This document discusses signs that a church may need revival based on Jesus' commands to love God and others. It says true revival requires inward examination against these standards rather than outward comparisons. Loving God is gauged by time in His Word and prayer, while love for others requires care, consideration and sharing the gospel. Humbling ourselves includes confessing reliance on God and His ways over human efforts. Revivals start by humbling ourselves before God and obeying what He commands in His Word.

1. jen~mHlh 29:
God's were that His
would be SURVIVORS-and guess what? His
""-oH/DM '1" CJl1aIU!t:~d from then until now: God wants all
nPI,nnul' and/or ae1'enltisfJrl!
,"l"'1"ln-tlnrp that
"Survivors others' wisdom and "
We have mentioned this many times but let's say it
to be not to be
the wisdom and
cmrnp,laliflel·S. " You'd think that this one
"'"..........:>1..-.,"'.... wouldn't But-sad to
the
Hebrews 13:7 has
5. "Survivors desire to continue to grow." One ofthe
1''''E''n....'11'0- themes ofthe Bible is elolaw~ntLv eXPJ~es~')ed
CpJleSlans 4:15-1
nU,UnJrn9' up
is automatic. have been a believer
for over years, and I assure you that I have to make a
conscious decision "walk the Lord" each and every
life!
6. "Survivors do not blame. " The sin
one ofthe most and
deal ofthe we suffer-both as individual ChrIstians,
and as the ofChrist as a whole. Listen to these
"",1'"'1"11'"10- verses from Colossians 3:12:
as God's own chosen ones
nln"1TU'fl and
Christ Jesus.
8. "Even in the midst
and can at times. "Even when
someone who is M"-I-+"'_'.........
attitude. Because ofthis nA"ltnrp,
stated in Proverbs 17:22
like medicine:
9.
oftraits-and
acc:onlpanymg "'1"~'1""+11"'''' pm;sal~eS-(igam and
the Lord for the
the

2. which tye has seen ear has not
And which have not entered the heart All that God
those who love Him. "-} Corinthians
that we can carry out will earth-no
matter what obstacles are!
B.
n article in the ... ~.~...>"... , edition of
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home from work in Northern
Albertson was drunk at the
for into the ofFolsom
was to find a way to the man who had been
her husband's life. She had
COIISl<lermg her actions. The article stated: "In the
But trust me on this: Without that aforementioned
know-I tried
The article went on at to describe what took
came face-to-face with Albertson-
the was that
four-hour session-to
tOTOHJ"lTIO the man who had her life
the words ofa Catholic nun who
'nr<yilJlinG is but not
D.
Since we don't have space here go into
a copy of "The Breaker"
Anderson. One ofthe excellent book
out a those
have you, or shunned you--or have died and left
All seven ofthese will you free"
heart four "'...."."'.+." actions that that Satan uses to "bind us up, and
It's

3. Bible says, in Galatians
is exltrelnellv
OT'lf.>'l1THY process, it
.end,..""...... ""!I,, selfish!-to isolate
you the
bless someone-and then
available
in need of your en,cmu~12emE~nt.
embarrass them or create an awkward situation.
Just ask them "How
Listen more than you talk!
with
with them-as suffers
tells

