putting to death sloth
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Putting to Death Sloth Sloth : disinclination to action or labor, spiritual apathy and inactivity … Colossians 3:1-17 2 Peter 1:5-7 Sloth is not opposed to sanctification provided there is no work involved. Signs of Sloth Avoidance of labor. P reoccupation with comfort. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Putting to Death Sloth
Sloth: disinclination to action or labor, spiritual apathy and
inactivity…
• Colossians 3:1-17• 2 Peter 1:5-7
Sloth is not opposed to sanctification provided there is no
work involved.
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Signs of Sloth
1. Avoidance of labor.2. Preoccupation with comfort.3. Procrastination. 4. Excuses.5. Don’t finish what they start.6. Waste time in useless activities.
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Results of Sloth
• Proverbs 6:9-11 Fall into poverty.• Proverbs 10:26 Pain to others• Proverbs 18:9 Brother to
destroyer.• Matthew 25:24-30 In danger.
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Gospel Hope
• Diligence is not sloth’s antidote.• Discipline is not sloth’s antidote.• Desire is the antidote.
Proverbs 21:25 The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor.
Only the Gospel can change desire.
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The Gospel kindles desire.
Psalm 119:32 I will run in the way of your commandments when you enlarge my heart.
2 Peter 1:9-10 whoever lacks these qualities is so nearsighted that he is blind, having forgotten that he was cleansed from his former sins.
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Gospel Response
• Enter his rest… Hebrews 4:9-11• Ask Yourself – Does my faith
“work”?o Are my desires misplaced?o Are my desires too weak?o Do I have a wrong view of
rest?• Confess – 1 John 1:9/James 5:16• Work HARD to find rest in Christ.