Lord (8)
• Shown through obedience John 1415, 21, 23
• Shown by sacrificing self Rom 121-2
• We must believe in Him (8)
• He is both Lord and Christ Acts 236, Heb 111
• Can only comes from Gods Word Rom 1017
• So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by
  the word of God.

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The Joy of A Christian

• We must love The Lord (8)
• Shown through obedience John 1415, 21, 23
• Shown by sacrificing self Rom 121-2
• We must believe in Him (8)
• He is both Lord and Christ Acts 236, Heb 111
• Can only comes from Gods Word Rom 1017