The Purpose Given Life Part V Pastor Joe Pursch Chinese Grace Bible Church Sunday, February 12, 2012.

The Purpose Given LifePart V

Pastor Joe Pursch

Chinese Grace Bible ChurchSunday, February 12, 2012

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Introduction

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III. The Key Pathways to Follow: How To Glorify GodA. The Pathway of ______________Redempti

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Ephesians 2:1-10 (ESV)

1 And you were dead in the trespasses and sins

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Ephesians 2:1-10 (ESV)

2 in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience—

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Ephesians 2:1-10 (ESV)

3 among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.

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Ephesians 2:1-10 (ESV)

4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us,

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Ephesians 2:1-10 (ESV)

5 even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved—

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Ephesians 2:1-10 (ESV)

6 and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,

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Ephesians 2:1-10 (ESV)

7 so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

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Ephesians 2:1-10 (ESV)

8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,

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Ephesians 2:1-10 (ESV)

9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast.

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Ephesians 2:1-10 (ESV)

10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.

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Ephesians 2:19-22 (ESV)

19 So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God,

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Ephesians 2:19-22 (ESV)

20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone,

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Ephesians 2:19-22 (ESV)

21 in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord.

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Ephesians 2:19-22 (ESV)

22 In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit.

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Philippians 2:9-10 (ESV)

9 Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name,

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Philippians 2:9-10 (ESV)

10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,

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III. The Key Pathways to Follow: How To Glorify GodB. The Pathway of __________Passi

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Isaiah 42:8 (ESV)

8 I am the LORD; that is my name;    my glory I give to no other,    nor my praise to carved idols.

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Philippians 1:21 (ESV)

21 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

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Philippians 3:7-10 (ESV)

7 But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ.

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Philippians 3:7-10 (ESV)

8 Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ

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Philippians 3:7-10 (ESV)

9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith—

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Philippians 3:7-10 (ESV)

10 that I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death,

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III. The Key Pathways to Follow: How To Glorify GodC. The Pathway of __________Intentio

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1 Corinthians 10:31 (ESV)

31 So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

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Philippians 1:21 (ESV)

21 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

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Hebrews 2:1-3 (ESV)

1 Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it.

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Hebrews 2:1-3 (ESV)

2 For since the message declared by angels proved to be reliable, and every transgression or disobedience received a just retribution,

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Hebrews 2:1-3 (ESV)

3 how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was declared at first by the Lord, and it was attested to us by those who heard,

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III. The Key Pathways to Follow: How To Glorify GodD. The Pathway of __________Belief

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Romans 4:20 (ESV)

20 No unbelief made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God,

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1 Corinthians 10:13 (ESV)

13 No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.

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1 John 5:10 (ESV)

10 Whoever believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself. Whoever does not believe God has made him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has borne concerning his Son.

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Conclusion