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Deeds Done in the Dark – Admonition 281

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Psalm 139:11-12 If I say, “Surely the darkness shall fall on me,” Even the night shall be light about me; Indeed, the darkness shall not hide from You, But the night shines as the day; The darkness and the light are both alike to You.

Transcript:

We read in John that Jesus says men desire to do their deeds in the dark because their deeds are evil. But they failed to recognize that they can’t hide their deeds from God.

David writes this in Psalms 139, If I say surely the darkness shall fall on me. Even the night shall be light about me. Indeed, The darkness shall not hide from you, but the night shines as the day. The darkness and the light are both alike to you.

God knows your deeds. Whether done in the light or done in the dark. God knows your deeds.

How are you living in view of God’s judgment today?

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Aaron Cozort is the preacher for the Collierville church of Christ. 

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01-19-2020 – Live Stream – Galatians 4:8-5:1

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QUESTIONS:

  1. 4:8-9 – What were the Christians returning to if they obeyed the Law? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
  2. 4:10-11 – What practice of the Galatians caused Paul to be afraid that he had labored in vain? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
  3. 4:13 – What did Paul experience while preaching to the Galatians the first time?  ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
  4. 4:15 – What did Paul say they would have been willing to do for him?  ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
  5. 4:16-17 – What were the Judaizing teachers doing to the Gentiles?
    What did they hope to gain from it?  ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
  6. 4:21-25, 28 – What aspect of the account of Hagar and Ishmael (in contrast to Sarah and Isaac) does Paul use to make his point to the Galatians? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
  7. 4:25 – What condition were the Jews in Jerusalem in who were still under the Law? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
  8. 5:1 – In what does Paul call upon the Galatians to “stand”? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Is God’s Hand Leading You? – Admonition 280

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Psalm 139:9-10 If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,  Even there Your hand shall lead me, And Your right hand shall hold me.

 

Transcript:

When David writes in Psalms 139 concerning the fact that he could not escape the presence of God (though he didn’t want to) He also says this: 

 

If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there, your hand shall lead me and your right hand shall hold me. 

 

Let us be those who, like David, want God to guide our lives. Let us be those who, like David, want God to lead our paths.  And let us look to His word to live as he desires for us to live.

 

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This video is a production of Collierville Christian Radio, the Collierville church of Christ, and the Gospel Broadcasting Network. 

Aaron Cozort is the preacher for the Collierville church of Christ. 

The Collierville church of Christ meets on Sundays morning and afternoon at 575 Shelton Road, Collierville, TN 38017.
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Can You Escape God? – Admonition 279

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Psalm 139:7-8 Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence?  If I ascend into heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there.

 

Transcript:

And now, Admonition, brought to you by the Collierville Church of Christ. 

 

Can a man escape from God? The answer is most certainly not, David writes in Psalms 139, where can I go from your spirit? Or where can I flee from your presence? If I ascend into heaven, you are there. If I make my bed in hell, behold, you are there… 

 

David says. It doesn’t matter where I go in this life. I could go up in the sky.  could go down into the grave. But God, either way, you’re there.  If God is there and he is, how are you living in view of that fact.

 

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What Changes Are Supposed To Happen When You Become A Christian?

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What Changes Are Supposed To Happen When You Become A Christian?

By: Aaron Cozort

Change is natural when a child is born.  So it is true for a Christian.  A Christian is not to be born in the watery birth of baptism and then continue in their old lifestyle of sin and wickedness.  A Christian’s washing of regeneration in baptism and renewing by the Spirit of God should result in a drastically different individual than before they died to sin (cf. Titus 3:5). 

So what things are supposed to change when you become a Christian?  One of them is your mind is supposed to change because the person living inside of you is supposed to change. Ephesians, Chapter four, Verse 23 says, “And be renewed in the spirit of your mind. And that you put on the new man which was created according to God in true righteousness and holiness.”

When a person is baptized into Christ, they die and they are resurrected again to a new life. They come up out of that water, a new person and they’re supposed to change. They’re supposed to think differently.  Before baptism, a person might consider their lives to be without value.  A person might think that this physical body is all that makes up their existence.  After baptism (because it wasn’t to clean the physical body that they were baptized, but to cleanse the spiritual body) they should readily understand that they have a spirit (inner person) that is alive in addition to, and separate from, their body.  

Before baptism, a person might consider their evil deeds to be of no great consequence.  Especially if a person considered this physical existence to be all that there was to life, the consequences of committing wicked deeds or sins could never be any greater than death and the end of this physical life.  Yet, the Scriptures make it clear that the end of this life is just the beginning of judgment.  Hebrews 9:27 reads, “And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment…”

2 Thessalonians 1:5-9 reads,  “…since it is a righteous thing with God to repay with tribulation those who trouble you, and to give you who are troubled rest with us when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels, in flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know God, and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. These shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power…“

When you were baptized, did you come out and begin living a new life? Or did you go back to the old one — think about that today.

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David Felt Trapped – Admonition 278

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Psalm 139:5 You have hedged me behind and before, And laid Your hand upon me.

 

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And now, Admonition, brought to you by the Collierville Church of Christ. 

Have you ever felt trapped? David did. Psalm 139, he says, You have hedged me behind and before, And laid Your hand upon me. 

That may sound like a bad thing. That may sound like David’s not too happy about the situation, but it’s the exact opposite because David felt confined or trapped into righteousness. David said God was protecting him and hedging him in and had his hand on him. 

You might feel trapped by others, but you ought to feel protected when the Lord keeps you in the path of righteousness.

For more from the Collierville Church of Christ, visit www.colliervillecoc.org. 

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What Does God Know About You? – Admonition 277

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Psalm 139:2 You know my sitting down and my rising up; You understand my thought afar off.

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And now, Admonition, brought to you by the Collierville Church of Christ. 

What does God know about you? Oh, he knows many things. 

David says in Psalm 139, You know, my sitting down and my rising up; You understand my thoughts afar off. You comprehend my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways. 

Have you given thought to the fact that God knows you inside and out — your actions and your words and your thoughts before you ever think them? 

Be sure to be right before God. Love him and obey him, for he knows you.

For more from the Collierville Church of Christ, visit www.colliervillecoc.org. 

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God Knows You – Do You Know Him? – Admonition 276

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Psalm 139:1 O LORD, You have searched me and known me.

 

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And now, Admonition, brought to you by the Collierville Church of Christ. 

Do you know something? I have great news. God knows you, and He loves you. 

David would write in Psalm 139, 0 Lord, you have searched me and known me.

God, just like with David, knows you. The question is, do you know Him? 

He knows who you are, and He wants you to be saved. Have you obeyed His plan of salvation today? 

 

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Strength in Hard Times – Admonition 275

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1 Chronicles 16:11-12 Seek the LORD and His strength; Seek His face evermore! Remember His marvelous works which He has done, His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth…

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And now, Admonition, brought to you by the Collierville Church of Christ. 

How can you have strength in hard times? You could have strength in hard times by seeking the Lord. 

David in a song says this, in First Chronicles Chapter 16,

Seek the Lord and his strength. Seek his face evermore. 

Remember his marvelous works, which he has done his wonders and the judgments of his mouth.

We need to be those who seek the Lord and his strength in times of difficulty. 

For more from the Collierville Church of Christ, visit www.colliervillecoc.org.