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For His Namesake: Part 5
By Dorian J. Owens
For “His Namesake”: Part 5
Grace & Truth Fellowship: Ruskin, Florida
Sunday, March 1st, 2009: 10:00 am
Pastor Ernest R. Howell, Jr.
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Track 1: Introduction (Part 1)
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The darkness HAS ALREADY BEEN JUDGED, so there
is no need for us to condemn the darkness....
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Track 2: Introduction (Part 2)
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When God’s people are affected, there is always
a reason for it....
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We have been called to be LIGHTS in this hour,
so we have been given to know what we are to do....
The “Blowback” Of “The Witness” Of Him
Scriptural Reference: Joel 2:15-17
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Track 3: The “Blowback” Of “The Witness” Of Him
(Part 1)
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When things are not going well in the midst, we
are to simply come unto Him, and HE WILL ANSWER PRAYER....
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Prayer is not a gamble; we pray because we know
that He will answer....
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Track 4: The “Blowback” Of “The Witness” Of Him
(Part 2)
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The dynamic of the “witness” of the church (i.e.
the name, fame, boast among the Gentiles....
The “Idea” Of “Repentance”
Scriptural Reference: Psalm 119:67
A nation’s propensity to have other gods
alongside/in addition to....
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Track 5: The “Idea” Of “Repentance” (Part 1)
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Behavior is an action of how we think....
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Track 6: The “Idea” of “Repentance” (Part 2)
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Repentance always speaks of the “big
picture”....
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Repentance reminds us that what we are thinking
right now has already been judged....
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Repentance keeps us cognizant of the fact that
we are not God....
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Track 7: To Whom The “Repentance”
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The devil can’t just do stuff because he’s a
devil because the devil has God over him too....
The Bondage Because Of The Idolatry
Scriptural References: Genesis 15:13-14; Acts
7:6-7; Exodus 1:10; Acts 7:17-19; 2nd Corinthians 11:3-4; 2nd
Thessalonians 2:9; Acts 7:6-7; Romans 6:16-18; 2nd Peter 2:19
The “root cause”
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Track 8: The Bondage Because Of The Idolatry
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Idolatry = anything that we have confidence in,
trust, reliance, hope, and expectation in....
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The devil brings us in to bondage by pulling us
away from our complete focus on Him....
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Remember: All it takes is one thought to divert
your mind from the truth....
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Idolatry always works in progression....
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In order to move forward in the Lord, all we
have to do is simply call upon Him....
The Judgment Of The Miracles
Scriptural References: Deuteronomy 31:17-18;
29:24-27; Exodus 20:5-8; 6:6; 4:1-9; Deuteronomy 7:15; 28:60; 28:59; Exodus
18:10-11; 3:19-21; Romans 9:17
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But, God “Remembered”
Scriptural References: Exodus 2:23-25; 3:7-10
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Track 9: But, God Remembered
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Remember: Israel was in idolatry in Egypt
because they gave place to it....
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Track 10: Conclusion
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Remember: We still have to confront our idols
(i.e. thoughts, thinking patterns, etc.) so that our cry will be DEEPER....
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