Sunday Northfield VT – 07/14/2013

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Speakers:

• Steven Atherton
• Scott Bishop

Scriptures used:

• 2 Timothy 3
• Galatians 5

Subject:

• Receiving and Believing.  An Online Bible search for the word receive showed it comes up +341 times and the use of the word believe shows up +240 times.
• We have to empty ourselves of ourselves before we can receive:  our thoughts, how we think things should happen.
• Getting rid of “stuff” is easy, getting rid of the stuff between our ears seems harder, until you surrender and ask the Lord for help.
• Learn to lean on Jesus.
• In the last days:  not referring to the last days of the earth.
• The Global 2000 report written in 1980:  says we should be underwater by now.  Looking at scripture, there are still more than 1000 years left for the earth.
• Faith worketh by love.  Most people think they do love.  But this is felios love, loving themselves so they get love back.
• Jesus died for us, went to hell because he loves us agape, not felios.
• People today are covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers.  They operate in opposition to the Word of God.
• They are disobedient to parents – again disregarding the Word.
• Un-thankful, unholy:  not thankful for what the Lord has done and not separated unto the Lord.
• As they justify themselves in these things they hate those who are the Lord’s.  They like to look “holy” after the flesh.
• In contrast, Jesus had no form or comeliness but had the Power of God.
• The Galatians turned back to the law to justify themselves and to express their self love, not to serve God, as they said they were doing.
• If you do this, God shall profit you nothing:  you are not saved, you are going to hell.
• You are fallen from grace if you keep the law.  Those who don’t want to believe think they can do it all, justifying and loving themselves.
• If you are going to serve God, get shed of the old man and put on the new man by faith.
• You did run well – what happened?  You gave place to the things of the flesh.
• Don’t bite and devour one another: this is a real thing that happens in the fellowship.  It is our job to love people, not please them.
• If you are walking after the flesh, you are not pleasing God.
• It takes effort to not agree with the carnal man.
• The fruit of the spirit is love.  Look up and study the meanings of these words.  They are all based in love for one another.