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A reminder to consider others Please:

Please turn off your cell phone or set it to vibrate. Turn off sound to all electronic devices. Use the nursery or cry room if your child is fussy. Get up during the preaching only if absolutely necessary. Grace Bible Church is dedicated to making disciples of Jesus Christ.

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A reminder to consider others Please:

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  1. A reminder to consider others Please: Turn off your cell phone or set to vibrate only Turn off sound to all electronic devices Use the nursery or cry room if your child is fussy Get up during the preaching only if absolutely necessary (please sit in back if you must leave early)

  2. Grace Bible ChurchGlorifying God by Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

  3. Grace Bible ChurchGlorifying God by Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

  4. A reminder - Please: Turn off your cell phone or set to vibrate only Turn off sound to all electronic devices Use the nursery or cry room if your child is fussy Get up during the preaching only if absolutely necessary (please sit in back if you must leave early)

  5. Have a tablet or computer? Download Sermon Notes @ HTTP:/GraceBibleNY.Org/sermon-notes

  6. Confidence for DisciplesMatthew 10:24-33 Jesus is specifically instructing the Apostles, but the principles also apply to us As sheep among wolves, they would need to be as wise as a serpent and as innocent as a dove

  7. Confidence for DisciplesMatthew 10:24-33 Jesus instructions become more general starting in verse 24 The world hates Jesus and therefore those that follow Him, but we can be confident because of His love

  8. Confidence in the Purpose of LifeMatthew 10:24-25 If you do not know the purpose of your life, you will find at the end of it that it was all vanity - Ecclesiastes The purpose of the Christian’s life is to become like Jesus - Romans 8:29

  9. Confidence in the Purpose of LifeMatthew 10:24-25 A disciples is a student that it striving to become like his teacher - Matthew 10:24; Luke 6:40 A disciple chooses to strive to be like Jesus, but Jesus also chose and purchased him as a slave

  10. Confidence in the Purpose of LifeMatthew 10:24-25 A disciple can expect to be slandered the same way as Jesus was - Matthew 10:25 Jesus followers will be insulted, slandered and persecuted - but they also have a great reward in heaven

  11. Confidence in Being Used by the LordMatthew 10:26-27 The “covered” & “hidden” things were mysteries that were coming to light: The gospel The resurrection of the body Marriage as a reflection of Christ and the church, Gentiles grafted in so the walls between them and Jews was broken.

  12. Confidence in Being Used by the LordMatthew 10:26-27 The private lessons Jesus taught the Apostles were to be proclaimed publically What we learn from the Word of God we are to publically proclaim with nothing held back

  13. Confidence in Being Used by the LordMatthew 10:26-27 John 3:16-21 contains both good news for those who believe and strong warnings to those that do not Biblical Christianity does not have secrets & the Christian does not need additional revelations - 2 Peter 1:3-4

  14. Confidence in Being Used by the LordMatthew 10:26-27 Flee from groups that claim secret spiritual knowledge - stick to the open proclamation of God’s word

  15. Confidence in the Midst of PersecutionMatthew 10:28 The worst thing men or Satan can do to you is kill you, but they cannot affect the soul of a Christian Hell is a real place of eternal torment of unbelievers - Matthew 25:31-45; 2 Thess. 1:8-9; Rev. 20:10-15

  16. Confidence in the Midst of PersecutionMatthew 10:28 Fear (dread) of man or Satan leads to sin while fear (awe and reverence) of God leads to righteousness

  17. Confidence in God’s Intimate Care for UsMatthew 10:29-31 Sparrows were a common, very inexpensive bird - worth 1/16 of a common man’s daily wage God is so intimately involved in a believer’s life he keeps a running count of the hairs on your head

  18. Confidence in God’s Intimate Care for UsMatthew 10:29-31 If God takes notice of such mundane things, then how much more does he care for your life and soul?

  19. Confidence When We Stand Before GodMatthew 10:32-33 To “confess” is to “say the same thing” or to “voice agreement” Confessing Jesus is an affirmation of true ongoing belief, not a one time intellectual acknowledgment of facts

  20. Confidence When We Stand Before GodMatthew 10:32-33 Confession of Jesus is public and will be done even if it results in suffering for His name Denial of Jesus can result in Jesus denying you

  21. Confidence When We Stand Before GodMatthew 10:32-33 True salvation cannot be lost, but there are many that have false professions of faith - Matthew 7:21-23 A person that fears man more than he loves God will deny Jesus - and self deception excuses the actions

  22. Conclusions A true disciple of Jesus can be confident God will enable him to carry out the work God has given him A true disciple of Jesus can be confident when persecuted because neither men nor Satan can affect his soul

  23. Conclusions A true disciple of Jesus can be confident of God’s intimate care and love for him A true disciple of Jesus can be confident before God because Jesus will confess him to God

  24. Conclusions Are you confident enough in Jesus that you would suffer and die for him?

  25. Grace Bible ChurchGlorifying God by Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

  26. Grace Bible ChurchGlorifying God by Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

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