“Now I myself am confident concerning you, my brethren, that you also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another.” Romans 15:14

“Now I myself am confident concerning you, my brethren, that you also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another.” Romans 15:14

Kindness or benevolence

James 1:27 - pure religion

Fatherless and widows +Unspotted from world -

Do good and avoid bad = Good Person

Sin cannot be tolerated in the church

Pergamos - Rev. 2:12-17FornicationAte things sacrificed to idolsBalaam

Repent or Else

Sin cannot be tolerated in the church

Thyatira - Rev. 2:18-29JezebelSeduceGave her time to repent

Repent or Else

Sin cannot be tolerated in the church

1 Cor. 6:11 “And such were some of you.” But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.”

Eph. 1:4 “…that we should be holy and without blame…”

Sin must be removed Joshua 7:13 “accursed thing among you” Acts 5:1-11 - Ananias and Sapphira 2 Thes. 3:6 - practice discipline

Bride of Christ must be pure - Eph. 5:25-27

Rom.10:17 - faith comes by hearingHeb. 4:2 - word mixed with faithHosea 4:6 - “destroyed for lack of knowledge”

No short cuts to gaining Bible knowledgeTakes time and effort2 Tim. 2:15

Church growth connected with knowledge

Acts 6:7 - word of God increased - number of disciples multiplied

Acts 12:24Acts 19:20Col. 1:9-10

filled with the knowledge of His willwalk worthyfruitful in every good work

Good Educational Program

Bible is food for the soulNeed God Bible class teachers

2 Tim. 2:2 “And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.”

Good Study Habits

Daily Bible readers

Rightly divide the truth

Use additional helps

Instruction - warning Call attention to what is wrong Give instruction on what is right

Lost without gospel - 2 Thes. 1:7-9Saved in Christ - Gal. 3:26-27

Great Commission - Mark 16:15-16 Rom. 10:1 “that they may be saved” Rom. 1:14 “I am a debtor”

Souls will be saved Church will grow We will be stronger

Gal.6:1-2 “restore such an one” Admonish = call attention to wrong With meekness

Love for truth Love for erring Love for the church

Full of Goodness Filled with all Knowledge Able to Admonish others

“Now I myself am confident concerning you, my brethren, that you also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another.” Romans 15:14

“And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.”

Gal. 6:9

Sermon by Arthur Pigman

Evans Church of Christ

515 Gibbs Road

Evans, Ga. 30809

706-855-1249

evanscoc@bellsouth.netevanscoc@bellsouth.net

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Sunday Evening Mar. 6, 2011