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RECOMMENDING OUR RELIGION. 2 Cor. 3:1-6. You Are Our Epistles. How little we value ourselves in the faith. After reading I Corinthians – how do you view their faith? If you saw them change (repent) would it impress you?
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RECOMMENDING OUR RELIGION 2 Cor. 3:1-6
You Are Our Epistles • How little we value ourselves in the faith. • After reading I Corinthians – how do you view their faith? • If you saw them change (repent) would it impress you? • After reading 2 Cor. (esp. chapters 8-9) – how do you view their faith? • Some will not be impresses with the quality of our lives or the changes we make. • Make changes and live “right” anyway. • We recommend our religion by:
Loving and Living the Scriptures • Rom. 10:1-2 • Power of the gospel to change and impress others – Acts 17:10-12. • Look at the changes – Acts 2:37, 42. • I Thess 5:21 • Trust Jesus – Matt. 28:18-20
Our Manner of Life • What do we show in our life? • Strife – home, work, church? • Compassion? • Titus 2:11-12; Matt. 5:16; 23:2 • James 1:26-27 • This includes our words, perhaps the most noticeable element.
Giving Our Faith Our Support • Can the church depend on me? • To attend – Heb. 10:24-25. • And participate? Sing, pray, teach, learn. • How about “MY” money? 2 Cor. 9:7 • I Cor. 15:58
What It Produces In Me • “love”, “Joy”, “assurance” • Phil. 4:4-7, 11 • Acts 8:39 • Do I have any excitement about: the church, and my church?
By “Giving Answer” • Do I speak up, or am I mute? • 1 Peter 3:15 • Col. 4:6 – does anyone come to me if they have a Bible question. Or if they need moral advice? • Do I Recommend My Faith?