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*I Can See Clearly*
*Hebrews 2:1 (HCSB) \\ *We must therefore pay even more attention to what we have heard, so that we will not drift away.
* *παραρρέω* [/pararrhueo/ ~/par·ar·hroo·*eh*·o~/] v. *1* to glide by: lest we be carried by, pass by.
1a lest the salvation which these things heard show us how to obtain, slip away from us.
1b a thing escapes me.
1c slips my mind.
* *To slip into unawareness*
The easiest way to lose sight of something is distance
* We have the technology to fix even the worst eyesight
* Kristin
* Yet if you put enough distance between yourself and the thing you are focused on even 20~/20 vision will be blurred
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*/We must therefore pay even more attention/* to what we have heard, so that we will not drift away.
* Example from the Singles: Study the gospel and we see more of the side characters than we do the main character
* If you are here it is probably do to the fact that at one point Jesus, in and of Himself has impressed you.
* Kristin: Example of Latisha
* 2 weeks went from “I want what you have without God” to “Jesus is My LORD!”
* We have to be careful to Pay Attention
So what creates this distance?
What are some the factors that cause us to Drift?
· Although there are many, we would like to address two of them
o *Culture*, Especially our culture of consumerism
o *Confidence *
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*1. **Our Culture*
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*John 14:1-6 (HCSB) \\ *“Your heart must not be troubled.
Believe in God; believe also in Me.
In My Father’s house are many dwelling places; if not, I would have told you.
I am going away to prepare a place for you.
If I go away and prepare a place for you, I will come back and receive you to Myself, so that where I am you may be also.
You know the way where I am going.”
“Lord,” Thomas said, “we don’t know where You’re going.
How can we know the way?” Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.
No one comes to the Father except through Me.
We are part of a culture that is increasingly, “Educated”
· Not that we have mastered
o Faith, Hope, Love
o Or what it means to Follow Jesus
· It just means people know what they LIKE.
From
· Coffee (Starbucks: 20,000 different ways to order a cup of Coffee)
· Styles of communication
· Friendships
· Music
· Scheduling
· And Leisure Activity
o We live in time of options
*Consumerism and choice:* this is the spirit of our age
· Not that buying and selling things is bad
· Or that an abundance of choices is evil
o *The danger is how such a culture distorts our ability to see clearly*
· We’re trained to look at everything through a consumer lens:
· From goods
· To services
· To relationships
· To God
The problem is not the choices we’re presented with but on the basis on which we decide among them:
* Without intentional and deliberate effort to focus our vision on Jesus we will become…
* “iChurch” – where “I” comes before church.
“I am the way, the truth, and the life.
No one comes to the Father except through Me.”
One choice to make: I want to see no else expect Jesus
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**Confidence*
*Matthew 14:22-33*
Who did Peter lose faith in?
* Jesus?
* No, Jesus seemed to be doing just fine
* In fact, Peter even cried out to him for Jesus to save Him
* Faith in what the Rabbi could do seems to be pretty firm and secure
* Peter lost faith in Himself
* Review what it took for someone to become a disciple of a Rabbi
* The entire Rabbinic System was based on the Rabbi’s faith that these disciples can be just like me!
* Jesus’ says, “come”
* I believe you can be like me
* I believe you can do what I can do
Does Jesus have this kind of confidence in you?
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*Acts 2:39 (HCSB) \\ *For the promise is for you and for your children, and for all who are far off, as many as *the Lord our God will call*.”
Developing a Spiritual Culture of Confidence:
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