A Spring A Spring Spiritual Spiritual Checkup Checkup

(2)(2)presented by Jason presented by Jason Hardin to an Hardin to an

assembly of the assembly of the Laurel Canyon Laurel Canyon

church of Christchurch of Christ

May 4, 2008May 4, 2008

2 Corinthians 13:5 -- 2 Corinthians 13:5 -- 55Examine Examine yourselves, to see whether you yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. Test are in the faith. Test yourselves.yourselves.

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““those who do not know God” (2 those who do not know God” (2 Thess. 1:8)Thess. 1:8)

““at a more convenient time” (Acts at a more convenient time” (Acts 24:25)24:25)

““choked” by cares and riches choked” by cares and riches (Matthew 13:22)(Matthew 13:22)

““they all began to make excuses” they all began to make excuses” (Luke 14:18-20)(Luke 14:18-20)

““faith without works is dead” (James faith without works is dead” (James 2:14-17)2:14-17)

““love” has “grown cold” (Matthew love” has “grown cold” (Matthew 24:12)24:12)

““lukewarm, neither cold nor hot” (Rev. lukewarm, neither cold nor hot” (Rev. 3:15-16)3:15-16)

putting the “heart” into discipleship putting the “heart” into discipleship (Matt. 6:21)(Matt. 6:21)

““like living stones…being built up” (1 like living stones…being built up” (1 Peter 2:5)Peter 2:5)

““pressing on to maturity” (Hebrews pressing on to maturity” (Hebrews 6:1)6:1)

““straining every nerve” (Philippians straining every nerve” (Philippians 3:12-15)3:12-15)

““seeking first the kingdom of God” seeking first the kingdom of God” (Matt. 6:33)(Matt. 6:33)

fulfilling the “great commands” (Matt. fulfilling the “great commands” (Matt. 22:37-39)22:37-39)

““foolish hearts” are “darkened” (Rom. foolish hearts” are “darkened” (Rom. 1:18-21)1:18-21)

How’s Your How’s Your Eyesight?Eyesight?

2 Peter 1:5-9 --2 Peter 1:5-9 --55For this very For this very reason, make every effort to reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, knowledge, 66and knowledge and knowledge with self-control, and self-with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, steadfastness with godliness, 77and godliness with brotherly and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love…affection with love…

2 Peter 1:5-9 --2 Peter 1:5-9 --88For if these For if these qualities are yours and are qualities are yours and are increasing, they keep you from increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful being ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ. 99For For whoever whoever lacks these qualities is so lacks these qualities is so nearsighted that he is blindnearsighted that he is blind, , having forgotten that he was having forgotten that he was cleansed from his former sins.cleansed from his former sins.

2 Peter 1:5-9 --2 Peter 1:5-9 --55For this very For this very reason, make every effort to reason, make every effort to supplement your supplement your faithfaith with with virtuevirtue, and virtue with , and virtue with knowledgeknowledge, , 66and knowledge and knowledge withwithself-controlself-control, and self-control , and self-control with with steadfastnesssteadfastness, and , and steadfastness with steadfastness with godlinessgodliness, , 77and godliness with and godliness with brotherly brotherly affectionaffection, and brotherly , and brotherly affection with affection with lovelove……

2 Peter 1:10-11 -- 2 Peter 1:10-11 -- 1010Therefore, Therefore, brothers, be all the more brothers, be all the more diligent to make your calling diligent to make your calling and election sure, for if you and election sure, for if you practice these qualities you practice these qualities you will never fall. will never fall. 1111For in this way For in this way there will be richly provided for there will be richly provided for you an entrance into the you an entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.and Savior Jesus Christ.

Matthew 7:3-5 -- Matthew 7:3-5 -- 33“Why do you “Why do you see the speck that is in your see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your notice the log that is in your own eye? own eye? 44Or how can you say Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ the speck out of your eye,’ when there is the log in your when there is the log in your own eye? own eye? 55You hypocrite, first You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own take the log out of your own eye, and theneye, and thenyou will see clearly to takeyou will see clearly to takethe speck out of yourthe speck out of yourbrother’s eye.”brother’s eye.”

