#3: "loving God" -- Sermon Notes

Three Choices that Expose My Real Priorities

Loving God

1. Do I choose the lust of the flesh or

Today’s Topic: If you want to know if someone really loves God, just ask this simple question.

Did you know there are actually

two

worlds?

2. Do I choose the lust of the eyes or

“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. . . . No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money.” M a tth ew 6 :19 - 2 1, 2 4

Priorities am I

time , my

and my

?

P h i lip p ia n s 2 : 3

?

Two Different Responses: (Matthew 4:1-11; Matthew 19:16-26) !

Love = my

humility

When you do things, do not let selfishness or pride be your guide. Instead, be humble and give more honor to others than to yourselves.

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. 1 J o h n 2 : 1 5 - 1 6 (KJV)

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attention ,

A Worldly Response: and

comfort

prestige

,

status

,

.

resources . !

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P a sto r R ic h C ha sse

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(NIV)

Question: What

chasing after

contentment

Why be like the pagans who are so deeply concerned about these things? Your heavenly Father already knows all your needs, and He will give you all you need from day to day if you live for Him and make the Kingdom of God your primary concern. M a t t h e w 6 : 3 2 - 3 3 (NLT)

3. Do I choose the pride of life or

The

?

When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He tempt anyone; but each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire (lust), he is dragged away and enticed. Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death. J a m e s 1 : 1 3 - 1 5 (NIV)

Today’s Passage: 1 John 2:12-17 (page 1899)

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self-control

F e b ru ary 3 , 2 00 8

An Eternal Response: God’s

agenda

and

people .

(NCV)