Guided By Grace
January 16, 2005 A.D.
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| Old Testament Scripture Reading: Psalms 23:1 – 6 (KJV) |
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Psa 23:1 A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
Psa 23:2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
Psa 23:3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
Psa 23:4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Psa 23:5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
Psa 23:6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever. |
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| New Testament Scripture Reading: Acts 20:17 – 32 (NASB) |
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Acts 20:17 And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called to him the elders of the church.
Acts 20:18 And when they had come to him, he said to them, “You yourselves know, from the first day that I set foot in Asia, how I was with you the whole time,
Acts 20:19 serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and with trials which came upon me through the plots of the Jews;
Acts 20:20 how I did not shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, and teaching you publicly and from house to house,
Acts 20:21 solemnly testifying to both Jews and Greeks of repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.
Acts 20:22 “And now, behold, bound in spirit, I am on my way to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there,
Acts 20:23 except that the Holy Spirit solemnly testifies to me in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions await me.
Acts 20:24 “But I do not consider my life of any account as dear to myself, in order that I may finish my course, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify solemnly of the gospel of the grace of God.
Acts 20:25 “And now, behold, I know that all of you, among whom I went about preaching the kingdom, will see my face no more.
Acts 20:26 “Therefore I testify to you this day, that I am innocent of the blood of all men.
Acts 20:27 “For I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole purpose of God.
Acts 20:28 “Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood.
Acts 20:29 “I know that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock;
Acts 20:30 and from among your own selves men will arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them.
Acts 20:31 “Therefore be on the alert, remembering that night and day for a period of three years I did not cease to admonish each one with tears.
Acts 20:32 “And now I commend you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified. |
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Transforming Power Statements:
#1) Eternal life is a relationship with the true and only God through His Son, the only mediator, Christ Jesus.
#2) Worship, prayer & proclamation are the basics of our fellowship with God: When we do them, our personal confidence is elevated; and we experience spiritual growth; when we don’t we experience spiritual deficiencies which can lead to temporal failure or reveal an evil heart of un-belief.
#3) Although life is filled with trouble, we can have internal peace knowing that those that are Christ’s are being guided through it all by His immeasurable grace. |
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