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Introduction:
jn 6:22-
STATEMENT: Are you continuing with Christ?
The Hungering Crowd
A Temporary Need
Improper Motivations for Being in Church
Fashionable — it’s good for my image
Fortuitous — it’s good for my situation (handouts & helps)
Family — it’s what my family has always done
Fun — it’s entertaining
Favorable (convenient) — it fits into my schedule
ILLUSTRATION: The King’s Church
Loyalty or Flattery
Francois Fenelon was the court preacher for King Louis XIV of France in the 17th century.
One Sunday when the king and his attendants arrived at the chapel for the regular service, no one else was there but the preacher.
King Louis demanded, “What does this mean?”
Fenelon replied, “I had published that you would not come to church today, in order that your Majesty might see who serves God in truth and who flatters the king.”
Source unknown
STATEMENT — What is it that motivates you?
Are you caught up satisfying your temporary needs?
Have you given any thought to your needs for eternity?
(A Temporary Need)
ILLUSTRATION — The Best of Both Worlds
A Sunday school teacher was telling the story of the rich man and Lazarus.
She said that Lazarus sat outside the rich man's gate covered with sores and begging for food.
And that the rich man passed Lazarus without even seeing him.
But when they both died Lazarus went to Heaven, while the rich man found himself in hell, which the teacher described most graphically.
When she had finished, she asked the children, “Now which would you rather be—the rich man or Lazarus?”
One little fellow answered, “I would like to be the rich man until I die and then Lazarus afterwards.”
An Eternal Need
jn 6 27
Your life is a vapor
matt 6 19-21
Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow.
For what is your life?
It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.
ILLUSTRATION — The Best of Both Worlds
A Sunday school teacher was telling the story of the rich man and Lazarus.
She said that Lazarus sat outside the rich man's gate covered with sores and begging for food.
And that the rich man passed Lazarus without even seeing him.
But when they both died Lazarus went to Heaven, while the rich man found himself in hell, which the teacher described most graphically.
When she had finished, she asked the children, “Now which would you rather be—the rich man or Lazarus?”
One little fellow answered, “I would like to be the rich man until I die and then Lazarus afterwards.”
(A Temporary Need)
(An Eternal Need)
A Satisfied Need
jn
Statement: God saw our eternal need for a Saviour, and met that need 100%
QUOTE:
If our greatest need had been information,
God would have sent us an educator;
If our greatest need had been technology,
God would have sent us a scientist;
If our greatest need had been money,
God would have sent us an economist;
If our greatest need had been pleasure,
God would have sent us an entertainer;
But our greatest need was forgiveness,
so God sent us a Saviour.
ILLUSTRATION: THE GREATEST TRADE OF YOUR LIFE
H. L. Hunt made millions as a Texas oilman.
He was an aggressive businessman with little regard for time.
His chief confidant, John, might be called in the middle of the night as quickly as in the middle of the day.
One night at 2:00 AM, Hunt phoned John.
He excitedly declared, “John, I just made the greatest trade of my life.
I traded the here for the hereafter… I just got saved.”
If you have never trusted Christ as your Saviour, you need to trade the here for the hereafter.
You need to be saved.
It is the wisest decision you will ever make.
(The Hungering Crowd)
The Hard Concept
jn 6
The Concept of Performance
“what shall we do?”
tit 3 3-
ILLUSTRATION
In June of 2008 Phuljharia Kunwa, a rich 80-year old Indian widow, spent thousands of dollars on a feast for 100,000 people hoping it would please the gods and open the doors of heaven for her.
She fed lunch to people from surrounding villages and towns for two consecutive days.
She has no family or relatives to bequeath her property to.
Mrs. Kunwar spent $37,500 on the feast.
says that all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags in God's sight.
No amount of benevolence can earn someone the right to dwell in Heaven or forgive their sin.
Source: Thomson Reuters, June, 6, 2008
IT’S NOT:
Social Justice
Acts of Charity
Giving Money
Church Attendance
Baptism
Moral Living
Loving your family
Working hard
Leaving a legacy
(The Concept of Perfomance)
The Concept of Parentage
“where did Jesus come from?”
ILLUSTRATION: Larry King
When asked, “If you could select any one person across all of history to interview, who would it be?” talk-show host Larry King said he would like to interview Jesus Christ.
When asked, “What would you like to ask him?”
King replied, “I would like to ask him if he was indeed virgin-born.
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