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"I am not qualified to serve God or preach the gospel"
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2Corinthians 3:5 Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think anything as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;
Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
Colossians 1:29 "For which I also labor, striving according to his working, who works in me mightily."
I labour according to my faith in God's power and not my own power.
1Corinthians 15:10 "But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me."
The grace to do anything is with me.
Philippians 2:13 For it is God who works in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
God will work in me according to how willing I am to do His pleasure.
Hebrews 13:20 "Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,"
I am qualified only through faith in Christ. Through faith in Christ God will work all things in me.
2Thessalonians 2:16 "Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, who has loved us, and has given us everlasting encouragement and good hope through grace,"
Proeaching the gospel is all about God's ability in me activated by faith.
Zechariah 4:6 "Then he answered and spoke unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying,
John 3:34 For he whom God has sent speaks the words of God: for God gives not the Spirit by measure unto him.
God has sent and filled every Christian with power and words to speak to witness to unbelievers about Christ.
Psalm 81:10 "
The God who saved me from the world (Egypt) will fill my mouth with the right words to speak to the people of the world to be saved.
Acts 1:8 "
Mark 16:17
Matthew 28:19 "
The great commission has been given to all believers.
Matthew 10:19 "
Luke 12:11 "
Luke 21:14 "
Jeremiah 1:7 "But the LORD said unto me,
Jeremiah 1:8 "
The most important things are not in me but all in God and I gain hold of all these through my faith in Him.
"This is not the right time to preach the gospel or do the work of God"
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2Timothy 4:2 "Preach the word; be diligent in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine."
John 4:34 "Jesus said unto them,
Luke 14:5 "And answered them, saying,
Matthew 12:8
John 5:17 "But Jesus answered them,
John 5:19 "Then answered Jesus and said unto them,
Luke 22:26 "
Acts 20:24 "But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God."
Isaiah 55:8 "
Proverbs 16:25 "There is a way that seems right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death."
Romans 8:14 "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God."
Isaiah 40:30 "Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:"
"I am not eloquent enough to preach the gospel"
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2Corinthians 10:10 "For his letters, say they, are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible."
The power of the gospel is not in eloquence but in it's simple message of Christ
1Corinthians 4:20 "For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power."
The power of the gospel is not in the ability of man(eloquence) but in the authority of God
"The preaching of forgiveness and grace gives people the license to sin"
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Matthew 13:23 "
It is the proper spiritual understanding of grace that rids us of sin for it is improper spiritual understanding of grace that denies us of this freedom from sin's power Matt 13:19.
Luke 7:47 "
The measure of forgiveness preached believed and received is the measure of love stirred up for righteousness stirred up in the receiver
John 1:14 "And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth."
Sin is living at variance to the truth of God's righteousness. Grace is the bridge which enables us to cross from the truth of our sinfulness to the truth of God's righteousness. God reveals the truth of our sinfulness so that we can connect to His grace to live in the truth of His righteousness. This is so because the source of truth is the same source of grace. Grace promotes truth and truth promotes grace.
Titus 2:11 ,11 "For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men,",12 "Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live sensibly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;"
The true teaching of grace is the teaching of the most effective way of living righteously
"When signs and wonders follow me, then I know that God was with me"
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2Corinthians 5:7 "(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)"
1John 4:13 "By this we know that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit."
Ephesians 2:14 "For he is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of partition between us;"
1John 2:27 "But the anointing which you have received of him abides in you, and you need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teaches you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it has taught you, you shall abide in him."
"Even if I preach, I will make no impact or go far"
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Zechariah 4:6 "Then he answered and spoke unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying,
Colossians 3:23 "And whatsoever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;"
1Corinthians 4:20 "For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power."
Psalm 62:11 God has spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongs unto God.
1Corinthians 1:27 But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God has chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
2Corinthians 3:5 Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think anything as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;
Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
"I can't preach against this because I am also guilty of it"
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Romans 8:14 "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God."
1John 1:9 "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
2Corinthians 5:17 "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creation: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new."
"I feel so bad because I have done what I have preached against"
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Colossians 3:3 "For you are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God."
Galatians 2:20 "I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ lives in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me."
Philippians 4:8 "Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things."
Proverbs 23:7 "For as he thinks in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, says he to you; but his heart is not with you."
Philippians 3:13 "Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,"
1John 1:9 "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
2Corinthians 5:17 "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creation: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new."
"I preached this so I should not or do not have any problem with this"
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1Corinthians 9:27 "But I roughly treat my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be disqualified."
1Corinthians 10:12 Therefore let him that thinks he stands take heed lest he fall.
Psalm 62:11 God has spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongs unto God.
Psalm 118:8 It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.
Jeremiah 17:5 "Thus says the LORD;
"Why should I listen or pay so much attention to his preaching; I know more than he knows"
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Philippians 2:3 Let nothing be done through strife or vain glory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than themselves.
1Corinthians 1:27 But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God has chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
Mark 4:24 "And he said unto them,
It is the hearing of the word over and over again that produces results in our lives
John 6:63 "
1Corinthians 4:20 "For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power."
"The preaching and teaching of the gospel is for only those called into the ministry"
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Hebrews 5:12 "For when for the time you ought to be teachers, you have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of solid food."
Ephesians 4:12 "For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:"
Acts 1:8 "
"Why should I listen to this preaching. I already know everything about it"
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Mark 4:24 "And he said unto them,
Joshua 1:8 "
Psalm 1:2 ,2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law does he meditate day and night.,3 "And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he does shall prosper."
"No one will like me if I preach this message"
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Colossians 3:23 "And whatsoever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;"
Ephesians 6:6 "Not with eye service, as men pleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;"
John 12:43 For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.
"No one will hear me if I preach the gospel to them"
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Colossians 3:23 "And whatsoever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;"
Ephesians 6:6 "Not with eye service, as men pleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;"
1Corinthians 4:20 "For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power."
"I don't preach the gospel but I try to let my life lead people to Christ"
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Acts 1:8 "
Hebrews 5:12 "For when for the time you ought to be teachers, you have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of solid food."
"I only come to church because of the preaching"
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Proverbs 11:1 A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight.
Hebrews 12:22 ,22 "But you are come unto mount Zion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,",23 "To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, who are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,"
My ability to absolutely depend on God is my qualification to preach the gospel.