KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE:
We must make sure our hearts are pure before God, even as we do His work.
Our first reaction to challenging teaching or correction shouldn’t be defensiveness, but rather openness.
Humility will stay the course and stay submissive to the Pastor, to the advantage of the whole church family, if you think about it.
We should HONOR men of God, for putting their own lives aside and attentively looking after our souls; having a unique gift given them by God.
To start, there are two big biblical benefits of Obedience: Protection and Rewards/Blessings.
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The more we are sanctified over time, the more we understand that peace and obedience are two sides of the same coin.