Are You Busy or Worldly Warnings Against Worldliness

Are You Busy or Worldly?

Warnings Against Worldliness l Parable of the Great Supper Luke 14: 16 -24 Legitimate excuses? n Being too busy makes the Lord angry n l Too busy to be a good soldier 2 Timothy 2: 3 -4 We are at war with Satan n A distracted soldier is a dead soldier n l Worldliness isn’t just wanton behavior

Dangers of Worldliness l Missed opportunities To be a Christian Acts 24: 25 n To be a neighbor Luke 10: 30 -32 n To grow in grace & knowledge Luke 10: 38 -42 n To be a soul winner Acts 8: 4, 5 -8, 26 -27, 39 -40 n To increase our love for brethren 1 Thes. 4: 9 -11 n l Return to world never to escape 2 Peter 2: 20 -22 l Flirting with worldliness increases the danger

Answer To Worldliness l Seek first the kingdom of God Matthew 6: 31 -33 Making Christ the center n We are Christ’s body/God’s temple 1 Cor. 6: 19 -20 n Loving God with all we’ve got Mark 12: 30 n Do everything with a view to serving Christ n

Answer To Worldliness l Seek first the kingdom of God Matthew 6: 31 -33 l Set your mind on things above Colossians 3: 13 Do not lay up treasure on earth Matthew 6: 19 -21 n What occupies my mind most? n For as he thinks in his heart, so is he. Proverbs 23: 7 n

Answer To Worldliness l Seek first the kingdom of God Matthew 6: 31 -33 l Set your mind on things above Colossians 3: 13 l Love not the world 1 John 2: 15 -17 Contrary to God n Enmity with God James 4: 4 n We serve a jealous God n World’s mistress or bride of Christ? n

Are You Busy? Being Under Satan’s Yoke

What Must I Do To Be Saved? You believe in God, believe also in Me. John 14: 1 Unless you repent, you likewise will perish. Luke 13: 3 Confess Me before men, and I’ll confess you before My Father. Matthew 10: 32 He that believes and is baptized shall be saved Mark 16: 16 Be faithful unto death. . . Rev. 2: 10