Belonging to the Right crowd
Ex 32:15-28 (26)
Introduction
There are different types of Crowds out there in life. I hope you belong to the right one. There are some wrong crowds in life some of which are;
(1) Sinful Crowd
(2) Silent Crowd
(3) Sleeping & Slothful Crowd
(4) Satan’s Crowd
(5) Scornful Crowd
(6) Socializing Crowd
(7) Selfish Crowd
a. The Prodical Son - Luke 15:11-24
7 Steps Down – 7 Steps up – Ring of Reconciliation
Saved Crowd - 2 Cor 6:14 (1) Born Again (2) Know that they are saved
“Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?”
Sanctified Crowd – Live the upright Life & Strive for Perfection
I Cor 1:30 – “But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:”
2 Tim 2:21 – “If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master’s use, and prepared unto every good work.”
Heb 13:12 – “Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate.”
Serving Crowd – 2 Thes 3:13,14
“But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing. (14) And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed.”
Sowing Crowd – Ps 126:6, Pr 11:30, Gal 6:8
“He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.”
“The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.”
“For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.”
Separated Crowd – I Peter 4:4, II Cor 6:17, Ph 1:27, II Cor 5:17
“Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you:”
“Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you.”
“Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;”
“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”
Steadfast Crowd – I Cor 15:58
“Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.”
(1) Prayer
(2) Church Attendance
(3) Bible
Surrendered Crowd
(1) Dead to Sin – Romans 6:2, 11, I Peter 2:24
“God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?”
“Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.”
“Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.”
(2) Experience Fellowship with Christ’s Death – Ga 2:20, 2 Tim 2:11
“I am crucified with Christ: neverthless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.”
“It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him, we shall also live with him:”
(3) Renders unquestionable Service – Noah, David, Paul
(4) Submitted to Divine will – Jhn 7:17, Eph 6:6
“If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.”
“Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;”
