BALANCED

EXODUS 39:22 - 26

INTRO: A.A(golden)Bell & A (Blue,Pur.,Scarlet twined lin.)Pomegrante.
B.One is to hear & one to see.
C.Tradition says - High Priest with rope went into holiest.
(Jospehus)

1. BALANCE BETWEEN FAITH & WORKS. (Belief & Behaviour)(heart & Head)
A. One is profession - One is practice.
B. Ja. 2:14 - 18 " If a man say he hath faith..no works !

2. BALANCE BETWEEN HEARING & DOING.
A. Ja.1:22 " Be ye doers of the word & not hearers only"
B. Mt.7:24 " Who-so-ever heareth ...doeth them.

3. BALANCE BETWEEN SECRET LIFE AND PUBLIC LIFE.
A.Duties vs Devotion - Mary vs. Martha.
B.Tip of the Ice Berg 10% - rest 90%.
C."When thou prayest, enter into thy closet." (Mt.6:6)

4. BALANCE BETWEEN KNOWLEDGE & ZEAL.
A.Rom.10:2 "I bear them record..zeal of God - no knowledge"
B.Fire in fireplace(friend) - fire in field(enemy)
C.Story of runner - no message - slower runner with message.

5. BALANCE BETWEEN WAITING ON LORD & STEPPING BY FAITH.
A.What is faith & what is presumption.
B.How do we know when we are in the flesh - in Spirit ?
C.Isa. 40:31 - I Ki.18:21 "How long halt ye between 2 opinions.

6. BALANCE BETWEEN SOCIAL & SPIRITUAL.
A.Pray all the time.
B.Read all the time.
C.Work all the time.

7. BALANCE BETWEEN SOVERIGNTY OF GOD & RESPONSIBILITY OF MAN.
A.Hypercalvinism vs. Armenianism.