4. a week or
,
in a series related to
God's Word has to say to us about
is
term "Revival" is often misunderstood
cOInpj,ete with an itinerant ""e'varlge:llst"
tlre-and-brimstone sermons that would HV,-" .."c"'U
to
""""'''''ihf,<:>I ternp~~ra1tun~" for week or to "suffer
the initial thrill ofthe conference!seminar!
has faded a
the hearts ofa number ofus
and than
He wants us to become the kind of
Christ envisioned as He to His
before He ascended to
pffiiCieJ1CV. and
when come upon you, shall
witnesses in Jerusalem and all Judea and Samaria and
but there are many bodies of
ofthem under
so
think we're 'abnormal'!"
"See! That's what I MEAN! I don want anyone
look at me and think 'holier than thou '-
know
lJel'se<,;ul,wn later
OP1DoS,11l()fl to God's
+1....." .. ".14. the
ongolmg satanic in no way
rel:re<ltltlg from our mission for Jesus!
have to think about
that many ofus in the First
noticed is increase ofattacks Satan
".....c."d·'" members ofour church-and that this increase
very close to the time that we to pray for Revival! We
have had serious medical nn1hlerrlS
Others have lost very that
years. Still others have faced severe financial in
other ways.
U ..~"h",hhl not the best idea. Because assumes
Satan "-that ifwe don't come
he'll "make nice" and us some relief. But listen
Christ's words to the Pharisees 8:44
the to do the
the be2-mnmf!,
nature;
Next week's article will deal the Que:stloifl,
do know when need Revival? "
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Article in a series related to
God's Word has to say to us about
··."'/11" ,..... is
's a mattress company that advertises
television a deal. One oftheir standard commercials
with the declaration that "9 out need a
mattress!" could use the same brazen that
churches need Revival! " Or I could
more and say that out
ho}'1£,",,'O.,.(' need Revival!!"
But I won't. Because God has
kind ofwisdom it takes to evaluate how both churches
individual Christians are in their lives-
mclud,mg whether or not need a "
Believe me, He does know! Just look
His evaluations ofeach ofthe seven churches mentioned in
chalPters 2 and 3 ofthe Book ofRevelation. He had them
well and I'm sure that each church rec:oQm2~ed
accuracy of what He said about them-whether it was
or
[-1
~"J
So the qu~estllon remains: "How DO we know when
we need 'Revival '?" who are after
M"1>r.,'''''"'''' into a new ....A''''''""",....,.... , for eX<lmlple---()r plerh;aos
because become cliSC011r::lI:Teci
church-must to answer this QWestlon,
don't want to go from one "",",,"'H""'" I", +1,,>,,,,..,,,
tel!loV1Sh'in into another one that as flawed!
thrlou,;;rh his
message without And the fact that
church is in numbers is also a And
when you fmd out that also has programs for the whole
and you make friends with some ofthe you
decide that "this may be the one"!
've described sounds
...."..." ..'1'",,1 church." I can ten
fora
months to a few years,
discover that np__TlrlP,! become
ms1:anc:e. or
out"
may watch services on or listen to radio pn~acl1er's,
their distance" from any live interaction.
"Well shame on them-what're
church'?"
are, never find it! One I
""..",<,,..,,,,,,,,+1,,,&> members is that WE ARE NOT A PERFECT
AND I'M NOT PERFECT SO IF
YOU'RE LOOKING FOR YOU'VE COME
TO THE WRONG PLACE!
"See! That's I said!"
On the other God still holds churches
accountable for their behavior. Listen to Christ's
Ul~lM'>1rH)" to the Church at Sardis in Revelation
and the seven
from a message
some years ago: "Most
lJa(7Ksjrla(;~S, he never
he never
he never
turns his back on his call into in the
nmfhir.rQ' more than when Jesus becomes less
in a believer's and that is what
segment church memfJershm
You see, it's easy to look around us-in our
nellgl1bOl'hood, in our in our state, in our "'...,..,.........,
world-and say, "Wow! Our
The headlines are
make us cry out to God for "srllf11:ual awakt:miIlg"
our troubled
even look at the Sh()rtc:onnn!:!:s ofsome
our fellow ChlLlrch-Inernblers. and say "Wow! sure do
need revival!"
But REAL REVIVAL when we come to the
in our own lives where we pray do
needrevival! Break me,
until everyone who meets
'inmy
LJ
"But Pastor you still haven answered that
QUleSfl'On. 'How DO we know when we need 'Revival'?"
In our next article I'm to describe the "litmus
test" for whether or not a church or an individual
believer is in need ofRevival. Until look for clues in
Christ's words in Matthew 22:35-40
a
which is the commandment in the Law?' AndHe said to
"You shall love the
and with mind" This is the
commandment. The second is like it,
On these two
whole Law and the P~,"nj,'0fc

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asked Him
and
ob~~du~nt we need to know
standard" could you use for
church--than the
all you can feel is
to
spt::ndmg time in His
got
Commandments Jesus mentlonjeat
Sandra Dee and noticed many
years ago, visited that is known
their on prayer and was the love and
consideration that the we met had for one another-and
for us, of course insisted that we have
and were very the

7. think about the Word ofGod and gardeIllinQ:
but renlemlber
the
whose think this
smnet:hrru! based on the proper way
is not CfUlnfT,lnfY.
are an

8. may may not
what SHOULD we
Ii
U
I have had
that
verses!
in order for Revival to lU••.J'IJ.I.ll,
CHT£,~rl't,.~~.~ that in the world-
I
The word in the Hebrew ")
means that when condition is met-a action
an attitude else will then take
as a result ofthis action. Here are some spe:cltlc
we can take to make "What
"Godward a
the Psalmist prays: my eyes,
W",vuJ.o..-t,,,/ law." The more
we can "see" God's the better able we'll be to
and purpose for us. verse 37 ofPsalm
prayer: "Turn
excellent one:
are
Remember-as someone has better to
candle the darkness!"

