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THE TITLE OF THIS SERMON IS “JOINED TO THE LORD.”
OUR TEXT WILL BE I Corinthians 6:17
OUR TEXT IS
SOME SIMPLE OBSERVATIONS:
THERE IS A DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN “HE THAT IS” AND HE THAT IS NOT.
SOME ARE AND SOME ARE NOT.
NOT EVERYONE WHO HAS BEEN JOINED TO THE PROFESSING CHURCH
HAS BEEN JOINED TO THE LORD.
WITH SOME WHO MADE PROFESSIONS,
IT APPEARS THAT IT DIDN’T STICK.
ONLY GOD CAN JUDGE.
WHEN YOU GET SAVED,
YOU ARE JOINED, GLUED TO THE LORD.
TRUE CHRISTIANITY IS A FORM OF CHRIST-COLLAGEN.
Our word “collagen” is derived from kolla,
Greek word for glue.
It is the strong fiber that weaves throughout the body
for strength and support
to literally hold the body together like glue would.
http://www.jointrehab.com/kolla2_collagen_supplements.htm
In an article called
The Collagen Connection.
by Richard Thompson
[SPEAKING OF COLLAGEN HE SAID,]
It is the chief constituent of skin and body connective tissue.
It is the living component of bone.
It gets its name from the Greek words kolla (glue) and gennan (to produce).
It is collagen--according to Dr. Christopher Lovell of St. John's Hospital in London, "the most important structural protein in the entire animal kingdom."
http://www.questia.com/googleScholar.qst;jsessionid=G99NXgbG7QxSyh51nTry5n9VlpVPTWHyyTy0f3rvwNX6Lxn5f2yZ!-435531576?docId=5002118678
WITHOUT BEING GRAPHIC OR GROTESQUE
An animal glue is an adhesive that is created
by prolonged boiling of animal connective tissue.
These protein colloid glues are formed through
hydrolysis of the collagen from skins, bones, tendons,
and other tissues, similar to gelatin.
The word "collagen" itself derives from Greek kolla, glue.
These proteins form a molecular bond with the glued object.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_glue
IF YOU EVER HAVE WOUND THAT WON’T HEAL,
THEY WILL PROBABLY PUT ON YOU A
hydro-colloidal bandage
SO, THE WORD KOLLAO (the word for joined is to)
1. to glue, to glue together, cement, fasten together
2. to join or fasten firmly together
3. to join one's self to, cleave to
http://www.studylight.org/lex/grk/view.cgi?number=2853
TRUE CHRISTIANITY IS NOT JUST BEING FASCINATED;
… IT IS BEING FASTENED, AND ETERNALLY SO. JP
TRUE CHRISTIANITY
IS BEING AS MUCH CONNECTED TO CHRIST
AND CHRIST CONNECTED TO YOU
AS YOUR FLESH IS CONNECTED TO YOUR BODY.
IF YOU CAN TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT,
YOU DON’T HAVE IT.
THIS IS WHAT OUR TEXT IS SAYING
LOOK AT IT AGAIN (STILL ON SLIDE 7)
IF YOU ARE JOINED TO THE LORD,
THEN THERE ARE THINGS THE LORD DOESN’T WANT YOU TO BE JOINED TO.
WE WON’T READ THE CONTEXT IN THIS SERMON,
BUT THIS VERSE IS SET IN THE CONTEXT OF NOT BEING JOINED TO A HARLOT.
BECAUSE YOU ARE JOINED TO THE LORD,
THE LORD IS ANGERED AND GRIEVED
IF YOU JOIN YOURSELF IN WAYS THAT HE DOESN’T WISH TO BE JOINED.
SOME OF YOU ARE MURMURING IN YOUR TENTS,
AND YOU SAY IT IS NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS
WHAT I DO IN MY OWN HOME.
IT IS … IF IT BRINGS CURSES ON ALL OF US AS A PEOPLE.
HOW MANY CHURCHES HAVE BEEN SPLIT
BECAUSE OF MURMURING THAT STARTED
IN ONE HOME?
DON’T BE JOINED TO GOSSIPS AND CRITICS.
THAT DOESN’T BELONG IN THE EAR OF ONE
WHO IS JOINED TO CHRIST.
YOUNG PEOPLE, A CHILD OF GOD
SHOULDN’T PUT DRUGS INTO A BODY
THAT IS JOINED TO THE LORD.
IF YOU ARE JOINED TO THE LORD,
THERE ARE SOME THINGS
THAT “JUST ONCE” IS ALL IT TAKES
TO MESS YOU UP GOOD FOR A LONG TIME.
DRUGS IS ONE EXAMPLE.
IT DOESN’T MATTER WHAT THEY CALL IT.
LAST WEEK’S DALLAS MORNING NEWS
HAD INFORMATION ON WHAT THEY CALL CHEESE HEROIN.
IT IS A TRAP.
ALL THE MOUSE HAS TO DO IS TRY IT ONE TIME.
IF YOU ARE JOINED TO THE LORD,
IF YOU HAVE CHRIST IN YOU,
HE WILL HELP YOU SAY, “NO.”
YOU DON’T EVEN HAVE TO MENTION HIS NAME
OR EXPLAIN,
JUST SAY “NO!”
THROUGH CHRIST YOU CAN SAY NO.
IF YOU DON’T SAY NO, YOU WILL REGRET.
JOIN YOURSELF TO THE LORD.
DON’T JOIN UP WITH THE WICKED.
MAY IT NEVER BE SAID OF YOU.
THE WHOLE POINT OF TODAY’S SERMON
IS THAT TO BE SAVED IS TO BE JOINED TO THE LORD.
THE NEAREST HUMAN EXAMPLE OF THIS RELATIONSHIP IS MARRIAGE.
BY THE WAY,
I AM GOING INTO A SERIES ON THIS, POSSIBLY ON WEDNESDAYS – 7:00 P.M.
IN MARRIAGE,
THERE IS A LEAVING AND CLEAVING.
IT IS THE SAME WORD AS IN OUR TEXT WITH A PRO ADDED AS A PREFIX.
IT IS IN THE UNION OF MARRIAGE
THAT HUMAN BEINGS ARE FRUITFUL
IN THE FLESH, IN THE NATURAL.
IT IS IN THE UNION OF CONVERSION
THAT THE BELIEVER BECOMES FRUITFUL
IN THE SPIRITUAL.
AND LET ME TELL YOU,
GOD’S GOING TO HAVE A HOUSE FULL.
THE WORLD LOOKS AROUND
AT HALF EMPTY CHURCHES
AND HAS NO CONCEPT OF THE MILLIONS
GOD IS GATHERING
IF THEY WERE ALL IN ONE PLACE
AT ONE TIME.
WHETHER YOU WILL BE JOINED THERE
WILL DEPEND ON WHETHER
YOU WERE JOINED HERE.
TRULY JOINED --- GLUED.
YOU GET TO DECIDE WHETHER YOU WANT TO BE JOINED.
AS IN MARRIAGE … SALVATION.
STRANGERS ARE WELCOME TO JOIN TODAY.
HE HAS OFFERED THROUGH THE GOSPEL
TO BE GLUED TO YOU.
DO YOU WISH TO BE GLUED TO HIM?
© Ben Shepherd 2007
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