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Pastor Eleanor Becker

Pastor Eleanor Becker. Luke 9:62 – “No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God”

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Page 1: Pastor Eleanor Becker. Luke 9:62 – “No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God”

Pastor Eleanor Becker

Page 2: Pastor Eleanor Becker. Luke 9:62 – “No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God”

Luke 9:62 – “No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God”

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Revelation 2:4–5 (ESV) But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first. 5 Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent, and do the works you did at first. 

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FAITH:  Testing by time

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FAMINE:  Testing by trials

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FLESH:  Testing by temptation

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How to stay and not slide:

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1. Be Confident:

Pro 14:26 “In the fear of the Lord there is strong confidence, and His children will have a place of refuge 

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Heb 3:14 “For we have become partakers of Christ if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast to the end.

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2. Dress right:

Ephesians 6:15 (NLV) Wear shoes on your feet, which are the Good News of peace. 

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3. Stay humble Proverbs 16:18 MSGFirst pride, then the crash— the bigger the ego, the harder the fall.

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4. Follow the Light

1 John 1:7 If we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin

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Psalm 17:5 Uphold my steps in Your paths, that my footsteps may not slip

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Psalm 18:36 You enlarge my path under me, so my feet did not slip

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How to stay and not slide: 

1. Be Confident2. Dress right3. Stay humble4. Follow the Light