Acts
11:26 And when he had found
him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year
they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the
disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.
INTRO:
Birds of a feather flock together.
I.
BY WHAT THEY FEED UPON.
I
Peter 2:2 As
newborn babes,
desire the sincere
milk of the
word, that
ye may
grow thereby:
I
Corinthians 10:21 What say I then? that the idol is any thing, or that which
is offered in sacrifice to idols is any thing?
II.
BY WHO THEY FEAR.
Luke
12:32 Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give
you the kingdom.
Proverbs
29:25 The fear of man bringeth
a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.
III.
BY WHO THEY FELLOWSHIP WITH.
Ephesians
5:11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness,
but rather reprove them.
Hebrews
10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting
one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.
IV.
BY WHAT THEY ARE FAITHFUL TO.
Acts
11:26 And when he had found him, he
brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that
a whole year they
assembled themselves
with the church, and taught
much people. And the disciples
were called Christians first in Antioch.
Psalms
122:1 I was glad when they said
unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.
V.
BY WHAT THEY FORSAKE.
Luke
14:26 If any
man come to me, and hate not his
father, and
mother, and
wife, and children,
and brethren, and
sisters, yea,
and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.
VI.
BY WHAT THEY FINANCE.
Matthew
6:3 But when thou doest alms, let not thy
left hand
know what thy
right hand doeth.
Malachi
3:10 Bring ye all the tithes
into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now
herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of
heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to
receive it.
VII.
BY HOW THEY FORGIVE AND HOW THEY FINISH
Eph 4:32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
2 Tim 4:7 I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:
By Thomas Tuggle
