Big Words

Big Words? Long English words?

o “Floccinaucinihilipilification” • Meaning: do or make nothing, very little,

insignificant

Big Bible Words?o “Jonathelemrechokim” (Ps. 56 title, KJV)o “Mahershalalhashbaz” (Is. 8:1, KJV)

- one of the biggest words of all

Easy to pronounce, but hard to say

o When everyone wants you to say “yes”

o When something looks good or pleasing

o When it appears threatening to say it

“NO”

- Many Failed to Say It

Adam & Eve (Genesis 3:6)o Contrast Daniel (Daniel 1:8)

Young Prophet (1 Kings 13:15-19)o Contrast (1 Kings 13:8)

David (2 Samuel 11:2-5)o Contrast Joseph (Genesis 39:7-12)

“NO”

“NO”

o Is a test of your character

o Requires a big person to utter such a small word properly

o Is required at times if we are going to obey God rather than man (Acts 5:29)

o Is a barricade to keep the righteous from traveling down the path of evil and destruction (Proverbs 1:10-19)

“IF”

CORE MEANING: a conjunction used to indicate the circumstances that would have to exist in order for an event to happen

(Encarta Dictionary)

“IF” - one of the BIGGEST words

o Is there a word that has bigger impact?

o Is there a word more consequential?

“IF” - Has Consequential Impact

Strengtho “If you faint in the day of adversity, Your

strength is small” (Proverbs 24:10)

Work Ethico “If anyone will not work, neither shall he eat”

(2 Thessalonians 3:10)

Wisdomo “If the ax is dull, and one does not sharpen

the edge, then he must use more strength; but wisdom brings success” (Ecclesiastes 10:10)

“IF” - Has Consequential Impact

Prioritieso “If anyone comes to Me and does not

hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple” (Luke 14:26)

Loveo “If you love Me, keep My

commandments” (John 14:15)

“IF” - Has Consequential Impact

Perseverence

o “Therefore consider the goodness and severity of God: on those who fell, severity; but toward you, goodness, if you continue in His goodness. Otherwise you also will be cut off” (Romans 11:22)

“IF” - Has Consequential Impact

Forgivenesso “For if you forgive men their trespasses,

your heavenly Father will also forgive you” (Matthew 6:14)

o “But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.” (1 John 1:7)

• Non-Christians must first repent and be baptized into the death of Christ (Romans 6:3-4)

• Christian must repent and confess sin (1 Jn. 1:9)

“IF” - Has Consequential Impact

Regenerationo “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a

new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new” (2 Corinthians 5:17)

• Baptism is “into Christ” (Galatians 3:27)

Graceo “I do not set aside the grace of God; for if

righteousness comes through the law, then Christ died in vain” (Galatians 2:21)

“IF” - Has Consequential Impact

Faith and Salvationo “And if Christ is not risen, your faith

is futile; you are still in your sins!” (1 Corinthians 15:17)

Preservationo “If anyone defiles the temple of God,

God will destroy him. For the temple of God is holy, which temple you are” (1 Corinthians 3:17)

“IF” - Has Consequential Impact

Spiritual Growth

o “Add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love. For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ… (2 Peter 1:5-8)

“IF” - Has Consequential Impact

Security

o “For if you do these things you will never stumble; for so an entrance will be supplied to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” (2 Peter 1:10-11)