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Examine Yourself Spiritually. Psalms 139:23-24. 23. Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: 24. And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. 2 Corinthians 13:5. Try, test ,prove. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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23. Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:

24. And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.

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5. Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?

Try, test ,prove

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23. Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:

24. And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.

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The heart is deceitful

Jer. 17:9-10 “The heart is deceitful …”

Jer. 10:23 “the way of man is not in himself”

Heb. 3:12 “an evil heart of unbelief”

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If our heart is right our lives will demonstrate it

Luke 6:45 “A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good” Matt. 5:8 “Blessed are the pure in heart:…” Ps. 51:10 “Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.”

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23. Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:

24. And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.

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God tries us by His Word

Heb. 4:12 “For the word of God [is] quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and [is] a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.”

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God Knows our Thoughts

Luke 24:37-38 “But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit. 38 And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts?”

I Cor. 3:20 “And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.”

Luke 2:34-35 “…that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.”

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About my neighbor - brothers and sisters in Christ

About the Church - attendance, giving, talents

About the word - respect or disregard

About the Lost - concern or unconcern

About Jesus - my love for or lack of love

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23. Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:

24. And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.

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See if there be any wicked way in me

Humble self = able to see if there is any wicked way

When we know there is wickedness then we must: “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” 1 John 1:9

Pride gets in the way - 1 John 1:10

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23. Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:

24. And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.

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“For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.” Rom. 8:14

The spirit leads by the Word of God.

“And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:” Eph. 6:17

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John 14:6 “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”

Jesus is the one and only way to the Father

Science, fame, Money - does not lead to the way everlasting

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Matt. 7:13-14 “Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide [is] the gate, and broad [is] the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: 14. Because strait [is] the gate, and narrow [is] the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.”

hearhear believebelieve repentrepent confessconfess baptismbaptism

ACTS 3:22ACTS 3:22JN. 6:29JN. 6:29

JN. 12:42JN. 12:42

1 PET. 3:211 PET. 3:21

LK. 13:3LK. 13:3

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Sermon by Arthur Pigman

Evans Church of Christ

515 Gibbs Road

Evans, Ga. 30809

706-855-1249

[email protected]@bellsouth.net

www.evansgachurchofchrist.orgwww.evansgachurchofchrist.org

Sunday Evening January 8, 2012