South Tulsa Baptist Church

How do we avoid God’s Refining Process-
1. My Character must match my name,
2. Tackle my assignment, and
3. Be secure in obedience.

Spiritual Recovery-
1. Let prayer & praise dominate your life,
2. Be willing to call on the spiritually strong, and
3. Watch God work.

Challenge of His Coming-Let His Coming Strengthen/Deepen-
1. Our Commitment,
2. Our Relationships, and
3. Endurance

Do not let our life situation-
1. Take away from our spiritual focus,
2. Keep us from touching lives, and
3. Become a reason for the Lord to discipline us.

Enjoying Life Every Day by Living in the Will of God by-
1. Refusing 5 Foolish Fallacies by refusing to think we control-
a. Time,
b. Location,
c. Duration,
d. Enterprise, and
e. Goals.
2. Reflect on the Brevity of Life, and
3. Relax in Lordship.

Taking a Giant Step in Discipleship- Encouraging in-
1. Relationships,
2. Responsibilities, and
3. Position

Change Required

Work of the Holy Spirit-
1. Made to Dwell in us,
2. Desires to have everything about us,
3. Has a Design for us, and
4. Has a Destiny for us.

Sources of Conflict-
1. Pleasure (selfish),
2. Prayerlessness, and
3. Permissiveness

Wisdom from Above – 8 questions
Will My Actions/Reactions-
1. Add to my holiness?
2. Cause peace?
3. Be appropriate?
4. Persuade others to come to Christ?
5. Bring relief?
6. Demonstrate fruits of the Spirit?
7. Be consistent with my christian tes

Developing Godly Wisdom-
1. Acknowledge we do not have wisdom,
2. Acknowledge we have disorder in our lives, and
3. Ask God for wisdom.

Things that should not be in a Christian’s life –
1. A tongue that starts fires,
2. A tongue that blesses & curses, and
3. A tongue that is untamed.

Listen to What We Say-
1. Teachers require sticter judgement,
2. Tongue is the ultimate spiritual barometer,
3. Tongue indicates our desire to follow the Lord.

Real Faith – What real faith is and what it produces- Qualities are:
1. Active Compassion,
2. Exhibited actions, and
3. Continually Growing

Personal Favoritism-
1. Is Not Capatible with Faith,
2. Will Divide the Body,
3. Always has long-term hurtful effects, and
4. Causes Blessed people to judge and Judged people to be blessed.

Preparation & Production for Worship-
1. Worship comes from a pure heart,
2. Worship leads to a pure life.

Who Is God?
1. God is God of Heaven & Earth.
2. God is a God of Grace.
3. God is a God of Relationships.
4. God is a God of Love & Forgiveness

When A Believer Only Hears-
1. They are diluted,
2. They are neglected, and
3. They should be an effectual doer.

Requirements for Christian Growth-
1. Requirements for Teachers,
2. Requirements for Students

A Plan for Believers to Deal with Temptation-
1. Satan really does want to deal with you,
2. Never let lust linger, and
3. Unchecked lust leads to death.

Every Trial – An Opportunity-
Our Trials-
1. Are an opportunity to remind us of our position in Christ,
2. Show us our authenticity, and
3. Reveal our love for Jesus.

Need for Testing-
1. Testing requires Wisdom,
2. Testing reveals Faith, and
3. Testing reinforces Expectations.

When trials come-
1. Simply be calm about the trial,
2. Remember trials have a purpose,
3. Let the trial produce its perfect result.

Praying Always-
1. Continually & specific,
2. Being Led by the Spirit,
3. On Watch

Experiencing Victory in the Evil Day-
1. Practice Your Faith,
2. Protect Your Mind,
3. Penetrate Your Life

Experiencing Victory in the Evil Day-
1. Gird yourself in the truth,
2. Wear the breastplate of righteousness
3. Shod feet with the Gospel of peace,
4. Take up the shield of faith every day.

Experiencing Victory in the Evil Day-
1. What Do We Do
2. Why Do We Do It
3. How Do We Do It

The Character of Jesus
1. The Setup
2. The Arrest
3. The Trials
4. The Result

Qualities of Satan-
1. Accuser of the Brethern
2. Skeemer
3. Organizer of Evil

The Wife Who Submits-
1. She sees her husband properly,
2. She must receive him properly.
The Husband to Whom She Submits-
1. He loves his wife properly,
2. He protects her purity,
3. He strengthens his wife’s security.