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Church of Christ at Adoue StreetAlvin, Texas
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Isaiah 40:31 was on Case Keenum's eye black during the wins over Oklahoma State
and Texas Tech.
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• Rom 1:16-17.For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “The just shall live by faith.”
• How do we apply this passage in our daily lives?
• Are there Biblical principles that can guide us?
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Modest Display of Faith
Mt 5:1-16.v1-12. Beattitudes.v13-16. Be examples.“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good
works and glorify your Father in heaven.”
Mt 6:1-18.v1-4. Give in private.v5-7. Pray in private.v16-18. Fast in private.
Dan 6. “Your God, whom you serve continually, He will deliver you.”
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Obey Authority
Government. Rom 13:1-7; Mt 22:15-22.Masters / Employers. Eph 6:5-9; 1 Tim 6:1-2; Titus 2:9-10.
1 Pt 2:11 – 3:6. “… they may, by your good works which they observe, glorify God …”“… by doing good you may silence the ignorance of foolish men.”“… they, without a word, may be won by the conduct of their wives,
when they observe your chaste conduct.”
Acts 4 and 5. “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you more than to
God, you judge. For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.”
“We ought to obey God rather than men.”
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Be Prepared
1 Pt 3:15-17.“… always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a
reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear; …”
Ps 119:42.“So shall I have an answer for him who reproaches me, for I trust in
Your word.”
2 Tim 2:23-25.“… patient, in humility correcting those who are in opposition, ...”
Jms 1:5-6.“If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, …”
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