{"id":10788,"date":"2022-10-10T09:35:44","date_gmt":"2022-10-10T13:35:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/?p=10788"},"modified":"2022-10-10T09:35:44","modified_gmt":"2022-10-10T13:35:44","slug":"standingstrong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/2022\/10\/standingstrong\/","title":{"rendered":"Standing Strong"},"content":{"rendered":"

2022 THEME: For Such a Time. . .
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Series: <\/strong>Wake Up Sleepy Head!
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TITLE: Standing Strong
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Scripture:\u00a0 Acts 6: 1-7
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I. INGREDIENTS FOR STANDING STRONG<\/strong><\/h4>\n

A short list of what can cause a church to lose its \u201cedge\u201d:<\/p>\n

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        1. Not knowing (why it exists<\/strong><\/span>).<\/li>\n
        2. Fuzzy (essentials<\/strong><\/span>).<\/li>\n
        3. Compromised (values<\/strong><\/span>).<\/li>\n
        4. Leaving things up to the (professionals<\/strong><\/span>).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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          What the ingredients for standing strong?<\/p>\n

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                1. Think (spiritually<\/strong><\/span>)<\/li>\n
                2. Stay (biblical<\/strong><\/span>)<\/li>\n
                3. Be (flexible<\/strong><\/span>)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                  II. INVASION OF THE STRENGTH SNATCHERS<\/h4>\n

                  \nAn important item to remember: Satan (hates the church<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n

                  The struggle in Acts 6 is an issue of (priorities<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n

                  One of the most insidious and most vicious attacks on the church is getting caught up with the
                  \n(urgent<\/strong><\/span>) and forgetting what is (important<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n

                  2 truths to close with (and remember<\/strong><\/span>):<\/p>\n

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                        1. The enemy will stop at nothing to (disrupt<\/strong><\/span>), and if possible, (destroy<\/strong><\/span>) the church.<\/li>\n
                        2. The Lord will honor and bless any plan that upholds (prayer<\/strong><\/span>) and (promotes His Word<\/strong><\/span>).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                          Next Week: On Being Contagious- 2 Tim. 2: 1-13<\/p>\n

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                          2022 THEME: For Such a Time. . . Series: Wake Up Sleepy Head! TITLE: Standing Strong Scripture:\u00a0 Acts 6: 1-7   I. INGREDIENTS FOR STANDING STRONG A short list of what can cause a church to lose its \u201cedge\u201d: Not knowing (why it exists). Fuzzy (essentials). Compromised (values). Leaving things up to the (professionals). What … <\/p>\n

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