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Rewards

Rewards. Lost valley Men’s Retreat Dane Lembrick. Eternal Rewards. God uses man’s innate desire for reward to motivate each individual believer to live their earthly lives sacrificially for the hope of eternal gain. Tonight we will discuss: What eternal rewards are

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Rewards

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  1. Rewards Lost valley Men’s Retreat Dane Lembrick

  2. Eternal Rewards • God uses man’s innate desire for reward to motivate each individual believer to live their earthly lives sacrificially for the hope of eternal gain. • Tonight we will discuss: • What eternal rewards are • Why God uses eternal rewards • How God distributes eternal rewards

  3. Rewards Defined Grace vs. Works • Salvation • By grace • Rewards • By works

  4. Rewards Defined • Reward: Noun Something given or received in return or recompense for service, merit, hardship, etc. • Gain Noun Profit or advantage. reward. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged. Retrieved February 17, 2013, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/reward gain. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged. Retrieved February 17, 2013, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/gain

  5. Rewards Defined • The World’s Definition • Jeremiah 9:23,24 • Wisdom • Power • Wealth • What the Bible says: • Ecclesiastes 2:9-11 • Do not satisfy • Matthew 6:19 • Jesus commands us not to “store up” these things • They are subject to corruption • They are temporary • Given by God – as He pleases

  6. Rewards Defined • God’s Definition • Matthew 6:20 • Heavenly • Eternal • Incorruptible • Unlimited • Yet to be fully revealed • 2 Corinthians 5:10 • Reward is determined by you

  7. Rewards Defined • How you define reward will become how you define your hope • Hope • Romans 8:22-25 • Gain • Something yet to come • Our definition of Success and Purpose is derived from our hope

  8. God motivates believers using reward • God is motivated by gain • Mankind is motivated by gain • This motivation is God-given, part of our being created in the image of God • God discusses His motivating man by gain in Hebrews Chapter 11 • We are naturally motivated in the direction of our hope.

  9. God motivates believers using reward • Because man is motivated by gain – God places a hope before us • One of the believer’s great hopes is Eternal Reward • What Jesus is asking us to do in verses 19-21 is to shift our hope from the temporal to the eternal. • Jesus sets this hope in us so that we will be focused on Heaven

  10. God focuses believers using reward • Blurred Hope • Matthew 6:1-18 and 21-34 • These verses warn us that 4 things can derail us in our pursuit of Eternal Reward: • Seeking the approval of others • Trying to live for God and earthly rewards • Trying to provide for our circumstances • Not forgiving those who wrong you • We will serve our hope • We can only have one hope – God or wealth

  11. God focuses believers using reward • The cure for blurry vision: • Set your hope on your treasure in heaven • Seek the Kingdom of Heaven • Obey God’s Commands • Honor God through the circumstances He gives you • God assures us He will provide for us in the temporal if we focus on eternity

  12. Rewards are given based on our faithfulness to opportunity • How the world determines reward: • Time • Talent • Productivity/Effectiveness • How God determines reward: • Time, talent and productivity are given by the grace of God • Thus, the only measure there can be is your faithfulness – what you did with what you were given. • No comparison

  13. How God Determines Faithfulness • Circumstances • Stewardship of providentially given resources • Obedience • Commands of God • E Squared • Reward requires investment/sacrifice • What do we have to sacrifice? • Time • Money • Will

  14. Application • Questions/Ideas for Meditation: • Identify your hope • Identify the presence of blurry vision in your life • What is one thing you can resolve to do today to invest in Eternity? • Am I being faithful with the opportunities God is giving me?

  15. Eternal Rewards • We’ve discussed: • What eternal rewards are • Why God uses eternal rewards • How God distributes eternal rewards • God uses man’s innate desire for reward to motivate each individual believer to live their earthly lives sacrificially for the hope of eternal gain.

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