Treasure Discoveries

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Treasure Discoveries
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Treasure DiscoveriesMarys Offering
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• The Incredible Birth

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• The Incredible Journey

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Treasure DiscoveriesMarys Offering

• Present The Word
• Practice The Word

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• The Incredible Irony

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• The Incredible Application

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Treasure DiscoveriesThe Magis Offering
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• Gold

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• Frankincense

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• Myrrh

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Prophet

• Represented God before man.

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Prophet

• Represented God before man.

He possessed

• Hindsight (He disclosed secrets of the
  past)

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Prophet

• Represented God before man.

He possessed

• Insight (He discussed situations of the
  present)

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Prophet

• Represented God before man.

He possessed

• Foresight (He disclosed sureties of the
  future)

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Priest

• Represented man before God.

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Priest

• Represented man before God.

He must be

• Taken from among men and be a man of passion and
  compassion.

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Priest

• Represented man before God.

He must be

• Chosen by God.

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Priest

• Represented man before God.

He must be

• Consecrated to God.

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King

• Ruled for God.

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King

• Ruled for God

He was to

• Be chosen by God.

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King

• Ruled for God

He was to

• Come from the tribe of Judah.

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King

• Ruled for God

He was to

• Come from the seed of David.

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Matthew 517 Think not that I am come to
destroy the law, or the prophets I am not come
to destroy, but to fulfil.
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Prophet

• Jesus Christ fulfilled the office of

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Prophet

• Jesus Christ fulfilled the office of

• This was the office that God prophesied of Him to
  Moses.

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• John 119-21 And this is the record of John,
  when the Jews sent priests and Levites from
  Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou? And he
  confessed, and denied not but confessed, I am
  not the Christ. And they asked him, What then?
  Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou
  that prophet? And he answered, No.

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• Deuteronomy 1818-19 I will raise them up a
  Prophet from among their brethren, like unto
  thee, and will put my words in his mouth and he
  shall speak unto them all that I shall command
  him. And it shall come to pass, that whosoever
  will not hearken unto my words which he shall
  speak in my name, I will require it of him.

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- John 11 In the beginning was the Word, and
the Word was with God, and the Word was God.-
John 114 And the Word was made flesh, and
dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the
glory as of the only begotten of the Father,)
full of grace and truth.
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Prophet

• Represented God before man.

He possessed

• Hindsight (He disclosed secrets of the
  past)

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Prophet

• Represented God before man.

He possessed

• Insight (He discussed situations of the
  present)

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Prophet

• Represented God before man.

He possessed

• Foresight (He disclosed sureties of the
  future)

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Prophet

• This is His PAST ministry.
• (He carried out this office beginning at His
  baptism in the Jordan River and ended at His
  death on the cross)

• Jesus Christ fulfilled the office of

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Prophet

• Jesus Christ fulfilled the office of

• This is the office represented by the wisemens
  gift of MYRRH.

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Myrrh

• It was a perfume.
• Song of Solomon 36 Who is this that cometh out
  of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed
  with myrrh and frankincense, with all powders of
  the merchant?

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Myrrh

• It was an anesthetic.
• Mark 1523 And they gave him to drink wine
  mingled with myrrh but he received it not.

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Myrrh

• It was a key substance used in the preparation of
  bodies for burial.
• John 1939 And there came also Nicodemus,
  which at the first came to Jesus by night, and
  brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an
  hundred pound weight

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Prophet

• Jesus Christ fulfilled the office of

• Doctrinally MYRRH is associated with 2 key
  things
• Death
• Christ

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• Revelation 28 And unto the angel of the
  church in Smyrna (myrrh) write These things
  saith the first and the last, which was dead, and
  is alive

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Prophet

• Jesus Christ fulfilled the office of

• MYRRH is the First and the Last gift given to
  Christ at His first coming.

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• Matthew 211 And when they were come into the
  house, they saw the young child with Mary his
  mother, and fell down, and worshipped him and
  when they had opened their treasures, they
  presented unto him gifts gold, and frankincense,
  and myrrh.
• Mark 1523 And they gave him to drink wine
  mingled with myrrh but he received it not.

