2. Let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. ~Hebrews 12:1

3. Let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near. ~Hebrews 10:25

5. Two Things You Have To Do F INDCHURCH I. F IND the right CHURCH.

6. 3 Characteristics of the Right Church WHOLE I.The right church will preach the WHOLE gospel COMPROMISE without COMPROMISE. All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. ~2 Timothy 3:16-17

7. 3 Characteristics of the Right Church WHOLE I.The right church will preach the WHOLE gospel COMPROMISE without COMPROMISE. At this point many of his disciples turned away and deserted him. ~John 6:66 Are you also going to leave? ~John 6:67

8. 3 Characteristics of the Right Church WHOLE I.The right church will preach the WHOLE gospel COMPROMISE without COMPROMISE. ACCESSIBLE II. The right church will be ACCESSIBLE. You had access to the holy mountain of God … but your rich commerce led you to violence and you sinned, so I banished you in disgrace from the mountain of God. ~Ezekiel 28:14,16

9. 3 Characteristics of the Right Church WHOLE I.The right church will preach the WHOLE gospel COMPROMISE without COMPROMISE. ACCESSIBLE II. The right church will be ACCESSIBLE. HARMONIOUS III. The right church will be HARMONIOUS.

10. Beware of false prophets who come disguised as harmless sheep but are really vicious wolves. You can identify them by their fruit, that is, by the way they act. ~Matthew 7:15-16

11. I know that false teachers, like vicious wolves, will come in among you after I leave, not sparing the flock. Even some men from your own group will rise up and distort the truth in order to draw a following. Watch out! ~Acts 20:29-31

12. These people are false apostles. They are deceitful workers who disguise themselves as apostles of Christ. But I am not surprised! Even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. So it is no wonder that his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. ~2 Corinthians 11:13-15

13. 4 Facts About Troublemakers I.They are masters of deception. II. They are dangerous. III. They are evil. IV. They love power. “Life for the wolves is death for the lambs.” ~ Isaiah Berlin