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Titus 2:1  You must teach what is in accord with sound doctrine.  (NIV)
 

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1 Corinthians 4:6  Now, brothers, I have applied these things to myself
and Apollos for your benefit, so that you may learn from us the meaning
of the saying, "Do not go beyond what is written." Then you will not take
pride in one man over against another.  (NIV)    

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2 John 9  Anyone who runs ahead and does not continue in the
teaching of Christ does not have God; whoever continues in the teaching
has both the Father and the Son.  (NIV)    

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John 4:23  Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true
worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they are the
kind of worshipers the Father seeks.  (NIV)    

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Phil 4:6  Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer
and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.  (NIV)    

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Col 3:16  Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and
admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns
and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.  (NIV)    

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Luke 22:19-20  And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it
to them, saying, "This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance
of me."   20 In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying,
"This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.
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Acts 20:7  On the first day of the week we came together to break bread.
Paul spoke to the people and, because he intended to leave the next day,
kept on talking until midnight.  (NIV)    

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1 Cor 16:1-2  Now about the collection for God's people: Do what I told
the Galatian churches to do.   2  On the first day of every week, each one
of you should set aside a sum of money in keeping with his income,
saving it up, so that when I come no collections will have to be made.
(NIV)    

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Ephesians 1:22  And God placed all things under his feet and appointed
him to be head over everything for the church,  (NIV)    

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Romans 16:16  Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of
Christ send greetings.  (NIV)    

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Acts 20:28  Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the
Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God,
which he bought with his own blood.  (NIV)    

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Acts 20:7  On the first day of the week we came together to break bread.
Paul spoke to the people and, because he intended to leave the next day,
kept on talking until midnight.   (NIV)    

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WORSHIP

by Michael S. Cole, M.D. "You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve." -- Matthew 4:10 The following text does not constitute any kind of an authority or creed for settling questions or disputes. Rather, look to the Bible and allow God to speak the final word. To worship anything or anyone besides the one God, our Father in Heaven, would obviously be wrong.  Please consider these two important questions:   Is it possible to offer sincere, but unacceptable worship to God? What does the Bible tell us about how to worship? Early in the Bible we learn that men worshipped God with sacrifice. Cain brought an offering for which God had no regard or respect (Gen. 4:5). King Saul unlawfully offered a sacrifice in I Samuel 13. Later, he was told that "to obey is better than sacrifice" (I Sam. 15:22). God had given instructions about how He was to be worshipped. He was pleased only with those people who did "all" that was commanded (Josh. 1:7, I Kings 11:38, Jer. 7:23). Jesus talked about how God did not accept the prayers of the Pharisees (Matt. 6:5, Luke 18:14). "God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in Spirit and truth" (John 4:24). The opposite of true worship is vain worship. Any worship not ordained by God is vain worship because it originates with man. "And in vain they worship Me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men" (Matt. 15:9). Our only assurance of practicing acceptable Christian worship is to disregard man-made creeds and turn to God's Word as our only authoritative guide to worship. The early church "continued steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers" (Acts 2:42). If we pattern our worship after the first century church, we can be confident that God will approve of our worship in the twentieth century.

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CHRISTIAN WORSHIP

Men under the Law of Moses were to worship God on the Sabbath, Saturday (Ex. 20:8). In the New Testament we find that the church assembled on the first day of the week, Sunday, to worship God (Acts 20:7, I Cor. 16:2). Christians have been instructed not to neglect assembling together because this is also an important time for fellowship and encouragement (Heb. 10:25). In regards to the worship service, the apostle Paul said, "Let all things be done decently and in order" (I Cor. 14:40).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 
 

