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You Gotta Follow Through · The Bible Bit Podcast

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  Welcome back. This is Kimmy Miller of Woman at the Well Ministries bringing
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  you another Bible bit for you to enjoy.
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  You gotta follow through.
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  Today as we continue through the scriptures, examining our duty to demonstrate
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  a godly witness, we are going to concentrate on our follow-through.
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  Leviticus 19.2 says, Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel,
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  and say unto them, Ye shall be holy, for I, the Lord your God, am holy.
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  Too many people who say they are Christians are living like the world.
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  If we live like the world, what do we have to offer them?
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  If we talk like the world, go to the same fleshly places as the world,
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  watch the same wicked movies, have the same filthy habits as the world,
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  what distinguishes us from the world? We are to be different.
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  We are to be salt in this world, Matthew 5.13, being useful to God to make a
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  difference in others' lives.
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  Scripture tells us that we are to be new creatures in Christ Jesus,
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  and that old things have passed away, and behold, all things have become new, 2 Corinthians 5.17.
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  If your actions are not distinguishable from the world, then how can you be
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  the light we are commanded to be in Matthew 5.14-16?
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  When you place your faith in Jesus, he does his part. He saves you, John 3, 16.
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  But many so-called Christians leave it at that. They have no follow-through with their faith.
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  Follow-through is essential in nearly all things, and it is certainly essential
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  in being a faithful servant of God.
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  Let's look at the importance of follow-through for a moment.
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  In tennis, follow-through is what moves the ball forward in the direction you want it to go.
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  It is what gives your shot power. Without it, you are essentially only making
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  contact and will have little to no forward motion of the ball.
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  The life of the believer is very similar. If you only have contact with Jesus
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  and no follow-through with your life, you will be powerless,
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  have no direction in your life, and have no forward movement in your spiritual growth.
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  You must follow through. When we come to know Jesus as Savior,
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  there is a wonderful and amazing transformation that takes place.
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  We are no longer servants of sin. Being then made free from sin,
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  you become the servants of righteousness, Romans 6.18.
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  We are transformed into followers of Christ. There is a change in our heart.
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  He washes our heart clean.
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  Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord.
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  Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow.
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  Though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
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  Isaiah 1.18 We are no longer vile sinners serving our flesh,
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  but are transformed into born-again Christians whose heart has been washed white
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  as snow by the cleansing power of the blood of Jesus.
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  Our desires change, our attitude changes, and our entire life changes.
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  Once we truly believe in Jesus and place our faith in Him, we walk in the newness of life.
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  Romans 6.4 We have follow-through that demonstrates the life-changing power
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  of Jesus Christ in our lives.
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  We are growing in Christ and moving forward in His grace, goodness, mercy, and love.
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  Faith without works is dead. James 2.20.
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  You can't work your way into heaven, Ephesians 2, 8, and 9, but once you get
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  a glimpse of what a personal relationship with Jesus is, you won't be able to remain idle for Jesus.
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  You won't be able to sit on the sidelines and watch every other believer work for Jesus.
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  No, you will be so grateful, so deeply in love with Jesus, that you will have
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  follow-through that leads to power, grace, blessings, and a holy life.
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  Romans 6, 22 says, but now being made free from sin and become servants to God,
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  ye have your fruit unto holiness and the end everlasting life.
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  Today is the day of salvation. Now is the accepted time. 2 Corinthians 6.2 You
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  must do more than make contact with Jesus.
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  You must have follow through.
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  Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith and I have works. Show me thy faith without thy works.
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  And I will show thee my faith with my works. James 2.18.
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  Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect. James 2.22.
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  Today is a new day. Place your faith in Jesus and allow him to create in you a new heart.
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  Cry out to God as the psalmist David did in Psalm 51.10.
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  Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
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  Make more than contact. Follow through by living a life that is a testimony
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  to the power, grace, and love of Jesus.
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  Stop being a Christian in name only, but be ye doers of the word and not hearers
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  only, deceiving your own selves, James 1.22.
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  Follow through with Jesus. How you live your life matters, not only to you, but to others as well.
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  For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also, James 2.26.
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  Be a strong light for Jesus today and every day.
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  Live a distinguished life for Christ.
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  It is the least you can do, Romans 12.1 and 2.
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  Remember you are loved. Jesus loves you. Please visit Woman at the Well Ministries
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  at watwm.org for more resources, podcasts, and to connect with us.