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Gen 24:1 Now Abraham had grown old, was well advanced in age, and the LORD had

blessed Abraham in every way. Gen 24:2 So Abraham instructed his

servant, who was the oldest member of his household and in charge of everything he owned, "Make this solemn oath to me

Gen 24:3 as a promise to the LORD, the God of heaven and earth, that you won't acquire a wife for my son from the Canaanite women among whom I'm living.

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Gen 24:4 Instead, you are to go to my country and to my family and acquire a wife for my son Isaac."

Gen 24:5 "What if the woman doesn't want to come back with me to this land?" the servant asked. "Shouldn't I have

your son go to the land from which you came?"

Gen 24:6 "Make sure not to take my son there," Abraham replied.

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Gen 24:7 The LORD God of heaven, who brought me from my father's house and

from my family's land, who spoke to me and promised me 'I will give this land to your descendants,' will send his angel ahead of you, and you are to acquire a wife for my son from there. Gen 24:8 If the woman isn't willing to follow you, then you'll be free from this oath to me. Just don't take my son back there!"

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Gen 24:9 So the servant made a solemn oath to his master Abraham regarding this matter.

Gen 24:10 Then Abraham's servant took ten camels from his master's herd of camels and left on his journey with all kinds of gifts from his master's inventory. Eventually, he traveled as far as Aram-naharaim, Nahor's home town.

Gen 24:11 As evening approached, he had the camels kneel outside the town at the water well, right about the time when women customarily went out to draw water.

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Gen 24:12 That's when he prayed, "LORD God of my master Abraham, help me to succeed today. Please show your gracious love to my

master Abraham. Gen 24:13 I've stationed myself here by the spring as the women of the town come to draw water. Gen 24:14 May it be that the young woman to whom I ask, 'Please, lower your jug so that I may

drink,' responds, 'Have a drink, and I'll water your camels as well.' May she be the

one whom you have chosen for your servant Isaac. This is how I'll know that you have shown your gracious love to my master."

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Gen 24:15 Before he had finished speaking, Rebekah appeared. She was a daughter of Milcah's son Bethuel. (Milcah was the wife

of Abraham's brother Nahor.) She approached

the well, carrying a jug on her shoulder. Gen 24:16 The woman was very beautiful, young, and had not had intimate relations

with a man. Going down to the spring, she filled her

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Gen 24:18 "Drink, sir!" she replied as she quickly lowered her jug on her arm to offer him a drink. Gen 24:19 When she had finished giving him a drink, she also said, "I'll also draw water for your camels until they've had enough to drink." Gen 24:20 She quickly emptied her jug into the

trough and ran to the well to draw again until she had drawn enough water for all ten of the servant's camels.

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Gen 24:21 The man stared at her in silence, waiting to see whether or not the LORD had made his journey successful. Gen 24:22 When the camels had finished drinking, the man took out a gold nose ring weighing a half shekel and two bracelets for her wrists, weighing 10

shekels and presented them to her. Gen 24:23 He asked her, "Whose daughter are you?

Please tell me, is there room in your father's house for us to spend the night?"

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Gen 24:24 "I am the daughter of Bethuel," she answered. He's the

son of Milcah and Nahor. Gen 24:25 Yes," she continued, "we have plenty of straw and feed, as

well as a place to spend the night." Gen 24:26 At this, the man bowed down and worshipped the LORD.

Gen 24:27 "Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hasn't held back his gracious love and faithfulness from my master! The LORD has led me

to the house of my master's relatives!"

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TITLE : THE SECOND MILE PRINCIPLE

TEXT : GENESIS 24: 1-27DATE : JUNE 1,2014BY : Bishop Genesis T.

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Matthew 5:38-48 Mat 5:38 "You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.' Mat 5:39 But I tell you not to resist an evildoer. On the contrary, whoever slaps you on the right cheek, turn the other to him as well. Mat 5:40 If anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, let him have your coat as well. Mat 5:41 And if anyone forces you to go one mile,

go two with him. Mat 5:42 Give to the person who asks you for

something, and do not turn away from the person who wants to borrow something from you."

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Mat 5:43 "You have heard that it was

said, 'You must love your neighbor' and hate your enemy.

Mat 5:44 But I say to you, love your

enemies, and pray for those who persecute you,

Mat 5:45 so that you will become children of your Father in heaven, because he makes his sun rise on

both evil and good people, and he lets

rain fall on the righteous and the unrighteous.

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Mat 5:46 If you love those who love you, what reward will you have?

Even the tax collectors do the same, don't they?

Mat 5:47 And if you greet only your relatives, that's no great thing

you're doing, is it? Even the gentiles do the same, don't they?

Mat 5:48 So be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect."

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PROPOSITION : WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS THAT

WE WILL GET IN OBSERVING THE SECOND MILE PRINCIPLE?

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A. DOING THE SECOND MILE

WILL ATTRACT FAVORS IN OUR LIVES

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Luk 7:44 Then, turning to the woman, he told Simon, "Do you

see this woman? I came into your

house. You didn't give me any water

for my feet, but this woman has

washed my feet with her tears and dried them with her hair.

Luk 7:45 You didn't give me a kiss, but this woman, from the moment I came in, has not stopped kissing

my feet.

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Luk 7:46 You didn't anoint my head with oil, but this woman has anointed my feet with perfume. Luk 7:47 So I'm telling you that her sins,

as many as they are, have been forgiven, and that's why she has shown

such great love. But the one to whom little is forgiven loves little." Luk 7:48 Then Jesus told the woman,

"Your sins are forgiven!"

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B. DOING THE SECOND MILE

WILL SEAL OUR GOD DESIGNED DESTINYRUTH 1:1-16

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