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I WILL GIVE THE MORNING STAR / REVELATION 2:28

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(KJV) Revelation 2:28 And I will give him the morning star.

I WILL GIVE THE MORNING STAR / REVELATION 2:28

This phrase likely refers to the sun – the star that brings the morning – as a symbol of Christ Himself, the “sun of righteousness” (Malachi 4:2), who brings us into God’s light of eternal life. The Prophet Malachi also refers to this sun as having “healing in its wings” (in its rays). So, by giving His faithful people “the Morning Star,” Jesus says He will give Himself in a new and deeper way that brings healing, restoration and all the promises and benefits of life in God’s radiant light.

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  1. HOLD ON … UNTIL I COME / REVELATION 2:25
  2. THE REST OF YOU / REVELATION 2:24
  3. A MALE CHILD / REVELATION 12:5
  4. WHO OBEY GOD’S COMMANDMENTS / REVELATION 14:12
  5. A MARK / REVELATION 13:16
  6. REFUSED TO WORSHIP THE IMAGE TO BE KILLED / REVELATION 13:15
  7. WORSHIP THE FIRST BEAST / REVELATION
  8. DRAGON … BOUND HIM FOR A THOUSAND YEARS / REVELATION 20:2
  9. THE GREAT TRIBULATION / REVELATION 7:14
  10. THE DEVIL … THE LAKE OF BURNING SULFUR / REVELATION 20:10
  11. SURROUNDED THE CAMP OF GOD’S PEOPLE / REVELATION 20:9
  12. DECEIVE THE NATIONS / REVELATION 20:8
  13. SATAN WILL BE RELEASED / REVELATION 20:7
  14. SPIRITS OF DEMONS PERFORMING MIRACULOUS SIGNS / REVELATION 16:14
  15. FROGS / REVELATION 16:13
  16. WAR IN HEAVEN / REVELATION 12:7-9
  17. A THIRD OF THE STARS / REVELATION 12:4
  18. FALSE PROPHET … THE MIRACULOUS / REVELATION 19:20
  19. THE LAMB OPENED / REVELATION 6:1
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HOLD ON … UNTIL I COME / REVELATION 2:25

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(KJV) Revelation 2:25

But that which ye have already hold fast till I come.

HOLD ON … UNTIL I COME / REVELATION 2:25

Christ’s words “until I come” and “to the end” (Revelation 2:26) make it clear that His messages, warning and promises to the seven churches apply also to all churches until the end of time as we know it.

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  1. THE REST OF YOU / REVELATION 2:24
  2. A MALE CHILD / REVELATION 12:5
  3. WHO OBEY GOD’S COMMANDMENTS / REVELATION 14:12
  4. A MARK / REVELATION 13:16
  5. REFUSED TO WORSHIP THE IMAGE TO BE KILLED / REVELATION 13:15
  6. WORSHIP THE FIRST BEAST / REVELATION
  7. DRAGON … BOUND HIM FOR A THOUSAND YEARS / REVELATION 20:2
  8. THE GREAT TRIBULATION / REVELATION 7:14
  9. THE DEVIL … THE LAKE OF BURNING SULFUR / REVELATION 20:10
  10. SURROUNDED THE CAMP OF GOD’S PEOPLE / REVELATION 20:9
  11. DECEIVE THE NATIONS / REVELATION 20:8
  12. SATAN WILL BE RELEASED / REVELATION 20:7
  13. SPIRITS OF DEMONS PERFORMING MIRACULOUS SIGNS / REVELATION 16:14
  14. FROGS / REVELATION 16:13
  15. WAR IN HEAVEN / REVELATION 12:7-9
  16. A THIRD OF THE STARS / REVELATION 12:4
  17. FALSE PROPHET … THE MIRACULOUS / REVELATION 19:20
  18. THE LAMB OPENED / REVELATION 6:1
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BEATEN WITH FEW BLOWS / LUKE 12:47-48

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(KJV) Luke 12:47-48

And that servant, which knew his lord’s will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.