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Matthew 23:23-Matthew 23:23-24 --24 -- 2323“Woe to “Woe to you, scribes and you, scribes and Pharisees, Pharisees, hypocrites! For hypocrites! For you tithe mint you tithe mint and dill and and dill and cumin, and have cumin, and have neglected the neglected the weightier weightier matters of the matters of the law: justice and law: justice and mercy and mercy and faithfulness. faithfulness. These you ought These you ought to have done, to have done, without without neglecting the neglecting the others…”others…”

Matthew 23:23-Matthew 23:23-24 –24 – 2424“You blind “You blind guides, straining guides, straining out a gnat and out a gnat and swallowing a swallowing a camel!”camel!”

2 Peter 2:10 -- 2 Peter 2:10 -- 1010…and …and especially those who indulge in especially those who indulge in the lust of defiling passion and the lust of defiling passion and despise authority.despise authority.

2 Peter 2:10 -- 2 Peter 2:10 -- 1010…and …and especially those who indulge in especially those who indulge in the lust of defiling passion and the lust of defiling passion and despise authority.despise authority.2 Peter 2:13-14 -- 2 Peter 2:13-14 -- 1313…They …They count it pleasure to revel in the count it pleasure to revel in the daytime. They are blots and daytime. They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their blemishes, reveling in their deceptions, while they feast deceptions, while they feast with you. with you. 1414They have eyes full They have eyes full ofofadultery, insatiable for sin.adultery, insatiable for sin.They entice unsteady souls.They entice unsteady souls.They have hearts trainedThey have hearts trainedin greed. Accursedin greed. Accursedchildren! children!

2 Peter 2:20-22 -- 2 Peter 2:20-22 -- 2020For if, after For if, after they have escaped the they have escaped the defilements of the world defilements of the world through the knowledge of our through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in they are again entangled in them and overcome, the last them and overcome, the last state has become worse for state has become worse for them than the first. them than the first. 2121For it For it would have been better for would have been better for them never to have known the them never to have known the way of righteousness than way of righteousness than afterafterknowing it to turn backknowing it to turn backfrom the holyfrom the holycommandmentcommandmentdelivered to them…delivered to them…

2 Peter 2:20-22 -- 2 Peter 2:20-22 -- 2222What the What the true proverb says has true proverb says has happened to them: “The dog happened to them: “The dog returns to its own vomit, and returns to its own vomit, and the sow, after washing herself, the sow, after washing herself, returns to wallow in the mire.”returns to wallow in the mire.”

John 20:24-29 -- John 20:24-29 -- 2424Now Thomas, Now Thomas, one of the Twelve, called the one of the Twelve, called the Twin, was not with them when Twin, was not with them when Jesus came. Jesus came. 2525So the other So the other disciples told him, “We have disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord.” But he said to seen the Lord.” But he said to them, “Unless I see in his them, “Unless I see in his hands the mark of the nails, hands the mark of the nails, and place my finger into the and place my finger into the mark of the nails, and place my mark of the nails, and place my hand into his side, I will neverhand into his side, I will neverbelieve”…believe”…

John 20:24-29 -- John 20:24-29 -- 2626Eight days Eight days later, his disciples were inside later, his disciples were inside again, and Thomas was with again, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors them. Although the doors were locked, Jesus came and were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.”“Peace be with you.” 2727Then Then he said to Thomas, he said to Thomas, “Put your “Put your finger here, and see my hands; finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand, and and put out your hand, and place it in my side. Do notplace it in my side. Do notdisbelieve, but believe”…disbelieve, but believe”…

John 20:24-29 -- John 20:24-29 -- 2828Thomas Thomas answered him, “My Lord and answered him, “My Lord and my God!” my God!” 2929Jesus said to him, Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”and yet have believed.”

John 20:24-29 -- John 20:24-29 -- 2828Thomas Thomas answered him, “My Lord and answered him, “My Lord and my God!” my God!” 2929Jesus said to him, Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”and yet have believed.”Hebrews 11:1 -- Hebrews 11:1 -- 11Now faith is Now faith is the assurance of things hoped the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not for, the conviction of things not seen.seen.

1 John 3:6 -- 1 John 3:6 -- 66No one who No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; abides in him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known has either seen him or known him.him.

How’s Your How’s Your Eyesight?Eyesight?

How’s Your How’s Your Hearing?Hearing?

Matthew 13:9 -- Matthew 13:9 -- 99“He who has “He who has ears, let him hear.”ears, let him hear.”

