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A Glorious Church , Holy And Without Blemish
Contributed by Dr. Stanley Vasu on Mar 3, 2021 (message contributor)
Summary: A). TRUE MINISTRY OR FAKE MINISTRY B). ETERNAL REWARD OR EARTHLY REWARD C). GOD'S GRACE OR GOD'S JUDGEMENT
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A GLORIOUS CHURCH , HOLY AND WITHOUT BLEMISH
OUTLINE
A). TRUE MINISTRY OR FAKE MINISTRY
B). ETERNAL REWARD OR EARTHLY REWARD
C). GOD'S GRACE OR GOD'S JUDGEMENT
THE MESSAGE
A GLORIOUS CHURCH , HOLY AND WITHOUT BLEMISH
A). TRUE MINISTRY OR FAKE MINISTRY
1. EPHESIANS 5:25-27 - The Lord is cleansing the Church through the word of God
2. REVELATION 2:1-29 - The Lord is calling the Church to return to its first love
3. REVELATION 3:1-22 - The Lord will keep an open door for the faithful church
4. JOHN 10:1-30 - The good shepherd gives his life for the sheep
5. MATTHEW 7:13-27 - The Lord will reject the workers of iniquity on Judgement day
6. PHILIPPIANS 1:1-18 - We must preach out of love , not out of envy and strife
7. JOHN 4:21-24 - We must worship the Lord in spirit and in truth
8. MATHEW 15:1-20 - We must not worship the Lord merely with our lips
9. ISAIAH 29:13-24 - Woe to those who do evil thinking no one sees them
10. MATTHEW 6:1-24 - We must not give or pray or fast to be seen by men
11 ROMANS 2:1-29 - The goodness of God should lead us to repentance
12. JOHN 13:1-17 - The Lord Jesus washed the feet of his disciples and set an example
13. 1 PETER 5:1-11 - We must be shepherds who lead with humility and honesty
14. ACTS 20:17-38 - We must teach the whole truth and finish our ministry with joy
15. GALATIANS 5:19-23 - We must avoid the works of the flesh and have the fruit of the Spirit
16. 1 TIMOTHY 4:1-16 - We must be careful with our life and doctrine to save ourselves and our listeners
17. 2 TIMOTHY 2:1-26 - If we purify ourselves , we will a vessel of honour used by the Lord
18. 1 CORINTHIANS 10:1-13 - We must not lust after evil or murmur or tempt Christ
19. LUKE 19:1-48 - God's house is a house of prayer, we must not make it den of thieves
20. JAMES 3:1-18 - Those who teach the word of God will receive greater judgement
21. MATTHEW 23:1-39 - Woe to those who devour widows houses and for a pretence make long prayers
22. MATTHEW 3:1-17 - Every tree which does not bear fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire
23. JEREMIAH 23:1-40 - Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep
24. EZEKIEL 13:1-23 - Woe to the prophets who prophesy out of their own hearts
25. EZEKIEL 34:1-31 - Woe to the shepherds who feed themselves and not the flock
B). ETERNAL REWARD OR EARTHLY REWARD
26. 1 CORINTHIANS 15:19 - If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men the most pitiable.
27. 1 CORINTHIANS 3:1-17 - Eveery man's work will be tested by fire. If it endures he will get a reward
28. JOHN 6:22-71 - We must not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life
29. MATTHEW 16:13-28 - For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?
30. HEBREWS 11:24-26 - We must esteem the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of this world
31. HEBREWS 12:1-29 - We must serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear. For our God is a consuming fire.
32. 1 CORINTHIANS 9:1-27 - We must discipline our body lest, we ourselves should become disqualified.
33. JUDE 1:1-25 - Woe to those who have gone in the way of Cain, have run greedily in the error of Balaam for profit
34. COLOSSIANS 3:1-17 - We must seek those things which are above and set our mind on things above, not on things on the earth.
35. 2 KINGS 2:1-15 - Elijah said to Elisha, “What may I do for you,?”Elisha said, “Please let a double portion of your spirit be upon me.”
36. 2 KINGS 5:1-27 - Gehazi's greed caused the leprosy of Naaman to cling to him and his descendants forever.
37. MARK 10:17-45 - How hard it is for those who trust in riches to enter the kingdom of God!
38. JOHN 12:1-8 - Judas did not care for the poor, but was a thief, and had the money box; and he used to take what was put in it.
39. MATTHEW 26:14-25 - Judas went to the chief priests and said, “What are you willing to give me if I deliver Him to you?”
40. ACTS 1:15-26 - Judas purchased a field with the wages of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle
41. 1 TIMOTHY 6:1-19 - The love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.