Preached at the Merritt Island church of Christ Sunday Evening August 6, 2017 http://www.MIChurchOfChrist.org

2. But the goal of our instruction is love from a pure heart and a good
conscience and a sincere faith.
- 1 Timothy 1:5 NASB
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3. 6 For some men, straying from these things, have turned aside to
fruitless discussion, 7 wanting to be teachers of the Law, even though
they do not understand either what they are saying or the matters
about which they make confident assertions.
- 1 Timothy 1:6-7 NASB
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4. For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you have need again
for someone to teach you the elementary principles of the oracles of
God, and you have come to need milk and not solid food.
- Hebrews 5:12 NASB
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5. 3 But Saul began ravaging the church, entering house after house, and
dragging off men and women, he would put them in prison. 4
Therefore, those who had been scattered went about preaching the
word.
- Acts 8:3-4 NASB
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6. 1 Let not many of you become teachers, my brethren, knowing that as
such we will incur a stricter judgment. 2 For we all stumble in many
ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man,
able to bridle the whole body as well
- James 3:1-2 NASB
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7. 15 Now those who escorted Paul brought him as far as Athens; and
receiving a command for Silas and Timothy to come to him as soon as
possible, they left. 16 Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens,
his spirit was being provoked within him as he was observing the city
full of idols.
- Acts 17:15-16 NASB
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8. 22 So Paul stood in the midst of the Areopagus and said, “Men of
Athens, I observe that you are very religious in all respects. 23 “For
while I was passing through and examining the objects of your
worship, I also found an altar with this inscription, ‘TO AN UNKNOWN
GOD.’ Therefore what you worship in ignorance, this I proclaim to you.
24“The God who made the world and all things in it, since He is Lord of
heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands
- Acts 17:22-24 NASB
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9. 19 For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a slave to
all, so that I may win more. 20 To the Jews I became as a Jew, so that I
might win Jews; to those who are under the Law, as under the Law
though not being myself under the Law, so that I might win those who
are under the Law; 21 to those who are without law, as without law,
though not being without the law of God but under the law of Christ, so
that I might win those who are without law. 22 To the weak I became
weak, that I might win the weak; I have become all things to all men, so
that I may by all means save some. 23 I do all things for the sake of
the gospel, so that I may become a fellow partaker of it.
- 1 Corinthians 9:19-23 NASB
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10. 35 Jesus was going through all the cities and villages, teaching in their
synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and healing
every kind of disease and every kind of sickness. 36 Seeing the
people, He felt compassion for them, because they were distressed
and dispirited like sheep without a shepherd. 37 Then He said to His
disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.
38“Therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into
His harvest.”
- Matthew 9:35-38 NASB
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11. 43“You have heard that it was said, ‘YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR
NEIGHBOR and hate your enemy.’ 44“But I say to you, love your
enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45so that you may be
sons of your Father who is in heaven; for He causes His sun to rise on
the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the
unrighteous. 46“For if you love those who love you, what reward do
you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? 47“If you greet
only your brothers, what more are you doing than others? Do not even
the Gentiles do the same? 48“Therefore you are to be perfect, as your
heavenly Father is perfect.
- Matthew 5:43-48 NASB
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12. 5 Conduct yourselves with wisdom toward outsiders, making the most
of the opportunity. 6 Let your speech always be with grace, as though
seasoned with salt, so that you will know how you should respond to
each person.
- Colossians 4:5-6 NASB
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13. The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, And he who is wise wins souls
- Proverbs 11:30 NASB
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