PRAYER

After Christ established His church, the Bible contains no record of anyone being told to pray until after they obeyed the gospel and became Christians. Prayer is a privilege for those in the church, rather than a means of entrance into it. Prayer is the means by which we communicate with God (Phil. 4:6). God communicates with us through His written Word (Heb. 1:1-2). Prayer is a daily essential in the personal life of every Christian (I Thes. 5:17). Prayer also plays a prominent role in worship assemblies (Acts 12:5, 12). Christians are instructed to pray for: FORGIVENESS for day to day sins which are committed through ignorance, weakness, or negligence (Acts 8:15-24, I John 1:9). ADORATION and PRAISE of God (Matt. 6:9). THANKSGIVING for all God's innumerable blessings (Eph. 5:20). WISDOM for better understanding (James 1:5). OTHERS, including Christians (Eph. 6:18), rulers (I Tim. 2:1-2), and even our enemies (Matt. 5:44). DELIVERANCE FROM TEMPTATION. God allows us to be tempted (Matt. 26:41), but He does not tempt us (James 1:13, I Cor. 10:13). UNITY of all who believe in God (John 17:20-21). PERSONAL NEEDS in our daily living (Matt. 6:11). When we pray in faith and according to God's will, He will hear us and will answer our prayers (Matt. 7:7-11, Matt. 21:22, I John 5:14). Jesus Christ is the one mediator between God and man (I Tim. 2:5). We do not need to pray through any other person, whether saint, prophet, or priest. We pray to our Father in Heaven "in Jesus' name," through the One that God has appointed (Heb. 4:14-16, Col. 3:17, John 14:6, 14).

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SINGING

We know that Jesus and the apostles sang hymns (Matt. 26:30, Acts 16:25). Christians are instructed to sing to one another and to the Lord. We are to sing "psalms and hymns and spiritual songs" (Eph. 5:19). No Christian is excused from this command, whether a talented singer or not (Psm. 100:1-2).  Singing serves two purposes: Just as we are to praise God in prayer, we are also to praise Him with our singing (Psm. 66:1-2). It is a medium of expressing our cheerfulness to God (James 5:13). Our singing is to teach and give friendly earnest encouragement (admonishment) to fellow Christians (Col. 3:16). A choir cannot serve as substitutes for the command that ALL Christians are to sing. Therefore, a choir serves no purpose, being merely an addition by man to God's plan for worship. The New Testament has no references to church choirs, since they were not introduced until centuries after the days of the apostles. The music of congregational singing in the first century church was vocal only. "A cappella," which means singing without instrumental accompaniment, comes from Latin for "at church." Though we find musical instruments mentioned in the Old Testament, there is not a single New Testament reference to anything but vocal music in worship. Historical sources indicate that instrumental music did not appear in worship until about the sixth century. Since mechanical instruments of music cannot speak, teach, or admonish (Eph. 5:19, Col. 3:16), they do not accomplish anything God wishes when we sing in worship. We should not permit the use of instrumental music as a form of worship, because this practice was not found in the early church nor has it been authorized by God. Unless we pattern our worship after the first century church, we can have no assurance that God approves of our worship.

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GIVING

"It is more blessed to give than to receive" (Acts 20:35). Christians in the first century were commanded to contribute to the church every Sunday (I Cor. 16:2). All things belong to the Lord (Psm. 24:1). As God has prospered us, we are to return a portion of our wealth to Him for the work of the church. (I Cor. 16:1-2). God showed us how to give by the sacrifice of His Son (John 3:16).  While men were to tithe (give 10%) under the Law of Moses, the early Christians were expected to give liberally and sacrificially without any mention of a specific percentage (II Cor. 8:1-5). We are to give willingly and cheerfully (II Cor. 9:7). When we give we will be blessed by God (Luke 6:38). The money collected is to be used wisely to help the needy and to spread the gospel (Acts 2:45, Rom. 10:14-15, I Cor. 9:14).

