LOOK BACK LEAP FORWARD KAREN LEUNG CALVARY LOGOS
LOOK BACK, LEAP FORWARD! KAREN LEUNG CALVARY LOGOS BAPTIST CHURCH DEC 27, 2020
1 CORINTHIANS 16: 13 -14 (NIV) 13 Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong. 14 Do everything in love.
LOOK BACK, LEAP FORWARD! 1) Be on your guard, stand firm in the faith (v. 13 a) 2) Be courageous, be strong (v. 13 b) 3) Do everything in LOVE (v. 14)
LOOK BACK, LEAP FORWARD! 1) Be on your guard, stand firm in the faith (v. 13 a) • Γρηγορεῖτε – Be on guard! • στήκετε – Stand firm! • “Be on your guard! Stand firm in the faith!”
EPHESIANS 6: 10 -17 (NIRV) Finally, let the Lord make you strong. Depend on his mighty power. Put on all of God’s armor. Then you can remain strong against the devil’s evil plans. Our fight is not against human beings. It is against the rulers, the authorities and the powers of this dark world. It is against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly world. So put on all of God’s armor. Evil days will come. But you will be able to stand up to anything. And after you have done everything you can, you will still be standing.
EPHESIANS 6: 10 -17 (NIRV) So remain strong in the faith. Put the belt of truth around your waist. Put the armor of godliness on your chest. Wear on your feet what will prepare you to tell the good news of peace. Also, pick up the shield of faith. With it you can put out all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Put on the helmet of salvation. And take the sword of the Holy Spirit. The sword is God’s word.
LOOK BACK, LEAP FORWARD! 1) Be on your guard, stand firm in the faith (v. 13 a) 2) Be courageous, be strong (v. 13 b) • ἀνδρίζεσθε – be courageous! • κραταιοῦσθε – be strong! • God is active, we are passive
JOSHUA 1: 7 -9 NIV “Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go. Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go. ”
LOOK BACK, LEAP FORWARD! 1) Be on your guard, stand firm in the faith (v. 13 a) 2) Be courageous, be strong (v. 13 b) 3) Do everything in LOVE (ἀγάπη) v. 14
1 CORINTHIANS 13: 4 -7 (NIV) Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
“ Love (ἀγάπη), in the NT usually the active love of God for his Son and his people, and the active love his people are to have for God, each other, and even enemies; Stepbible. org, SBLG (The Greek New Testament), LSJ Dictionary ”
THE CHARACTER OF LOVE is…. . LOVE is not…. . patient kind rejoice with truth always protects always trusts always hopes always perseveres envy boast proud Dishonor others self-seeking easily angered keeps no record of wrongs delight in evil
LOOK BACK, LEAP FORWARD! 1) Be on your guard, stand firm in the faith (v. 13 a) 2) Be courageous, be strong (v. 13 b) 3) Do everything in LOVE (ἀγάπη) v. 14
“ God’s love is unfailing , unlimited , and unstoppable. Waiting Together, An Advent Prayer Companion - Richella J. Parham ”
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