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For a Strong Church. Formula. “Now I myself am confident concerning you, my brethren, that you also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another.” Romans 15:14.

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  1. For a Strong Church Formula “Now I myself am confident concerning you, my brethren, that you also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another.” Romans 15:14

  2. “Now I myself am confident concerning you, my brethren, that you also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another.” Romans 15:14

  3. Goodness Full of Kindness or benevolence James 1:27 - pure religion Fatherless and widows + Unspotted from world - Do good and avoid bad = Good Person

  4. Goodness Full of Sin cannot be tolerated in the church Pergamos - Rev. 2:12-17 Fornication Ate things sacrificed to idols Balaam Repent or Else

  5. Goodness Full of Sin cannot be tolerated in the church Thyatira - Rev. 2:18-29 Jezebel Seduce Gave her time to repent Repent or Else

  6. Goodness Full of Sin cannot be tolerated in the church 1 Cor. 6:11 “And such were some of you.” But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.” Eph. 1:4 “…that we should be holy and without blame…”

  7. Goodness Full of Sin must be removed Joshua 7:13 “accursed thing among you” Acts 5:1-11 - Ananias and Sapphira 2 Thes. 3:6 - practice discipline Bride of Christ must be pure - Eph. 5:25-27

  8. Knowledge Filled with all Rom.10:17 - faith comes by hearing Heb. 4:2 - word mixed with faith Hosea 4:6 - “destroyed for lack of knowledge” No short cuts to gaining Bible knowledge Takes time and effort 2 Tim. 2:15

  9. Knowledge Filled with all Church growth connected with knowledge Acts 6:7 - word of God increased - number of disciples multiplied Acts 12:24 Acts 19:20 Col. 1:9-10 filled with the knowledge of His will walk worthy fruitful in every good work

  10. Knowledge Filled with all Good Educational Program Bible is food for the soul Need God Bible class teachers 2 Tim. 2:2 “And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.”

  11. Knowledge Filled with all Good Study Habits Daily Bible readers Rightly divide the truth Use additional helps

  12. Admonish Able to One another • Instruction - warning • Call attention to what is wrong • Give instruction on what is right Think Souls Lost without gospel - 2 Thes. 1:7-9 Saved in Christ - Gal. 3:26-27

  13. Admonish Able to One another Teaching the Lost • Great Commission - Mark 16:15-16 • Rom. 10:1 “that they may be saved” • Rom. 1:14 “I am a debtor” Results • Souls will be saved • Church will grow • We will be stronger Think Souls

  14. Admonish Able to One another Restoring the erring • Gal.6:1-2 “restore such an one” • Admonish = call attention to wrong • With meekness Requires • Love for truth • Love for erring • Love for the church Think Souls

  15. For a Strong Church Formula • Full of Goodness • Filled with all Knowledge • Able to Admonish others

  16. For a Strong Church Formula “Now I myself am confident concerning you, my brethren, that you also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another.” Romans 15:14

  17. For a Strong Church Formula “And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.” Gal. 6:9

  18. Sermon by Arthur Pigman Evans Church of Christ 515 Gibbs Road Evans, Ga. 30809 706-855-1249 evanscoc@bellsouth.net www.evansgachurchofchrist.org Sunday Evening Mar. 6, 2011

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