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LORD'S SUPPER

Jesus instituted the Lord's Supper on the night before His crucifixion (Matt. 26:26-29, Mark 14:22-25, Luke 22:17-20, I Cor. 11:23-26). The Lord's Supper is the Christian's memorial of what it cost God to deliver him from the slavery of sin. As Christians remember Jesus' sacrifice on the cross they become conscious of their past need (they were sinners without hope), and their present responsibility (to live a life of purity and devotion to God). To partake in a worthy manner, each participant is to examine his life in light of the terms of the New Testament (I Cor. 11:27-29). When observed in a worthy manner, the Christian leaves the Lord's Supper with renewed spiritual strength gained by (1) his reflection on why Jesus had to die and by (2) his renewed determination to live out the terms of the New Covenant. The Lord's Supper is made up of two elements -- the bread and the cup (I Cor. 11:26). The unleavened bread is symbolic of Christ's body ( Luke 22:19). The bread is without leaven (yeast), even as Christ is without corruption or sin (Heb. 7:26). The cup or the "fruit of the vine" is symbolic of Christ's shed blood (Matt. 26:28). The word "wine" is never used in the Bible to refer to the Lord's Supper.  Christians in the first century observed the Lord's Supper on a weekly basis (Acts 20:7). The Lord's Supper is a memorial of the Lord's death, and is to be observed by every Christian, only on the Lord's day (every Sunday) -- the day Jesus arose from the dead.

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Matthew 4:10  Jesus said to him, "Away from me, Satan! For it is written:
`Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.'"  (NIV)   

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Gen 4:5  but on Cain and his offering he did not look with favor. So Cain
was very angry, and his face was downcast.  (NIV)    

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1 Sam 15:22  But Samuel replied: "Does the LORD delight in burnt
offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the voice of the LORD? To
obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams.
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Josh 1:7  Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law
my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left,
that you may be successful wherever you go.  (NIV)    

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1 Kings 11:38  If you do whatever I command you and walk in my ways
and do what is right in my eyes by keeping my statutes and commands,
as David my servant did, I will be with you. I will build you a dynasty as
enduring as the one I built for David and will give Israel to you.  (NIV)
 

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Jer 7:23  but I gave them this command: Obey me, and I will be your
God and you will be my people. Walk in all the ways I command you,
that it may go well with you.  (NIV)    

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Matt 6:5  "And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love
to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen
by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full.  (NIV)
 

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Luke 18:10-14  "Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee
and the other a tax collector.  11  The Pharisee stood up and prayed
about himself: `God, I thank you that I am not like other men-- robbers,
evildoers, adulterers-- or even like this tax collector.  12  I fast twice a
week and give a tenth of all I get.'  13  "But the tax collector stood at a
distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and
said, `God, have mercy on me, a sinner.'  14  "I tell you that this man,
rather than the other, went home justified before God. For everyone who
exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be
exalted."  (NIV)    

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John 4:24  God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and
in truth."  (NIV)    

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Matt 15:9  They worship me in vain; their teachings are but rules taught
by men.'"  (NIV)   

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Acts 2:42  They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to the
fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.  (NIV)    

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Ex 20:8  "Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.  (NIV)    

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Acts 20:7  On the first day of the week we came together to break bread.
Paul spoke to the people and, because he intended to leave the next day,
kept on talking until midnight.  (NIV)   

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1 Cor 16:2  On the first day of every week, each one of you should set
aside a sum of money in keeping with his income, saving it up, so that
when I come no collections will have to be made.  (NIV)    

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Heb 10:25  Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit
of doing, but let us encourage one another-- and all the more as you see
the Day approaching.  (NIV)   

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1 Cor 14:40  But everything should be done in a fitting and orderly way.
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Phil 4:6  Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer
and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.  (NIV)
 

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Heb 1:1-2  In the past God spoke to our forefathers through the prophets
at many times and in various ways,  2  but in these last days he has
spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and
through whom he made the universe.  (NIV)   

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1 Thes 5:17  pray continually;  (NIV)    

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Acts 12:5, 12  So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly
praying to God for him. ;  12  When this had dawned on him, he went to
the house of Mary the mother of John, also called Mark, where many
people had gathered and were praying.  (NIV)    

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Acts 8:18-24  When Simon saw that the Spirit was given at the laying on
of the apostles' hands, he offered them money  19  and said, "Give me
also this ability so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive
the Holy Spirit."  20  Peter answered: "May your money perish with you,
because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!  21  You
have no part or share in this ministry, because your heart is not right
before God.  22  Repent of this wickedness and pray to the Lord. Perhaps
he will forgive you for having such a thought in your heart.  23  For I see
that you are full of bitterness and captive to sin."  24  Then Simon
answered, "Pray to the Lord for me so that nothing you have said may
happen to me."  (NIV)   

