Introduction
- Matthew 7:21-27
Worship …
- I Samuel 15:22
- Isaiah 1:10-17 – We can’t live however we want and then think we can still worship God.
- Psalms 63:1-4 – Our worship should be a response to the greatness of God.
- Luke 6:46
Preaching …
- Luke 3:3-14, 18 – John the Baptist presented some hard teaching but included some useful applications. Modern day preachers should do the same.
- II Timothy 4:2
- Luke 3:10 – The audience also has a responsibility. They asked what they should do.
… and now it’s up to ME!
- Matthew 23:1-4
- Luke 18:9-14
- We must apply the lessons to ourselves. The first application must always be to myself.
- Luke 8:5-8, 15 – I need to commit myself to living the word, even in hard times.
- Ezekiel 33:30-33 – They were just listening to Ezekiel’s lessons like one listens to a song – enjoying it but going away unchanged. Let us not do the same!