BEATEN WITH FEW BLOWS / LUKE 12:47-48

Just as there will be degrees of reward in heaven (1 Corinthians 15:41-42), so there will also be degrees of punishment in hell. Those who are eternally lost and condemned spiritually will somehow experience different levels of punishment according to how they handled or disregarded their God-given privileges and responsibilities in life (Matthew 23:14; Hebrews 10:29).

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  1. THE POWER OF THE LORD WAS PRESENT / LUKE 5:17
  2. YOUR ENEMIES … ENCIRCLE YOU /LUKE 19:43
  3. SAW THE CITY, HE WEPT / LUKE 19:41
  4. THIS WOMAN … SATAN HAS KEPT BOUND / LUKE 13:16
  5. HIS HEART / LUKE 6:45
  6. THE LORD’S GREAT SORROW / LUKE 13:34
  7. THE KINGDOMS OF THE WORLD / LUKE 4:5
  8. JESUS, FULL OF THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 4:1
  9. HOLY SPIRIT DESCENDED ON HIM / LUKE 3:22
  10. THE WISE … LITTLE CHILDREN / LUKE 10:21
  11. DO NOT REJOICE / LUKE 10:20
  12. SNAKES AND SCORPINS / LUKE 10:19
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WE HAVE THE MIND OF CHRIST / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:16

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(KJV) 1 Corinthians 2:16
For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.

WE HAVE THE MIND OF CHRIST / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:16

To have the mind of Christ means being able to understand His will (His plans and desires based on His character and purposes) and His plan to restore people to a personal relationship with God (1 Corinthians 2:9-10). It means seeing and evaluating things from God’s perspective, adopting His values, loving what He loves and hating what He hates (1 Corinthians 2:15; Hebrews 1:9). It means understand God’s holiness (purity, perfection, completeness of character and separation from evil) and sin’s awfulness. Having the mind of Christ also means possessing and attitude of humility, servanthood and selflessness that put the needs of others and their best interest above our own – just as Christ did in giving His life to save us (Philippians 2:3-8). For this reason, receiving the Spirit and following the Spirit (1 Corinthians 2:12) cause a Christian’s values and worldview to become extremely different from the ways and wisdom of this world. We must “have the mind of Christ” in order to effectively live for Him.

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  1. WORDS TAUGHT BY THE SPIRIT / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:13
  2. THAT WE MAY UNDERSTAND / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:12
  3. A DEMONSTRATION OF THE SPIRIT’S POWER / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:4
  4. I DID NOT COME WITH … WISDOM / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:1
  5. PRAY WITH MY SPIRIT – PRAY WITH MY MIND / 1 CORINTHIANS 14:14-15
  6. CHRIST JESUS HAS BECOME FOR US WISDOM / 1 CORINTHIANS 1:30
  7. THIS CUP / 1 CORINTHIANS 11:25
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WORDS TAUGHT BY THE SPIRIT / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:13

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(KJV) 1 Corinthians 2:13
Which things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.

WORDS TAUGHT BY THE SPIRIT / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:13

Though Paul is writing about the God-initiated, Spirit-directed nature of his preaching, (1 Corinthians 2:9-13 suggest the steps by which the Holy Spirit also inspired the writing of Scripture (God’s written Word).

Step 1: God desired to communicate His wisdom to humankind (1 Corinthians 2:7-9). This wisdom concerned His plans and purpose to restore us to a personal relationship with Himself through the life, death and resurrection of His Son, Jesus (1 Corinthians 1:30; 1 Corinthians 2:2, 5).

Step 2: It is only through the Holy spirit that God’s truth and wisdom are revealed to humanity (1 Corinthians 2:10). The Spirit knows God’s thoughts fully (1 Corinthians 2:11) as He too is God.

Step 3: God’s revelation was given to chosen believers through the presence of the Spirit within them (1 Corinthians 2:12; Romans 8:11, 15).

Step 4: The writers of Scripture recorded the words taught by the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 2:13). The Spirit not only directed the writers’ thoughts, but also the very choice of the words they used (Exodus 24:4; Isaiah 51:16; Jeremiah 1:9; Jeremiah 36:28, 32; Ezekiel 2:7; Matthew 4:4) so that they communicated exactly what God wanted. At the same time, the Spirit’s guidance in expressing God’s truth was not mechanical or impersonal; rather, the Spirit used each writer’s vocabulary and individual style.