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1 John 1:9  If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive
us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.  (NIV)    

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Matt 6:9  "This, then, is how you should pray: "`Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,  (NIV)    

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Eph 5:20  always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the
name of our Lord Jesus Christ.  (NIV)    

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James 1:5  If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives
generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.  (NIV)
 

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Eph 6:18  And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of
prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on
praying for all the saints.  (NIV)   

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1 Tim 2:1-2  I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession
and thanksgiving be made for everyone--  2  for kings and all those in
authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and
holiness.  (NIV)   

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Matt 5:44  But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who
persecute you,  (NIV)   

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Matt 26:41  "Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation.
The spirit is willing, but the body is weak."  (NIV)    

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James 1:13  When tempted, no one should say, "God is tempting me."
For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone;  (NIV)
 

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1 Cor 10:13  No temptation has seized you except what is common to
man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you
can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so
that you can stand up under it.  (NIV)    

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John 17:20-21  "My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those
who will believe in me through their message,  21  that all of them may
be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be
in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me.  (NIV)
 

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Matt 6:11  Give us today our daily bread.  (NIV)   

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Matt 7:7-11  "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find;
knock and the door will be opened to you.  8  For everyone who asks
receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be
opened.  9  "Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a
stone?  10  Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake?  11  If you,
then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children,
how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who
ask him!  (NIV)    

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Matt 21:22  If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in
prayer."  (NIV)   

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1 John 5:14  This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if
we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.  (NIV)   

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1 Tim 2:5   For there is one God and one mediator between God and
men, the man Christ Jesus,  (NIV)     

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Heb 4:14-16  Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has gone
through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith
we profess.  15  For we do not have a high priest who is unable to
sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted
in every way, just as we are-- yet was without sin.  16  Let us then
approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive
mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.  (NIV)    

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Col 3:17  And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the
name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
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John 14:6, 14  Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life.
No one comes to the Father except through me.  14  You may ask me for
anything in my name, and I will do it. (NIV)     

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Matt 26:30  When they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of
Olives.  (NIV)   

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Acts 16:25   About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing
hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.  (NIV)
 

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Eph 5:19  Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs.
Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord,  (NIV)   

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Ps 100:1-2   Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth.  2  Worship the
LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.  (NIV)   

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Ps 66:1-2  Shout with joy to God, all the earth!  2  Sing the glory of his
name; make his praise glorious!  (NIV)   

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James 5:13  Is any one of you in trouble? He should pray. Is anyone
happy? Let him sing songs of praise.  (NIV)  

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Col 3:16  Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and
admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns
and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.  (NIV)    

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Eph 5:19  Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs.
Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord,  (NIV)    

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Col 3:16  Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and
admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns
and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.  (NIV)    

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Acts 20:35  In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard
work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus
himself said: `It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"  (NIV)    

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1 Cor 16:2  On the first day of every week, each one of you should set
aside a sum of money in keeping with his income, saving it up, so that
when I come no collections will have to be made.  (NIV)  

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Ps 24:1  The earth is the LORD's, and everything in it, the world, and all
who live in it;  (NIV)    

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1 Cor 16:1-2  Now about the collection for God's people: Do what I told
the Galatian churches to do.  2  On the first day of every week, each one
of you should set aside a sum of money in keeping with his income,
saving it up, so that when I come no collections will have to be made.
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John 3:16  "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only
Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
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2 Cor 8:1-5  And now, brothers, we want you to know about the grace
that God has given the Macedonian churches.  2  Out of the most severe
trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich
generosity.   3  For I testify that they gave as much as they were able,
and even beyond their ability. Entirely on their own,  4  they urgently
pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the saints.  5
And they did not do as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the
Lord and then to us in keeping with God's will.  (NIV)   

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2 Cor 9:7  Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to
give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
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Luke 6:38  Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed
down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap.
For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you."  (NIV)
 

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Acts 2:45  Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as he
had need.  (NIV)    

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Rom 10:14-15  How, then, can they call on the one they have not
believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not
heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them?
15 And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written,
"How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!"  (NIV)
 

