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"I don't plan to be a pastor, why then should I study the bible/spend so much time on the bible"

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Hebrews 5:12 "For when for the time you ought to be teachers, you have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of solid food."

We are all ordained to teach and as such should study to teach.

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Hebrews 8:11 "And they shall not teach every man his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest."

Everyone can and must know God through His word.

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Hebrews 10:16 "This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, says the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them;"

Studying the bible is the will of God.

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Acts 20:32 "And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them who are sanctified."

Your inheritance in God depends on your studies in God.

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James 1:21 "Therefore put away all filthiness and extreme wickedness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls."

Romans 10:17 "So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God."

Faith; The currency of God is accessed via studies.

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Hebrews 6:1 "Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto maturity; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,"

The foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God... God is interested in bringing all to a perfect grasp of His word.

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Joshua 1:8 "This book of the law shall not depart out of your mouth; but you shall meditate therein day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall have good success."

God's success comes by obeying God's demands and the ability to obey them comes through persistent study.

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Psalm 1:2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law does he meditate day and night.

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"I am not qualified to serve God or preach the gospel"

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2Corinthians 3:5 Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think anything as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;

My ability to absolutely depend on God is my qualification to preach the gospel.

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Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

Colossians 1:29 "For which I also labor, striving according to his working, who works in me mightily."

I labour according to my faith in God's power and not my own power.

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1Corinthians 15:10 "But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me."

The grace to do anything is with me.

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Philippians 2:13 For it is God who works in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.

God will work in me according to how willing I am to do His pleasure.

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Hebrews 13:20 "Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,"

I am qualified only through faith in Christ. Through faith in Christ God will work all things in me.

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2Thessalonians 2:16 "Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, who has loved us, and has given us everlasting encouragement and good hope through grace,"

Proeaching the gospel is all about God's ability in me activated by faith.

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Zechariah 4:6 "Then he answered and spoke unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, says the LORD of hosts."

John 3:34 For he whom God has sent speaks the words of God: for God gives not the Spirit by measure unto him.

God has sent and filled every Christian with power and words to speak to witness to unbelievers about Christ.

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Psalm 81:10 "I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt: open your mouth wide, and I will fill it."

The God who saved me from the world (Egypt) will fill my mouth with the right words to speak to the people of the world to be saved.

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Acts 1:8 "But you shall receive power, after the Holy Spirit has come upon you: and you shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth."

Mark 16:17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out demons; they shall speak with new tongues;

Matthew 28:19 "Go you therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit:"

The great commission has been given to all believers.

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Matthew 10:19 "But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what you shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what you shall speak."

Luke 12:11 "And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take you no thought how or what thing you shall answer, or what you shall say:"

Luke 21:14 "Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate beforehand what you shall answer:"

Jeremiah 1:7 "But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for you shall go to all that I shall send you, and whatsoever I command you you shall speak."

Jeremiah 1:8 "Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with you to deliver you, says the LORD."

The most important things are not in me but all in God and I gain hold of all these through my faith in Him.

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"This is not the right time to preach the gospel or do the work of God"

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2Timothy 4:2 "Preach the word; be diligent in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine."

John 4:34 "Jesus said unto them, My food is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work."

Luke 14:5 "And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have a donkey or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not immediately pull him out on the sabbath day?"

Matthew 12:8 For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day.

John 5:17 "But Jesus answered them, My Father works still, and I work."

John 5:19 "Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he sees the Father do: for whatsoever things he does, these also does the Son likewise."

Luke 22:26 "But you shall not be so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that does serve."

Acts 20:24 "But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God."

Isaiah 55:8 "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, says the LORD."

Proverbs 16:25 "There is a way that seems right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death."

Romans 8:14 "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God."

Isaiah 40:30 "Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:"

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"I don't want to be serious with God because I am afraid I might end up a pastor"

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James 1:17 "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning."

Being serious with God is the only way to be fulfilled and stay fulfilled because He never gives anything that will hinder our fulfillment in life.

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"I will be serious with God but I never want to be a pastor"

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Romans 14:7 "For none of us lives to himself, and no man dies to himself."

Being serious with God means living to please all and not some of His desires for your life being willing to fulfill all His desires for you.

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"I am too busy to serve God, but I serve God with my money"

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Mark 12:29 ,29 "And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:",30 "And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength: this is the first commandment."

because God owns my life the entirity of my life must serve Him and not just my money.

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John 4:24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

Service to God must be your best service ever being done with the very life-force within you

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Romans 1:9 "For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers;"

1Timothy 1:5 "Now the end of the commandment is love out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:"

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"When signs and wonders follow me, then I know that God was with me"

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2Corinthians 5:7 "(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)"

1John 4:13 "By this we know that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit."

Ephesians 2:14 "For he is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of partition between us;"

1John 2:27 "But the anointing which you have received of him abides in you, and you need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teaches you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it has taught you, you shall abide in him."

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"There are no more apostles and prophets in our days"

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1Corinthians 12:28 "And God has set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helpers, administrators, various kinds of tongues."

Apostles and prophets are foundational to the leadership structure of the church

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Ephesians 2:20 "And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief cornerstone;"

The building up of the church depends on apostles and prophets

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Numbers 11:29 "And Moses said unto him, Are you jealous for my sake? would God that all the LORD'S people were prophets, and that the LORD would put his spirit upon them!"

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"I am too young to serve God or be in ministry"

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Jeremiah 1:6 ,6 "Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.",7 "But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for you shall go to all that I shall send you, and whatsoever I command you you shall speak."

2Corinthians 3:5 Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think anything as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;

2Corinthians 12:9 "And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for you: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather boast in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest upon me."

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"The preaching and teaching of the gospel is for only those called into the ministry"

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Hebrews 5:12 "For when for the time you ought to be teachers, you have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of solid food."

Ephesians 4:12 "For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:"

Acts 1:8 "But you shall receive power, after the Holy Spirit has come upon you: and you shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth."

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"I don't see any supernatural occurrences in my ministry; I don't think I am making any impact"

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John 10:41 "And many came unto him, and said, John did no miracle: but all things that John spoke of this man were true."

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