9. refi:esh our mem(]lneS, let's
pray
" And Jesus commended
pej~emakrntgandpe;~eket~pnlg--al~dwe
the ultimate solution to
on "God's ofthose
in Jesus Christ as their
there. So that
let me quote
relation to 2
structure is said to
the Hebrew reads that his
This means that God has
as
Here are some
....""£~...I<>n have in bnngmg
teachers express it this
the WORLD!")
2. so-called
Commission" that's found in Matthew 28: 16-20: "
'All n~I1-,!->r>""h,
to come.

10. peI'S011allly seen one somewhat extended
the little town of
are-
remember that kicked offat the Rivesville
Mt~tn()(1l:st church weren't caned "United Methodists"
""""a.1/ ........ "" "revival meetul~C
several weeks.
and we were there
decided to
Here is a breakdown of the
"mrlp<;~ra1tlvt~" is order that to be
found in 4:7-1 O--each one a COlmpOll1ent
and the power ofthe must be involved at each
2.
5.
6.
8.
God and He will
hearts... "
THOUGHT
l,

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any years ago was the
messages on
first
about need "humble ourselves
pn::re(lUi:nte for RevivaL But when did the
I talked about our need as oom-a!!':1IH
~~,~.....,~.. it raised
think that the reason for their concern
the church were all of Asian and
c>",r1<>l',rlu attached a
and shouldn't be honored"-in other
should--or shouldn't-"humble ourselves"
"humble before
One caution is that we are NOT to
brothers sisters in Christ as "'C()mpeltltI,on,
have
"dehumanize" them-to see them as sornethHllg
way look
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12. mentioned last our article
last been
the resource from which we the
for ......."...,,"Q
Testament
time that
JmlJhc:aWcms ofthe
tfu;~mJiel,'es, " and we to look at
And our fIrst focus will be on what
Jesus cOildemnmg the common of
nnLVerS--IrV1nIQ to look and sound both
be in awe ofour "hot
A.
B....EARLY...
Jeremiah the 1JI..",nh,o.f- el[lCCmnlged us in Lamentations 6:1
"The
One SET YOUR ALARM!
D ....SPIRIT-FILLED...
E. mand
Paulconrrnandedthe
March 28,

13. o
"'"u1n'O&.... observance
1-4 Jesus "Let
o
D
remember our Lord Jesus' ...".r'...... "~~·
prepare
4,

14. is an excellent way for us remember
....,..·;''''''.-r__H is the word "A.C.T.S."! This
Ad()ratlon, C011te5;slon, .UlanKSglVlllg and
"Gimme List!"
"core verse": 2 Chronicles 7:14
called
ten us
are
as Christ is, then we
blood his
ourselves and
in our
word "confess. It is
in the Greek. The word
LJ.....,i"HVVH, " ••• to scry the same
First of
forsake
"Please excuse me, Pastor
Gon
over over when we receive Jesus
ALL OUR SINS are FORGIVEN??
to
sins ARE FORGIVEN (po:sltl(mally
...BUT we are in a
need to EXPERIENCE God's
the
we MAY need to confess them other
2.
or
even
we GOD

