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  HOW CAN BELIEVERS FINISH WELL IN THEIR WALKS WITH THE LORD？
  by Dean Taylor
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Summary: This sermon emphasizes the importance of truly knowing the
Lord, being a student of God's Word, a worshipper of God, and knowing
Jesus Christ. It highlights the significance of active involvement in a
local church as Jesus gave the church to be the ambassador kingdom on
earth. The speaker shares the challenges and importance of being plugged
in and accountable to a local church community, despite frustrations
that may arise. Encouragement is given to engage with biographies of
early church figures for inspiration and to develop a real relationship
with Jesus, commitment to a local brotherhood, and connection with the
legacy of faith from those who have gone before us.

Topics: "Knowing the Lord", "Commitment to the Church"
Scripture References: Proverbs 2:3, John 17:3, Hebrews 10:24, Hebrews 12:1, Philippians 2:1, Acts 2:42, 1 Corinthians 12:12, Ephesians 4:11, 2 Timothy 3:16, Hebrews 13:7

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This sermon emphasizes the importance of truly knowing the Lord, being a
student of God's Word, a worshipper of God, and knowing Jesus Christ. It
highlights the significance of active involvement in a local church as
Jesus gave the church to be the ambassador kingdom on earth. The speaker
shares the challenges and importance of being plugged in and accountable
to a local church community, despite frustrations that may arise.
Encouragement is given to engage with biographies of early church
figures for inspiration and to develop a real relationship with Jesus,
commitment to a local brotherhood, and connection with the legacy of
faith from those who have gone before us.

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CONTENT
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The most important thing is to truly know the Lord. To know the Word of
God. To be a student of God.

A worshipper of God. To know Jesus Christ. I also find it very important
to be very involved in a local church.

Jesus Christ gave us the local church to be the ambassador kingdom until
the final kingdom comes. And so the idea to be plugged in accountable to
a local church I do believe very important to what Jesus left us here on
earth. It's too common today for us to be frustrated with the church.

And I understand this. I've been working over in Lesbos Island with the
refugees. And hundreds of these refugees are coming to Christ from the
Muslim background.

And I ponder their life in the new Christianity. And I told them over
there, I said, the church, it's probably the most frustrating, the
hardest thing that I've ever had to do is to be with brothers,
accountable to brothers to be real and to go through the stuff of earth
that it takes to be in a church. And I believe though being in a real
brotherhood truly accountable to one another is very essential.

I would also really encourage the reading of biographies and the early
church and men that have come before us. There's so much fluff today in
American Christianity. And just picking up some of these men that have
come before us and women that have come before us is so inspiring, so
encouraging.

Have a real relationship with Jesus Christ. Be truly committed to a
local brotherhood and be connected. Consider the way that have come
before us and that great cloud of witnesses that's cheering us on.

And I think that these are good things that will help us along our way.

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Video: https://sermonindex2.b-cdn.net/1uEVqj4EK64.mp4
Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/dean-taylor/how-can-believers-finish-well-in-their-walks-with-the-lord/
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