building up the church
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“For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's
husbandry, ye are God's building. 10 According to the
grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise
masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another
buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he
buildeth thereupon.”
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“For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's
husbandry, ye are God's building. 10 According to the
grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise
masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another
buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he
buildeth thereupon.”
“For we are God’s fellow Workers”
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“For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's
husbandry, ye are God's building. 10 According to the
grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise
masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another
buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he
buildeth thereupon.”
“For we are God’s fellow Workers”
Save Souls - Luke 19:10
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“For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's
husbandry, ye are God's building. 10 According to the
grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise
masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another
buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he
buildeth thereupon.”
“For we are God’s fellow Workers”
Save Souls - Luke 19:10
Church is God’s way of saving souls - Acts 2:47
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WE ARE TO BUILD UP THE CHURCH
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“whosoever will let him take the water of life freely”
Rev. 22:17
WE ARE TO BUILD UP THE CHURCH
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Revelation 3:15-16
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Revelation 3:15-16
Church at Laodicea
Neither cold nor hot = just lukewarm
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Revelation 3:15-16
Church at Laodicea
Neither cold nor hot = just lukewarm
Vomit / spew thee out of my mouth
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Revelation 3:15-16
Church at Laodicea
Neither cold nor hot = just lukewarm
Vomit / spew thee out of my mouth
Lukewarm members…
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Revelation 3:15-16
Church at Laodicea
Neither cold nor hot = just lukewarm
Vomit / spew thee out of my mouth
Lukewarm members…
Attend part of the time
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Revelation 3:15-16
Church at Laodicea
Neither cold nor hot = just lukewarm
Vomit / spew thee out of my mouth
Lukewarm members…
Attend part of the time
Put church first part of the time
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Revelation 3:15-16
Church at Laodicea
Neither cold nor hot = just lukewarm
Vomit / spew thee out of my mouth
Lukewarm members…
Attend part of the time
Put church first part of the time
Compromise the truth
Do not see their condition
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Col. 3:23-24 “And whatever you do, do it heartily, as
to the Lord and not to men,”
Lukewarm
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Col. 3:23-24 “And whatever you do, do it heartily, as
to the Lord and not to men,”
“let your hearts be in your work”
WHOLEHEARTEDLY
Lukewarm
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Col. 3:23-24 “And whatever you do, do it heartily, as
to the Lord and not to men,”
“let your hearts be in your work”
WHOLEHEARTEDLY
Ecclesiastes 9:10 “Whatever your hand finds to
do, do it with your might; for there is no work or device
or knowledge or wisdom in the grave where you are
going.”
Lukewarm
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Col. 3:23-24 “And whatever you do, do it heartily, as
to the Lord and not to men,”
“let your hearts be in your work”
WHOLEHEARTEDLY
Ecclesiastes 9:10 “Whatever your hand finds to
do, do it with your might; for there is no work or device
or knowledge or wisdom in the grave where you are
going.”
Lukewarm
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1 Corinthians 11:30 “For this cause many are weak
and sickly among you, and many sleep.”
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1 Corinthians 11:30 “For this cause many are weak
and sickly among you, and many sleep.”
Spiritual
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1 Corinthians 11:30 “For this cause many are weak
and sickly among you, and many sleep.”
Spiritual
Sleep
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1 Corinthians 11:30 “For this cause many are weak
and sickly among you, and many sleep.”
Spiritual
SleepUnconscious of what
is going on around us
Insensible to danger
Do not hear or see
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1 Corinthians 11:30 “For this cause many are weak
and sickly among you, and many sleep.”
Spiritual
SleepUnconscious of what
is going on around us
Insensible to danger
Do not hear or see
Sin
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1 Corinthians 11:30 “For this cause many are weak
and sickly among you, and many sleep.”
Spiritual
SleepUnconscious of what
is going on around us
Insensible to danger
Do not hear or see
SinUnconscious of what
is going on around us
Insensible to danger
Deceived by sin
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“Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and
arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.”
Ephesians 5:14
Sleepers
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“Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and
arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.”
Ephesians 5:14
Sleepers
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“Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and
arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.”
