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Six Weapons to Fight Sin | 3. Meditate
1. Pray
2. Obey
3. Meditate
helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God 2 Thessalonians 2:13 But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God from the beginning chose you for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth
Necessity of the Holy Bible and the Holy Spirit for Holiness! The means of grace work together, prayer, obedience, worship, meditation—but they all have one thing in common—they are activated and empowered by the Holy Spirit…. The Spirit of God must appropriate our sanctification to us.
This requires a miracle of enlightenment to change metenoia… change Transformed by renewing of our mind. (Romans 12:1-2; 2 Tim. 2:23-26).
Whatsoever things are… (Phil. 4:8-9 filter: true, noble, just, pure, lovely, good report, virtuous, worthy of praise-meditate) This should govern what you read, watch, listen to, who you have fellowship with. NOISE…. (ill) What movies, what music, what books… the kind of media that contribute to this… I would think should be a… how does this commend Christ? How can I worship in doing this?
B. The Spirit is Speaking to You. Whose voice do you hear? That is how we know who your father is!
John 8:37; 43-47; 10:16, 27
Matthew 11:25; 13:9, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23.
Matthew 17:5 “This is my beloved son, hear him!”
Mark 4:9-12
Hebrews 3:7, 15; 4:7 “if you will hear…”
James 1:19 “let everyone be swift to hear…”
Revelation 1:3; 2:7, 11, 17, 29; 3:6, 13, 22; 13:9 If anyone has an ear, let him hear. Jesus is speaking by the Spirit to the churches through the ages! Is the church listening…?
Jesus is Praying for you and The Spirit of God is speaking to you. He is continually speaking words of life, when we hear with our hearts (illumination) we will experience the life of God, the holiness of God in us.
Are you saved? Are you listening? Do you listen for the sound of His voice? Do you love the sound of his voice?
There is a Fountain (175)
10 R’s for Replacing Lies with Truth
- Request that God would reveal lies in your life Psalm 139:23
- Recognize lies in your life and their roots. John 16:13. Confess them to God. 1 John 1:9
- Repent, asking God to forgive you for believing a lie. Proverbs 28:13
- Release any offenders as often unknowingly well meaning people (parents, siblings, and friends) speak lies into our lives. Colossians 3:13
- Relinquish the lie you believed. Proverbs 4:23
- Renew your mind daily, by exchanging lies for the truth, such as “I have no friends; no one likes me,” to “I am a friend of Jesus.” John 15:15
- Receive and believe God’s truth. John 8:32
- Rehearse new truth until it begins to penetrate both your heart and mind becoming your new way of life. Psalm 86:11 I can remember a season in my life where I wrote out various verses about who I was in Christ. Every morning and before going to bed I would say these verses out loud for a month until I believed them.
- Reflect God’s truth to others. Mark 5:19
- Repeat steps as needed.
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How to Deal With A Contentious Person (Bonus Episode)
(Fifteen Biblical Responses to A Contentious Person).
1–Avoid Evil people when you can.
“I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; avoid them. For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites, and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.” (Romans 16:17–18, ESV)
2–As much as it is possible live at peace. Create spaces where you can remove yourself and do productive things.
“If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all.” (Romans 12:18, ESV)
“Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love.” (1 Corinthians 16:13–14, ESV)
“It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.” (Proverbs 21:9, ESV)
“It is better to live in a desert land than with a quarrelsome and fretful woman.” (Proverbs 21:19, ESV)
“It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.” (Proverbs 25:24, ESV)
3–Love your wife like Jesus loves you. Don’t be harsh with her.
“Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her,” (Ephesians 5:25, ESV)
“Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them.” (Colossians 3:19, ESV)
4–Keep your promises to act in a loving way continually even if you are cursed or or hated or abused. (Luke 6:27–29, ESV)
5–Make sure their curses are without cause: “Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying, a curse that is causeless does not alight.” (Proverbs 26:2, ESV)
6–Show loving-kindness and tenderness whenever you can. Gal. 5 “Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them.” (Colossians 3:19)
(Galatians 5:16–25)
7–Be like Jesus. Do not be selfish or think only of yourself. Give and serve others and lay down your life. (Philippians 2:1–16)
8–Do not get involved in argumentation and do not react sinfully to an attack.
“The beginning of strife is like letting out water, so quit before the quarrel breaks out.” (Proverbs 17:14)
9–Don’t engage in conversation that is just a lure to attack.““Do not give dogs what is holy, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to attack you.” (Matthew 7:6)
10–Don’t Try to correct her. She will only be more contentious. Let God deal with her.
“Whoever corrects a scoffer gets himself abuse, and he who reproves a wicked man incurs injury. Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you; reprove a wise man, and he will love you.” (Proverbs 9:7–8)
“A continual dripping on a rainy day and a quarrelsome wife are alike; to restrain her is to restrain the wind or to grasp oil in one’s right hand.” (Prov. 27:15–16)
11–Don’t blow up and vent your anger:
“A fool gives full vent to his spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back.” (Proverbs 29:11)
12–Do not return anger for anger. Trust the Lord to judge. “When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but continued entrusting himself to him who judges justly.” (1 Peter 2:23, ESV) (1 Corinthians 4:1–5)
13–Strengthen yourself and encourage yourself in the Lord. Deepen your relationship with God when you are being abused. (1 Samuel 30:6)
14–Always try to see yourself in the mirror before you look at the faults of the other.
“You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye.” (Matthew 7:5, ESV)
In the presence of my enemy. Don’t tell her things. She will use what you say against you.
15–Leave all the children and other people completely out of it. It is not necessary or right to draw them into it. It is not their business. Keep them out of it. Don’t talk to other people about it. The only exception would be a qualified counselor.
Treat the Contentious Person As You Would An Enemy. Bless. Do Good. Pray (Matthew 5:44 NKJV)
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How to you craft a holy life? Pray. Obey. Meditate. Worship. Love. Gather. Study the tools to build a holy life, the weapons to resist sin.
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