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2 Corinthians 10:8-13 Quit Dating the Church and Commit - Pastor David McGee

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Pastor David McGee

Date Taught: August 4, 2013

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Life Lessons Referenced

Life Lesson (2 Corinthians 10:10)

It is your harvest time spiritually.

Life Lesson (2 Corinthians 10:10)

No one does everything well, that is why it takes a team or a body of Christ to walk your faith out and to do church well.

Life Lesson (2 Corinthians 10:11)

The more you love in the midst of the battle, the brighter you shine in the midst of a dark world.

Life Lesson (2 Corinthians 10:13)

We should celebrate our victories and remember our spiritual accomplishments.

Life Lesson (2 Corinthians 10:13)

We often forget what we should remember and remember what we should forget.

Verses Referenced and Teaching Notes

John 7:11 NKJV

Then the Jews sought Him at the feast, and said, "Where is He?" 12 And there was much complaining among the people concerning Him. Some said, "He is good"; others said, "No, on the contrary, He deceives the people."

Phil 2:14 NKJV

Do all things without complaining and disputing,

Rom 8:33 NLT

Who dares accuse us whom God has chosen for his own? No one—for God himself has given us right standing with himself.

Rom 8:33 CJB

So who will bring a charge against God’s chosen people? Certainly not God — he is the one who causes them to be considered righteous!

Matt 12:35-37 NLT

35 A good person produces good things from the treasury of a good heart, and an evil person produces evil things from the treasury of an evil heart. 36 And I tell you this, you must give an account on judgment day for every idle word you speak. 37 The words you say will either acquit you or condemn you."

John 21:20-22 NKJV

20 Then Peter, turning around, saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following, who also had leaned on His breast at the supper, and said, "Lord, who is the one who betrays You?" 21 Peter, seeing him, said to Jesus, "But Lord, what about this man?" 22 Jesus said to him, "If I will that he remain till I come, what is that to you? You follow Me."

Matt 9:37-38 NKJV

37 Then He said to His disciples, "The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. 38 Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest."

Prov 10:5 NKJV

He who gathers in summer is a wise son; He who sleeps in harvest is a son who causes shame.

2 Cor 10:11 NLT

Those people should realize that our actions when we arrive in person will be as forceful as what we say in our letters from far away.

Num 6:25 NKJV

The Lord make His face shine upon you, And be gracious to you;

Matt 5:16 NKJV

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.

Phil 2:15 NKJV

that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world,

2 Cor 10:12 NLT

Oh, don't worry; we wouldn't dare say that we are as wonderful as these other men who tell you how important they are! But they are only comparing themselves with each other, using themselves as the standard of measurement. How ignorant!

Rom 12:6 NLT

In his grace, God has given us different gifts for doing certain things well. So if God has given you the ability to prophesy, speak out with as much faith as God has given you.

2 Cor 10:13 NLT

We will not boast about things done outside our area of authority. We will boast only about what has happened within the boundaries of the work God has given us, which includes our working with you.

1 Cor 3:7 NKJV

So then neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who gives the increase.

1 John 4:4 KJV

Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

1 John 4:4 NLT

But you belong to God, my dear children. You have already won a victory over those people, because the Spirit who lives in you is greater than the spirit who lives in the world.

Scripture quotations marked (NLT) are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, Illinois 60189. All rights reserved.

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