Download - For The Lord’s Work

W. 65th St church of Christ / April 20, 2008

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For The

Lord’s

Work

Five Essentials

Don McClain


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



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



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



Teachable – Isaiah 66:2

Correctable – Ezra 10:3

Movable – Phili 2:12

Humility

Don McClain



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



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



Faith Convicted –

Phili 3:8 Trusting –

2 Tim 1:12 Obedient –

James 2:24Don McClain



HopePsalms 31:24

(NKJV) 24 Be of good

courage, And He shall strengthen

your heart, All you who hope in the

Lord. Don McClain



Hope Vision –

Matthew 9:36

Goals – Phili 3:13

Pursuit – 1 Cor 9:24:27

Don McClain


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



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



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



Proper Values – Mark 12:29-31

Sacrificial – Luke 10:30-37

Unity – Colossians 3:14

Don McClain


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



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



Focus – Galatians 4:18

Enthusiasm – Eccl 9:10

Effort – Phili 1:27

Don McClain



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


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Don McClain