STEADFAST CHRISTIANITY

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STEADFAST CHRISTIANITY

• CENTRAL TRUTH
• CHRISTIANS EXPRESS THEIR FAITH IN CHRIST THROUGH
  PERSEVERANCE IN GODLY LIVING
• FOCUS
• TO ESTABLISH THE BASIS OF OUR FAITH IN CHRIST AND
  REMAIN STEADFAST IN CHRISTIAN FAITH
• GOLDEN TEXT
• LET US HOLD FAST THE PROFESSION OF OUR FAITH
  WITHOUT WAVERING FOR IT IS HE WHO PROMISED IS
  FAITHFUL

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2. WHEN WE THINK OF LIVING STEADFASTLY LETS
CONSIDER FELLOWSHIP

• THREE AREAS
• MUTUAL LOVE
• BURDEN BEARING
• UNITY IN THE FAITHOUR UNITY IN THE FAITH SHOULD
  PROMPT US STRENGTHEN, ENCOURAGE AND COMFORT EACH
  OTHER

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3. ASPECT OF CHRISTS SACRIFICE

• NOT ONLY ARE WE FORGIVEN
• WE ARE SANCTIFIED
• WE FIND SANCTIFY AND SANCTIFICATION ALL THROUGH
  THE BIBLE, BEGINNING IN GENESIS 2 AND ENDING IN
  JUDE
• SO LETS EXOPLORE JUST WHAT SANCTIFICATION IS

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4.WHAT IS SANCTIFICATION?

• W.E.VINE
• SANCTIFICATION-SEPARATION OF THE BELIEVER FROM
  SINFUL THINGS AND WAYS
• SANCTIFICATION-A CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD
• SANCTIFICATION- IS GODS WILL FOR BELIEVERS

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5.HOW ARE WE SANCTIFIED?

• THE HOLY SPIRIT IS THE AGENT IN SANCTIFICATION
• WE BECOME SANCTIFIED AS WE DAILY WALK WITH GOD
• WE ARE SANCTIFIED BY THE STUDY AND APPLICACTION
  OF GODS WORD
• IT IS A LIFETIME PROCCESS, BECAUSE AS WE PRAY AND
  STUDY GODS WORD, THINGS ARE REVEALED TO US

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6. WE ARE FOREVER PERFECTED

• CHRIST OFFERED HIMSELF AND HIS DESIRE IS THAT WE
  BECOME MORE LIKE HIM
• CHRISTS SACRIFICE IS REDEMPTIVE
• HIS SACRIFICE IS SUBSTITUTIONARY
• HIS SACRIFICE IS PROPITIATORY
• HIS SACRIFICE IS RECONCILIATORY

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7. IN WHAT WAY ARE WE PERFECTED FOREVER

• WHEN WE SURRENDER TO CHRIST, FROM THAT DAY ON HE
  SHAPES AND MOLDS US
• IT IS NOT DONE AT ONE TIME
• THINK ABOUT THIS- WE WERE SANCTIFIED AT SALVATION
• AND WE ARE BEING SANCTIFIED

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8. VERSE 23 LET US HOLD FAST

• HOW CAN BELIEVERS HOLD FAST TO THEIR PROFESSION
  OF FAITH?
• I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT WAY IS TO STAY CLOSE
  TO GOD.
• GALATIANS 5 WALK IN THE SPIRIT
• EPHESIANS 5 WALK IN LOVE

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9. IN WHAT WAYS ARE FELLOW CHRISTIANS RESPONSIBLE
FOR OUR PERFECTION

• HEBREWS 10 CONSIDER ONE ANOTHER AND PROVOKE UNTO
  LOVE AND GOOD WORKS
• PROVOKE- AROUSE AND STIMULATE- TO AROUSE ONE INTO
  DOING

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10.LET US LOOK AT VERSE 25

• IT SPEAKS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF ATTENDING
  CHURCH
• WHY IS THIS NECESSARY
• WE HAVE FELLOWSHIP
• 2. WE HEAR THE WORD OF GOD AND MAKE PERSONAL
  APPLICATION
• 3. WE CAN SHARE OUR BURDENS
• 4. WE CAN HAVE UNITED PRAYER

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11. WHAT ASSURANCE HAS JESUS GIVEN THE BELIEVERS
WILL BE SAFE IN GODS HAND?

• JOHN 1715-20
• 2 TIMOTHY 112
• JUDE 24
• 1 PETER 14,5
• WONDERFUL KEEPING POWER

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12. LIFES RESPONSE

• 1. WE MUST HOLD UNSWERVINGLY TO THE HOPE WE
  PROFESS
• 2. WE MUST NOT SHRINK BACK FROM DEMONSTRATING OUR
  FAITH IN CHRIST
• 3. WE MUST STRIVE TO BUILD UP OTHERS
• 4. WE NEED TO BE ENCOURAGERS

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13. TRAIN YOURSELF TO BE GODLY

• 1 TIMOTHY 47-16
• EXERCISE TO BE GODLY
• TRUST IN THE LIVING GOD
• BE AN EXAMPLE
• WATCH OUR CONVERSATION
• SPEND TIME MEDITATING
• CONTINUE IN DOCTRINE

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

• FALLING DOWN DOESNT MAKE YOU A FAILURE, BUT
  STAYING DOWN DOES

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YOU CAN NOT HIDE FROM GOD