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1 Samuel 6:1-11

What was their problem?

Deut. 28:1-2, 7

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They didn't know their Bibles.

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Satan can affect our thoughts (Mk. 8:31-33)

...as does the world, as does our flesh.

That's a problem.

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Matthew 4:1-4 - Test #1

The test: Command that these stones become bread.

The problem: Who does the providing?

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Matthew 4:1-4 - Test #1

The response: Ultimately it's God, not man, who provides.

Dt. 8:1-4

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Matthew 4:5-7 - Test #2

The Test: Cast yourself down and let the angels protect you (quotes

Scripture!)

The problem: Should we make God prove Himself?

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Matthew 4:5-7 - Test #2

The response: Don't try to force God's hand.Ex. 17:1-7

"tempted"; "contention"

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Matthew 4:8-10 - Test #3

The test: You can have all the kingdoms of the world if you worship

Satan

The problem: Who or what should be worshipped?

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Matthew 4:8-10 - Test #3

The response: You should only give worship to God

Dt. 6:13

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The answer is not always readily apparent.

Jesus hadn't simply memorized the passages...

•He studied them•He knew the point of them•He knew the right applications

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Knowing the Bible starts with being exposed to it

•By reading it•By hearing it•By memorizing it•By studying it

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Matthew 22:23-33Seven brothers for one bride

The problem: If the resurrection is true, we have a problem.Which brother gets her?

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The response: You're ignorant of two things:

1) The Scriptures2) God's power

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1) God's power: The power of God enables resurrected bodies to not have normal concerns like death, injury, and marriage.

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2) The Scriptures: God said "I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob".

The word "am" = present tense; small but mighty.

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The Sadducees had spent a good deal of time in the Scriptures, but didn't

understand them.Still, understanding starts with

exposure.

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2 Timothy 2:15Be diligent to present yourself approved to

God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

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Hebrews 5:11-16Problem: Exposure without

application.

Solution: Use what you know.

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Read it

Study it

Apply it

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A correct mind set, proper thinking, the right perspective is essential to

walking with God.

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Consider how important this concept is to Paul.

Romans 8:1-6; 12:1-2Col. 3:1-4

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Philippians1:7; 2:2 (2Xs), 5; 3:15, 19; 4:2, 10

Prov. 4:20-23

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One of the main goals for the believer should be to think in a

Biblical manner.

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We can't study and apply if we aren't exposed to it.

One way to be exposed to it is to read it.

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