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Church Fellowship and DinnerChurch Fellowship and Dinner

Saturday, November 14 at 1:00

Soups and such dinner

1September 20, 2009

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12 Take heed to thyselfTake heed to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither thou goest, lest it be for a snare in the midst of thee:

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God said, "I will use youuse you to drive them out, but don't you daredon't you dare make any covenants with them.

They will be a snaresnare to you.

Snare = Like a noose around the neck or a hook through the nose.

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13 But ye shall destroydestroy their altars, breakbreak their images, and cut downcut down their groves: 14 For thou shalt worship no other god: for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God: 15 LestLest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they go a whoring after their gods, and do sacrifice unto their gods, and oneone call thee call thee, and thou eatthou eat of his sacrifice;

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16 And thou take of their daughters unto thy sons, and their daughters go a whoring after their gods, and make thy sons go a whoring after their gods. 17 Thou shalt make thee no molten gods.

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You will party with them and marry them.

Partake of their sins.

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1 Corinthians 15 NIV 33 Do not be misled: "Bad company corrupts good character."

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Proverbs 1 10 My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not. … 15 My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:

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2 Corinthians 6 14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowshipwhat fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what what communioncommunion hath light with darkness?

If we enjoy the company of sinners or backsliders, there's a reasonthere's a reason:

RighteousnessRighteousness can have nono fellowship with unrighteousness;

Light can have no communionno communion with darkness.

Only backsliders can enjoycan enjoy the company of sinners and

backsliders.

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We will see as we continue to study the story of the Israelites that they ignored this principlethey ignored this principle:

They allowed the pagan nations to live among themlive among them.

They partiedpartied and intermarriedintermarried with them.

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God allowed His people to be overcome by enemies, taken captive, and enslaved.

If it happened to them, it will happen to us.

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Deuteronomy 30 (NIV) 19 This day I call Heaven and earth as witnesses against you that I have set I have set before you life and deathbefore you life and death, blessings and cursesblessings and curses. Now choose lifeNow choose life, so that you and your children may livelive 20 and that you may lovelove the Lord your God, listenlisten to His voice, and hold fasthold fast to Him. For the Lord is your lifeFor the Lord is your life, …

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We must live by everyevery Word of God.

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God teaches us to dodo those things that will bring blessing;

And He warns us againsagainst those things that will bring harm into our lives.

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God has warned us to choose our friends carefully;

Choose friends who walk closely with God;

Choose friends who obey every Word of God.

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18 The feast of unleavened bread shalt thou keep. Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, as I commanded thee, in the time of the month Abib: for in the month Abib thou camest out from Egypt.

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"Keep all the rules I've already given you."

The feasts were celebrationscelebrations of God's deliverance.

They didn't needdidn't need the Canaanite's parties, because God had given themgiven them times to party

And the wayway to party.

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We don't needWe don't need the pleasures of this world.

God has given us every pleasureevery pleasure, if we will just choosechoose to enjoy life His Way.

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John 10 10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. Life to the max

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19 All that openeth the matrix (firstborn) is Mine; and every firstling among thy cattle, whether ox or sheep, that is male. 20 But the firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb: and if thou redeem him not, then shalt thou break his neck. All the firstborn of thy sons thou shalt redeem. And none shall appear before Me empty.

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We have heard this beforebefore; God is saying it again.

Give backGive back to God the firstfruits of all His blessings, in recognitionrecognition that it is His blessing.

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Proverbs 3 9 Honor the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase: 10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.

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With God's blessings, 90% can go go fartherfarther than 100%.

If we really believe in God's BlessingGod's Blessing, we will have no trouble paying tithes and giving offerings.

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Haggai 1 6 Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes.

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That's what happens when God's people ignore Him and go their own way;

KeepKeep all for self, neglectingneglecting the house of God, and ignoringignoring the poor and needy.

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21 Six days thou shalt work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest: in earing time and in harvest thou shalt rest.

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Even in the busiest times, take time to rest;Take time to honor God.

When wewe honor God, God willwill honor us with blessing.

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It's all a matter of trust.

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Just as with paying tithes and trusting Godtrusting God to bless the remainingbless the remaining 90% to go farther,

We set asideset aside a day to rest from this world's labors and worshipworship our Lord,

Trusting HimTrusting Him to make six days more more productiveproductive than seven.

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Trust and obey,

for there's no other way,

To be happy in Jesus,

but to trust and obey.