Led?

Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

STOP OR BE STOPPED
The Ass saw and stopped
BALAAM did not see
He was stopped

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DYNAMIC EQUIVALENCE or
Filibuster is not a bible word.

"every battle of the warrior
is with confused noise"..

Bully is not a bible word
Bigotry is not a bible word
Sexism is not a bible word
Racism is not a bible word
Misogyny is not a bible word
Xenophobia is not a bible word

"the Lord did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the Lord scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth."

RELEVANCE & CONTEXT
are not bible words either.

SIN, however, is a
perfectly 'good' bible word !

**Retirement is not a bible word**

"Some therefore cried one thing, and some another: for the assembly was confused; and the more part knew not wherefore they were come together."

PROMISE ???
Psalms 31:20 Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.

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I got converted in November of 1997. My pastor then was a graduate of Hyles Anderson College.
He was a determined and self-described 'soul-winner'.

Today, 19 years later my current 'pastor' is also a graduate of Hyles Anderson College.

In the interim I have had other 'pastors'. One in particular has left unmistakable "marks" on my life when he taught me about PURE WORDS.

I may never be fully able to give a coherent exposition as he did but I can share as he did the following text:

Psalms 12:6 The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.

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It seems as if some words are being **retired from our vocabulary. All across the planet pastors are preaching and people are listening.

What are we hearing?
The phrase "LET HIM HEAR" is 'scattered' 16 times throughout the New Testament.

KJV Revelation 13:9 If any
man have an ear, let him hear.

MISSION • MESSAGE • MINISTRY
"go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance."

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Some preachers in
pulpits are silent on sin.

One was heard reminding the hearers that he was not - as this Old Testament prophet - told to:

"Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins."

Another felt pretty comfortable discussing Racism, Xenophobia and Misogyny while confessing the absence of teaching on sanctification (a bible word).

So, 'discussion' around dining room tables in church parishes around the nations, center no longer on 'soul-winning' but rather are about bigotry, bullying and blame.

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KJV Psalms 11:3 If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?


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unreality

WHAT DO WE KNOW FOR SURE
is going on right now ?

1. The enemy is coming in
Like a flood . . .

2. False witnesses have risen
Up against me breathing out cruelty

3. An host is encamped against me

4. A great cloud of witnesses
Are watching

WHAT ELSE . . .
Nothing shall separate
me from The love of God

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So, this guy told me
he only deals in facts.

It must be
"mathematically provable"
"empirically verifiable" &
"rationally defensible"
everything else is useless.

He says:
"I live a life of logic". I must have "facts and hard evidence; always."
I CAN'T DO THE 'GOD STUFF'.

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"In too many of our churches today, the congregations are reaching no one for Christ in the course of an entire year". SAYS TOM

"Churches in our nation are much less evangelistic today than they were in the recent past".

WHY IS THIS ?

ONE RESPONDENT
TO A POLL SAID:
"Churches have unregenerate members who have not received Christ themselves".
http://bit.ly/2eGtgKT

not_saved

"In too many of our churches today, the congregations are reaching no one for Christ in the course of an entire year". SAYS TOM

"Churches in our nation are much less evangelistic today than they were in the recent past".

WHY IS THIS ?

verdict

INTEGRITY - Do we need it?

If we can't judge you by our standards, can we judge you
by your own standards?

You know we have
to judge you, right?

"A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold."

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REBELLION AGAINST GOD?
Judges 21:25 In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.

FOOLISH
Proverbs 12:15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.

FAIRNESS
"We don't believe in your standards but we will still judge you by them."

FREEDOM?
Proverbs 21:2 Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the Lord pondereth the hearts.

JUST US
"We can do whatever we like, we have no standards so you can't judge us."

JUSTICE
Proverbs 16:2 All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the Lord weigheth the spirits.

Points

CONCEDE ?
All the games immediately acknowledge when either team scores a point. In many conversations I hear where is debate on an issue, this practice is not followed. It makes for great confusion. The lack of clarity that results from this kinds of discourse may be the root cause of the gridlock we see so often in our political process.

Tell them

Why do they play
it so loud . . . in their car ?!!!

INFLUENCE(D)?
Everyone is evangelizing
Everyone is a disciple
Counterfeits = devil's speciality

TELL THEM
http://bit.ly/2eFsttL

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Risk

MORAL COURAGE?
Luke 5:11 And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him.

DISCIPLESHIP?
IT'S RISKY - MAY INVOLVE LOSS
& change of plans in Business & Career - I may give up my position, lose my possessions; popularity may be zero . . .

#theyforsookall
#theyfollowedHim

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important

You don't need to be an executive to make important decisions. Every position comes with critical choices every single day

1. Surround yourself with people who are different from you.
2. Know what you don't know.
3. Say yes to people
who can tell you no.

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