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A Glorious Church. It is not the building. A Glorious Church. 25. Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; 26.That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
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A Glorious Church It is not the building
A Glorious Church 25. Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; 26.That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, 27. That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. • Held in good or great esteem • Of high repute, splendid • Free from sin Eph.5:25-27
odly Tit. 2:11-12 “..we should live soberly, righteously, and godly” Glorious 2 Pet. 1:3 “given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness,” Godly Attitude
odly Rom.16:12 “laboured” Rev.2:2 “thy labour” abours Acts 6:1-4 = benevolence Acts 8:4 = preaching the word Matt. 25:31-40 = right hand Glorious The church that is glorious Is one that labours !
odly abours vercoming Glorious Rom. 12:21 “Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.” 1 John 5:4 - overcomes world Rev. 2:7 - overcome~tree of life
odly abours vercoming Glorious eady Acts 21:13 “ready” to die Tit. 3:1 “ready” - good work Rom.1:14-15“ready” to preach
odly 2 Tim.3:16-17 abours vercoming Jn.6:45 Glorious eady nstructing Whatever cultivates the soul Teaches and instructs
odly Matt. 28:20 Mt.7:21 abours Jas.1:22 “doers” vercoming Glorious eady nstructing bserving To attend to carefully “Obey everything”
odly abours Acts 2:44 - “all things common” Acts 4:32 - one heart / soul 1 Cor.1:10 - all speak same no divisions vercoming Glorious eady nstructing bserving nited Division destroys the church
odly abours 2 Cor.6:17 “be ye separate” John 17:15 - keep them from evil vercoming Glorious eady nstructing bserving A glorious church is marked off from the world ! nited eparate
odly abours vercoming Glorious eady nstructing bserving nited eparate
Eph. 5:27. “That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.” Defect Disgrace Pure Morally Blameless
Are you a glorious Christian ? A Glorious Church
Sermon by Arthur Pigman Evans Church of Christ 515 Gibbs Road Evans, Ga. 30809 706-855-1249 arthurpigman@cybrtyme.com www.evansgachurchofchrist.org Sunday Morning Dec. 17, 2006