We are asking the question..

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We are asking the question..?

• How was it possible for the Apostle Paul to go
  into Thessalonica for 3 weeks and communicate the
  core truths of the Gospel in such a way that
  people reoriented their lives and produced a
  strong church that touched the world?

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Paul presented a new God

• I. A living, personal God
• II. A Passionate Savior
• III. A Present God

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1 Thessalonians 15-7

• When we brought you the Good News, it was not
  only with words but also with power, for the Holy
  Spirit gave you full assurance that what we said
  was true. And you know that the way we lived
  among you was further proof of the truth of our
  message.

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I. Holy Spirit is the power of God present for
living

• DO YOU COUNT ON, BELIEVE IN, AND FOLLOW THE
  GUIDANCE OF THE INNER VOICE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

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Are you receiving the ministry of the Holy Spirit?
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II. Holy Spirit is the power of God present for
Holy living.

• 4 Finally, dear brothers and sisters, we urge you
  in the name of the Lord Jesus to live in a way
  that pleases God, as we have taught you. 3 God
  wants you to be holy, so you should keep clear of
  all sexual sin.

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4 Then each of you will control your body and
live in holiness and honor5 not in lustful
passion as the pagans do, in their ignorance of
God and his ways. 6 Never cheat a Christian
brother in this matter by taking his wife, for
the Lord avenges all such sins, as we have
solemnly warned you before.
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7 God has called us to be holy, not to live
impure lives. 8 Anyone who refuses to live by
these rules is not disobeying human rules but is
rejecting God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you.
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The new morality is the old immorality brought up
to date
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Strategies to keep from falling Practical
steps to maintain your purityby Randy Alcorn
http//www.epm.org/articles/leadpur.html
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• Monitoring my spiritual pulse
• Guarding my marriage
• Taking precautions
• Dealing with the subtle signs of sexual
  attraction
• Backing off early
• Clearing cloudy thoughts
• Holding myself accountable with others
• Guarding my mind

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Regularly rehearsing sins consequences
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Conclusion

• Am I receiving the ministry of the Holy spirit
• Am I living Holy life? Free from sexual impurity