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1 Cor 9:14  In the same way, the Lord has commanded that those who
preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel.  (NIV)
 

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Matt 26:26-29  While they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks
and broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, "Take and eat; this is
my body."  27  Then he took the cup, gave thanks and offered it to them,
saying, "Drink from it, all of you.  28  This is my blood of the covenant,
which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.   29  I tell you, I
will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I
drink it anew with you in my Father's kingdom."  (NIV)   

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Mark 14:22-25  While they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks
and broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, "Take it; this is my
body."  23  Then he took the cup, gave thanks and offered it to them, and
they all drank from it.   24  "This is my blood of the covenant, which is
poured out for many," he said to them.  25  "I tell you the truth, I will not
drink again of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it anew in
the kingdom of God."  (NIV)    

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Luke 22:17-20  After taking the cup, he gave thanks and said, "Take this
and divide it among you.  18  For I tell you I will not drink again of the
fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes."  19  And he took
bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, "This is my
body given for you; do this in remembrance of me."  20  In the same way,
after the supper he took the cup, saying, "This cup is the new covenant
in my blood, which is poured out for you.  (NIV)    

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1 Cor 11:23-26  For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to
you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread,  24  and
when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, "This is my body, which
is for you; do this in remembrance of me."  25  In the same way, after
supper he took the cup, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my
blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me."  26  For
whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's
death until he comes.  (NIV)    

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1 Cor 11:27-29  Therefore, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of
the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the
body and blood of the Lord.  28  A man ought to examine himself before
he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup.  29  For anyone who eats and
drinks without recognizing the body of the Lord eats and drinks
judgment on himself.  (NIV)    

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1 Cor 11:26  For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you
proclaim the Lord's death until he comes.  (NIV)    

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Luke 22:19  And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to
them, saying, "This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of
me."  (NIV)   

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Heb 7:26  Such a high priest meets our need-- one who is holy,
blameless, pure, set apart from sinners, exalted above the heavens.  (NIV)
 

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Matt 26:28  This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for
many for the forgiveness of sins.  (NIV)    

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Acts 20:7  On the first day of the week we came together to break bread.
Paul spoke to the people and, because he intended to leave the next day,
kept on talking until midnight.   (NIV)    

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Acts 20:7  On the first day of the week we came together to break bread.
Paul spoke to the people and, because he intended to leave the next day,
kept on talking until midnight.   (NIV)    

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1 Tim 4:13   Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of
Scripture, to preaching and to teaching.   (NIV)    

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Acts 20:7  On the first day of the week we came together to break bread.
Paul spoke to the people and, because he intended to leave the next day,
kept on talking until midnight.  (NIV)    

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1 Cor 14:34  women should remain silent in the churches. They are not
allowed to speak, but must be in submission, as the Law says.  (NIV)
 

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Jonah 3:2  "Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the
message I give you."   (NIV)    

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Acts 4:19-20  But Peter and John replied, "Judge for yourselves whether
it is right in God's sight to obey you rather than God.  20  For we cannot
help speaking about what we have seen and heard."  (NIV)   

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Gal 1:10  Am I now trying to win the approval of men, or of God? Or am I
trying to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a
servant of Christ.  (NIV)   

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1 Thes 2:4  On the contrary, we speak as men approved by God to be
entrusted with the gospel. We are not trying to please men but God, who
tests our hearts.  (NIV)    

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1 Tim 4:13   Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of
Scripture, to preaching and to teaching.  (NIV)    

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2 Tim 2:15   Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a
workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles
the word of truth.  (NIV)   

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Acts 2:16, 25, 34  No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:   25
David said about him: "`I saw the Lord always before me. Because he is
at my right hand, I will not be shaken.   34  For David did not ascend to
heaven, and yet he said, "`The Lord said to my Lord: "Sit at my right  and
(NIV)     

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Acts 8:35  Then Philip began with that very passage of Scripture and told
him the good news about Jesus.  (NIV)  

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Acts 18:28  For he vigorously refuted the Jews in public debate, proving
from the Scriptures that Jesus was the Christ.  (NIV)    

