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TEXTS: 1. Mathew: 22: 32  “I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.” 2. Luke: 24:1-5 “ Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them. 2 And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre. 3 And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus. 4 And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments: 5 And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?” Just as we have physical deaths, we have spiritual deaths. There are people by heaven standard, they are dead but living. Something is dead when: the thing is stagnant, when it is irrelevant, has no vitality or spirit and is no more sensitive. On the other hand a Christian is one who exhibits

Text: Luke 18:1-8 “And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint; 2 Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man: 3 And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary. 4 And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, though I fear not God, nor regard man; 5 yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me. 6 And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith. 7 And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them? 8 I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?” God is not a man that he should lie. If you sin and ask for forgiveness, he will forgive you and welcome you back. He always listens to the pleas and petitions of his elect. Who are the elect of God? 1. The