GET OUT OF THE MIDDLE

GETTING OUT OF THE MIDDLE

Hebrews 2:1 NKJV

Therefore we must give the more earnest heed to the things we have heard, lest we drift away.

OPEN:

PLEASE GIVE ME YOUR UNDIVIDED ATTENTION

WHAT HAS YOUR ATTENTION TODAY?

WHATEVER IT IS, IS IT DISTRACTING YOU FROM JESUS

PAY ATTENTION

“THE COST OF ATTENTION IS EVERYTHING”

DANGER:

DRIFTING IS MIDDLE LIVING

DIVIDED ATTENTION IS DANGEROUS DISTRACTION - IT LEADS TO DRIFTING

ADDICTION TO AVERAGE IS THE DISEASE OF OUR SOCIETY

GRANT CARDONE, 10XS

“THE AVERAGE WORKER READS AN AVERAGE OF LESS THAN ONE BOOK A YEAR AND WORKS AN AVERAGE OF 37.5 HOURS PER WEEK. THIS SAME PERSON MAKES 319 TIMES LESS MONEY THAN THE TOP U.S. CEOS, WHO CLAIM TO READ MORE THAN 60 BOOKS A YEAR.”

ASK YOURSELF:

“IS YOUR CURRENT ATTENTION TO CHRIST HONORING TO YOUR POTENTIAL”

WHERE IN YOUR LIFE ARE YOU CONSISTENTLY USING THE WORD, REALISTIC?

MIDDLE CLASS MENTALITY IS THE GOAL OF THE WORLD

- MIDDLE CLASS INCOME IS 35K-60K

MORE THAN HALF THE WORLD LIVES IN THIS CATEGORY TODAY THE WEALTHIEST 5% CONTROL 80$ TRILLION, WHICH IS MORE THAN HAS BEEN CREATED IN HUMAN HISTORY

KINGS DON’T COMPETE, THEY DOMINATE

OWNERSHIP IS GREATER THAN MANAGEMENT

YOUR ATTENTION IS INFLUENCED BY YOUR SURROUNDINGS - CHANGE YOUR SURROUNDINGS!

ATTENTION - NOTICE TAKEN OF SOMEONE OR SOMETHING

DIVIDED ATTENTION ILLUSTRATIONS

DRIVING

SPEAKING TO YOUR WIFE

GETTING OUT OF THE MIDDLE:

- ATTENTION TO JESUS ALLOWED ELIJAH TO SEE AND HEAR WHAT OTHERS COULD NOT!

HEART - PSALM 34:1-2

Psalm 34:1–2 NKJV

I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul shall make its boast in the Lord; The humble shall hear of it and be glad.

FULL ATTENTION TO JESUS CREATES DEVOTION WITH EMOTION

MIND - REVELATION 2:15-16

Revelation 2:15–16 NKJV

Thus you also have those who hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate. Repent, or else I will come to you quickly and will fight against them with the sword of My mouth.

FULL ATTENTION TO JESUS REQUIRES REPEATED REPENTANCE

THE SIN OF NICOLATIANS WAS COMPROMISE AND SEDUCING OTHERS TO ADOPT COMPROMISE AS NORMAL

FOCUS - HEBREWS 12:2

Hebrews 12:2 NKJV

looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

FULL ATTENTION TO JESUS MEANS NOT LOOKING AWAY WHEN TEMPTATION IS PRESENTED

HEARING - JOHN 13:16

John 13:16 NKJV

Most assuredly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master; nor is he who is sent greater than he who sent him.

Psalm 29:3–9 NKJV

The voice of the Lord is over the waters; The God of glory thunders; The Lord is over many waters. The voice of the Lord is powerful; The voice of the Lord is full of majesty. The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars, Yes, the Lord splinters the cedars of Lebanon. He makes them also skip like a calf, Lebanon and Sirion like a young wild ox. The voice of the Lord divides the flames of fire. The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness; The Lord shakes the Wilderness of Kadesh. The voice of the Lord makes the deer give birth, And strips the forests bare; And in His temple everyone says, “Glory!”

FULL ATTENTION TO JESUS LISTENS FOR THE VOICE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

PAY ATTENTION TO JESUS

GIVE JESUS YOUR UNDIVIDED ATTENTION