You Better Be Careful With Sympathy

Proverbs 17:15 (KJV)

[15] He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.

We’re Living In A World of Excusing Wrong and Condemning Right…

Sympathizing With Evil Doers Because of Wrongs Committed Against Them - Is Like Justifying Hitler Because of The Jews!

Just People Should Not Be Condemned Because They Don’t Agree With Your Sympathies!

Love For Family Should Never Justify Wrong -

Often Causing Condemnation To Those Who Won’t Justify Them Too!

You Better Be Careful With Sympathy… You Don’t Want To Be An Abomination To God!

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牧師 Pastor, R.D. Frazier

1 Peter 4:11

Instructions or Hopes?

Proverbs 17:17 (KJV)

[17] A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

Is God Instructing or Hoping?

I Think Both!

•    A True Friend Loves at All Times…

•    A Brother Is Strength For and Against Adversity…

Not Only Has God Allowed The Writer To Observe This Tremendous Phenomenon but…

Anoints It With His Spirit as A Desirable Character Trait To Obtain!

1.    Love As A True Friend

2.    Strengthen the Brethren

Sounds Like The Instructions He Gave Peter!

•    Love Me and Feed My Sheep

•    Strength The Brethren

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牧師 Pastor, R.D. Frazier

1 Peter 4:11

Not Worth Repeating

Proverbs 17:9 (KJV)

[9] He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.

Amplified Version-

Proverbs 17:9 (AMP)

[9] He who covers and forgives an offense seeks love, but he who repeats or harps on a matter separates even close friends.

Offenses Are Like Scabbed Over Wounds…

You Keep Picking At and They Will Never Heal,

And That Will Only Hurt You!

Forgiveness Does More For You Than The Offender…

Forgiveness Is A Result of Love.

And Love Makes Some Things Not Worth Repeating….

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牧師 Pastor, R.D. Frazier

1 Peter 4:11

The Joy of Fathers

3 John 4 (KJV)

[4] I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.

My Thankfulness To Our Father’s Expressed-

Thank you: (for your sons and daughters)

    •    For Exampling Prayer

    •    For Being Faithful to Church

    •    For Being the Same at Church and at Home

    •    For Showing the Spirit of Giving

    •    For Backing the Pastor

    •    For Sacrificing of Your Time to The Church

    •    For Not Spoiling Your Children and They Lose Sight of Value

    •    For Saying No Instead of Giving In

    •    For Teaching Self Reliance more Than Self Confidence

    •    For Teaching That Even Leaders Must Obey

    •    For Being Humble Without Humiliation

    •    For Exampling That Your Word is Your Bond

    •    For Going To Work

    •    For Paying Your Bills

    •    For Worshiping in Church

    •    For Teaching Them Proper Behavior in The House of God

    •    For Loving Mom With Respect

    •    For Always Telling The Truth, Even When It Hurts

    •    For Showing Along With Telling

    •    For Demanding Good Behavior in Restaurants and All Public Places

    •    For Showing That Time Spent In Church With You is More Valuable Than Time Spent Alone…

    •    For Showing A Dollar Saved Is A Dollar Earned

    •    For Showing That Experiences Are More Valuable Than Wealth and Riches

    •    For Showing That Relationships Are Not Cheap

    •    For Showing That Standing For The Bible and God Is More Important Than Family…

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GENTLEMEN I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BEING GREAT  FATHERS…

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牧師 Pastor, R.D. Frazier

1 Peter 4:11

When God Buries Something

Deuteronomy 34:6 (KJV)

[6] And he buried him in a valley in the land of Moab, over against Bethpeor: but no man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day.

The Entire Idea of Burial Is To Put Something or Somebody Dead Away From Sight…

No Doubt God Didn’t Want The People To Build A Memorial To Moses That Would Eventually Become A Trap or Idol Worship…

Our Sins and Failures That Have Been Forgiven!

God Buries In Repentance and Baptism…

Hiding Them From Us… So We Won’t Build Memorials!

Take Note - Maybe We Need To Move On and Tear Down Some Memorials To Failure and Pain That God Has Buried…

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牧師 Pastor, R.D. Frazier

1 Peter 4:11

What Do You Bring To The Table?

Matthew 5:16 (KJV)

[16] Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

•    Hopeful Men Bring Gladness With Them.

•    Despondent Spirits Spread The Infection of Depression, and Hence Few Are Glad To See Them,

•    Those Whose Hopes Are Grounded Upon God's Word Carry Sunshine In Their Faces and Are Welcomed by Their Fellows.

There Are Professing Believers Whose Presence Scatters Sadness, and The Godly Quietly Steal Out of Their Company.

MAY THIS NEVER BE THE CASE WITH US!

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牧師 Pastor, R.D. Frazier

1 Peter 4:11

Slander

Luke 18:7 (KJV)

[7] And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?

Valid Accusations Sting…

False Accusations Wound Deeply…

Finding A Shoulder To Cry On Pulls The Scab Off!

Stewing Causes Poisoning…

Yet - Silence To Man and Prayer to God Are The Best Cures For The Evil of Slander.

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牧師 Pastor, R.D. Frazier

1 Peter 4:11