VIRTUAL SPIRITUALITY IS...

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spirituality
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VIRTUAL SPIRITUALITY IS...

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• In those days there was no king in Israel.
  Everyone did what was right in his own eyes.
  (Judges 2125 ESV)
• Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you
  say that in Jerusalem is the place where people
  ought to worship. Jesus said to her, Woman,
  believe me, the hour is coming when neither on
  this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship
  the Father. You worship what you do not know we
  worship what we know, for salvation is from the
  Jews. (John 420-22 ESV)

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VIRTUAL SPIRITUALITY IS...

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• Hollow Spirituality

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Seizes on false motivations

• Like excitement, emotionalism
• Numbers
• doctrinal disputes
• Do not handle, Do not taste, Do not touch
  (referring to things that all perish as they are
  used)according to human precepts and teachings?
  These have indeed an appearance of wisdom in
  promoting self-made religion and asceticism and
  severity to the body, but they are of no value in
  stopping the indulgence of the flesh. (Colossians
  221-23 ESV)

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• But when some became stubborn and continued in
  unbelief, speaking evil of the Way before the
  congregation, he withdrew from them and took the
  disciples with him, reasoning daily in the hall
  of Tyrannus. This continued for two years, so
  that all the residents of Asia heard the word of
  the Lord, both Jews and Greeks. (Acts 199-10
  ESV)
• This church was both committed and evangelistic

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• For this reason, because I have heard of your
  faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all
  the saints, (Ephesians 115 ESV)
• But I have this against you, that you have
  abandoned the love you had at first. Remember
  therefore from where you have fallen repent, and
  do the works you did at first. If not, I will
  come to you and remove your lamp stand from its
  place, unless you repent. (Revelation 24-5 ESV)

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VIRTUAL SPIRITUALITY IS...

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• But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,
  patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
  gentleness, self-control against such things
  there is no law. (Galatians 522-23 ESV)
• Are we fruitful?
• Above all, keep loving one another earnestly,
  since love covers a multitude of sins. Show
  hospitality to one another without grumbling. (1
  Peter 48-9 ESV)
• Are we hospitable?

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• Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo
  one another in showing honor. Do not be slothful
  in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord.
  (Romans 1210-11 ESV)
• Are we actively devoted?
• Rejoice in the Lord always again I will say,
  rejoice. Let your reasonableness be known to
  everyone. The Lord is at hand do not be anxious
  about anything, but in everything by prayer and
  supplication with thanksgiving let your requests
  be made known to God. (Philippians 44-6 ESV)
• Rejoicing? Patient? At peace?

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How Do We Take Off The Helmet?

• Put the word in our heart

I have stored up your word in my heart, that I
might not sin against you. (Psalm 11911 ESV)
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And Paul went in, as was his custom, and on three
Sabbath days he reasoned with them from the
Scriptures, explaining and proving that it was
necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise
from the dead, and saying, This Jesus, whom I
proclaim to you, is the Christ. And some of them
were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, as did
a great many of the devout Greeks and not a few
of the leading women. (Acts 172-4 ESV)
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How Do We Take Off The Helmet?

• Put the word in our heart
• Put Christ in our heart

A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone
when he is fully trained will be like his
teacher. (Luke 640 ESV)
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How Do We Take Off The Helmet?

• Put the word in our heart
• Put Christ in our heart
• Put heart in our actions

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H appy E xpectant A R T
I can do all things through him who strengthens
me. (Philippians 413 ESV) And my God will
supply every need of yours according to his
riches in glory in Christ Jesus. (Philippians
419 ESV)
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H appy E xpectant A ppreciative R T
give thanks in all circumstances for this is
the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. (1
Thessalonians 518 ESV)
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H appy E xpectant A ppreciative R eal T
he saved us, not because of works done by us in
righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by
the washing of regeneration and renewal of the
Holy Spirit, (Titus 35 ESV)
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H appy E xpectant A ppreciative R eal T
Do not be conformed to this world, but be
transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by
testing you may discern what is the will of God,
what is good and acceptable and perfect. (Romans
122 ESV)
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Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and
beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness,
humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with
one another and, if one has a complaint against
another, forgiving each other as the Lord has
forgiven you, so you also must forgive. And above
all these put on love, which binds everything
together in perfect harmony. (Colossians 312-14
ESV)
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having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that
you may know what is the hope to which he has
called you, what are the riches of his glorious
inheritance in the saints, and what is the
immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who
believe, according to the working of his great
might (Ephesians 118-19 ESV)
Is your spirituality real or is it virtual?