Ephesians 5:14
“And this, knowing the season, that already it is time
for you to awake out of sleep: for now is salvation
nearer to us than when we first believed.”
Romans 13:11 ASV
Sleepers
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“Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and
arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.”
Ephesians 5:14
“And this, knowing the season, that already it is time
for you to awake out of sleep: for now is salvation
nearer to us than when we first believed.”
Romans 13:11 ASV
Sleepers
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“Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and
arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.”
Ephesians 5:14
“And this, knowing the season, that already it is time
for you to awake out of sleep: for now is salvation
nearer to us than when we first believed.”
Romans 13:11 ASV
“The hour has come for you to wake from sleep” ESV
Sleepers
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John 8:32 “And ye shall know the truth, and the
truth shall make you free.”
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John 8:32 “And ye shall know the truth, and the
truth shall make you free.”
What is truth ?
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John 8:32 “And ye shall know the truth, and the
truth shall make you free.”
What is truth ? - “thy word is truth” Jn. 17:17
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John 8:32 “And ye shall know the truth, and the
truth shall make you free.”
What is truth ? - “thy word is truth” Jn. 17:17
Ephesians 4:15 “But speaking the truth in
love, may grow up into him in all things, which is
the head, even Christ:
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Jude 3 “contend earnestly for the faith”
Defend the Truth
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Jude 3 “contend earnestly for the faith”
1 Peter 3:15 “be ready always to give an answer”
Defend the Truth
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Jude 3 “contend earnestly for the faith”
1 Peter 3:15 “be ready always to give an answer”
Acts 18:28 “For he mightily convinced the Jews, and
that publickly, shewing by the scriptures that Jesus
was Christ.”
Acts 19:8 “disputing and persuading”
Defend the Truth
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Spread the Truth
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Mark 16:15 “Go into all the world and preach the
gospel to every creature.”
Spread the Truth
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Mark 16:15 “Go into all the world and preach the
gospel to every creature.”
2 Timothy 2:2 NKJV “And the things that you have
heard from me among many witnesses, commit these
to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.”
Spread the Truth
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Possible to backslide
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Possible to backslide
1 Cor. 10:12 NKJV “Therefore let him who
thinks he stands take heed lest he fall.”
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Possible to backslide
1 Cor. 10:12 NKJV “Therefore let him who
thinks he stands take heed lest he fall.”
Jas. 1:16 “Do not err, my beloved brethren.”
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Possible to backslide
1 Cor. 10:12 NKJV “Therefore let him who
thinks he stands take heed lest he fall.”
Jas. 1:16 “Do not err, my beloved brethren.”
Possible ways
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Possible to backslide
1 Cor. 10:12 NKJV “Therefore let him who
thinks he stands take heed lest he fall.”
Jas. 1:16 “Do not err, my beloved brethren.”
Possible ways - Word, deed, thought
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Possible to backslide
1 Cor. 10:12 NKJV “Therefore let him who
thinks he stands take heed lest he fall.”
Jas. 1:16 “Do not err, my beloved brethren.”
Possible ways - Word, deed, thought
Forsaking assembly
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Possible to backslide
1 Cor. 10:12 NKJV “Therefore let him who
thinks he stands take heed lest he fall.”
Jas. 1:16 “Do not err, my beloved brethren.”
Possible ways - Word, deed, thought
Forsaking assembly
Strong drink
Adultery
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Possible to backslide
1 Cor. 10:12 NKJV “Therefore let him who
thinks he stands take heed lest he fall.”
Jas. 1:16 “Do not err, my beloved brethren.”
Possible ways - Word, deed, thought
Forsaking assembly
Strong drink
Adultery
Lying
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Possible to backslide
1 Cor. 10:12 NKJV “Therefore let him who
thinks he stands take heed lest he fall.”
Jas. 1:16 “Do not err, my beloved brethren.”
