SORRY BUT THAT’S NOT YOUR SEAT!

Ezek 28:1-2The word of the Lord came again unto me, saying, Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord God; Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God:

1 Sam 16:7But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord sees not as man sees; for man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.

I. Those Who Try To Read the Hearts of Others.

Luke 17:3Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.

Luke 17:3Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.

Luke 17:3Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.

Luke 17:3Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.

“to send away, yield up, lay aside, or let alone, etc.”“to send away, yield up, lay aside, or let alone, etc.”

Luke 17:4And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shall forgive him.

Luke 17:3Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.

“to send away, yield up, lay aside, or let alone, etc.”

Luke 17:5And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith.

Mark 16:15Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.

II.Those Who Judge Others Without Having All the Facts.

3 Things We May Not Know When a Brother Sins:

II.Those Who Judge Others Without Having All the Facts.

• How hard the person tried not to sin

• The power or intensity of the temptation

• What we would do in the same situation

Rom 8:34Who is he that condemns? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us.

II.Those Who Judge Others Without Having All the Facts.

Matt 7:2For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.

II.Those Who Judge Others Without Having All the Facts.

Gal 6:1Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.

II.Those Who Judge Others Without Having All the Facts.

A. The introduction of musical instruments.Rom 8:2For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.

III. Those Who Introduce New Things into the Lord's Church.

Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary: Law“a rule of conduct or action prescribed or formally recognized as binding or enforced by a controlling authority.”

A. The introduction of musical instruments.

III. Those Who Introduce New Things into the Lord's Church.

1 Cor 14:15What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will SING with the spirit, and I will SING with the understanding also.

A. The introduction of musical instruments.

III. Those Who Introduce New Things into the Lord's Church.

Eph 5:19Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, SINGING and making melody in your heart to the Lord;

A. The introduction of musical instruments.

III. Those Who Introduce New Things into the Lord's Church.

Col 3:16Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, SINGING with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

A. The introduction of musical instruments.

III. Those Who Introduce New Things into the Lord's Church.

BENEDICT (Baptist Historian – 1840) Staunch old Baptists in former times would as soon tolerate the Pope of Rome in their pulpits as an organ in their galleries, and yet the instrument has gradually found its way among them.

A. The introduction of musical instruments.

III. Those Who Introduce New Things into the Lord's Church.

WILLIAM POSEY (Baptist) For years the Baptists fought the introduction of instrumental music into the churches...Installation of the organ brought serious difficulties to many churches.

A. The introduction of musical instruments.

III. Those Who Introduce New Things into the Lord's Church.

LYMAN COLEMAN (Presbyterian) The tendency of this (instrumental music) was to secularize the music of the church and to encourage singing by a choirs. Such musical accom-paniments were gradually introduced, but they can hardly be assigned to a period earlier than the fifth and sixth centuries.

A. The introduction of musical instruments.

III. Those Who Introduce New Things into the Lord's Church.

JOHN WESLEY (Methodist) I don’t object to the musical instruments, as long as they are neither seen or heard.

MARTIN LUTHER (Lutheran) The organ in worship is an ensign of Baal.

A. The introduction of musical instruments.

III. Those Who Introduce New Things into the Lord's Church.

Curtis Freeman, director of the Baptist House of Studies at Duke Divinity School said that women “are called and can serve.”

B. The introduction of women pastors.

III. Those Who Introduce New Things into the Lord's Church.

The First Baptist Church of Decatur, AL says, “We accept women and men as equally called of God for ministry as laity and clergy.”

B. The introduction of women pastors.

III. Those Who Introduce New Things into the Lord's Church.

1 Tim 3:1-2This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desires a good work. A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife…

B. The introduction of women pastors.

III. Those Who Introduce New Things into the Lord's Church.

1 Tim 2:11-12Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection. 12 But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.

B. The introduction of women pastors.

III. Those Who Introduce New Things into the Lord's Church.

C. The introduction of the social gospel.

III. Those Who Introduce New Things into the Lord's Church.

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• Christian Academy• Multi-Crisis Center• Behavior Modification • Drug Counseling• Grief Counseling• School Based Intervention• After School Care

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• Tutorial Assistance• Alternative Education• Bible Clubs • Mentoring Program• Listeners Program• G.E.D. Diplomas

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Okolona Church of Christ is starting an American Heritage Girls troop this fall. Meetings will be every other Tuesday, at 6:30 pm, down-stairs in the ECE area...

C. The introduction of the social gospel.

III. Those Who Introduce New Things into the Lord's Church.

AHG is a Christ-centered scouting program for girls ages 5-18 that emphasizes leadership, patriotism, and community service as girls earn badges in areas of interest as diverse as Outdoor Skills, The Arts, and Science and Technology. Come and be a part of this exciting new program!

C. The introduction of the social gospel.

III. Those Who Introduce New Things into the Lord's Church.

AHG is a Christ-centered scouting program for girls ages 5-18 that emphasizes leadership, patriotism, and community service as girls earn badges in areas of interest as diverse as Outdoor Skills, The Arts, and Science and Technology. Come and be a part of this exciting NEW program!

C. The introduction of the social gospel.

III. Those Who Introduce New Things into the Lord's Church.

SORRY BUT

THAT’S NOT YOUR

SEAT!