BELIEVE
YOU ME
SCRIPTURE: MATT 5:17-20
SONG: #599
INTRODUCTION:
A.
Believe you me....life is tough!!
B.
But things change...?...only death and taxes???
C.
BUT--GOD DOES NOT CHANGE-- NOR HIS TRUTH
D.
Believe you me == it is a trustworthy statement--
pastoral epistles
BODY
A.
BELIEVE YOU ME...CHRISTIANITY IS HUMILITY
1TIMOTHY 1:15
1.
Mohammed ali---I AM THE GREATEST!!
2.
Motives of worldliness--MONEY
3.
Monition of Paul--
HUMILITY, HUMILITY, HUMILITY! EXAMPLE!
4.
Meaning of the verse----CHRIST saved me
B.
BELIEVE YOU ME ... CHRISTIANITY IS HOPE
1 TIMOTHY 4:8-10
1.
Hope gives savor to life and allows life
2.
Hope for what === what you head for in life
3.
Hope for what??? GOD or god?
4.
Hope yields effort toward your God (god)
5.
HOPE--
MY HOPE IS BUILT ON NOTHING LESS THAN
JESUS'BLOOD
C.
BELIEVE YOU ME...... CHRISTIANITY IS LIVING
TITUS 3:1-8
1.
Living for what? Why bother? suicides in USA??
2.
Living forever because of God
3.
Living because of GRACE
(GOD'S RICHES AT CHRIST'S EXPENSE)
4.
Living because of obedience
(Gospel symbolized on hand)
D. BELIEVE YOU ME... CHRISTIANITY IS LEADING 1
TIMOTHY 3:1
1.
God draws me through learning ..for teaching
2 Tim 2:2
2.
God directs what to teach...the bible
3.
God demonstrates how to organize ... The eldership
4.
God demands we all do all we can
1 Corinthians 12:4--7; Galatians 5:22
E.
BELIEVE YOU ME.. CHRISTIANITY IS
FAITHFULNESS 2TIM 2:11-13
1.
God always decides to be for us
2.
God never gives up on people like we do!!!
3.
God remains faithful..will we??
4.
God's faithfulness is our faithfulness.....
IF...
a.
We died with him
b.
We endure with him Rom 6:1-12 ; Rev2:10
5.
God's decision toward us in not IFFY is ours toward
him??
CONCLUSION
A.
BELIEVE YOU ME...
GOD IS TRUSTWORTHY....
HIM AND ONLY HIM
B.
BELIEVE YOU ME...
EVERYTHING I'VE SAID IS TRUE BECAUSE GOD
SAYS
IT TO US--------
IT
IS A TRUSTWORTHY STATEMENT
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