Step 5: Believers can understand God-inspired Scripture as they examine its content through the help and insight of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 2:14-16).

The Spirit of God inspired both the thoughts and language of Scripture. Not a single writer used a false word or phrase. the Holy Spirit protected God’s Word from all error and untruth.

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  1. THAT WE MAY UNDERSTAND / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:12
  2. A DEMONSTRATION OF THE SPIRIT’S POWER / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:4
  3. I DID NOT COME WITH … WISDOM / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:1
  4. PRAY WITH MY SPIRIT – PRAY WITH MY MIND / 1 CORINTHIANS 14:14-15
  5. CHRIST JESUS HAS BECOME FOR US WISDOM / 1 CORINTHIANS 1:30
  6. THIS CUP / 1 CORINTHIANS 11:25
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THAT WE MAY UNDERSTAND / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:12

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(KJV) 1 Corinthians 2:12
Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.

THAT WE MAY UNDERSTAND / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:12

God’s Spirit knows all things and fully understands the nature and depth of God’s plans. In the proper time and way, He will reveal and shine His light upon (1 Corinthians 2:10-16) the things that God has prepared for those who truly love Him (1 Corinthians 2:9). As we read and study the Bible, the Holy Spirit can enlighten our understanding of the truth. The Spirit also gives Christ’s faithful followers a strong assurance of the divine origin of the Bible (John 16:13; Ephesians 1:17).

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  1. A DEMONSTRATION OF THE SPIRIT’S POWER / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:4
  2. I DID NOT COME WITH … WISDOM / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:1
  3. PRAY WITH MY SPIRIT – PRAY WITH MY MIND / 1 CORINTHIANS 14:14-15
  4. CHRIST JESUS HAS BECOME FOR US WISDOM / 1 CORINTHIANS 1:30
  5. THIS CUP / 1 CORINTHIANS 11:25
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A DEMONSTRATION OF THE SPIRIT’S POWER / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:4

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(KJV) 1 Corinthians 2:4

And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:

A DEMONSTRATION OF THE SPIRIT’S POWER / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:4

Because of Paul’s humility and reliance on the Holy Spirit, powerful works of the Spirit characterized his ministry.

  1. As evidence of the Holy Spirit’s power (1 Corinthians 1:18, 24), Paul’s preaching included how the Holy Spirit does the following: (a)Exposes people’s sin and convinces them of their need to get right with God through faith in the risen Christ (1 Corinthians chapters 5-6; John 16:8; Acts 2:36-41. (b) Transforms lives (1 Corinthians 1:26-27; Acts 4:13). (c) Brings spiritual purity, wholeness and purpose to the believer’s life (1 Corinthians 5:3-5). (d) Manifests His power through signs and miracles (Acts 2:29-33; 4:29-30; 5:12; 14:3; 2 Corinthians 12:12).
  2. Several other New Testament passages point out how the preaching of the message about Jesus was accompanied by a special power of the Holy Spirit: Mark 16:17-18; Luke 10:19; Acts 28:3-6; Romans 15:19; 1 Corinthians 4:20; 1 Thessalonians 1:5; Hebrews 2:4.
  3. All Christ’s followers – not only ministers – should pray that through their service for the Lord. (a) Individuals will come to know Jesus and be spiritually saved (Acts 2:41; 11:21, 24; 14:1). (b) New followers of Jesus I’ll be filled with the Holy Spirits (Acts 2:4; 4:31; 8:17; 19:6). (c) Evil spirits will be forced out of people’s lives (Acts 5:16; 8:7; 16:18). (d) the sick will be healed (Acts 3:6; 4:29-30: 14:10). (d) People will become true disciples (disciplined followers and learners) of Christ who obey His commands and live by His standards and teachings (Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 11:23, 26).

