The Call To Follow Well

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The Call to Follow Well

The Call to Follow Well

A church is made up of:

* IndividualsIndividualsIndividualsIndividuals and an

* IntegratedIntegratedIntegratedIntegrated body.

God God God God Raises Up Raises Up Raises Up Raises Up LeadersLeadersLeadersLeaders

Eph. 4:11-12 His gifts were that

some should be apostles, some

prophets, some evangelists,

some pastors and teachers to

equip God’s people for works equip God’s people for works

of service.

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Eph. 1:1 Paul an apostle of Christ

... by the will of God.

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Acts 20:28 Keep watch over

yourselves and all the flock to

which the Holy Spirit has made

you overseers.

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Acts 16:9 During the night Paul

had a vision of a man of

Macedonia standing and

begging him, “Come over to

Macedonia and help us.” Macedonia and help us.”

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Acts 16:11 After Paul had seen

the vision, we got ready at once

to leave for Macedonia,

concluding that God had called

us to preach the gospel to us to preach the gospel to

them.

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Acts 13:2 While they were

worshipping the Lord and

fasting, the Holy Spirit said,

“Set apart for me Barnabas and

Saul for the work to which I Saul for the work to which I

have called them.”

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Acts 6:3 “Brothers, choose seven

men from among you who are

known to be full of the Spirit

and wisdom. We will turn the

responsibility over to them and responsibility over to them and

will give our attention to prayer

and the ministry of the word.”

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Phil. 2:20-21 I have no one else

like him who takes a genuine

interest in your welfare. For

everyone looks out for his own

interest, not those of Jesus interest, not those of Jesus

Christ.

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James 3:13 Who is wise and

understanding among you? Let

him show it by his good life, by

deeds done in the humility that

comes from wisdom. comes from wisdom.

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Jms. 3:14 But if you harbor bitter

envy and selfish ambition in

your hearts, do not boast about

it or deny the truth.

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James 3:15 Such “wisdom” does

not come down from heaven

but is earthly, unspiritual, of the

devil.

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James 3:16 For where envy and

selfish ambition exist, there

you will find disorder and every

evil practice.

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James 3:17 But the wisdom that

comes from heaven is first

pure, peace-loving, open to

reason, submissive, full of

mercy and good fruits, mercy and good fruits,

impartial and sincere.

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James 3:18 Peace-makers who

sow in peace raise a harvest of

righteousness.

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1. GoGoGoGo elsewhere.

3 John 9 I wrote to the church,

but Diotrephes, who loves to be

first, will have nothing to do first, will have nothing to do

with us.

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1. GoGoGoGo elsewhere.

3 John 10 So if I come, I will call

attention to what he is doing,

gossiping maliciously about us. gossiping maliciously about us.

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1. GoGoGoGo elsewhere.

3 John 12 Demetrius is well

spoken of by everyone—and

even by the truth itself. We also

speak well of him...speak well of him...

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2. Follow Your ConscienceConscienceConscienceConscience in

Gray Areas.

Romans 14:1 Accept him whose

faith is weak without passing

judgment on disputable judgment on disputable

matters.

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3. Give InputInputInputInput and Feedback.

Hebrews 13:17 Obey your leaders

and submit to their authority.

They keep watch over you as

men who must give an account. men who must give an account.

Obey them so that their work

will be a joy, not a burden, for

that would be of no advantage

to you.

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1. Check ScriptureScriptureScriptureScripture.

Acts 17:11 Now these Bereans

were more noble than those in

Thessalonica, for they received

the word with great eagerness, the word with great eagerness,

examining the scriptures daily

to see if these things were true.

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2. SubmitSubmitSubmitSubmit yourself....

1 Peter 5:5 Young men, in the

same way be submissive to

those who are older. Clothe

yourselves with humility toward yourselves with humility toward

one another, because “God

opposes the proud but gives

grace to the humble.”

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3. FollowFollowFollowFollow with a Good WillWillWillWill ....Phil. 2:14-15 Do all things without

grumbling or complaining that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation in which you shine as lights.

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3. FollowFollowFollowFollow with a Good WillWillWillWill ....

Eph. 4:3 Make every effort to

keep the unity of the Spirit

through the bond of peace.