Istrouma Baptist Church (ASC)
Feb 26, 2023

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February 26 l Are You In?
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We glorify God by making disciples of all nations.
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Live All-In for the Gospel
1 Corinthians 9:24-27

‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭9‬:‭24‬-‭27‬‬
Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it. Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable. So I do not run aimlessly; I do not box as one beating the air. But I discipline my body and keep it under control, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified.

1. With a passion for the gospel

2. On purpose for the gospel
a. Practicing self-control
b. Practicing self-discipline

3. With the proper motivation

Istrouma Baptist Church (ASC)
Feb 19, 2023

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February 19 l Are You In?
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We glorify God by making disciples of all nations.
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ALL IN - INVEST
Hebrews 4:12-13

Invite
- People to Church
- People to Jesus

Invest
- Worship
- Serve
- Grow

1. What does "the word of God" mean?
a. The written word.

2 Peter 3:15b-16 (ESV)
Paul also wrote to you according to the wisdom given him, as he does in all his letters when he speaks in them of these matters. There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures.

1 Timothy 5:18 (ESV)
For the Scripture says, “You shall not muzzle an ox when it treads out the grain,” and, “The laborer deserves his wages.”

The quotes are from Deuteronomy 25:4 and Luke 10:7.

b. The incarnate word.

John 1:14 (ESV)
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

2. What is the word of God like?
a. Alive
b. Active
c. Discerning

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Istrouma Baptist Church (ASC)
Feb 12, 2023

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February 12 l Are You In?
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Are You In?
1 Corinthians 9:22b-23

‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭9‬:‭22‬-‭23‬‬
To the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all people, that by all means I might save some. I do it all for the sake of the gospel, that I may share with them in its blessings.

Invite
- People to Church
- People to Jesus

Invest
- Worship
- Serve
- Grow

‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭10‬:‭24‬-‭25‬‬
And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.

‭‭1 Peter‬ ‭4‬:‭10‬‬
As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace:

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Istrouma Baptist Church (ASC)
Feb 5, 2023

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February 5 l Are You In?
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We glorify God by making disciples of all nations.
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Are You In?
1 Corinthians 9:19-23

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭18‬:‭16‬-‭20‬‬
But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every charge may be established by the evidence of two or three witnesses. If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector. Truly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.”

‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭9‬:‭19‬-‭23‬‬
For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win more of them. To the Jews I became as a Jew, in order to win Jews. To those under the law I became as one under the law (though not being myself under the law) that I might win those under the law. To those outside the law I became as one outside the law (not being outside the law of God but under the law of Christ) that I might win those outside the law. To the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all people, that by all means I might save some. I do it all for the sake of the gospel, that I may share with them in its blessings.

1. Biblically mandated

2. Local expression

3. Personal participation