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Are you are rich?
to be saved
to be assured
to be good enough
You keep the commandments
You are rich
as compared to the world & history
we fare sumptuously
you have much to comfort and distract you
Who then can be saved?
With man it is impossible!
we fare sumptuously
and God is not impressed
Who do you seek?
you love your life
I could never be a part of a church that...
gospel?
Spirit leading?
Bible grounded?
I could never serve a God who...
condemns sin
doesn’t agree with me
I can’t believe the gospel if it requires me to give up _________________
My salvation cost Jesus His life; what makes me think it will cost me less?
Invictus by 19th ce poet William Henley
It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate,
I am the captain of my soul.
Black as the pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.
In the fell clutch of circumstance
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.
Beyond this place of wrath and tears
I am the master of my fate,
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds and shall find me unafraid.
It matters not how strait the gate,
I am the captain of my soul.
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate,
I am the captain of my soul.
I can’t prioritize the church or learning the Bible because I’m too busy with life
Clear the Stage by Jimmy Needham
We must not worship something that's not even worth it
Clear the stage, make some space for the one who deserves it
Anything I put before my God is an idol
Anything I want with all my heart is an idol
Anything I can't stop thinking of, is an idol
Anything that I give all my love, is an idol
Are you are looking for something to do?
Mark
to be saved
You cannot get saved, you must be saved
The angel told Joseph to name Mary’s child Jesus not because he would help his people get saved, but rather that he would save his people; and that is exactly what He does.
There is no such thing as enough
To add the word enough after prayer, believing, repenting, etc. is to go back to DOING to be saved
The only enough is that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus was enough
to be assured
mark 10:20
What Peter is encouraging is that same striving for perfection that Paul spoke of in .
Both Peter and Paul worked hard out of worship and duty and love and were well assured, but they were both confident in their salvation.
It is because I am saved; because Christ has made me His own, that I
to balance the scale
I know I have sinned, but I also have done _________________
I’m sure that God understands that I ______________________
I know I was speeding, officer, but yesterday I drove a full 5mph under the limit all day.
Yes, I just killed this man, but I give blood regularly to save lives
It is impossible to balance the scale when perfection is the standard; Jesus is the standard
Who then can be saved?
With man it is impossible!
Seek the Lord
Who do you seek?
Who will you seek?
amos
Bethel - “House of God” / watershed ~11mi north of Jerusalem where Abram stayed, important historic and religious city for Israel
Gilgal - a place where OT prophets lived, where Joshua erected the stone altar after crossing the Jordan
Beersheba - Where God spoke to Jacob and made covenant with him; a place of cultural and religious significance
in every one of those cities, idol worship had developed
in every one of those cities, idol worship had developed
Do not return to what is familiar, what is traditional, what is generally acceptable.
Seek God and Him alone and be saved!
Continue seeking God and Him alone and we will be preserved!
Seeking God can be costly, but look at the options:
Not seeking God = devoured by fire
Seeking God = eternal life
Who can and will be saved?
Who can and will be preserved?
Those who seek the Lord and Him alone.
Who can and will be saved?
only those who seek the Lord.
The message of the prophet Amos rings out today: Seek the Lord and Live!
Sadly, the example of the young man from also is with us today: loving our lives and our sins more than God.
May God help us as individuals, families, and as a church family to seek God and Him alone; for His eternal glory and our own good.
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