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Priest

• Jesus Christ fulfilled the office of

• He met the Qualifications for the Priests
  office

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Priest

• Jesus Christ fulfilled the office of

• He met the Qualifications for the Priests
  office
• He was taken from among men.

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Priest

• Jesus Christ fulfilled the office of

• He met the Qualifications for the Priests
  office
• He was chosen by God.

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Priest

• Jesus Christ fulfilled the office of

• He met the Qualifications for the Priests
  office
• He was consecrated to God.

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• Hebrews 726 For such an high priest became
  us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate
  from sinners, and made higher than the heavens
• Luke 135 And the angel answered and said unto
  her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the
  power of the Highest shall overshadow thee
  therefore also that holy thing which shall be
  born of thee shall be called the Son of God.

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Priest

• Jesus Christ fulfilled the office of

• He performed the RESPONSABILITIES for the
  Priests office

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Priest

• Jesus Christ fulfilled the office of

• He performed the RESPONSABILITIES for the
  Priests office
• He offered up the sacrifice of Himself on Calvary.

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Priest

• Jesus Christ fulfilled the office of

• He performed the RESPONSABILITIES for the
  Priests office
• He prayed (and prays) for His people.

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• John 1720 Neither pray I for these alone, but
  for them also which shall believe on me through
  their word
• Romans 834 Who is he that condemneth? It is
  Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen
  again, who is even at the right hand of God, who
  also maketh intercession for us.
• Hebrews 725 Wherefore he is able also to save
  them to the uttermost that come unto God by him,
  seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for
  them.

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Priest

• Jesus Christ fulfilled the office of

• He performed the RESPONSABILITIES for the
  Priests office
• He blesses His people.

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• Numbers 623-26 Speak unto Aaron and unto his
  sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the
  children of Israel, saying unto them, The LORD
  bless thee, and keep thee The LORD make his face
  shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee The
  LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give
  thee peace.
• Hebrews 71 For this Melchisedec, king of
  Salem, priest of the most high God, who met
  Abraham returning from the slaughter of the
  kings, and blessed him

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• Ephesians 13 Blessed be the God and Father of
  our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with
  all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in
  Christ

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Priest

• Jesus Christ fulfilled the office of

• This is the office represented by the wisemens
  gift of frankincense.

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Priest

• Doctrinally Frankincense is associated with 2
  key things
• Priesthood
• Prayer

• Jesus Christ fulfilled the office of

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• Exodus 3030-34 And thou shalt anoint Aaron
  and his sons, and consecrate them, that they may
  minister unto me in the priest's office. And thou
  shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying,
  This shall be an holy anointing oil unto me
  throughout your generations. Upon man's flesh
  shall it not be poured, neither shall ye make any
  other like it, after the composition of it it is
  holy, and it shall be holy unto you. Whosoever
  compoundeth any like it, or whosoever putteth any
  of it upon a stranger, shall even be cut off from
  his people. And the LORD said unto Moses, Take
  unto thee sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and
  galbanum these sweet spices with pure
  frankincense of each shall there be a like
  weight

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• Exodus 3035-38 And thou shalt make it a
  perfume, a confection after the art of the
  apothecary, tempered together, pure and holy
  And thou shalt beat some of it very small, and
  put of it before the testimony in the tabernacle
  of the congregation, where I will meet with thee
  it shall be unto you most holy. And as for the
  perfume which thou shalt make, ye shall not make
  to yourselves according to the composition
  thereof it shall be unto thee holy for the LORD.
  Whosoever shall make like unto that, to smell
  thereto, shall even be cut off from his people.

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• Leviticus 22 And he shall bring it to Aaron's
  sons the priests and he shall take thereout his
  handful of the flour thereof, and of the oil
  thereof, with all the frankincense thereof and
  the priest shall burn the memorial of it upon the
  altar, to be an offering made by fire, of a sweet
  savour unto the LORD
• Leviticus 215-16 And thou shalt put oil upon
  it, and lay frankincense thereon it is a meat
  offering. And the priest shall burn the memorial
  of it, part of the beaten corn thereof, and part
  of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense
  thereof it is an offering made by fire unto the
  LORD.

