Kingdom First (Nursing Home)
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About Me:
About Me:
Josiah
Pastor of GC—OVERLOOK/SHAMOKIN...
HUSBAND—FATHER (3 GIRLS)
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II. Opening Prayer
II. Opening Prayer
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III. Songs: F
III. Songs: F
Are You Washed (p. 22)
Glory to His Name (p. 3)
My Jesus I Love thee (p. 56)
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Introduction:
Introduction:
GOING to BE LOOKING @ PASSAGE from SERMON on the MOUNT…
Background for Text:
Background for Text:
Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7)
1 Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him.
2 And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying:
Sermon on the Mount:
REVEALS the LIFE of DISCIPLESHIP UNDER CHRIST…
WHAT TRUE RIGHTEOUS LIVING LOOKS LIKE
THE ETHICS of the KINGDOM of GOD
RIGHTEOUSNESS/ETHICS THAT SHOULD BE PURSUED BY the CHRISTIAN…
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Immediate Context: Jesus warns about “practicing righteousness before others...”
GIVING to NEEDY
PRAYER
FASTING
Consistent Conclusion: DO in SECRET—FATHER WILL REWARD YOU.
Then Shifts Gears:
DISCIPLE & MONEY
DISCIPLE & ANXIETY
Summary:
JESUS WARNS ABOUT “LAYING UP TREASURES on EARTH”
EARTHLY TREASURES—MEANS YOUR HEART is HERE…
EARTHLY TREASURES ROT & RUST—BUT HEAVENLY TREASURE is GOING NOWHERE!!
Powerful Conclusion:
24 “No one can serve two masters, for 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 God and money.
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Transition ➡ IN LIGHT of THESE THINGS—JESUS WILL ADDRESS the DISCIPLE’S WORRY ABOUT BASIC NEEDS...
**FOR WE DO HAVE NEEDS…
… & MONEY is FREQUENTLY NEEDED to PROVIDE for THOSE NEEDS…
WE’LL SEE WHAT JESUS SAYS in V25-27
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Not Anxious About Food (v25-27)
Not Anxious About Food (v25-27)
English Standard Version Chapter 6
25 “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?
26 Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? 27 And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life?
“THEREFORE”… SINCE YOU CAN’T SERVE GOD & MONEY—DON’T WORRY ABOUT IT!
DON’T WORRY ABOUT YOUR BASIC NEEDS… LIFE is MORE THAN JUST MEETING BASIC NEEDS!
(v26) Illustration: **GOD TAKES CARE of the BIRDS**
THEY DON’T SOW...DON’T REAP… DON’T GATHER… BUT THEY’RE FED.
WE’RE MORE VALUABLE.
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Exhort: Humankind Made in God’s Image
Exhort: Humankind Made in God’s Image
HUMANITY = CROWN of CREATION…
IF GOD CARES ABOUT the BIRDS… HOW MUCH MORE.… US!
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GOD TAKES CARE of BIRDS… SO WHY WORRY?
EVEN MORE—WORRY DOESN’T ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING
(V27) SOME TRANSLATIONS REFERENCE “CUBIT to HIS STATURE”
Probably Instead: ADD an HOUR to HIS LIFE
Takeaway: WE ARE NOT in CONTROL!
WE CANNOT ADD an HOUR.
**Disclaimer** WE SHOULD BE WISE.
EAT HEALTHY, EXERCISE, LOOK BOTH WAYS.
BUT GOD KNEW the END of OUR DAYS BEFORE THEY EVER BEGAN
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Takeaway: Do your best, trust God with the rest. YOU AREN’T in CONTROL.
Application: Steward your life well, but know the results are in God’s hands.
Encourage: THAT is FREEING!!
GOD is the ONE WHO HAS PROMISED to TAKE CARE of YOU…
Challenge: MANY WORRIES NEVER MANIFEST! WASTED ENERGY! WASTED STRESS!
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Transition ➡ FROM FOOD—TRANSITIONS to CLOTHING…
READ: V28-30
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Not Anxious for Clothing (v28-30)
Not Anxious for Clothing (v28-30)
English Standard Version Chapter 6
28 And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, 29 yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 30 But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
JESUS MOVES from the BIRDS, WHICH ARE ACTIVE, to FLOWERS of the FIELD—THAT ARE TOTALLY INACTIVE!
