Building and Battling

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Building and Battling

• True Success!

Neh 615-95 Part 4 of 4
Pastor Dave Martin Cross Creek Community Church
Oct 9, 2005
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• Neh. 615-16 So the wall was completed on the
  twenty-fifth of Elul, in fifty-two days. When all
  our enemies heard about this, all the surrounding
  nations were afraid and lost their
  self-confidence, because they realized that this
  work had been done with the help of our God.

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True Success is...

• Measured by Gods Standard not Mans.
• Luke 1215-21 Mt 719-21

Luke 1215 Then he said to them, "Watch out! Be
on your guard against all kinds of greed a man's
life does not consist in the abundance of his
possessions."
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True Success is...

• Measured by Gods Standard not Mans.
• Gods Heros of the Faith
• (Heb 11)
• Abel, Enoch, Noah, Joseph, Moses, David, Abraham,
  Daniel... But there were more...

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• Hebrews 1135b-39a ...Others were tortured and
  refused to be released, so that they might gain a
  better resurrection. Some faced jeers and
  flogging, while still others were chained and put
  in prison. 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-- the world
  was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts
  and mountains, and in caves and holes in the
  ground. These were all commended for their
  faith...

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• Proverbs 163 Commit to the Lord whatever you do,
  and your plans will succeed.
• God speaking of David...
• 1 Samuel 1814 In everything he did he had great
  success, because the Lord was with him.

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True Success is Demonstrated in the Church by...

• 1. Unity within the Body Neh 81
• 1 Cor. 110 I appeal to you, brothers, in the
  name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you
  agree with one another so that there may be no
  divisions among you and that you may be perfectly
  united in mind and thought.

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True Success is Demonstrated in the Church by...

• 2. Emphasis on Gods Word Neh 83a
• Psalm 119105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and
  a light for my path.

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True Success is Demonstrated in the Church by...

• 3. Receptive Heart Attitudes Neh 83b
• John 1423 Jesus replied, "If anyone loves me, he
  will obey my teaching. My Father will love him,
  and we will come to him and make our home with
  him.

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True Success is Demonstrated in the Church by...

• 4. Reverent Fear of God Neh 85
• Proverbs 224 Humility and the fear of the Lord
  bring wealth and honor and life.
• 2 Cor. 71 Since we have these promises, dear
  friends, let us purify ourselves from everything
  that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting
  holiness out of reverence for God.

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True Success is Demonstrated in the Church by...

• 5. Passionate Public Worship Neh 86
• Neh. 86 Ezra praised the Lord, the great God
  and all the people lifted their hands and
  responded, "Amen! Amen!" Then they bowed down and
  worshiped the Lord with their faces to the
  ground.

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True Success is Demonstrated in the Church by...

• 6. Personal Repentance of Sin Neh 88-9 92
• Acts 319 Repent, then, and turn to God, so that
  your sins may be wiped out, that times of
  refreshing may come from the Lord,

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True Success is Demonstrated in the Church by...

• 7. Expanding Outreach Neh 810,15
• Acts 18 But you will receive power when the Holy
  Spirit comes on you and you will be my witnesses
  in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and
  to the ends of the earth."

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True Success is Demonstrated in the Church by...

• 8. Deep Sense of Well Being Neh 810,12,17
• 1 Peter 18 Though you have not seen him, you
  love him and even though you do not see him now,
  you believe in him and are filled with an
  inexpressible and glorious joy,

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True Success is Demonstrated in the Church by...

• 9. Witnessing Changed Lives Neh 812b 18
• 2 Cor. 517 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he
  is a new creation the old has gone, the new has
  come!

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True Success is Demonstrated in the Church by...

• 10. Glorification of Jesus Christ Neh 95b
• John 1232 But I, when I am lifted up from the
  earth, will draw all men to myself."
• Acts 412 Salvation is found in no one else, for
  there is no other name under heaven given to men
  by which we must be saved."

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• 1 Cor. 1123-26 For I received from the Lord what
  I also passed on to you The Lord Jesus, on the
  night he was betrayed, took bread,
• 24and when he had given thanks, he broke it and
  said, "This is my body, which is for you do this
  in remembrance of me."
• 25In the same way, after supper he took the cup,
  saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my
  blood do this, whenever you drink it, in
  remembrance of me."
• 26For whenever you eat this bread and drink this
  cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he
  comes.

A time of... Remembrance Thanksgiving
Examination Expectation
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Personal Revival True Success...

• Hunger for God
• Hunger for Truth

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for
righteousness, for they will be filled. Matthew
56
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• Psalm 204 May he give you the desire of your
  heart and make all your plans succeed.

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This Week

• Friday 630pm - Hayride Cookout
• Sunday 8am 1030am - Friend Day