15. , ,
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ofan the unusual title
about
in an effective prayer and
~",..+1i",.ln... Droml~;e that Jesus
dis(;ipI4es c()ncemmg the work ofthe
Pellte4::os,t, we've caned this article
"B.P. " stands for
"Let me guess, Pastor Chuck-next week's essay is
be called ' A s
on the
several times about the n-. ......,,+v,;,
have after He himselfhad ascended into Heaven.
ahead brother! You're
way that a person
"convict" the unsaved
is
COIlUltl0ll-tnat is
us, of
away from them.
is that one ofthe sure-fire that
unbelievers are COlWlc'tea
Listen what on
after the followers ofChrist had been fined with the
Peter his message cOll1ct~m:ing
was and what He had come do-as
There are many Iml'llc:atIc)ns
conviction the :SPllflt'>--eSl:Jec:mll) as is related to
our prayer
2.
First of as believers we are to pray
conviction for OURSELVES.
In we are to pray that God
will convict our FELLOW-BELIEVERS.
XU",'.• U'ULfoO, prayer time
U'V·''''A'''Eo'' ofeach pray for
brothers and sisters in Christ-both those who are
members ofthe First and others God has
on my heart. One ofthe pray for that
God CONVICT and CONTROL EACH OF
THEM!
We are also to pray for any UNBELIEVERS who
in our "circle of "
urge members ofour church
men and women and young need to
know Christ. the reason we have trouble with
that these troubled
in their lives that comes from
Him and thn)U2:h
must our prayers to
encompass ALL UNBELIEVERS IN THE WORLD.
that every
newscast about some terrible that
then and there and
and the who live
locale. that God would
been affected the and convict them oftheir
SIN-and ofthe LOVE ofthe SAVIOR! You don't
a to have work
remember: God is EVERYWHERE!

16. ,
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relnelmOler. we mentioned last week
In ofthis article-"Conviction--
neltletratim! way that the now
in our lives that are keiepjng
and that God wants
"Before Pentecost" the came upon men
women and enabled them to do tasks that God
laid out for them do. But the could also be taken
rernelnb4~r David's prayer in Psalm 51:1
take Jesus
will ask the
=~== and will be
asked that I'm sure there are
ofbelievers who want to Revival--or
considerations.
whatever you want to can it-and
kind ofissues. Here are some basic
my anxious thc'u{?,f1ts.
and lead me in the
is a very courageous prayer, because we are ,;lIl,n.UT1no
God to go ofour and examine
us-and know what He sees there!
of
embarrassin:g. I have often
the results ofthose tests,
hear in fact have been
to consider. But without it, Jl.L"'~UUjl""
true ofGod's
then
with
let you know about
because you are born-
in Jesus God loves you and
dear child---even when you are
difficult "times
B. true Revival is {!rOlun~lIe(J in the WORD
c.
GOD-and so "conviction"!
wonderful passage to meditate is 2
God-breathed
one of the lOilU!Dest
believers to do to '~Sllblect
believers!
We'11 come back to this
that God calls on
1

17. Article series related to
God's Word has say to us about
ow that we've a handle on the role
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of"conviction" in bnngllllg about both our initial salvation
PVlr'Pl"lprlPP and the renewal" that we
om~olIlg walk with the Lord-and in the
in the
that "conviction": PRAYER!
me, Pastor Chuck...
've had a
(Revival' articles
into the
I sure not-because prayer is one ofthe
absolute cornerstones the power ofGod unllea~;hed,
convinced me. Does the
that we gonna look
You've to us a
oel'SP,ectlve on what Jesus had to say about our ....T'",'<1,." 0- here is
Malachi
their many
Father knows
in this way:
in your
is the "Father" of everyone...
says: "Are we not all children
we not all the same God?"
God created each and because of
y.'./A".LU,"C""J.Y our
not. This
matchless verse. Listen these I.<"""~h£>... hl
God so loved the
that whoever believes in Him
but have eternal
that we wouldn't make any mistake about it, He
up verse 17: God did send the
c.
D.
D.
'Revival': As we've said
His us bec:am,e,
knows that we will witness to around
ones whom He loves much and wants to see saved!
...but when we allow Jesus into our as our
and God to become our
"Father" in a very UUIIUU~. n,pl''I:,on'~1
we call
unbellie,rers: Jesus commanded
those men and women who
their lives to Him-to pray this kind
Because we have been born to Romans
that we
One ofthe dis:tim~Uls;hnllg
"'oltleIleSS"--ltllllty peace,
ac()eptanlce, F""'·'fi'.,',o"",.,."", grlJlCI()UsneE'S, whatever you
wants us to
say in the TV
is that He never tires
prayers...even when we're
within a church. This is
and Jesus did NOT
to pray "MYFather"! In
and "mine" are
Like or not, as
tOf.!et)'1er and Christ never
ofthe prayer, and

