- Identifying and evaluating our worldly goals
- Taking account of our physical goals in life
- Do they choke out the word of God? Mark 4:18-19
- There is too much at stake!
- Do they conflict with our spiritual goals? Matthew 16:24-26
- Worldly goals
- Seeking money: I Timothy 6:8-10
- Seeking material things: Luke 12:22-23,28-31
- Seeking after the praise of men: John 12:42-43
- Seeking after education: Ecclesiastes 12:12
- Seeking after recreation: Ecclesiastes 2:1,10-11
- The problem isn’t that we don’t have time – it’s that something else is more important to us. Romans 12:12
- Taking account of our physical goals in life
- Identifying what our spiritual goals should be
- Seeking the kingdom – Matthew 6:19-21; Colossians 3:2
- Seeking to constantly examine ourselves – II John 1:8
- Seeking to attend the assembly faithfully – Hebrews 10:24-25
- Seeking to pray – James 5:16; Philippians 4:6-7
- Seeking to study God’s word – II Timothy 2:15; 3:15-17
- Seeking to teach the lost – II Timothy 2:2
- Seeking to give liberally and cheerfully – II Corinthians 9:7
- Seeking to do good as we have the opportunity – Galatians 6:10
- Seeking to love one another – I Corinthians 13:4-7
- Evaluating our current goals
- What are our physical goals?
- Do they choke out our spiritual goals?
- Do they conflict outright with Bible teachings?
- What are our spiritual goals?
- Do we have any?
- Are we making any progress if we do have any?
- Have we made any new ones?
- Remember: Philippians 4:13
- What are our physical goals?
- Consider what Paul said: I Timothy 6:7-11,17
DL
September 21, 2014
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