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2 Tim 3:16-17  All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching,
rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,  17  so that the man
of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.  (NIV)    

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1 Cor 4:6  Now, brothers, I have applied these things to myself and
Apollos for your benefit, so that you may learn from us the meaning of
the saying, "Do not go beyond what is written." Then you will not take
pride in one man over against another.  (NIV)    

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Gal 1:6-9  I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who
called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel--  7
which is really no gospel at all. Evidently some people are throwing you
into confusion and are trying to pervert the gospel of Christ.  8  But even
if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one
we preached to you, let him be eternally condemned!  9  As we have
already said, so now I say again: If anybody is preaching to you a gospel
other than what you accepted, let him be eternally condemned!  (NIV)
 

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1 Tim 1:6-7  Some have wandered away from these and turned to
meaningless talk.  7  They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not
know what they are talking about or what they so confidently affirm.
(NIV)    

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1 Tim 4:1-3  The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon
the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons.  2
Such teachings come through hypocritical liars, whose consciences have
been seared as with a hot iron.  3  They forbid people to marry and order
them to abstain from certain foods, which God created to be received
with thanksgiving by those who believe and who know the truth.  (NIV)
 

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2 Tim 2:16-18  Avoid godless chatter, because those who indulge in it
will become more and more ungodly.  17  Their teaching will spread like
gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus,  18  who have
wandered away from the truth. They say that the resurrection has
already taken place, and they destroy the faith of some.  (NIV)    

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2 Tim 3:5-9  having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have
nothing to do with them.  6  They are the kind who worm their way into
homes and gain control over weak-willed women, who are loaded down
with sins and are swayed by all kinds of evil desires,  7  always learning
but never able to acknowledge the truth.  8  Just as Jannes and Jambres
opposed Moses, so also these men oppose the truth-- men of depraved
minds, who, as far as the faith is concerned, are rejected.  9  But they
will not get very far because, as in the case of those men, their folly will
be clear to everyone.  (NIV)    

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Titus 1:9-11  He must hold firmly to the trustworthy message as it has
been taught, so that he can encourage others by sound doctrine and
refute those who oppose it.  10  For there are many rebellious people,
mere talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision group.
11  They must be silenced, because they are ruining whole households
by teaching things they ought not to teach-- and that for the sake of
dishonest gain.  (NIV)    

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Matt 23:8-12  "But you are not to be called `Rabbi,' for you have only one
Master and you are all brothers.  9  And do not call anyone on earth
`father,' for you have one Father, and he is in heaven.  10  Nor are you to
be called `teacher,' for you have one Teacher, the Christ.  11  The
greatest among you will be your servant.  12  For whoever exalts himself
will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.  (NIV)
 

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Matt 20:25-28  Jesus called them together and said, "You know that the
rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise
authority over them.  26  Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to
become great among you must be your servant,  27  and whoever wants
to be first must be your slave--  28  just as the Son of Man did not come
to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."
(NIV)   

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Acts 20:28  Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the
Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God,
which he bought with his own blood.  (NIV)    

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2 Tim 4:1-2  In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge
the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom, I
give you this charge:  2  Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out
of season; correct, rebuke and encourage-- with great patience and
careful instruction.  (NIV)    

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Rom 15:19   by the power of signs and miracles, through the power of the
Spirit. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully
proclaimed the gospel of Christ.  (NIV)    

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Acts 18:28  For he vigorously refuted the Jews in public debate, proving
from the Scriptures that Jesus was the Christ.  (NIV)    

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2 Cor 11:3  But I am afraid that just as Eve was deceived by the
serpent's cunning, your minds may somehow be led astray from your
sincere and pure devotion to Christ.  (NIV)    

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1 Cor 9:16  Yet when I preach the gospel, I cannot boast, for I am
compelled to preach. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!  (NIV)
 

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Eph 6:19-20  Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words
may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the
gospel,  20  for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may
declare it fearlessly, as I should.  (NIV)    

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Eph 4:15  Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow
up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ.  (NIV)    

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Hebrews 12:28  Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot
be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with
reverence and awe,  (NIV)    

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