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Intro "In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven." Matthew 5:16 "In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'" Acts 20:35 "But if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals upon his head.(21) Do not let yourself be overcome by evil, but overcome (master) evil with good." Romans 12:20-21 "Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers." Galatians 6:9-10 "For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." Ephesians 2:10 What is the common theme in these Scriptures? ACTION! WORKS! "In the 21st century, the church must understand as never before, that faith-without works-is dead" Robert Lewis "I believe a fitting description for the church would be this: a community of people who stand firm in the truth over time against raging currents of opposition and who present living proof of a loving God to a watching world." Robert Lewis "This is the first time a civilization has existed that, to a significant extent, does not believe in objective right and wrong" "Our postmodern world is tired of words." "It wants real." "Real is everything." "Real is convincing". We have some work to do! |
