YOU THAT BELIEVE

Sunday Morning: December 5, 1999

Text: 1 Thessalonians 2:13 "For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh [present] also in you that believe [present]."

EXAMPLES TO OTHER WHO BELIEVE

1 Thessalonians 1:7 "So that ye were ensamples to all that believe [present] in Macedonia and Achaia."

FALL AWAY FROM BELIEVING

FALL AWAY FROM THE FAITH

BRETHREN BELIEVE, PRESENT TENSE

1 Thessalonians 2:9-10 "For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day, ... 10. Ye are witnesses, &ldots;, how holily and justly and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe [present]:"

CALLED TO A WORTHY WALK

WHO IS A BROTHER

SEEKING TO ENTER THE KINGDOM

BENEFITS OF BELIEVING

1 Thessalonians 2:13 "&ldots; the word of God, which effectually worketh [present] also in you that believe [present]."

THE WORD IS POWERFUL IN US

HIS POWER TO US

POWER OF HIS RESURRECTION

THE BELIEVER RECEIVES DELIVERANCE

Acts 10:43 "To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth [present] in him shall receive remission of sins."

POWER TO BEAR AND ESCAPE

THE BELIEVER WILL BE JUSTIFIED

Acts 13:39 "And by him all that believe [present] are justified [present passive] from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses."

THE BELIEVER IS AN OVERCOMER

1 John 5:5 "Who is he that overcometh [present active] the world, but he that believeth [present] that Jesus is the Son of God?"

THE BELIEVER ESTEEMS LIFE

John 6:47 "Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth [present] on me hath [present, esteemeth] everlasting life."

THAT YE MAY CONTINUE TO BELIEVE

1 John 5:13 "These things have I written unto you that believe [present] on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have [present, esteemeth] eternal life, and that ye may believe [present] on the name of the Son of God."