Possible ways - Word, deed, thought
Forsaking assembly
Strong drink
Adultery
Lying
“Therefore, to him who knows
to do good and does not do
it, to him it is sin.” Jas.4:17
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James 5:19-20 NKJV
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James 5:19-20 NKJV
19.“Brethren, if anyone among you wanders from
the truth, and someone turns him back,
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James 5:19-20 NKJV
19.“Brethren, if anyone among you wanders from
the truth, and someone turns him back,
20. let him know that he who turns a sinner from the
error of his way will save a soul from death and
cover a multitude of sins.”
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James 5:19-20 NKJV
19.“Brethren, if anyone among you wanders from
the truth, and someone turns him back,
20. let him know that he who turns a sinner from the
error of his way will save a soul from death and
cover a multitude of sins.”
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Backslider
James 5:16 “Confess your faults one to another, and
pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The
effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth
much.”
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Backslider
James 5:16 “Confess your faults one to another, and
pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The
effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth
much.”
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Backslider
James 5:16 “Confess your faults one to another, and
pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The
effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth
much.”
1 John 1:9 KJV “If we confess our sins, he is faithful
and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from
all unrighteousness.”
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Backslider
James 5:16 “Confess your faults one to another, and
pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The
effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth
much.”
1 John 1:9 KJV “If we confess our sins, he is faithful
and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from
all unrighteousness.”
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Backslider
James 5:16 “Confess your faults one to another, and
pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The
effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth
much.”
1 John 1:9 KJV “If we confess our sins, he is faithful
and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from
all unrighteousness.”
Confess = to declare or admit oneself guilty
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Forsake
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Forsake
Out of town - vacation / visiting family
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Forsake
Out of town - vacation / visiting family
Can attend away from home church
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Forsake
Out of town - vacation / visiting family
Can attend away from home church
Entertainment - hobby - Watch TV
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Forsake
Out of town - vacation / visiting family
Can attend away from home church
Entertainment - hobby - Watch TV
What if you came to work only ½ the time ?
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Forsake
Out of town - vacation / visiting family
Can attend away from home church
Entertainment - hobby - Watch TV
What if you came to work only ½ the time ?
What if your car only started ½ the time ?
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Forsake
Out of town - vacation / visiting family
Can attend away from home church
Entertainment - hobby - Watch TV
What if you came to work only ½ the time ?
What if your car only started ½ the time ?
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Absentee’s
“Not forsaking the assembling of
ourselves together, as the manner of
some is; but exhorting one another: and
so much the more, as ye see the day
approaching.” Hebrews 10:25
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Definition = a rumor, report, tattle, or behind the scenes
information especially of an intimate or personal nature
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Definition = a rumor, report, tattle, or behind the scenes
information especially of an intimate or personal nature
James 3:2-11 “full of deadly poison
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Definition = a rumor, report, tattle, or behind the scenes
information especially of an intimate or personal nature
James 3:2-11 “full of deadly poison
James 4:11 “Do not speak evil of one another, brethren”
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Definition = a rumor, report, tattle, or behind the scenes
information especially of an intimate or personal nature
James 3:2-11 “full of deadly poison
James 4:11 “Do not speak evil of one another, brethren”
Prov.11:13 “A talebearer reveals secrets,”
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Definition = a rumor, report, tattle, or behind the scenes
information especially of an intimate or personal nature
James 3:2-11 “full of deadly poison
James 4:11 “Do not speak evil of one another, brethren”
Prov.11:13 “A talebearer reveals secrets,”
Prov. 26:20 “Where there is no wood, the fire goes out;
And where there is no talebearer, strife ceases.”
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Gossipers
James 1:19 “Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let
every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to
wrath:”
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Gossipers
James 1:19 “Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let
every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to
wrath:”
Eph. 4:29 “Let no corrupt communication proceed
out of your mouth,…”
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Gossipers
James 1:19 “Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let
every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to
wrath:”
Eph. 4:29 “Let no corrupt communication proceed
out of your mouth,…”
Ephesians 4:31 “Let all bitterness, and wrath, and
anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away
from you, with all malice:”
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Sinned against one another - mad - no dealings
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Sinned against one another - mad - no dealings
Psalms 133:1 - “Behold, how good and how
pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!”
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Sinned against one another - mad - no dealings
Psalms 133:1 - “Behold, how good and how
pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!”
