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It’s Not All About Me Selfishness It’s All About Me 1 Corinthians 13:4-5 Love… it is not self-seeking, 1 Corinthians 13:4-5 Love… it is not self-seeking,

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It’s Not All About MeIt’s Not All About Me

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SelfishnessSelfishnessIt’s All About MeIt’s All About Me

1 Corinthians 13:4-5 Love… it is 1 Corinthians 13:4-5 Love… it is not self-seeking, not self-seeking,

Romans 2:8 but to those who are Romans 2:8 but to those who are self-seeking and do not obey the self-seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness — truth, but obey unrighteousness — indignation and wrath,indignation and wrath,

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It’s Not All About MeIt’s Not All About Me

Philippians 2:3-4Philippians 2:3-43 3 Let nothing be done through Let nothing be done through

selfish ambition or conceitselfish ambition or conceit, but in , but in lowliness of mind let each lowliness of mind let each esteem esteem others better than himselfothers better than himself. 4 Let . 4 Let each of you each of you look out not only for look out not only for his own interests, but also for the his own interests, but also for the interests of othersinterests of others..

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One SinnerOne Sinner Can Destroy Much Good Can Destroy Much Good

Ecclesiastes 9:18Ecclesiastes 9:18

Wisdom is better than weapons Wisdom is better than weapons of war; of war; But one sinner destroys But one sinner destroys much goodmuch good."."

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One SinnerOne Sinner Can Destroy Much Good Can Destroy Much Good

Romans 5:12Romans 5:12

Therefore, Therefore, just as through one just as through one man sin entered the world, and man sin entered the world, and death through sindeath through sin, and , and thus thus death spread to all mendeath spread to all men, , because all sinned — because all sinned —

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One SinnerOne Sinner Can Destroy Much Good Can Destroy Much Good

Joshua 7:1Joshua 7:1

But But the children of Israel committed a the children of Israel committed a trespasstrespass regarding the accursed regarding the accursed things, things, for Achanfor Achan the son of Carmi, the the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed tribe of Judah, took of the accursed things; so the anger of the LORD things; so the anger of the LORD burned against the children of Israel. burned against the children of Israel.

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One SinnerOne Sinner Can Destroy Much Good Can Destroy Much Good

Joshua 7:12-13Joshua 7:12-13 13 Get up, sanctify the people, and say, 13 Get up, sanctify the people, and say, 'Sanctify yourselves for tomorrow, 'Sanctify yourselves for tomorrow, because thus says the LORD God of because thus says the LORD God of Israel: "Israel: "There is an accursed thing in There is an accursed thing in your midst, O Israel; you cannot stand your midst, O Israel; you cannot stand before your enemies until you take before your enemies until you take away the accursed thing from among away the accursed thing from among youyou..

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One SinnerOne Sinner Can Destroy Much Good Can Destroy Much Good

2 Kings 21:11-122 Kings 21:11-12

11 "11 "Because Manasseh king of Judah has Because Manasseh king of Judah has done these abominationsdone these abominations (he has acted more (he has acted more wickedly than all the Amorites who were wickedly than all the Amorites who were before him, and before him, and has also made Judah sin has also made Judah sin with his idolswith his idols), 12 therefore thus says the ), 12 therefore thus says the LORD God of Israel: LORD God of Israel: 'Behold, I am bringing 'Behold, I am bringing such calamity upon Jerusalem and Judahsuch calamity upon Jerusalem and Judah, , that whoever hears of it, both his ears will that whoever hears of it, both his ears will tingle.tingle.

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One SinnerOne Sinner Can Destroy Much Good Can Destroy Much Good

1 Corinthians 5:6-71 Corinthians 5:6-7

6 Your glorying is not good. Do you not 6 Your glorying is not good. Do you not know that know that a little leaven leavens the a little leaven leavens the whole lumpwhole lump? 7 Therefore ? 7 Therefore purge out the purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new old leaven, that you may be a new lumplump, since you truly are unleavened. , since you truly are unleavened. For indeed Christ, our Passover, was For indeed Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us.sacrificed for us.

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One SinnerOne Sinner Can Destroy Much Good Can Destroy Much Good

Galatians 5:7-9Galatians 5:7-9

You ran well. Who hindered you You ran well. Who hindered you from obeying the truthfrom obeying the truth? 8 This ? 8 This persuasion does not come from persuasion does not come from Him who calls you. 9 Him who calls you. 9 A little leaven A little leaven leavens the whole lumpleavens the whole lump..

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One SinnerOne Sinner Can Destroy Much Good Can Destroy Much Good

Matthew 18:6-7 Matthew 18:6-7 ""Whoever causes one of these little Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to sin, it would ones who believe in Me to sin, it would be better for him if a millstone were be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were hung around his neck, and he were drowned in the depth of the seadrowned in the depth of the sea. 7 . 7 Woe Woe to the world because of offenses! For to the world because of offenses! For offenses must come, but woe to that offenses must come, but woe to that man by whom the offense comesman by whom the offense comes!”!”

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One Righteous Person Can One Righteous Person Can Accomplish Much GoodAccomplish Much Good

Proverbs 20:7Proverbs 20:7 The righteous man walks in The righteous man walks in

his integrity; His children are his integrity; His children are blessed after himblessed after him. .

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One Righteous Person Can One Righteous Person Can Accomplish Much GoodAccomplish Much Good

Matthew 5:16Matthew 5:16 Let your light so shine before Let your light so shine before

men, that they may see your men, that they may see your good works and glorify your good works and glorify your Father in heavenFather in heaven..

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One Righteous Person Can One Righteous Person Can Accomplish Much GoodAccomplish Much Good

Matthew 13:31-32Matthew 13:31-32Another parable He put forth to them, Another parable He put forth to them,

saying: "saying: "The kingdom of heaven is like The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seeda mustard seed, which a man took and , which a man took and sowed in his field, 32 sowed in his field, 32 which indeed is which indeed is the least of all the seeds; but when it is the least of all the seeds; but when it is grown it is greater than the herbs and grown it is greater than the herbs and becomes a treebecomes a tree, so that the birds of the , so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches."air come and nest in its branches."

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One Righteous Person Can One Righteous Person Can Accomplish Much GoodAccomplish Much Good

Joel 1:3Joel 1:3Tell your children about it, Tell your children about it, Let Let

your children tell their children, your children tell their children, And their children another And their children another generationgeneration..

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One Righteous Person Can One Righteous Person Can Accomplish Much GoodAccomplish Much Good

2 Timothy 1:52 Timothy 1:5when I call to remembrance when I call to remembrance the the

genuine faith that is in you, which genuine faith that is in you, which dwelt first in your grandmother dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am persuaded is in you alsoam persuaded is in you also..

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One Righteous Person Can One Righteous Person Can Accomplish Much GoodAccomplish Much Good

James 5:19-20James 5:19-20Brethren, Brethren, if anyone among you if anyone among you

wanders from the truthwanders from the truth, , and someone and someone turns him backturns him back, 20 , 20 let him know that he let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save a soul from deathway will save a soul from death and and cover a multitude of sins.cover a multitude of sins.

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