Matthew 13:10-16 -- Matthew 13:10-16 -- 1010Then the Then the disciples came and said to him, disciples came and said to him, “Why do you speak to them in “Why do you speak to them in parables?” parables?” 1111And he answered And he answered them, “To you it has been them, “To you it has been given to know the secrets of given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given. them it has not been given. 1212For to the one who has, more For to the one who has, more will be given, and he will have will be given, and he will have an abundance, butan abundance, butfrom the one who has not,from the one who has not,even what he has will beeven what he has will betaken away…”taken away…”

Matthew 13:10-16 -- Matthew 13:10-16 -- 1313“This is “This is why I speak to them in why I speak to them in parables, because seeing they parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they do not hear, nor do they understand. understand. 1414Indeed, in theirIndeed, in theircase the prophecy of Isaiahcase the prophecy of Isaiahis fulfilled that says…”is fulfilled that says…”

Matthew 13:10-16 -- Matthew 13:10-16 -- 1414“‘You “‘You will indeed hear but never will indeed hear but never understand, and you will understand, and you will indeed see but never perceive. indeed see but never perceive. 1515For this people’s heart has For this people’s heart has grown dull, and with their ears grown dull, and with their ears they can barely hear, and their they can barely hear, and their eyes they have closed, lest eyes they have closed, lest they should see with their they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their and understand with their heartheartand turn, and I would healand turn, and I would healthem’…”them’…”

Matthew 13:10-16 -- Matthew 13:10-16 -- 1616“But “But blessed are your eyes, for they blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they see, and your ears, for they hear.”hear.”

Matthew 15:10 -- Matthew 15:10 -- 1010And he And he called the people to him and called the people to him and said to them, said to them, “Hear “Hear and understand…”and understand…”

Matthew 18:15-17 -- Matthew 18:15-17 -- 1515“If your “If your brother sins against you, go brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained listens to you, you have gained your brother. your brother. 1616But if he does But if he does not listen, take one or two not listen, take one or two others along with you, that others along with you, that every charge may be every charge may be established by the evidence of established by the evidence of two or three witnesses. two or three witnesses. 1717If he If he refuses torefuses tolisten to them, tell it to thelisten to them, tell it to thechurch. And if he refuseschurch. And if he refusesto listen even to theto listen even to thechurch, let him be tochurch, let him be toyou as a Gentile andyou as a Gentile anda tax collector.”a tax collector.”

John 5:24-29 -- John 5:24-29 -- 2424“Truly, truly, I “Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to but has passed from death to life. life.

2525“Truly, truly, I say to “Truly, truly, I say to you, an hour is coming, and is you, an hour is coming, and is now here, when the dead will now here, when the dead will hear the voice of thehear the voice of theSon of God, and those whoSon of God, and those whohear will live…”hear will live…”

John 5:24-29 -- John 5:24-29 -- 2626“For as the “For as the Father has life in himself, so he Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to has granted the Son also to have life in himself. have life in himself. 2727And he And he has given him authority to has given him authority to execute judgment, because he execute judgment, because he is the Son of Man. is the Son of Man. 2828Do not Do not marvel at this, for an hour is marvel at this, for an hour is coming when all who are in the coming when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice tombs will hear his voice 2929and and come out, those who have come out, those who have done gooddone goodto the resurrection of life, andto the resurrection of life, andthose who have done evilthose who have done evilto the resurrection ofto the resurrection ofjudgment.”judgment.”

1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 -- 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 -- 1616For For the Lord himself will descend the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. dead in Christ will rise first. 1717Then we who are alive, who Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up are left, will be caught up together with them in the together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air,air,and so we will always beand so we will always bewith the Lord.with the Lord.

John 5:25 -- John 5:25 -- 2525“Truly, truly, I “Truly, truly, I say to you, an hour is coming, say to you, an hour is coming, and is now here, when the and is now here, when the dead will hear the voice of the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who Son of God, and those who hear will live.”hear will live.”

John 5:25 -- John 5:25 -- 2525“Truly, truly, I “Truly, truly, I say to you, an hour is coming, say to you, an hour is coming, and is now here, when the and is now here, when the dead will hear the voice of the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who Son of God, and those who hear will live.”hear will live.”Revelation 1:7 -- Revelation 1:7 -- 77Behold, he is Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even every eye will see him, even those who pierced him,those who pierced him,and all tribes of the earth willand all tribes of the earth willwail on account of him.wail on account of him.Even so. Amen.Even so. Amen.

A Spring A Spring Spiritual Spiritual Checkup Checkup

(2)(2)presented by Jason presented by Jason Hardin to an Hardin to an

assembly of the assembly of the Laurel Canyon Laurel Canyon

church of Christchurch of Christ

May 4, 2008May 4, 2008