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Are you... To do something pointless Rearranging or insignicant that will deckchairs on the soon be overtaken by events Titanic?

Are you... To do something pointless Rearranging or insignicant that will deckchairs on the soon be overtaken by events Titanic?

Are you... To do something pointless Rearranging or insignicant that will deckchairs on the soon be overtaken by events Titanic?

To do something pointless or insignicant that will soon be overtaken by events

This is my favourite picture of Jesus

Jesus regularly amazes me. The truth is that he should always amaze me

Jesus invites you to follow him:

...total, exclusive, devotion to Jesus

...total, exclusive, devotion to Jesus

...total, exclusive, devotion to Jesus

Have you tamed Jesus?

Have you tamed Jesus?

Have you tamed Jesus?

Have you tamed Jesus?

for one's life does not consist in the abundance of one's possessions

#1 Are you rearranging Luke 12:15, 22,23 Take deckchairs on the care, and be on your guard Titanic? against all covetousness,

Luke 12:15, 22,23 Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of one's possessions

...and as Lord-of-history (because they when these people receive Christ, want order and purpose). but they dont they do not receive him as supremely receive him as supremely and personally valuable. They receive him simply as sinvaluable for who he is. They dont forgiver (because they love being guilt receive him the way Paul did when he free), and as rescuer-from-hell (because spoke of the surpassing worth of they love being pain free), and as healer knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. they (because they love being disease free), dont receive him as he really is more and as protector (because they love glorious, more wonderful, more being safe), and as prosperity-giver satisfying, than everything else in the (because they love being wealthy), and as universe. They dont prize him, or creator (because they want a personal treasure him or cherish him or delight in universe),... him. John Piper

...and as Lord-of-history (because they want order and purpose). but they dont receive him as supremely and personally valuable for who he is. They dont receive him the way Paul did when he spoke of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. they dont receive him as he really is more glorious, more wonderful, more satisfying, than everything else in the universe. They dont prize him, or treasure him or cherish him or delight in him. John Piper

Jesus, Lk 19:45-46, And he entered the temple #2 drive out and began to Are who a person of those you sold,saying to them, It is written, My prayer? house shall be a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of robbers.

Jesus, Lk 19:45-46, And he entered the temple and began to drive out those who sold,saying to them, It is written, My house shall be a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of robbers.

#3You shall Luke 10:37, How do you love God? love the Lord your God
with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind

Luke 10:37, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind

Matthew 7:12, 25:40 So #4 wish that whatever you Whowould do to you, do do you serve? others also to them, for this is the Law and the ProphetsTruly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.

Matthew 7:12, 25:40 So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the ProphetsTruly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.

Luke 9:23-24,And he said #5 to all, If anyone would What are you come after me, let him leaving? deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.

Luke 9:23-24,And he said to all, If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.

Matthew 5:43-45 You #6 have heard that it was Whoshall love your are you be Luke 15:7 said, You there will blessing? your more joy in heaven over neighbor and hate one sinner I say to you, enemy.Butwho repents than over ninetylove your enemies and ninerighteous persons pray for those who who need no repentance. persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven.

Matthew 5:43-45 You have heard that it was Luke 15:7 there will be said, You shall love your more joy in heaven your neighbor and hate over one sinner I say to you, enemy.Butwho repents than over ninetylove your enemies and ninerighteous persons pray for those who who need no repentance. persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven.

Luke 15:7 there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninetyninerighteous persons who need no repentance.

Matthew 6:25 Therefore I tell you, do not be Mark 10:21 You lack one #7 your life, anxious about that you thing: go, sell all What will eat lack? what youdo you or what have and give to the you will drink, nor about poor, and you will have your body, what you will treasure in heaven; and put on. Is not life more come, follow me. than food, and the body more than clothing?

Matthew 6:25 Therefore I tell you, do not be Mark 10:21 You lack one anxious about your life, thing: go, sell all that you what you will eat or what have and give to the you will drink, nor about poor, and you will have your body, what you will treasure in heaven; and put on. Is not life more come, follow me. than food, and the body more than clothing?

Mark 10:21 You lack one thing: go, sell all that you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.

Luke 4:1-2,4 And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the #8 by the Spirit Jordan and was led in the wildernessfor forty Are you living in Spirit days,being tempted by the and Word? devil.The devil said to him, If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.And Jesus answered him, It is written,Man shall not live by bread alone.

Luke 4:1-2,4 And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wildernessfor forty days,being tempted by the devil.The devil said to him, If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.And Jesus answered him, It is written,Man shall not live by bread alone.

Matthew 6:21-22, The eye is the lamp of the body. So, #9 if your eye is healthy, your Matthew 6:33, Seek rstof the whole body What full will be kingdom of God and his light, but if your eye is bad, Are all these righteousness, and be full your whole body will You to you. things will be added of darkness. If then the light Seeking? in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!

Matthew 6:21-22, The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your Matthew 6:33, Seek rstof the whole body will be full kingdom of God and his light, but if your eye is bad, righteousness, and all these your whole body will be full things will be added to light you. of darkness. If then the in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!

Matthew 6:33, Seek rst the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

Hebrews 12:2-3 (The Message),

Keep your eyes on Jesus, who both began and nished this race we're in. Study how he did it. Because he never lost sight of where he was headed that exhilarating nish in and with Godhe could put up with anything along the way: Cross, shame, whatever...

And now he's there, in the place of honor, right alongside God. When you nd yourselves agging in your faith, go over that story again, item by item, that long litany of hostility he plowed through. That will shoot adrenaline into your souls!

"The unsinkable Titanic left Southampton for New York on April 10th 1912. Shortly before midnight on April 14th, the ship collided with an iceberg which pierced its hull. About two hours later, the ship sank. Reportedly as the ship was sinking, the band played "Nearer My God to Thee" on the deck, and a number of passengers either played cards or exercised in the ship's gym.

The life of discipleship is different, and it requires us to change. And part of the joy of following Jesus is that we want to change. But the change is not automatic. We can actually ght against the change in how we walk. And, to our great peril, we can win.
Bill Mounce

Thinking isindispensableon the path to passion for God. Thinking is not an end in itselfBut, thinking under the mighty hand of God, thinking soaked in prayer, thinking carried by the Holy Spirit, thinking tethered to the Bible, thinking in pursuit of more reasons to praise and proclaim the glories of God, thinking in the service of love such thinking is indispensable in a life of the fullest praise of God. if we are to glorify God fully, we must engage our mind in knowing him truly and our hearts in loving him duly.
John Piper