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  BUT YE ARE A CHOSEN GENERATION
  by A.B. Simpson
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Summary: God is calling out a select body from the church to be His
bride and win the world for Himself.

Topics: "Chosen Generation", "Divine Selection"
Scripture References: Judges 7:2, 1 Peter 2:9

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A.B. Simpson emphasizes the concept of being a chosen generation,
illustrating how God calls a select group from within the church to be
His bride, prepared for His coming. He draws parallels with Gideon's
story, where God reduced Gideon's army from thirty thousand to just
three hundred, highlighting the importance of courage, prudence, and
purpose in God's selection process. Simpson encourages believers to
ensure they are part of this 'out and out' group that God is preparing
to win the world for Himself. The message calls for a deeper commitment
and readiness among Christians to fulfill God's mission.

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Have you ever thought about the strange way in which God is calling a
people out of a people already called? The word ecclesia, or church,
means called out, but God is calling out a still more select body from
the church to be His bride-those especially prepared for His coming. We
see an illustration of this in the story of Gideon. When first he
sounded the trumpet of Abiezer there resorted to him more than thirty
thousand men; however, he was instructed by God to reduce the number. A
first test was applied, appealing to their courage, and all but ten
thousand returned home.

But there needed to be an additional elimination, and so a second test
was applied appealing to their prudence, caution and singleness of
purpose, and all but three hundred were refused.

With this small but select band, Gideon raised the standard against the
Midianites. Through the power of God he won his glorious victory. So in
this present day the Master is choosing His three hundred, and by them
He will yet win the world for Himself. Let us be sure that we belong to
the "out and out" people.

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/ab-simpson/but-ye-are-a-chosen-generation/
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