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    Band of Brothers

    It is only fitting to now move into a series about the tools God has given us in this battle over sin. What is the #1 tool that God has given?

    Each other.

    A church is first a group of people, not a legal organization or a building. The group of people are supposed to support each other in a way that we overcome what trips us up. Want proof?
    • Hebrews 3:12-14.
    • Galatians 6:1-5.
    • 2 Corinthians 1:3-11.
    At The Bridge, we are not perfect people, and I hope we never give that impression that we think we are. We are imperfect people who struggle with sin (just like everyone else), but despite that, we are forgiven and made spiritually perfect by a perfect, loving God.

    One of his gifts to us is each other. A group of people who develop relationships in order to challenge, encourage and comfort.

    This produces a band of brothers that cannot be broken.

    • 1 July 2010
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    Jul 01, 2010
    Trevor M. said...
    Might I challenge that #1 tool spot with this verse and the implicit tool contained within?

    Psalm 119:9-11 - How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word. With my whole heart I seek you; let me not wander from your commandments! I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.

    Jul 01, 2010
    Shane Kennard said...
    Fair enough, remember who helped David get back on track? It wasn't enough that David had hidden God's Word in his heart, he needed another person to bring about repentance.

    Personally, I read the Bible daily, I knew the Bible, I taught the Bible, but without being checked by another person, I stayed in sin.

    The passages I listed are pretty straight forward. Our battle against sin is incomplete without each other. Is "#1" hyperbole? You could argue either way because if the "each other" isn't tied to the Word, then no, you won't battle either. They certainly go hand-in-hand.

    In today's American church culture, we have the "John Wayne" approach, "I can do it by myself." This is what I'm battling against, not against if we are to use scripture or not.

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    More specifically I am husband to an amazing wife--Nichole.
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    A pastor and church planter for The Bridge Church in Baldwinsville, NY. Just outside Syracuse...


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