How Do You Keep Your Faith Alive? Keep Things Simple

Sunday March 2

Pastor Greg Walton reminds us that our sin causes God pain.

“God so loved the world, that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever would believe in Him would not perish, but have eternal life.”        John 3:16

“Asceticism removes possessions. Simplicity sets possessions in proper perspective. Asceticism finds no place for a ‘land flowing with milk and honey.’ Simplicity rejoices in the gracious provision from the hand of God.”    Richard Foster, Celebration of Discipline

“And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.”                    Matthew 6:28-34

SIN CAUSES GOD PAIN

“There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.”     Proverbs 14:12

GOD OFFERS US NEW LIFE IN JESUS

“find out what pleases the Lord.”     Ephesians 5:10

JESUS OPENS OUR EYES

“This man is not from God, for He does not keep the Sabbath.”   John 9:16

“For judgment I came into this world, that those who do not see may see, and those who see may become blind.”    John 9:39

“Then will the eyes of the blind be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped.”    Isaiah 35:5

“But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.”   Matthew 6:33

Keep Things Simple -- Keep Your Eyes On Jesus!