Page 79 - Standing Alone

Second John 8 warns us about not losing

our rewards. John talks about a full reward.

Have you read that? He talks about a full

reward, that we not come short of a full

reward, that we not compromise. And I say

this again to encourage you as a church

because I know things affect you the same

way they do me — the ridicule and all the

things that go along with trying to serve the

Lord, being faithful, trying to keep a New

Testament church in order and in line and

within the boundaries of God's Word. I

realize that it affects you just like it does me.

I needed this message, so I studied on it. I

figured the preachers needed it Thursday

morning, so I preached on it, and I figured

that you needed it this morning because it

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