Bait 4

Series: The Bait of Satan

July 23, 2023
Michal Boyd

The Bait of Satan LISTEN ON MIXLR @ https://gbcsl.mixlr.com WATCH US ON YOU TUBE LIVE @ http://www.youtube.com/gracech Luke 17:1 Then He said to the disciples, “It is impossible that no [a]offenses should come, but woe to him through whom they do come! I Samuel 24:6-7 6 He said to his men, “The Lord forbid that I should do this thing to my lord, the Lord's anointed, to put out my hand against him, seeing he is the Lord's anointed.” 7 So David persuaded his men with these words and did not permit them to attack Saul. And Saul rose up and left the cave and went on his way. II. God's way or My Way A. How Spiritual Vagabonds are born Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath: for it is written, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord (Romans 12:19). Luke 17:1 Then He said to the disciples, “It is impossible that no [a]offenses should come, but woe to him through whom they do come! I Samuel 24:6-7 6 He said to his men, “The Lord forbid that I should do this thing to my lord, the Lord's anointed, to put out my hand against him, seeing he is the Lord's anointed.” 7 So David persuaded his men with these words and did not permit them to attack Saul. And Saul rose up and left the cave and went on his way. 1. It is righteous for God to avenge His servants. 2. It is unrighteous for God’s servants to avenge themselves, 3. God tests His servants with obedience. B. How Can God Use Corrupt Leaders? Now the boy Samuel ministered to the Lord before Eli” (I Sam. 3:1). And the word of the Lord was rare in those days; there was no widespread revelation” (I Sam. 3:1).

Episode Notes

II. Churches Are not Cafeterias
A. Offended Christians Leave
1. Jesus is the only perfect pastor.
2, When we get offended we go looking for a perfect church.
3. They Leave when they find something they do not like
4. You are not the one who chooses where you go to church. God does!
“But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body just as He pleased” (I Cor. 12:18).


B. The Planted Flourish
Psalm 92:13, “Those who are planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God”

1. Offended Christians cut off their ability to produce fruit.
2. Fruit must be cultivated.
3. God never created us to live separately and independently of each other.

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