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Digging Deep. Digging Deep. Luke 6:46-49. Digging Deep. How do you build a strong house? The local church needs a foundation (1 Cor.3:10-11; Eph.2:20; 1 Tim.3:15) The Christian life needs rooting (Lk. 8:13) You will need rooting and grounding at different points in your life!.
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Digging Deep Digging Deep Luke 6:46-49
Digging Deep • How do you build a strong house? • The local church needs a foundation (1 Cor.3:10-11; Eph.2:20; 1 Tim.3:15) • The Christian life needs rooting (Lk. 8:13) • You will need rooting and grounding at different points in your life!
You’ll Have to Dig Deeper Than… • Good times (Job 1-2; Jas. 5:11) • Fun and food (Jn. 6:24, 66) • Opinions (1 Cor. 8:9-13) • “Coming” to church (1 Cor. 11:18) • Worldly friends (1 Cor. 15:33; Jas. 4:4)
You’ll Have to Dig Deeper Than… • Parents’ religion (Gal. 1:14; Phil. 3:5-6) • Church friends (Gal. 2:11-14; 5:7) • Old bad habits (Eph. 4:25 – 5:14) • Personality clashes (Phil. 4:2) • Human philosophy (Col. 2:8)
You’ll Have to Dig Deeper Than… • “Church of Christ” teaching (2 Tim. 2:18) • Materialism and culture (1 Tim. 6:9-10) • Bitterness (Heb. 12:15) • Promise of good times (2 Pet. 2:18-22) • Casual use of scriptures (2 Pet.3:15)
You’ll Have to Dig Deeper Than… • Past reputation (Rev. 3:1) • Mediocre Christianity (Rev. 3:15-16)
How Do I Dig Deep? • Start early (Eph. 6:4) • Don’t simply “go through the motions” of religion (2 Tim. 3:5) • Be active in the local church (Eph. 4:16) • Let God work in your life (1 Pet. 5:10)