1. God’s Plan for Staying Saved1. God’s Plan for Staying Saved1. God’s Plan for Staying Saved1. God’s Plan for Staying SavedA. One consequence of encouragement. A. One consequence of encouragement. Hb. 3:12-13Take care,Take care, a warning

Falls away from the living God,Falls away from the living God, to satan. to satan. Rv. 20:7-15

EncourageEncourage

Meaning: Meaning: (1) to call (2) to urge strongly

Methods:Methods:(1) Be with God in prayer

(2) Be with God’s word (Rm. 15:4)

(3) Be with God’s people (13)

B. One commandment of assembling. B. One commandment of assembling. Hb. 10:19-2519-21, WHY? WHY? Our FAITHFAITH

22-24, WHAT? WHAT? Stimulate,Stimulate, cf. 25, encourageencourage

25, WHEN/WHERE?WHEN/WHERE? Assembling togetherAssembling together

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Let us,Let us, a command, a command, cf. 22-23.

C. One Christian of habit C. One Christian of habit (25)

1 Co. 16:1-2

Ac. 20:7

Jn. 20:1, 19, 26

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EveryEverySunday!Sunday!EveryEvery

Sunday!Sunday!

Summary: Summary: To overcome satan, God has commanded To overcome satan, God has commanded

Christians to habitually assemble on Sundays Christians to habitually assemble on Sundays to encourage each other.to encourage each other.

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2. Finding a Faithful Church2. Finding a Faithful Church2. Finding a Faithful Church2. Finding a Faithful Church

A. They must teach A. They must teach TRUE DOCTRINETRUE DOCTRINE

Beginning with the plan of salvation:

Rm. 10:8-142 Co. 7:10Mk. 16:16

✓ A church whose members have not met A church whose members have not met these conditions is not a church of these conditions is not a church of Christians.Christians.

✓ A church that does not teach these as A church that does not teach these as conditions of salvation is not a faithful conditions of salvation is not a faithful church.church.

: Hear. Believe. Confess.Hear. Believe. Confess.: Repent.Repent.: Be baptized.Be baptized.

B. The must practice B. The must practice TRUE WORSHIP. TRUE WORSHIP. 1 Co. 4:16-17• 1 Co. 11:23-26, the Lord’s supperthe Lord’s supper• 1 Co. 14:14-15, prayingpraying• 1 Co. 14:26Psalm,Psalm, singing.singing. N.B.: Eph. 5:13

✓ No choir

✓ No mechanical music (piano, guitar)

Teaching,Teaching, sermon, class. sermon, class.N.B.: 34-35

• 1 Co. 16:1-2, collectioncollection

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B. The must practice B. The must practice TRUE WORSHIP. TRUE WORSHIP. 1 Co. 4:16-17• Rv. 22:18-19, add...take away...add...take away...

✓ A church that does not do these A church that does not do these things weekly is not a faithful church.things weekly is not a faithful church.

✓ A church that does more than these A church that does more than these things is not a faithful church.things is not a faithful church.

• Jn. 4:...24, in spirit and in truthin spirit and in truth

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C. They must live C. They must live FAITHFUL LIVESFAITHFUL LIVES

Rv. 2:2-7

2, correct doctrinecorrect doctrine

6, conscientious of sinconscientious of sin

4-5, cf. 3:15-16, cold faithcold faith

3, courageous perseverancecourageous perseverance

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