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Page 1: "BE YE STEADFAST, UNMOVEABLE, ALWAYS ABOUNDING IN THE WORK OF THE LORD..."
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MAY 13, 2015

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"BE YE STEADFAST, UNMOVEABLE, ALWAYS ABOUNDING IN THE WORK OF THE LORD..."

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1 COR 15:58

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"BE READY ALWAYS TO GIVE AN ANSWER...”

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1 PETER 3:15

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"WHY TARRY? ARISE AND BE BAPTIZED, AND WASH AWAY THY SINS...”

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ACTS 22:16

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"FEED THE CHURCH OF GOD WHICH HE HAS PURCHASED WITH HIS OWN BLOOD”

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ACTS 20:28

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"IN TIMES PAST YOU YE WALKED ACCORDING TO THE COURSE OF THIS WORLD..."

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EPHESIANS 2:2

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"BUT OF THAT DAY AND HOUR KNOWETH NO MAN...”

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MATTHEW 24:36

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"BAPTISM DOTH ALSO NOW SAVE US...”

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1 PETER 3:21

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"BURIED WITH HIM IN BAPTISM..."

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COLOSSIANS 2:12

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Monticellochurchofchrist.org

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Monticellochurchofchrist.org

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CHAPTER 2:

THE BOOK IS A TRUE STORY OF A YOUNG MAN(AGE 20) WORKING FOR A COMPANY IN NASHVILLE AND A CHRISTIAN WHO IS IN HIS MID THIRTIES.

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THE BOOK IS A TRUE STORY OF A YOUNG MAN WORKING FOR A COMPANY IN NASHVILLE AND AN OLDER MAN WHO IS A CHRISTIAN.

THIS YOUNG MAN ,”MR. MIKE,” WAS CONFIDENT THAT HE HAD DONE ALL THAT HE NEEDED TO DO AS FAR AS RELIGION WAS CONCERNED

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THE OLDER MAN, RANDALL, WAS A CHRISTIAN WHO HAD A COMMANDING KNOWLEDGE OF THE SCRIPTURES.

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THE OLDER MAN, RANDALL, WAS A CHRISTIAN WHO HAD A COMMANDING KNOWLEDGE OF THE SCRIPTURES.

RANDALL WAS LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO TEACH OTHERS THE TRUTH.

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RANDALL’S TEACHING TECHNIQUE IS FASCINATING TO SAY THE LEAST.

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RANDALL’S TEACHING TECHNIQUE IS FASCINATING TO SAY THE LEAST.

HE IS VERY KIND AND GENTLE AND STARTS BY ASKING THOUGHT PROVOKING BIBLICAL QUESTIONS THAT LEADS TO MORE QUESTIONS.

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WE WILL SEE THAT RANDALL IS THE PERFECT EXAMPLE OF 1 PETER 3:15

But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:

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CHAPTER 2:

WHAT IS USUALLY OUR APPROACH TO TEACHING WHEN IT COMES TO TALKING TO SOMEONE WHO DOESN’T AGREE WITH US?

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CHAPTER 2:

Acts 20:28 King James Version (KJV)

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Acts 20:28 King James Version (KJV)

28 Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.

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Acts 20:28 King James Version (KJV)

28 Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.

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CHAPTER 2:

HOW IMPORTANT IS THE CHUIRCH?

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Acts 20:28 King James Version (KJV)

28 Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.

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CHAPTER 2:

MAKE A LIST OF AT LEAST 1 PERSON IN YOUR SPHERE OF INFLUENCE WHO IS NOT A MEMBER OF THE BODY OF CHRIST (HIS BLOOD BOUGHT CHURCH)

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MAKE A LIST OF AT LEAST 1 PERSON IN YOUR SPHERE OF INFLUENCE WHO IS NOT A MEMBER OF THE BODY OF CHRIST (HIS BLOOD BOUGHT CHURCH)

PRAY FOR THIS PERSON

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MAKE A LIST OF AT LEAST 1 PERSON IN YOUR SPHERE OF INFLUENCE WHO IS NOT A MEMBER OF THE BODY OF CHRIST (HIS BLOOD BOUGHT CHURCH)

PRAY FOR THIS PERSONWHEN WE FINISH GIVE THEM THIS BOOK

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PRAY THAT GOD WILL BLESS YOU WITH THE COURAGE, WISDOM, AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE “SOMETHING BETTER FOR THEM A LITTLE LATER.”

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CHAPTER 2:3 INSTANCES OF A CHRISTIAN ENGAGING THE LOST IN A ONE-ON-ONE SITUATION:

1: Acts 8:30

30 And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?

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CHAPTER 2:3 INSTANCES OF A CHRISTIAN ENGAGING THE LOST IN A ONE-ON-ONE SITUATION:

2: Acts 16:23

23 And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:

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CHAPTER 2:3 INSTANCES OF A CHRISTIAN ENGAGING THE LOST IN A ONE-ON-ONE SITUATION:3: Acts 18:26

26 And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue: whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto them, and expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly

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Ephesians 2:2

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Ephesians 2:2

2 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:

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Ephesians 2:2

2 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:

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CHAPTER 2:

DID RANDALL’S ATTITUDE AND OR APPEARANCE HAVE AN IMPACT ON MIKE?

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CHAPTER 2:

DID RANDALL SEEMED PREPARED?

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DID RANDALL SEEMED PREPARED?

2 Timothy 4:

2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine.

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DID RANDALL SEEMED PREPARED?

1 Peter 3:15

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DID RANDALL SEEMED PREPARED?1 Peter 3:15

15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:

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WHAT CAN WE DO TO BE MORE PREPARED TO ENGAGE SOMEONE IN A SPIRITUAL CONVERSATION?

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WHAT CAN WE DO TO BE MORE PREPARED TO ENGAGE SOMEONE IN A SPIRITUAL CONVERSATION?

1. KNOW THE SCRIPTURES

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WHAT CAN WE DO TO BE MORE PREPARED TO ENGAGE SOMEONE IN A SPIRITUAL CONVERSATION?

1. KNOW THE SCRIPTURES2. PRAY FOR OPPORTUNITIES

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DO YOU THINK RANDALL HAD BEEN PRAYING FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO “SEEK AND SAVE THE LOST”?

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WAS “MR. MIKE” THE ONLY ONE ON RANDALL’S LIST?

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CHAPTER 3:

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CHAPTER 3:

DO YOU KNOW THAT CHRIST IS COMING BACK?

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CHAPTER 3:

DO YOU KNOW THAT CHRIST IS COMING BACK?

WHEN?

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CHAPTER 3:

Matthew 24:36

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Matthew 24:36

36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

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Matthew 24:36

36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

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IF HE IS COMING BACK WHAT IS HE GOING TO DO WHEN HE COMES BACK?

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CHAPTER 3:

2 Thessalonians 1:6-106 Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;

7 And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,

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CHAPTER 3:2 Thessalonians 1:6-108 In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:

9 Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;

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CHAPTER 3:2 Thessalonians 1:6-10

10 When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.

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CHAPTER 3:2 Thessalonians 1:6-10

8 In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:

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CHAPTER 3:2 Thessalonians 1:6-10

8 In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:

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CHAPTER 3:

LIST 3 WAYS THE ADVERSARY HAS HINDERED YOUR CHRISTIAN GROWTH…..