BE CAREFUL, STAND FIRM

BE CAREFUL, STAND FIRM I. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN SURE OF SOMETHING, BUT LATER DISCOVERED YOU WERE COMPLETELY WRONG? A. 1 CORINTHIANS 10:12 B. WHY DOES PAUL CAUTION THE CHURCH WITH THIS WARNING? C. PAUL’S CHALLENGE IS TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE “NOT” COMPROMISED OR ALLOWED THEIR FAITH TO BECOME CORRUPTED. II. AS CHRISTIANS OUR WALK IS “FAITH-BASED:” WE MUST BE CAREFUL TO NOT PLACE CONFIDENCE IN OUR “WORKS.” A. HEBREWS 11:1 EPHESIANS 2:8-9 B. PAUL IS INSTILLING INTO US THE IMPORTANCE OF “GRACE” THROUGH “FAITH.” III. JESUS ALERTS HIS FOLLOWERS ABOUT THE DANGEROUS TEMPTATION OF SLIPPING INTO THINKING THEY WERE STANDING FIRM. A. MATTHEW 7:21-23 B. MIGHT THESE SELF-PROCLAIMED PROPHETS BE “THINKING,” THEY HAD “EARNED” OR DESERVED THE RIGHT TO ENTER THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN BECAUSE OF WORKS? C. JESUS REVEALS: “ONLY HE WHO DOES THE WILL OF MY FATHER.” D. MATTHEW 10:22b IV. BORN-AGAIN CHRISTIANS SHOULD PRODUCE “GOOD WORKS.” A. EPHESIANS 2:10 JAMES 2:17-18 KJV B. GOOD WORKS ARE THE RESULT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT LIVING IN OUR LIVES. C. LUKE 10:17-20 V. THE SOURCE OF “REJOICING” MUST COME FROM THE FACT THAT OUR NAMES ARE WRITTEN IN HEAVEN! A. EPHESIANS 6:13-17 B. WE NEED EACH OTHER, AND TOGETHER WE’VE COME THIS FAR BY FAITH! C. HEBREWS 12:1b-2a D. TOGETHER LET’S FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT: KEEP YOUR EYES FIXED ON JESUS!