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Brad Cockrell, Associate Pastor

November 29, 2015 #FirstDenton

Joshua: Tearing Down the Walls “Don’t Be a Lone Ranger” Joshua 6

I. Two Important Life Truths

Brad Cockrell, Associate Pastor

November 29, 2015 #FirstDenton

Joshua: Tearing Down the Walls “Don’t Be a Lone Ranger” Joshua 6

I. Two Important Life Truths

1. God never intended for Christianity to be lived with a

1. God never intended for Christianity to be lived with a

______________ _________________ mentality.

______________ _________________ mentality.

2. It is imperative to your spiritual success that you surround yourself with people who have:

2. It is imperative to your spiritual success that you surround yourself with people who have:

a. The same _____________ ___________

a. The same _____________ ___________

b. The same ___________ for ____________

b. The same ___________ for ____________

c. A spirit of _____________

c. A spirit of _____________

d. The same __________________

d. The same __________________

Philippians 2:2 Be of the same mind, maintain the same love, be united in spirit, and intent on one purpose.

• It’s called the New Testament _______________ II. Two Important Life Principles

Philippians 2:2 Be of the same mind, maintain the same love, be united in spirit, and intent on one purpose.

• It’s called the New Testament _______________ II. Two Important Life Principles

1. Your friends will ____________________ the ____________________

1. Your friends will ____________________ the ____________________

and _________________ of your life.

and _________________ of your life.

Proverbs 13:20 He who walks with wise men will be wise, but a companion of fools will suffer harm.

Proverbs 13:20 He who walks with wise men will be wise, but a companion of fools will suffer harm.

1 Corinthians 15:33 Do not be deceived: Bad company corrupts good morals.

1 Corinthians 15:33 Do not be deceived: Bad company corrupts good morals.

2. Those _________________ to your _______________ will

2. Those _________________ to your _______________ will

_________________ your life the ______________.

_________________ your life the ______________.

Proverbs 4:23 Watch over your heart with all diligence, for from it flow the springs of life.

Proverbs 4:23 Watch over your heart with all diligence, for from it flow the springs of life.

2 Corinthians 6:14 Do not be bound together with unbelievers, for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness?

III. The Benefits of Living in Community with Other Believers 1. You are stronger ___________________ than __________________.

Ecclesiastes 4:9–12 Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor.

10 For if either of them falls, the one will lift up his companion. But woe to the one who falls when there is not another to lift him. up 11 Furthermore, if two lie down together they keep warm, but how can one be warm alone? 12 And if one can overpower him who is alone, two can resist him. A cord of three strands is not quickly torn apart.

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2 Corinthians 6:14 Do not be bound together with unbelievers, for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness?

III. The Benefits of Living in Community with Other Believers 1. You are stronger ___________________ than __________________.

Ecclesiastes 4:9–12 Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor.

10 For if either of them falls, the one will lift up his companion. But woe to the one who falls when there is not another to lift him. up 11 Furthermore, if two lie down together they keep warm, but how can one be warm alone? 12 And if one can overpower him who is alone, two can resist him. A cord of three strands is not quickly torn apart.

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2. There is ___________________________ when you unite with others in pursuit of a common goal.

2. There is ___________________________ when you unite with others in pursuit of a common goal.

Matthew 18:15–17 If your brother sins, go and show him his fault in private; if he listens to you, you have won your brother. 16 But if he does not listen to you, take one or two more with you, so that by the mouth of two or three witnesses every fact may be confirmed. 17 If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector.

Matthew 18:15–17 If your brother sins, go and show him his fault in private; if he listens to you, you have won your brother. 16 But if he does not listen to you, take one or two more with you, so that by the mouth of two or three witnesses every fact may be confirmed. 17 If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector.

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Hebrews 10:24–25 And let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, 25 not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more as you see the day drawing near.

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Hebrews 10:24–25 And let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, 25 not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more as you see the day drawing near.

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3. You benefit from the ________________ and

3. You benefit from the ________________ and

______________________ of others.

______________________ of others.

Galatians 6:3 For if anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

Galatians 6:3 For if anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

2 Corinthians 1:3–4 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our affliction so that we will be able to comfort those who are in any affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

2 Corinthians 1:3–4 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our affliction so that we will be able to comfort those who are in any affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

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4. You are not as _______________________ to the enemy’s attacks.

4. You are not as _______________________ to the enemy’s attacks.

1 Peter 5:8 Be of the sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

1 Peter 5:8 Be of the sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.