The Immobilizing Drug of Offense — Part 1

Series: Unity... The Heartbeat of Jesus

Speaker: Bishop James E. Collins

August 15, 2021

Bishop James E. Collins

Presiding Bishop

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Unity… The Heartbeat of Jesus
The Immobilizing Drug of Offense
John 17:20-23   Key Scripture: Luke 17:1-4

 

I. Seven Truths Concerning Offense

  1. Offense is .

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  1. Offense can turn a  into a .

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  1. Offense builds .

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  1. Offense is the  of Satan.

        Skandalon: Part of a trap where the bait is .

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  1. Offense is God’s way of , , and  us.

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  1. Offense can only remain by .

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  1. Offense begins as a  issue that can eventually morph into a  issue.

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II. How We Can Know That Offense Has Morphed From a Natural To a Spiritual Issue

  1. We begin to feel  in being offended as we stand on assumed  .

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  1. We lose our ability to think  concerning offenses.

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  1. We become .

        We begin to embrace an   attitude toward authority or discipline.

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  1. We become the carriers of the  spirit.

        1) The name Absalom always echoes , , , , and .

 

        2) Absalom had a way of judging everything by his own .

 

        3) The Absalom personality will take his offenses to many  and spread his  through a variety of means.

 

        4) The Absalom spirit is revealed in divisiveness, antagonism, and negative criticism in order to promote  and .

 

        5) The Absalom spirit is to the soul what  is to the body.

 

        6) The religious pretense of the Absalom personality often deceives  Christians.

 

        7) Unresolved  was the main culprit that lead to Absalom’s unforgiveness and bitterness.

 

III. The Conclusion of the Matter

  1. Offense is a part of .

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  1. Offense is a  part of spiritual growth.

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  1. The potential for offense is moral greater with those we  and are  to.

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