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• Luke 110 And the whole multitude of the
  people were praying without at the time of
  incense.
• Revelation 83-5 And another angel came and
  stood at the altar, having a golden censer and
  there was given unto him much incense, that he
  should offer it with the prayers of all saints
  upon the golden altar which was before the
  throne. And the smoke of the incense, which came
  with the prayers of the saints, ascended up
  before God out of the angel's hand. And the angel
  took the censer, and filled it with fire of the
  altar, and cast it into the earth and there were
  voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an
  earthquake.

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Priest

• This is His PRESENT ministry.
• (It began at the cross and will end at the 2nd
  coming)

• Jesus Christ fulfilled the office of

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King

• Jesus Christ fulfilled the office of

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King

• Jesus Christ fulfilled the office of

• He met the QUALIFICATIONS for the Kings office
• He was chosen by God.

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• Psalms 26 Yet have I set my king upon my holy
  hill of Zion.
• Revelation 1916 And he hath on his vesture
  and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS,
  AND LORD OF LORDS.

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King

• Jesus Christ fulfilled the office of

• He met the QUALIFICATIONS for the Kings office
• He was from the Tribe of Judah.

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King

• Jesus Christ fulfilled the office of

• He met the QUALIFICATIONS for the Kings office
• He was from the seed of David.

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• Revelation 55-6 And one of the elders saith
  unto me, Weep not behold, the Lion of the tribe
  of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to
  open the book, and to loose the seven seals
  thereof. And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of
  the throne and of the four beasts, and in the
  midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been
  slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which
  are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all
  the earth.

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King

• This is His FUTURE ministry.
• (It will become a REALITY at His 2nd coming and
  will last for all eternity!)

• Jesus Christ fulfilled the office of

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King

• Jesus Christ fulfilled the office of

• This is the office represented by the wisemens
  gift of GOLD.

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King

• Jesus Christ fulfilled the office of

• Doctrinally GOLD is associated with 2 key
  things
• Highest of Value
• (1 Kings 6-7,9 II Chronicles 2-4)
• Royalty
• ( 1 Kings 101-18, Gen 4141-43)

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• Am I offering GOLD to the Lord?

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• Gold
• The Gift of Kings

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• Does my life reflect that I have surrendered
  myself to His Lordship?

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• Does Jesus genuinely sit on the throne of my life
  as King?

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• Is it evident by the way I live my life that He
  is in control?

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Treasure DiscoveriesMy Offering

• Am I offering GOLD to the Lord?

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• Am I offering FRANKINCENSE to the Lord?

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• Frankincense
• The Gift of Holiness

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• Does my life reflect that I savor His fellowship?

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• Does Jesus smell the aroma of my prayers
  ascending to His throne?

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• Luke 110 And the whole multitude of the
  people were praying without at the time of
  incense.
• Revelation 83-5 And another angel came and
  stood at the altar, having a golden censer and
  there was given unto him much incense, that he
  should offer it with the prayers of all saints
  upon the golden altar which was before the
  throne. And the smoke of the incense, which came
  with the prayers of the saints, ascended up
  before God out of the angel's hand. And the angel
  took the censer, and filled it with fire of the
  altar, and cast it into the earth and there were
  voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an
  earthquake.

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• Is it evident by the time I spend in communing
  with Christ in His Word and in prayer that
  intimacy with Him is a priority in my life?

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• Leviticus 207 Sanctify yourselves therefore,
  and be ye holy for I am the LORD your God.
• 1 Peter 115 But as he which hath called you
  is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of
  conversation
• 1 Peter 116 Because it is written, Be ye
  holy for I am holy.

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• Colossians 127 To whom God would make known
  what is the riches of the glory of this mystery
  among the Gentiles which is Christ in you, the
  hope of glory
• Colossians 33-4 For ye are dead, and your
  life is hid with Christ in God. When Christ, who
  is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also
  appear with him in glory.

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• Leviticus 22 And he shall bring it to Aaron's
  sons the priests and he shall take thereout his
  handful of the flour thereof, and of the oil
  thereof, with all the frankincense thereof and
  the priest shall burn the memorial of it upon the
  altar, to be an offering made by fire, of a sweet
  savour unto the LORD
• Leviticus 215-16 And thou shalt put oil upon
  it, and lay frankincense thereon it is a meat
  offering. And the priest shall burn the memorial
  of it, part of the beaten corn thereof, and part
  of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense
  thereof it is an offering made by fire unto the
  LORD.