Concluding: SOLOMON (MOST PROSPEROUS KING of ISRAEL) DIDN’T HAVE IT SO GOOD!
GRASS is ADORNED W/ FLOWERS— WILL HE NOT TAKE CARE of YOU?
Illustration: HOW FLEETING FLOWERS ARE—BUY WEEKLY or BIWEEKLY!!
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Transition ➡ IN CONCLUSION, A COMMAND:
READ: 31-33
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Anxiety Replacement: Seeking the Kingdom & His Righteousness (v31-33)
Anxiety Replacement: Seeking the Kingdom & His Righteousness (v31-33)
English Standard Version Chapter 6
31 Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
Conclusion: IF GOD FEEDS the BIRDS & CLOTHES the FIELDS… WILL HE NOT CARE ABOUT US TOO??
SO “DO NOT BE ANXIOUS”
**GOD KNOWS OUR NEEDS** HE WILL NOT ABANDON US.
NONBELIEVERS STRESS ABOUT NEEDS—BELIEVERS SHOULD TRUST THEIR PROVIDER.
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For God is both Sovereign & Father.
For God is both Sovereign & Father.
FEEDS BIRDS,, CLOTHES FLOWERS… (SOVEREIGN CREATOR)
YET HE’S OUR HEAVENLY FATHER WHO DESIRES GOOD FOR US!!
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(V33) SEEK HIS KINGDOM & HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS—
(V33) SEEK HIS KINGDOM & HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS—
One scholar: MAKE the KINGDOM the CENTER of YOUR EXISTENCE… EXPERIENCE the RULE of GOD FULLY in YOUR HEART
HE = FIRST PRIORITY
SERVING HIM
HONORING HIM (ETHICS of KINGDOM)
WORRY ABOUT HIM—WORRY ABOUT HEAVENLY THINGS,, STRIVE to LIVE a GOD-PLEASING & UPRIGHT LIFE—HE’LL MAKE SURE YOU’RE TAKEN CARE OF.
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Powerful Background: People of that day:
Powerful Background: People of that day:
Matthew, Mark, Luke: Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary, Volume 1 Provider of the Disciples’ Needs (6:25–34)
Much of their daily routine was spent trying to get enough supplies for day-to-day existence
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IF THEY COULD TRUST GOD THEN… HOW MUCH MORE SHOULD WE TRUST HIM NOW?
THEY DIDN’T HAVE REFRIGERATION or SOCIAL SECURITY
Testimony: THANKING GOD for FULL FRIDGE/FREEZER THIS WEEK…
**Disclaimer** NEEDS VERSUS WANTS—BUT HE WILL MEET OUR NEEDS. TRULY.
THROUGHOUT N.T. = FOOD & CLOTHING… MOST BASIC NECESSITIES
WE ELEVATE IT…
YET GOD GRACIOUSLY PROVIDES MANY WANTS…
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Transition ➡ IN LIGHT of HIS PROMISE to CARE FOR US—CONCLUDING REMARK:
READ: V34
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Conclusion: Not Anxious for Tomorrow (v34)
Conclusion: Not Anxious for Tomorrow (v34)
English Standard Version Chapter 6
34 “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
IN CONCLUSION.… THEREFORE… IN LIGHT OF THIS… —DON’T BE ANXIOUS.
TODAY HAS ENOUGH PROBLEMS
**GOD CAN TAKE CARE of TOMORROW**
He’s already there!
Exhort: GOD’S SOVEREIGNTY// OUTSIDE of TIME
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Application:
Application:
Main Takeaway: You worry about God. God will worry about you.
Pray: “Give us this day our daily bread.”
Trust Him.
Serve Him,
Don’t be anxious for tomorrow—He’s already there.
MAKE HEAVENLY THINGS YOUR FOCUS & PRIORITY
PUT HIS KINGDOM & GLORY FIRST
HE’LL WORK IT OUT, PROVIDE FOR YOU, TAKE CARE OF YOU…
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V. Closing Prayer
V. Closing Prayer
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VI. Closing Song:
VI. Closing Song:
Amazing Grace (p. 14) — Play in E
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VII. Prayer Requests
VII. Prayer Requests