18. cOIltmlUH1Lg this week with search
ofwhat is CO.lnrrIOni)
what we can learn
thp'1"Pt.nr?' like this: Our
see where from. guess all ofus
run into the same kind ofdilemma from time to
news is that God KNOWS we are human
who with every ofour lives-
that even the BEST ofGod's still have a way
qUleS(jfOn is: 'What can we do
asked! Let's out what
" is all about in the first The word
in the Greek. It means,
,),
"".."""hr'':> ~~,.•,,~ .. -~-- God's name in
vain"-as '" 1r.·....nll'" comrIec:tmg it with worthless
...take the name
will not leave him Unl'JUfuslzea
wrong: instead
"'''',OTn,,,,... we are conscious ofit or
way
see God as ab!mHJtelly HOLY!
Some that will us to our awareness
and umlen;taIlIC1H1tg ofGod's holiness are
ourselves with the on His power
Him thanks for He into
hstemmg to others as and
B. We must see ourselves as Isaiah saw himself:
to the M~?SS£J$!e translation ofIsaiah
Him:
his ~""'''':'''''''''n'
makes this over and over
to KNOW ABOUT God's holiness
and power and wisdom-which includes His WILL
our lives-we must then make the necessary
"vau", •.uu,,",v, very in our attitudes
and behaviors to BRING THEM INTO CONFORMITY
WITH HIS WILL. As say in this is
also so many ofGod's who
have been saved grace, and blessed in so many ways
the love and ofGod--end up their lives
frustration and disillusionment: have been
take the trouble to
take
Between now and next
does REALLYmean when we pray,
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19. so
the

20. ,
sounds
reminder as where are so
for the message from which this article
the "Lord's "-far from
combination one of
that
Chuck? seems be
to

21. ,
Article #16 a series related to
God's Word has to us about
NIV translation of 2 Chronicles 7:14 is:
face" is serious business indeedl
J agree AndJ've read
have. So ['m a little bit
mean to
nr()hlem comes when we become stressed out
because we feel we're "never for
as
No matter where this twisted ofthe Father
has to be dealt with before we
att(~ml)t to "seek His face." Ifwe we will do one oftwo
the rest of our lives on earth in
will "burn out" and
have seen Christians fall into both
kind
is go back over your life and
up this "measure up " I have
in my who
both oftheir and!or
UfliCOIlsciously transferred that
recommend that my counselees read a book
entitled ..,.·f.......'.'" Robert S. McGee. it
demolishes Lies" that Satan tries
our lives-such as the kind
about here-that we somehow have to
us, or else "not OK"!
"'....."i-""cnJ for God's face" is to
a tl1()roUeJ!Hv ofhow this is done. One ofthe
UIU."'''''''hJ that I underlined in James 4:7-
errm.IJlaSJlZe our need to close to
God...and these verses say about the devil is
that are to "resist him The reason stress is
every time about warfare" I
my best to Satan look like such
Some ofthe books on warfare fall into the
ov~;;!rem]:,hasizing him. One reason
Anderson's books-'The Bond£lze
the Darkness"-is bel::aUlse,
minimizes Satan's power, he shows
.....-1-,''''.'1:"''''1.., nn.~=..·'""", to the devil! The
4:7-10-and the most found in verse 8: "Come
close God and He will come close
need to resist Satan-but the way we ac<~ontlplls11
rel'}e~rti~!J! ofour r~r1la,c:rn'Q'
sinful behavior with
have done
The fact that God never commands us
~rn.lthllno" that ISN'T difficult!! One to Him
And guess what? One ofthose "all
mentioned a little earlier in the verse 8, to be
...whatever
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22. rnl-'>lhh, the most difficult onJblem that we
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for the
"excavation"!
Pastor Chuck-what in the
It sounds 're
up or smnelrnU1£!
You closer than you think!
a
didn't Jesus talk about "foundations"
Sermon on the Mount? In Matthew 7:24-25 for
"...everyone who hears these words
may be to a
the rock. And the rain ae~iicenaea.
when comes
firmest foundation under a house or other
critical-and also very difficult to do!
is
New Internationalulcu.on.'1YV
defines this way:
one
definite flavor
behavior and embl1llClfU!
"wicked ways," and .."'h,.....,;.... .".
The
don 'I believe
we have any "wicked This is where God comes
choose to, however and/or
Him!
that 'excavation
come to the same that
"'pJlin,UU'- life when he in Psalm
o and
see if
in and lead me the
Psalm He's aware
about us: "0 Thou hast searched me and known
Thou dost know when 1 sit down and I rise up; Thou
Thou dost scrutinize
lnl.rmllleAV a,C01lai,nted with
Here are some
God to "search" you:
but effective ways to allow
A.
B.
c.
You
time for God's
need
with you,
One very effective tool for this task is found in
Anderson's "The Breaker." The section is
entitled Christ. " Dr. Anderson
In
inventorv and
a copy
shows you
what you have
sornethm:g so very clear and vVJ.Hj.JvHJlHl;!.
"-t-.-."..."ncl",, in it will also
Meditate on each "wicked way," and ask God what
do about it.
E. Your final in the process is
fellow-believer about your 1".1>11....,.,."""'11
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23. such
...KNOWLEDGEABLE...
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24. 3.