1 John 4:20 “If a man say, I love God, and hateth
his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his
brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God
whom he hath not seen?”
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Out of Fellowship
Ephesians 4:26 “Be ye angry, and sin not: let not
the sun go down upon your wrath:”
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Out of Fellowship
Ephesians 4:26 “Be ye angry, and sin not: let not
the sun go down upon your wrath:”
Matthew 18:15 (ESV) “If your brother sins against
you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him
alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your
brother.”
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Out of Fellowship
Ephesians 4:26 “Be ye angry, and sin not: let not
the sun go down upon your wrath:”
Matthew 18:15 (ESV) “If your brother sins against
you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him
alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your
brother.”
Matt. 5:25 “Agree with your adversary quickly…”
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Depressed, blue sad
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Depressed, blue sad
What’s the use of even trying
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Depressed, blue sad
What’s the use of even trying
Psalms 6:6 “I am weary with my groaning; all the
night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with
my tears.”
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Discouraged
Philippians 4:6 NKJV “Be anxious for nothing, but
in everything by prayer and supplication, with
thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to
God; ”
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Discouraged
Philippians 4:6 NKJV “Be anxious for nothing, but
in everything by prayer and supplication, with
thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to
God; ”
Philippians 4:13 “I can do all things through Christ
who strengthens me.”
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Discouraged
Philippians 4:6 NKJV “Be anxious for nothing, but
in everything by prayer and supplication, with
thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to
God; ”
Philippians 4:13 “I can do all things through Christ
who strengthens me.”
Psalms 1:1-2 “Blessed is the man….. And in his
law doth he meditate day and night.”
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Takes work
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Takes work from all members
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Takes work from all members all the time
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“I have planted, Apollos watered; but God
gave the increase. 7 So then neither is he
that planteth any thing, neither he that
watereth; but God that giveth the increase.”
1 Corinthians 3:6-7
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Lukewarm - - - - - - - - - Fire Up
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Lukewarm - - - - - - - - - Fire Up
Sleepers - - - - - - - - - - Wake Up
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Lukewarm - - - - - - - - - Fire Up
Sleepers - - - - - - - - - - Wake Up
Know and Love Truth - - Speak Up
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Lukewarm - - - - - - - - - Fire Up
Sleepers - - - - - - - - - - Wake Up
Know and Love Truth - - Speak Up
Backsliders - - - - - - - - - Confess Up
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Lukewarm - - - - - - - - - Fire Up
Sleepers - - - - - - - - - - Wake Up
Know and Love Truth - - Speak Up
Backsliders - - - - - - - - - Confess Up
Absentee’s - - - - - - - - - Show Up
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Lukewarm - - - - - - - - - Fire Up
Sleepers - - - - - - - - - - Wake Up
Know and Love Truth - - Speak Up
Backsliders - - - - - - - - - Confess Up
Absentee’s - - - - - - - - - Show Up
Gossipers - - - - - - - - - Shut Up
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Lukewarm - - - - - - - - - Fire Up
Sleepers - - - - - - - - - - Wake Up
Know and Love Truth - - Speak Up
Backsliders - - - - - - - - - Confess Up
Absentee’s - - - - - - - - - Show Up
Gossipers - - - - - - - - - Shut Up
Out of Fellowship - - - - - Make up
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Lukewarm - - - - - - - - - Fire Up
Sleepers - - - - - - - - - - Wake Up
Know and Love Truth - - Speak Up
Backsliders - - - - - - - - - Confess Up
Absentee’s - - - - - - - - - Show Up
Gossipers - - - - - - - - - Shut Up
Out of Fellowship - - - - - Make up
Discouraged - - - - - - - - Look Up
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Hear the WORD
Romans 10:17
Matthew 7:24-27
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Hebrews 11:6 Mark 16:15-16James 2:24
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Acts 2:38; 17:30; Luke 13:3
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Matthew 10:32-33Acts 8:36-37
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Baptized Acts 2:38;8:36-39
Gal. 3:25-29
1 Pet. 3:20-21
Mark 16:15-16
Matt 28:19-20
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Colossians 3:17
Rev.2:10
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