W. 65th St church of Christ / April 20, 2008
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For The
Lord’s
Work
Five Essentials
Don McClain
W. 65th St church of Christ / April 20, 2008
2Five Essentials For The Lord’s Work
Worldliness! Moral Issues! Doctrinal
Issues! Institutional
Issues! Lack of Work!
Some Big Problems In The
Church?
Don McClain
W. 65th St church of Christ / April 20, 2008
3Five Essentials For The Lord’s Work
Humility Faith – Hope – Love – Zeal -
Nehemiah 4:6 (NKJV) 6 So we built the wall, and the entire
wall was joined together up to half its height, for the people had a mind to
work.
Don McClain
W. 65th St church of Christ / April 20, 2008
4Five Essentials For The Lord’s Work
HumilityPhilippians 2:3-4 (NKJV)
3 Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of
mind let each esteem others better than himself. 4 Let each of you look out
not only for his own interests, but also for the
interests of others. Don McClain
W. 65th St church of Christ / April 20, 2008
5Five Essentials For The Lord’s Work
Teachable – Isaiah 66:2
Correctable – Ezra 10:3
Movable – Phili 2:12
Humility
Don McClain
W. 65th St church of Christ / April 20, 2008
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FaithMark 2:4-5 (NKJV)
4 . . . So when they had broken through,
they let down the bed on which the paralytic
was lying. 5 When Jesus saw their faith,
He said to the paralytic, "Son, your
sins are forgiven you."
Don McClain
W. 65th St church of Christ / April 20, 2008
7Five Essentials For The Lord’s Work
FaithHebrews 11:6
(NKJV) 6 But without faith it is impossible to please
Him, for he who comes to God must
believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder
of those who diligently seek Him.
Don McClain
W. 65th St church of Christ / April 20, 2008
8Five Essentials For The Lord’s Work
Faith Convicted –
Phili 3:8 Trusting –
2 Tim 1:12 Obedient –
James 2:24Don McClain
W. 65th St church of Christ / April 20, 2008
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HopePsalms 31:24
(NKJV) 24 Be of good
courage, And He shall strengthen
your heart, All you who hope in the
Lord. Don McClain
W. 65th St church of Christ / April 20, 2008
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Hope Vision –
Matthew 9:36
Goals – Phili 3:13
Pursuit – 1 Cor 9:24:27
Don McClain
W. 65th St church of Christ / April 20, 2008
11Five Essentials For The Lord’s WorkLove
1 Corinthians 13:1-13 (NKJV) 1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. 2 And
though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could
remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be
burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing.
Don McClain
W. 65th St church of Christ / April 20, 2008
12Five Essentials For The Lord’s WorkLove
1 Corinthians 13:1-13 (NKJV) 4 Love suffers long and is kind; love does
not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; 5 does not behave rudely, does
not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; 6 does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; 7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things,
endures all things. 8 Love never fails. . . . 13
And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
Don McClain
W. 65th St church of Christ / April 20, 2008
13Five Essentials For The Lord’s WorkLove
1 Corinthians 16:13-14 (NKJV) 13 Watch, stand fast
in the faith, be brave, be strong.
14 Let all that you do be done with love.
Don McClain
W. 65th St church of Christ / April 20, 2008
14Five Essentials For The Lord’s WorkLove
Proper Values – Mark 12:29-31
Sacrificial – Luke 10:30-37
Unity – Colossians 3:14
Don McClain
W. 65th St church of Christ / April 20, 2008
15Five Essentials For The Lord’s WorkZeal
Nehemiah 4:6 (NKJV)
6 So we built the wall, and the entire
wall was joined together up to half its height, for the
people had a mind to work.
Don McClain
W. 65th St church of Christ / April 20, 2008
16Five Essentials For The Lord’s WorkZeal
Titus 2:14 (NKJV) 14 who gave Himself for us, that He might
redeem us from every lawless deed and
purify for Himself His own special people,
zealous for good works.
Don McClain
W. 65th St church of Christ / April 20, 2008
17Five Essentials For The Lord’s WorkZeal
Focus – Galatians 4:18
Enthusiasm – Eccl 9:10
Effort – Phili 1:27
Don McClain
W. 65th St church of Christ / April 20, 2008
18Five Essentials For The Lord’s Work
Humility Faith – Hope – Love – Zeal -
Nehemiah 4:6 (NKJV) 6 So we built the wall, and the entire
wall was joined together up to half its height, for the people had a mind to
work.
Don McClain
W. 65th St church of Christ / April 20, 2008
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