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• Leviticus 211 And the LORD said unto Moses,
  Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and say
  unto them, There shall none be defiled for the
  dead among his people
• Leviticus 216-7 They shall be holy unto their
  God, and not profane the name of their God for
  the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and the
  bread of their God, they do offer therefore they
  shall be holy. They shall not take a wife that is
  a whore, or profane neither shall they take a
  woman put away from her husband for he is holy
  unto his God.

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• 2nd Corinthians 31-3 Do we begin again to
  commend ourselves? or need we, as some others,
  epistles of commendation to you, or letters of
  commendation from you? Ye are our epistle written
  in our hearts, known and read of all men
  Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the
  epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not
  with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God
  not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of
  the heart.

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• 1 Peter 25- Ye also, as lively stones, are
  built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood,
  to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to
  God by Jesus Christ.
• 1 Peter 29 But ye are a chosen generation, a
  royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar
  people that ye should shew forth the praises of
  him who hath called you out of darkness into his
  marvellous light

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• Revelation 15-6 - And from Jesus Christ, who is
  the faithful witness, and the first begotten of
  the dead, and the prince of the kings of the
  earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from
  our sins in his own blood, And hath made us kings
  and priests unto God and his Father to him be
  glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

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• 2nd Corinthians 34-6 And such trust have we
  through Christ to God-ward Not that we are
  sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of
  ourselves but our sufficiency is of God Who
  also hath made us able ministers of the new
  testament not of the letter, but of the spirit
  for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth
  life.

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• Leviticus 21-2 And when any will offer a meat
  offering unto the LORD, his offering shall be of
  fine flour and he shall pour oil upon it, and
  put frankincense thereon And he shall bring it
  to Aaron's sons the priests and he shall take
  thereout his handful of the flour thereof, and of
  the oil thereof, with all the frankincense
  thereof and the priest shall burn the memorial
  of it upon the altar, to be an offering made by
  fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD

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• Ephesians 52 And walk in love, as Christ also
  hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an
  offering and a sacrifice to God for a
  sweetsmelling savour.

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• 2 Corinthians 214-15 Now thanks be unto God,
  which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and
  maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us
  in every place. For we are unto God a sweet
  savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in
  them that perish

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• 2 Corinthians 216-17 To the one we are the
  savour of death unto death and to the other the
  savour of life unto life. And who is sufficient
  for these things? For we are not as many, which
  corrupt the word of God but as of sincerity, but
  as of God, in the sight of God speak we in
  Christ.

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• Am I offering GOLD to the Lord?

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• Am I offering FRANKINCENSE to the Lord?

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• Am I offering MYRRH to the Lord?

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• Myrrh
• The Gift of Suffering

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• Does my life reflect that I am surrendered to
  followship?

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• Does Jesus actually live through me because I
  have genuinely died to myself, and have taken up
  my cross and followed Him?

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• Matthew 1624 Then said Jesus unto his
  disciples, If any man will come after me, let him
  deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow
  me.
• Mark 834 And when he had called the people
  unto him with his disciples also, he said unto
  them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny
  himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
• Luke 923 And he said to them all, If any man
  will come after me, let him deny himself, and
  take up his cross daily, and follow me.

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• Is it evident by the way I live my life that I
  have died to self?

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• 2nd Corinthians 514-15 - For the love of Christ
  constraineth us because we thus judge, that if
  one died for all, then were all dead And that he
  died for all, that they which live should not
  henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him
  which died for them, and rose again.

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• Romans 1136 For of Him, and through Him, and
  to Him, are all things to whom be glory for
  ever. Amen.
• Romans 121-2 I beseech you therefore,
  brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present
  your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable
  unto God, which is your reasonable service. And
  be not conformed to this world but be ye
  transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye
  may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and
  perfect, will of God.

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• Myrrh
• The Gift of Suffering

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• Frankincense
• The Gift of Holiness

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• Gold
• The Gift of Kings

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• Am I offering GOLD to the Lord?

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• Am I offering FRANKINCENSE to the Lord?

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• Am I offering MYRRH to the Lord?

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