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. Everything we do encourages reception of the Word
c. We do nothing to hinder their obedience to the Gospel
Mark A. Copeland
3. Some with ‘ears dull of hearing’ and ‘hard hearts’ will not be impressed regardless of our
efforts, but those with ‘good and noble hearts’ have every right to expect...
a. Edification
b. Exhortation and comfort
c. Teaching that can be understood
d. Participation by the members
e. Decency and order
f. Peace in the congregation
Note: The main points and many of the observations were taken from an article by Sewell Hall by the
same title (“What Visitors Has A Right To Expect”) in Focus Magazine, Vol. 7, No. 3, Issue No. 68.
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