How to get rid of the last 3% of sin in your heart (2 Kings 10:31)

But Jehu did not obey the Law of the LORD, the God of Israel, with all his heart. He refused to turn from the sins that Jeroboam had led Israel to commit. (2 Kings 10:31)

2 Kings 10, tells how Jehu did away with every idol and evil thing burning it and killing every trace except the one thing of perceived value. 

• Excuses inside (flesh): "I was born this way", "I can't forgive myself", "I can't stop"
• Excuses outside (world): "everyone is like this", "You don't know what they did", "go with the flow"
• lies from the devil: "did God really say" (Gen 3)

Truth about us: our heart is deceitful and deception is from the devil

• The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it? Jeremiah 17:9
• For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness. All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person.” Mark 7:21–23
• ....(devil) He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies” (John 8:44).

How can anyone turn from sin?

• All you need to say is simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ anything beyond this comes from the evil one. Matthew 5:37
• Abide faithfully in prayer with Jesus, "And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.', Ask, seek, knock (Matthew 6:13, Matthew 7:7-12), I am not asking that You take them out of the world, but that You keep them from the evil one. (John 17:15). In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. (Eph 6:16, John 15-16)
• Abide in fellowship with other believers,  But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one (2 Thes 3:3). Remember Corinthians, Romans, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and Thessalonians are writing to believers/churches - not just names of Bible books.  

Barrier against temptation - God's divine nature within (James 1:18; John 3:6; 1 Peter 1:23)

GOD is our natural environment

Diagnostics of a depraved psychology and consequences (Romans 1:18-32)

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Grace is God's empowering Presence enabling what truth demands

Yes, just as you can identify a tree by its fruit, so you can identify people by their actions. - Matthew 7:20

Know them by there lifestyle

“Not everyone who calls out to me, ‘Lord! Lord!’ will enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Only those who actually do the will of my Father in heaven will enter. - Matthew 7:21 NLT

“Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock. -Matthew 7:24 NLT

“Don’t misunderstand why I have come. I did not come to abolish the law of Moses or the writings of the prophets. No, I came to accomplish their purpose. -Matthew 5:17 NLT

From his abundance we have all received one gracious blessing after another.  For the law was given through Moses, but God’s unfailing love and faithfulness came through Jesus Christ. -John 1:16‭-‬17 NLT

Rev 2 and 3, "I know your works..." to the churches. 

You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone. - James 2:24 ESV

1/2 truth can be a falsehood.  Rat poison is 95% cornmeal, 5% arsenic

Saved by Grace, not works. Eph 2:8-10.

Grace is the gift of repentance  (other side of the coin of faith).

True faith always produces conformity to Christ.

Saved? Do not receive the Grace of God in vain. You need to use the power of God to escape.

Goal is not to sin, (remember Jesus said"Lord,lord"):
My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. And by this we know that we have come to know him, if we keep his commandments. Whoever says "I know him" but does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him, but whoever keeps his word, in him truly the love of God is perfected. By this we may know that we are in him: whoever says he abides in him ought to walk in the same way in which he walked.
1 John 2:1‭, ‬3‭-‬6 ESV

For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works.
Titus 2:11‭-‬14 ESV

The saying is trustworthy, and I want you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed in God may be careful to devote themselves to good works. These things are excellent and profitable for people. Titus 3:8

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God empowers you to change the world

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High standard to a right relationship with God

The earth is the Lord ’s, and everything in it. The world and all its people belong to him. For he laid the earth’s foundation on the seas and built it on the ocean depths. Who may climb the mountain of the Lord ? Who may stand in his holy place? Only those whose hands and hearts are pure, who do not worship idols and never tell lies. They will receive the Lord ’s blessing and have a right relationship with God their savior. Such people may seek you and worship in your presence, O God of Jacob. Interlude
Psalms 24:1‭-‬6 NLT
http://bible.com/116/psa.24.1-6.NLT

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True belief, getting "Egypt" out

1 Peter 2:4-8, Believe means to obey if you don't obey you disobey. Hebrews 3:18-19 did not obey, unbelief. Jesus taught about fruit.
Priest minister to God, we are built into a priesthood. Jesus is the Rock of Offense, fall on me and be broken.
1 Peter 2:9, Royal priesthood only royalty can minister to royalty. called out of darkness into marvelous light. Marvelous, awesome, wonderful are only used to describe God. In using these word flippantly we loose the ability to communicate the awesomeness of God.

Faith types (from Piper)
1. Demonic
2. Useless
3. Dead
4. Saving

Exodus 19:4, "I brought you to myself" This is the purpose of salvation.

Marriage relationship; intimate fellowship makes the babies.

Enoch
When Enoch had lived 65 years, he fathered Methuselah. Enoch walked with God after he fathered Methuselah 300 years and had other sons and daughters. Thus all the days of Enoch were 365 years. 24 Enoch walked with God, and he was not, for God took him.

Exodus 19:10-11, go to the people and consecrate (sanctify, set apart) them.
 - Bride chosen for the king will not go on living like a street person

I delivered you from Egypt. Wash their clothes
2 Cor 7:1 Cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit

Rags to Riches, how the Holy Spirit changes us everyday

Trusting God's perfect timing is always worth the wait

A Heart Ablaze - John Bevere

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Saved to Shine as a light, bringing people to relationship with God

God wants his children to shine as bright lights in the midst of dark perverse generation

• Philippians 2:15 AMP - blameless, guileless, innocent and uncontaminated, without blemish
• Daniel 12:3 AMP - Spiritually wise will lead many to righteousness, shining like stars
• Psalm 104:4 AMP - Who makes winds His messengers, Flames of fire His ministers

God is looking for a habitation, not a visitation
2 Cor 6:12, We are not withholding our affection from you, but you are withholding yours from us.
2 cor 6:12-18;Eph 2:22, come out from the world and I will receive you... In him (A)you also are being built together (B)into a dwelling place for God by[a] the Spirit.
James 4:4, if your aim is to enjoy this world, you can't be a friend of God. James was writing this to Christians.
Lev 20:7 Set yourselves apart to be Holy
2 Cor 6:17 TMB, God wants you for himself

2 Cor 7:1 Therefore... having these promises
1. I will dwell with you
2. walk among you
3. I'll be your God
4.

Exodus 19:1-4 (God's been saying this a long time),
Slaves wanted to God back, but the prince of Egypt (Moses) never once wants to go back. Because he saw God.

Preaching out of the call rather than revelation
 - Acts 7:22 Moses had the call (Mighty in words, but after the bush, he said he couldn't even talk).
 - If your very smart you need to come to a place of your reality before God.
 - Acts 7:23, can you remember when the call came into your heart?
 - out of the call, free for that sake of freedom. out of revelation, free to come into the intimate knowledge of God.
 - Don't lead people to freedom, lead them into an intimate relationship to God.

The desert is the place that God gets us hungry for him
 Exodus 19:4 "brought you to myself" (the reason you where saved).



A Heart Ablaze - John Bevere

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