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Five Priorities in
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Memorize each
priority with the related thumb and finger. Then apply the starter
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The Word of God: Thumb- the strongest appendage, necessary to grip. Nothing without Bible truths can be grasped in following Christ. All other priorities must be connected to Bible teaching as all fingers get strength by contacting the thumb. |
Romans 10:17 |
Matthew 4:4 "It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God." Jesus compares the Bible to the soul as food to the body. |
Psalms 119 The longest chapter in the Bible. All 176 verses deal with the phenomenon of the Bible's total effect upon God's people. Each verse has at least one of the 8 terminologies for the Scriptures. Find them. |
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Prayer: Index Finger- points up to our High Priest, the one who intercedes on our behalf. Jesus Christ is the One Way to God. Symbol found on Old Grave Markers in the 1800's. |
1 John 5:14 "And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he hears us:" Study verses 9-15. |
Jeremiah 33:3 "Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not." God Answers Intense Prayers ! |
Matthew 6 A lengthy passage Jesus teaches about prayer. The Model Prayer begins in v.9. He taught his disciples these prayer principles. The Lord's Prayer is in John 17. |
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Church Life: Middle Finger- the center appendage is balance, strength, prominence. Congregational life is center to the other four priorities. Attendance alone is powerless! |
Hebrews 10:25 "Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another. . " A command to keep encouraging each other in church fellowship. |
Ephesians 3:21 "Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen." Church Life brings Glory to Christ. |
Hebrews 10 The foremost passage on Congregational Essentialness. Begin with verse 19. Three serious sins of Church Absentee-ism are found in verse 29. List more sins of Church Absenteeism |
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Witnessing: Ring Finger- Confessing Christ publicly is akin to one confessing relationship to a spouse. Just as one introduces one's mate to others, so does a Christian introduce Christ to friends and acquaintances. |
Matthew 10:32 "Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven." |
Romans 1:16 "For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek." |
Acts 8,9,10 Three sinners are witnessed to by three Christians. Each chapter gives us basic principles of evangelism. List features of both groups |
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Giving: Little Finger- Seemingly unimportant, but necessary! ?The last shall be first?. To be done with humility. Tithes are to be returned to God. Offerings are yours To give freely. |
2 Corinthians 9:6 "But this I say, He which sows sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which sows bountifully shall reap also bountifully." |
2 Corinthians 9:7 "Every man according as he purposes in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loves a cheerful giver." |
Hebrews 7 7 times The Tithe is taught: Abraham Tithing to Melchisedec Then Us Tithing to Jesus our Melchisedec High Priest Tithing Testifies That Christ is Alive! |
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New Heart Baptist Church
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Presenting the Word
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