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  WE MUST DO THE WORK
  by J. Stuart Holden
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Summary: The New Testament calls us to a life of active obedience, where
we respond to God's truth and promises with practical action.

Topics: "Faith And Works", "Spiritual Growth"
Scripture References: Matthew 7:24, Galatians 5:6, Ephesians 2:10, Philippians 2:12, James 1:22

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J. Stuart Holden delves into the profound demands the New Testament
places on believers, emphasizing the inseparable link between divine
truths and human actions. The sermon highlights the call to not only
receive God's grace and truth but also to actively respond by living out
the implications of faith in daily life. It underscores the necessity of
aligning our beliefs with our behaviors, acknowledging God's
transformative work in us while taking responsibility for our spiritual
growth and character development.

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CONTENT
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"My soul is continually in my hand"

(Ps. 119:109).

See how entirely unanswerable is the logic of those demands which the
New Testament makes upon us. It lays foundations, and then says "Build!"
It declares truth, and then says "Act!" It unveils fountains, and then
says "Drink, and be renewed!" It reveals a pathway, and then says
"Walk!" It discloses an enemy's dispositions, and then says "Fight!" It
says "You have been transplanted; now grow!" In short, it couples the
Divine and the human in indispensable association. It proclaims what God
has done and is ever doing for His children, and then it lays down what
they, in consequence, must also do. It makes known what He is, and then
announces what they must become--and why. It unveils the faith of God,
and then indicates what must be the responsive and active quality of
their faith. It publishes the fact that "it is He that hath made us,"
and then it goes on to insist that we fashion ourselves. Its unqualified
assurances lift us to the very heavens. And then its inescapable
imperatives bring us back to earth, to work out here the implicates of
our belief and the obligations of our moral and spiritual insights into
the concrete realities of Christian character.

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/j-stuart-holden/we-must-do-the-work/
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