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In a word, [Paul] is calling for some spiritual sweat (1 Timothy 4:7)! Just as the athletes discarded everything and competed gumnos – free from everything that could possibly burden them – so we must get rid of every encumbrance, every association, habit, and tendency which impedes godliness. If we are to excel, we must strip ourselves to a lean, spiritual nakedness. The writer of Hebrews explains it like this: “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us” (Hebrews 12:1). Men, we will never get anywhere spiritually without a conscious divestment of the things that are holding us back. What things are weighing you down? The call to discipline demands that you throw it off. Are you man enough?

Kent Hughes

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God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

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Issue No.015 April 06, 2006 Perseverance to Perform

#1 · April 5, 2006, 11:32 pm

Anecdote: - Deaf to the Gospel

Perspective:- Perseverance to Perform

After taking that step, however we need to stay in the course. Repeatedly the Lord says to Joshua to be strong and courageous. Josh. 1:6-9. To keep on going steadfastly and act uprightly one needs courage. Cowards and the wavering ones can never reach the victory point.

The moment a Christian take a step forward all the hell will break out against him. Satanic forces will make sure he stops in between. The
Almighty too might allow trials to try and polish him.

In all these situations we need to be courageous and firm in our faith knowing well that
the fiery trials that we face are not strange (1 Pet.4:12), and it will result in praise, glory and honor. (1Pet.1:7). Our affliction is for a moment, and then He will restore us, make us strong and steadfast. (1Pet.5:10).

Consider the Lord who endured the cross. Heb 12:3. Yes, it will be painful and tempting indeed. But as the children sing let us always
sing in our heart, no turning back, and no turning back. Look ahead. Heb.11:15. If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return.

The Lord will honour such determination. When we mean business--stand for His glory--He will also help us with much grace.
Jam.4:8

So beloved, take heart, never give up. What ever be your circumstances, trust in the Lord, be
steadfast, unmovable and keep going. Till we find the resultvictory--say loudly No going back!

N T K

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All things are possible to him who believes, yet more to him who hopes, more still to
him who loves, and most of all to him who practices and perseveres in these three virtues.

Brother Lawrence

Study Note:- <SPAN
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<div class=MsoNormal style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0in;
PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt">The fence of the court in the Tabernacle was made of linen sheets attached to brass pillars, which stood in brass sockets, and silver rods which joined pillar to pillar, and the pillars were held upright, in spite of the strong prevailing winds of the wilderness, by chords that were attached to silver hooks, formed in silver bands around the top, or neck of each pillar, and to brass pegs driven into the desert, Ex. 27;9-15.

The pillars: The way the scripture reads indicates that the pillars were of the same metal as the sockets of brass. The pillars were strong; they stood upright, never leaning one way or the other. I would suggest
that they represent the responsible brethren or elders. This view is supported by the statement of Paul in Gal.2; 9, where he says that James, Peter and John seemed to be pillars, also the reference to the over comer in the Church at Philadelphia, whom the Lord said He would make "a pillar in the temple of My God", Rev.3; 12.

Charles Edward Wigg, Tasmania<SPAN
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Sermon Out line:-<SPAN style="COLOR: red;
mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"> The Believers offering

His body---Acceptable. Rom.12:1

His praiseswell pleasing. Heb.13:15

His giftsSweet smelling. Phil.4:18

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American translators yelled through bull horns that if the inhabitants would come to the <st1:place
w:st="on">U.S. sie, they would be spared. A few did. Most jumped. Many respond in the same way to the gospel today.

Points to Ponder:-<SPAN style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> Heb.12:3

<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:
14pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'"> Think of what He went through; how He put up with so much hatred from sinners! So do not let yourselves become discouraged and give up.

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