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Central idea of the text or main idea of the text:
Look to God for all you need.
Homiletic idea: Our good Father is the source of everything good, anything else will disappoint.
Introduction:
We often confuse need with want.
My children would come to me and say, “Dad, I need a new pair of shoes.”
or “Dad, I really need a Nintendo.”
Does anyone really need a Nintendo?
We went around and around about a cell phone.
“I need a cell phone.”
The truth is she wanted one.
Need is having the lack of something that is required.
Want is having the desire for something.
The sooner we learn the difference between the two, the better off we are.
When I get the desire for a new car I start to justify why I should have it.
After I come to my senses, I realize that I really don’t need it, I just want it really bad.
Outline:
The World Doesn’t Give Goodness
Don’t give your holy attention to anyone but God
a. Don’t give your holy attention to anyone but God.
V 6
i.
Dogs was a major insult.
Your attention is valuable.
What you spend your time on is valuable.
Don’t just throw it away.
Your holy attention is worth something.
i. Dogs was a major insult.
1. Street dogs were despised.
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2. A male prostitute was called a dog.
DT 23.28
3. The rabbis would refer to Gentiles as dogs.
They considered the Gentiles to be of little value.
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Even Paul called his opponents dogs.
You wouldn’t give your valuable things to the dogs.
They wouldn’t appreciate them and they would tear them up.
Dogs don’t understand value.
They will chew on a $3,000 piano just as easily as they will chew on a $30 pair of shoes.
You know the value of what you have, guard it and treasure it.
Then Jesus says, “don’t cast your pearls before swine.”
ii.
Pigs were unclean.
The Jews had nothing to do with them.
1.
You wouldn’t even touch one.
to touch a pig would mean that you were as unclean as they were.
2.
You definitely wouldn’t give your jewelry to them.
Just like the dogs, pigs don’t understand the value of pearls and pearls have no value to them so they will trample them treat them badly.
b.
The world won’t just disappoint you, it will trample you.
V 6b
...they will trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.
i.
And after it tramples you, it will tear you apart.
V6c
c.
When we give attention owed to God to the world we will be disappointed.
Eventually, the world leaves you feeling empty.
When you invest your time in the world and worldly things, you will find that you have made a bad investment.
It will take everything you’ve got and give you nothing in return, except heartache and misery.
An investment in the world never gives you love in return.
When you chase the things of this world you give and give and give and it will take and take and take.
We are left feeling empty, because we are empty.
Only one thing will fill the void that is within us and that is Jesus Christ.
if you give Him your love and attention, He will fill you.
He will love you when no one else will.
He will value you when no one else will.
We all want to be validated, we want to know that we are of worth.
When we realize that we are holy, we will start to realize that we have worth and we will work to treasure and value that holiness from God.
Give What is Holy to God
The world seeks to take from us
and it will take until we have nothing left to give.
But, God seeks to give to us.
Ask
Seek
Knock
God is Better at Giving Than We Are
V 9-11
Matt 7.9
We want good things for our children
V 9-10
a.
We want good things for our children.
V 9-10
A good parent wants good things for their children.
You want them to have good shoes, clothes, a good education.
My mom never said, “those clothes are too good for you.”
She worried that what she could afford would not be good enough.
We want them to have it better than we did
My parents didn’t have the opportunity to go to college, but they made sure that I did.
Parents sacrifice so their children may have it better and have more opportunities.
Good parents don’t intentionally give their kids bad things
V 11 “If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give what is good to those who ask Him!
i. God is a good father.
ii.
He doesn’t just want good for you.
iii.
He wants the best.
Don’t Place Yourself Above Others and Don’t Look for Others to Satisfy Your Needs
and Don’t Look for Others to Satisfy Your Needs
V 12
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