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  1. I DID NOT COME WITH … WISDOM / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:1
  2. PRAY WITH MY SPIRIT – PRAY WITH MY MIND / 1 CORINTHIANS 14:14-15
  3. CHRIST JESUS HAS BECOME FOR US WISDOM / 1 CORINTHIANS 1:30
  4. THIS CUP / 1 CORINTHIANS 11:25
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I DID NOT COME WITH … WISDOM / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:1

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(KJV) 1 Corinthians 2:1
And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.

I DID NOT COME WITH … WISDOM / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:1

Paul’s preaching was not based on eloquent speech, popular appeal or the latest human “wisdom,” either in the world or the church. Instead, he concentrated on the central truth of the gospel – the “good news” of forgiveness, new life and an eternal relationship with God through faith in Jesus Christ. He was well aware of his human and individual limitations. For this reason, relied not on himself, but on the message of Christ and on the power of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 2:4). By doing this, people’s attention was drawn to God so their faith would be based on His authority and power.

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  1. PRAY WITH MY SPIRIT – PRAY WITH MY MIND / 1 CORINTHIANS 14:14-15
  2. CHRIST JESUS HAS BECOME FOR US WISDOM / 1 CORINTHIANS 1:30
  3. THIS CUP / 1 CORINTHIANS 11:25
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THEY WILL FIGHT AGAINST YOU / JEREMIAH 1:19

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(KJV) Jeremiah 1:19

And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee; for I am with thee, saith the LORD, to deliver thee.

THEY WILL FIGHT AGAINST YOU / JEREMIAH 1:19

God told Jeremiah that Judah’s kings, officials, priests and even the people would stand against him, opposing the message God had called him to proclaim (Jeremiah 1:18). But the prophet was encouraged to speak out boldly and to stand firm in his convictions. God promised to be with him and assured him that his enemies would not overcome him. God always stands with His faithful servants who speak the truth to those who forsake God and His Word and follow the ways of this world.

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  1. A FORTIFIED CITY AND IRON PILLAR / JEREMIAH 1:18
  2. FROM THE NORTH DISASTER / JEREMIAH 1:14
  3. BRANCH OF AN ALMOND TREE / JERMIAH 1:11
  4. TO UPROOT AND TEAR DOWN / JEREMIAH 1:10
  5. BEFORE I FORMED YOU … I KNEW YOU / JEREMIAH 1:5
  6. JEREMIAH / JEREMIAH 1:1
  7. MY WORDS IN YOUR MOUTH / JEREMIAH 1:9
  8. DO NOT BE AFRAID / JEREMIAH 1:8
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HAS GRANTED THE SON TO HAVE LIFE IN HIMSELF / JOHN 5:26

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(KJV) John 5:26

For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;

HAS GRANTED THE SON TO HAVE LIFE IN HIMSELF / JOHN 5:26

Jesus Christ’s own nature is a source of eternal life; it is part of who He is (John 1:4). This means that to know Christ is to know real life. God has not given us the power to have eternal life – a personal and eternal relationship with God – on our own. We can experience this life as God desires only as we trust Christ and remain devoted to close companionship with Him (John 15:4, 6; Galatians 2:20).

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  1. LIGHT SHINES IN THE DARKNESS /JOHN 1:5
  2. LIFE WAS THE LIGHT OF MEN / JOHN 1:4
  3. TAKING FROM WHAT IS MINE / JOHN 16:14
  4. HE IS A LIEAR AND THE FATHER OF LIES / JOHN 8:44
  5. EVERYONE WHO SINS / JOHN 8:34
  6. HOLY SPIRIT / JOHN 14:26
  7. I WILL ASK THE FATHER – COUNSELOR / JOHN 14:16
  8. JESUS HAD NOT YET BEEN GLORIFIED / JOHN 7:39
  9. AS THE SCRIPTURE HAS SAID – STREAMS OF LIVING WATER / JOHN 7:38
  10. YOU ARE GODS? / JOHN 10:34
  11. HE WHO DOES NOT LOVE ME / JOHN 14:24
  12. REMAIN IN MY LOVE / JOHN 15:9-10
  13. ETERNAL LIFE / JOHN 17:3
  14. I AM THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD / JOHN 8:12
  15. SANCTIFY THEM BY THE TRUTH / JOHN 17:17
  16. THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE / JOHN 8:32
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