Sunday Morning: February 13, 2000
Text: 1 Thessalonians 4:11-12 "And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you; 12. That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing."
1 Thessalonians 4:11-12 "And that ye [brethren] . . ."
Matthew 12:50 "For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother."
Matthew 7:21 "Not every one . . . shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven."
1 Thessalonians 4:1 "Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, . . ."
1 Thessalonians 4:10 "And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more;"
1 Thessalonians 4:11-12 "And that ye study [present middle, strive, labor] to be quiet [present active, keep your seat] . . ."
James 1:19 "Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear (two ears), slow to speak (one mouth), slow to wrath:"
Proverbs 10:19 "In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise."
Ecclesiastes 5:2 "Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter. . . therefore let thy words be few."
Proverbs 27:2 "Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips."
1 Thessalonians 4:11 "And that ye study to be quiet do [present active, practice] your own business, and to work [present middle] with your own hands, as we commanded [charge] you;. . ."
Ephesians 4:28-29 "Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.
29. Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers."
1 Thessalonians 4:12 "That ye may walk [present active] honestly [honorably, becoming] toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing."
1 Peter 2:12 "Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation."
1 Peter 3:16 "16. Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ."
James 3:13 "Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him show out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom."
1 Thessalonians 4:12 "That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing."
Mark 4:2, 9-12 "And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine,"
9. "And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
10. And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable.
11. And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables:
12. That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them."
1 Corinthians 5:9-13 "I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators:
10. Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of the world.
11. But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.
12. For what have I to do to judge them also that are without? do not ye judge them that are within?
13. But them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person."
1 Corinthians 6:9, 11 "Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,"
"11. And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God."
1 Peter 3:15-16 "But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:
16. Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ."
Colossians 4:4-6 "That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak. 5. Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time. 6. Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt (you can use too much salt, then it takes a whole lot of sugar), that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man."
1 Corinthians 5:9-13 "I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators:
2 Corinthians 6:17-18 "Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, . . ."