25. Lord's '•.:Ulnnt....
examination one's own
I do before COllllrLQ
Do you prepare
recall Christ's sacrifice for
that your sins are motivate
Him better? What do you think of
':lt~"'"''''"'H become
Others believe that
um:;hang'~d but Christ
[J
Jesus to remember me as as
JJ How do we remember Christ in the Lord's
what He did and He did it.
rernernb~~nlllQ has both a backward and forward
rernelnb!~r Christ's and we remember that
a reminder of what Jesus did in the
re1:atHmSmp with Him and
do in the future.
and we
to carry out His work
to be-not to
_,"",""'UL'-'''''', but be
[J
The New Testament often cans believers
"servants.
interested in
1-n..+">-",,,,,,,lu most Christians aren't
even our prayers center around J.U,"L"LLLLLL~
Instead of
[]
even don't hold a lea,deJrShlP
'-'''HA' "'" L as a Christian you are servant.
essential to a believer's ",,...,,,...if....
"""""<7"-'0 God some +n"h.r,~
We should seek to serve
the attitude Christ had. Even when
overlooked or taken for everyone, our nOtnTaro'~,
Father notices. Servanthood is the purpose for ",,,,,,,,..i'un
believer has one or more ,,~.-+""
we are to use them to serve the
Servanthood is no assurance ag~Ull!st
attitude of service does not a"·",,,,,,,,n""''''
Those who serve the Lord
accuse you. concentrate
"'LJ....,UL.UH1LH~ a servant and allow the Lord handle
the unfair criticism. Servanthood God's work
every believer. All of our actions should reflect
fact that Jesus is not our but the Master of our
lives. Salvation means more than and
God carries out His work. In
His that would do
He. Does that mean human can more
"''"t";LH_LL'vUJL!L than Christ's death on the cross? NO. But
Great Commission to take the
creature - is an ."",...~r.."'HIJ..I~
be because the
the message of salvation with the entire world.
knows our maximum as of Christ.
we surrender our lives to the service ofthe Most
He will honor lives with true 0'1""",,1-"0<'''
Greatness is found in a a
Doslt]On of influence. True is found in
servanthood. We must be to seek the best
rather than for ourselves -
needs of others without for rp.r·AO",-..t-"",-.-.
realize that our
serve - not seek our interests - then
on this world and everyone
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name our
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28. the ..."......"L ..... """ years that have been
some ofthe humorous
sht~pherdmg God's flock.
that has disturbed me over the
hmlllerer_ is ofhorror tales that I have heard
rel,ltlonstnps with
often
brothers about their dv~)fultlctJional
for eX~lml)le, is "Who's
a church has gone
distre~;siIJl2: divisions over a
and those same
o
that one unfortunate occurrence, I
W(]~rkllnQ" alon2:side a number ofmen
seDlarate churches in
Hl"'I, n"I.J!.Nl.on California.
o
about their nnnHlh<"l.,
a
together since late last year, I tholugjlt
for the whole First
solid biblical peI'spe~cti~ve
are rernar'kaloly ;:)J..llJ..U.ClI.I..
this series of articles.
o
Think about all those wonderful passages
related to and " Here are a few of
"The LORD is my shf:.mh,era "-Psalm 23:1
So the more we know about "SlleDlhelrdlltlg,
we know about David Hoclang.
my school used to tell our "Pastor's Personal
lRi,"'."'t.....," class that we should examine Psalm 23 very
car'efiJLllv because most ofthe that David talks about
are to be involved with as
thOIll2:!lt: Did you realize that every
ofChrist is a kind of"deacon"??
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30. Pastors and Deacons care
De(JtDle in a biblical
describe the way Pastors and
First The answer is
could express this
knows and understands
not be as
be
The mte:resl:mg
does
when we are a
" our Number One Focus on
CHARACTER!
Listen to the Translation
corlcel~mrig the character reCluu'errlents
not marned"
man who can
off women other than his Wllre--ano.
treats ALL with the utmost
ofDeacons!

