The Battle for Speaking the Truth #1

Don Calvert ~ March 03, 2024
Galatians 4:8-20

ἀλήθεια (Truth) alḗtheia: Truth evidenced by

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; speaking truth, verified by the removal of ALL

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or

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.
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Reminder: As disciples of Jesus, we are to love

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as much as we love

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His

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.
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Key: The battle for speaking the truth of Jesus’ gospel message isn’t about winning or losing

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; it’s about God’s people gaining or losing

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.
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1st Challenge – Remember you were once

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to the spiritual

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of

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.
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2nd Challenge – Remember our common

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together, return to the

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I shared with you and

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it once again.
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First Extreme:

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ourselves from lost people to such an extent that we never have any

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with them.
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Second Extreme:

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so

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with lost people that we become nearly

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from them.
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3rd Challenge – Remember I came to you in sickness, it was a

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, but you resisted any

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to reject me; God turned that trial into a

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for you as you cared for me.
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πειρασμός (trial) peirasmós: To

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, to

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in order to

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.
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4th Challenge – Remember the

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you experienced as Jesus became real for you; now you see me as your

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because I am willing to speak the

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to you.
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Implication #1 – Be careful of those who want to make a show of their

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for the purpose of trying to win you over with

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.
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ζηλόω (zealous) zēlóō: To set one’s

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on something that

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to

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else.
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Implication #2 – The battle for speaking the truth is a

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process in making disciples; without speaking Jesus gospel truth, no one will

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.
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