Don McClainW. 65th St church of Christ 9/4/04 1. Don McClainW. 65th St church of Christ 9/4/04 2  People can drift away – Heb 2:1; Gal 5:4 -  Causes.

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Don McClainW. 65th St church of Christ 9/4/04 1

Don McClainW. 65th St church of Christ 9/4/04 2  People can drift away – Heb 2:1; Gal 5:4 -  Causes of drifting away – 2 Sam 11; Heb 2:3  Signs that one is drifting away – 1 John 2:15-17  What to do... Apostasy doesn’t happen over night!

Don McClainW. 65th St church of Christ 9/4/04 3  Peter warns us – 2 Peter 2:20-22  James warns us – James 5:19,20  Paul warns us – Hebrews 3:12-14; 6:11,12  John warns us – Rev 2-3 If apostasy were impossibl e – then why all the warnings against it?

Don McClainW. 65th St church of Christ 9/4/04 4  Requires no effort - Heb 2:1  An unconscious process - Rev 3:17  We never drift upstream - Mat 7:13,14  Speed downstream increases – 2 Pt 2:20  Drifting is dangerous to others – Mal 2:8;  Ends in shipwreck – 1 Tim 1:19 Some things we should know about drifting

Don McClainW. 65th St church of Christ 9/4/04 5  Idleness – 2 Sam 11:1  Through the eyes a thought entered - 2 Sam 11:2  He entertained the thought – 2 Sam 11:2,3  He acted upon the thought - 2 Sam 11:4  Because of prideful shame he attempted to cover up his sin - 2 Sam 11:5-27  Nathaniel points the finger – 2 Sam 12:7  David repents – 2 Sam 12:13  David suffers life-long consequences - 2 Sam 12:10-12,14 David is and example of one who drifted away from God 2 Sam 11

Don McClainW. 65th St church of Christ 9/4/04 6  Diminished love for truth & increased love for entertainment – Ps 1:1-3  Diminished engagement in prayer & and increased love for the world – Luke 18:1; 1 John 2:15-17  Diminished desire to be with Christians – Ps 122:1  Diminished desire to share the gospel – Acts 4:20; 8:4; 1 The 1:8  Diminished spiritual mindedness – Col 3:1,2; Rom 8:1-6 Here are some warning signs that can help us identify Drifting

Don McClainW. 65th St church of Christ 9/4/04 7  Keep rowing – 1 Peter 1:5-10; Phili 3:12-15; Mark 13:33  Watch out for undercurrents – 1 Cor 10:13; Mat 26:41; 1 Cor 15:33  Expect to go against the tide – Mat 7:13,14; 2 Peter 2:1  We must have strong anchorage – Col. 2:6,7; Eph 4:14,15; Eph 3:16-18; Heb 6:18,19 The scriptures teach us things to do that will keep us from drifting

Don McClainW. 65th St church of Christ 9/4/04 8  A Real Danger  We must focus on stopping apostasy at its source  Recognize the warning signs - Can we see any of these in ourselves? Apostasy doesn’t happen over night!  Bible Study  Prayer  Attendance  Evangelism  Spiritual Growth  Salvation

Don McClainW. 65th St church of Christ 9/4/04 9  It is time to stop drifting – Hebrews 2:1-3 (NKJV) Therefore we must give the more earnest heed to the things we have heard, lest we drift away. [2] For if the word spoken through angels proved steadfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just reward, [3] how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation, which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed to us by those who heard Him,

Don McClainW. 65th St church of Christ 9/4/04 10  It is time to stop drifting – 1 Cor. 15:58 (NKJV) Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

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