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believed
follow
world--ever has
"The First Southern
is
, into
Between 1952 and
did someone
the
at
and seems that since we've been ........""""..n-
an ofthe
aQ~Cllnon, we as a
throm!h the various trials
endure-and this also
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32. ,
series on bow Pastors and Deacons care for
peoplle in a bUtlU4eal
you don't frustrated
was that the
"Pastoral Ministries Tearn"
and the Deacons in a is to be
This is
many ministries
informed about
to so
because I want them ttifiou{)rh
mlCr{]~m,magelne]:1t, but so that I and the Deacons can be
oftheir efforts for them and
enC::Ollra:f!il1lf! them various ways. We can also often
any unforeseen n ..I"'.hh:........ '"
on is we are ordered
God! This comes from ......."',,,...-.,,
a

33. series on how Pastors and Deacons care for
God's in a biblical
was mS1Dm:~d
and therefore came from God was that he
his he had both a lot of
and
"EiPht~SIaln elders"
it,
rea~amfess to
c011st,mtJly as a habit
is a very term for de~icrjlbiIlg
"love"?
in the
How can your 'Team' strike
all
admonish each one
would have both nrclhlt"m«
and from the
be contend with.
Paul used his own eXl,ertences
fuller deslcnptIon
love fits into the whole mix
and His
This love continues with the fact that we must
church. This means we don't
make them do smnettnnlg
own selfish reasons, or cut ourselves off from them
don't behave the way we should
etc. As Paul said in EpheEaarls
the
m~ ~
Flock" comes when there is a threat to the tplllnu.r.;:n1In
from OUTSIDE the church. Paul warned those tpneSlan
the Pastoral
20:29
you, not
non-member's behavior and/or ;n"""I£~cnf
courteous-but Hrrn--W::-IV
continue with their un:acc:ep1tabte
must be asked to leave---a.~aln.

34. P'llIfii!"'~"lI"'" and Deacons care
pe(l~ple in a biblical
and final article our
in
NJ1nAi-7".,,,,, is to be
The effectiveness
ministries is based on
about "iJf:.?aconS"

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at is your favorite "'V'-AP"~'
16? Matthew 28:19-20? Romans Whatever it
the reference here: ____________
what
His ,-,'''''',....,'''''''
nrTTI_~IU~ln believer who
S01nel:nulg ]ike this:
before His Crucifixion. After He had
made this statement:
sent them into the
In other Paul-in Romans 14:19-was
what Jesus had said in His He
wants us to be ONE-and that the way we will ever
be(;Ollle ONE our lives to I-lim and
the presence and power
to communicate this love of
to one in
them!
You
As the translation ofthe word for
"""!H'""I1""" makes clear ("...let us then and
the Greek word
one. The reason for this is that
"Excuse me, Pastor Chuck-there's a (Julest,ion
Go
First it isn't ME who's you
toward this kind ofbehavior-ifs GOD'S command! But
n,...."'."'t-..... QlueSnOJt1: Yes-God wants us have
~~""""'''""",,''',r. pea(~enu attitude towards even
"carnal Christians" found
whom would often like
see, the deal is that when
we kill any po!:;sit)iiilty
lITlta1tm!"l--anIO our hostile attitude towards them
PTT,P£'TnlPI'Il1 '......P'Il;'pn1h;:, God from our
at them
because then you become like them.
Remember that Jesus and Paul aren't us to "have
warm towards everyone around us. The issue is
we are commanded to CHOOSE-as act ofthe
fe{;~1l1l!fTS--l:0 treat others in a .....a.·:>r>a,h,1
We'll focus some more next week on what
and are all about.

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