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(Ephesians 2:1-10)

Overcoming The Effects of Worldliness. Death. Life. Grace. v. 8. Faith. (Ephesians 2:1-10). Constant Threat. Eight in ark (1 Peter 3:20) Demas left Paul (2 Timothy 4:10) Companion to apathy (Haggai 1:4-9). Apathy. Worldliness. Matthew 13:22.

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(Ephesians 2:1-10)

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  1. Overcoming The Effects of Worldliness Death Life Grace v. 8 Faith (Ephesians 2:1-10)

  2. Constant Threat • Eight in ark (1 Peter 3:20) • Demas left Paul (2 Timothy 4:10) • Companion to apathy (Haggai 1:4-9) Apathy Worldliness

  3. Matthew 13:22 “And the one on whom seed was sown among the thorns, this is the man who hears the word, and the worry of the world, and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.”

  4. I John 2:15-17 “Do not love the world, nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but is from the world.”

  5. I John 2:15-17 And the world is passing away, and also its lusts; but the one who does the will of God abides forever.

  6. “Respectable Worldliness” • Israel’s problem (Haggai 1:4-9)

  7. “Respectable Worldliness” • Martha’s priorities (Luke 10:41, 42) Mary Martha

  8. Things Right Within Themselves • Areas (Matthew 13:22) • Jobs • Recreation • Education

  9. How Do We Overcome? • Stay focused on the goal like Nehemiah. (Nehemiah 6:3, 15) Rebuilt The Walls In 52 days

  10. How Do We Overcome? • Use proper priorities in choosing a career. (Matthew 6:33; Luke 12:15) #1- Local Church Nearby? #2- Good For My Family? #3- Salary, benefits?

  11. How Do We Overcome? • Don’t become entangled in the affairs of everyday life (2 Timothy 2:4)

  12. How Do We Overcome? • Place pleasure and recreation secondary to godliness (1 Timothy 4:8) 1st- Godliness 2nd- Pleasure Recreation

  13. How Do We Overcome? • Proper priorities in our homes. (Ephesians 6:4) #1- God #2- Others #3- Self

  14. Things That Are Inherently Sinful • Nothing “respectable” about this • Molded like the world (Romans 12:1, 2) • Want acceptance by the world (John 15:19; Hebrews 11:7) • Threat to the purity of the church (1 Corinthians 5:1-9)

  15. Things That Are Inherently Sinful • The effects of this are evident • Divorce (Matthew 19:9; Mark 6:22) • Dancing (Galatians 5:19-21) • Social drinking (1 Peter 4:3) • Immodesty (Genesis 3:21; 1 Timothy 2:8-10)

  16. Al Diestelkamp “When I was a child there were times when Christians would plan to get together at a public park for a picnic. I remember times when we would be driving through the park looking for “our” group. Even from a distance, not being able to identify their faces, we knew where “our” group was by the way they were dressed and groomed. That’s not true anymore!” (Think On These Things, July-September, 1991)

  17. Food For Thought

  18. Things That Are Inherently Sinful • Effects are evident • Apathy (Romans 3:23) • No discipline in local churches (2 Thessalonians 3:6, 14, 15)

  19. How Do We Overcome This Type? • Determine to do the right thing like Lot (Genesis 19:9; 2 Peter 2:6-9) • Purpose to be free from defilement (Daniel 1:8) • Remove the “old man of sin” from “life support” (Romans 6:6; Galatians 2:20, 21)

  20. How Do We Overcome this Type? • Seek those things that are above (Colossians 3:1-4) • Remember that our purpose in this life is to serve God. (Ecclesiastes 12:13) • Support the church in discipline (2 Thessalonians 3:6, 14)

  21. WORLDLINESS • A threat to each of us • A threat to the purity of the church • Make serving God our priority

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