1. Don McClainW 65th St church of Christ / September 7, 2008 1 2 Corinthians 5:7

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3.  Your Parents (Mt. 10:21, 34-37)  Your Conscience (Acts 23:1; 24:16; 26:9-11)  The Majority (Mt. 7:13-14; 1 John 5:19)  Religious Leaders (2 Cor. 11:13-15; 2 Pet. 2:1-3)  Human Creeds & Traditions (Mt. 15:1-9; Col. 2:8, 18-23; 2 Thes 2:15)  Personal Desire (Pr. 14:12; 16:25; Jer. 10:23)  Emotions & Feelings (Pr. 28:26; Jer. 17:9)  The Good End (Rom. 3:8)  The Word of God?? - (Rom. 10:17; 1 Thes 2:13) Don McClain 3 W 65th St church of Christ / September 7, 2008

4.  For Salvation  John 20:30,31  1 Timothy 4:16  James 1:21  For Doctrine & Practice  2 Timothy 1:13  Colossians 3:16,17  For Guiding Life  Psalms 119:11  Titus 2:11-13 Don McClain 4 W 65th St church of Christ / September 7, 2008

5.  The Inspired Pattern - (2 Tim. 1:13; 3:16- 17; 2 Pet. 1:20-21)  The Complete Pattern - (Jn. 14:26; 16:13; 1 Cor. 2:10-13; 2 Tim. 3:16-17; 2 Pet. 1:3)  The Final Pattern - (Gal 1:6-9; 1 Pet. 1:24-25; Jude 3)  The Understandable Pattern - (Eph. 3:3- 5; 5:17; 2 Tim. 3:15)  The Unalterable Pattern - (Gal. 1:6-10; 2 Jn. 9-11; Rev. 22:18-19)  The Saving Pattern - (Rom. 1:16-17; Jas. 1:21-25; 1 Pet. 1:22-25)  The Uniting Pattern (John 17:10,21) Don McClain 5 W 65th St church of Christ / September 7, 2008

6. The totality of information revealed regarding any act of righteousness forms the pattern for that act – Ps 119:160 2 Timothy 1:13; 2 Peter 1:3; Don McClain 6 W 65th St church of Christ / September 7, 2008

7.  The plan of salvation  The New Testament Church  The acts of worship  The day to observe the Lord's Supper  The church and the support of preaching  The church and helping the needy Don McClain 7 W 65th St church of Christ / September 7, 2008

8.  Do not preach ANOTHER GOSPEL - (Gal. 1:6-10)  Do not teach a DIFFERENT DOCTRINE - (1 Tim. 1:3-7; 6:3-5)  Speak as the ORACLES OF GOD - (1 Pet. 4:11) Don McClain 8 W 65th St church of Christ / September 7, 2008

9.  Do all things ACCORDING TO THE PATTERN - (2 Tim. 1:13; Heb. 8:5)  Do not GO BEYOND - (1 Cor. 4:6; 2 Jn. 9-11)  Do not ADD TO or TAKE FROM - (Pr. 30:5-6; Gal. 3:15; Rev. 22:18-19) Don McClain 9 W 65th St church of Christ / September 7, 2008

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11. Don McClainW 65th St church of Christ / September 7, 2008 11 2 Corinthians 5:7

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