130 likes | 294 Views
Come On In, But Don’t Touch Anything. 1 Kgs. 20:1-4 Total commitment confessed 1 Kgs. 20:5-9 Total with certain limitations Rev. 3:19-20 Jesus seeks to enter our lives He enters to redecorate our dwelling Terms: Rebuke, Chasten, Repent. Bath. Closet. Guest Room. Family Room.
E N D
Come On In, But Don’t Touch Anything • 1 Kgs. 20:1-4 Total commitment confessed • 1 Kgs. 20:5-9 Total with certain limitations • Rev. 3:19-20 Jesus seeks to enter our lives • He enters to redecorate our dwelling • Terms: Rebuke, Chasten, Repent
Bath Closet Guest Room Family Room Bedroom Entry Kitchen/Dining
Come On In, But Don’t Touch Anything • Would He find us hospitable I Pet. 4:9 • Would He find evidence of the wrong guests II John 10-11 • Will we allow Jesus to be Lord over our companions or is that going too far?
Bath Closet Guest Room Family Room Bedroom Entry Kitchen/Dining
Come On In, But Don’t Touch Anything • Difference in our house and the Lord’s • God’s house is not for common I Cor. 11:20-22 • His is a house of prayer Matt. 21:13 • Our meals should not be physical only • Not by bread alone Matt. 4:4 • “What shall we eat” Matt. 6:25, 33 • Will Jesus be Lord over our appetites?
Bath Closet Guest Room Family Room Bedroom Entry Kitchen/Dining
Come On In, But Don’t Touch Anything • Micah had a house full of gods Jdg. 17:5 • Family Room: TV, Stereo, Books, Computer • Teens: “Don’t touch my music” • Dads: “Don’t touch my sports on TV” • Will Jesus be Lord over our entertainment and the time and money spent on it?
Bath Closet Guest Room Family Room Bedroom Entry Kitchen/Dining
Come On In, But Don’t Touch Anything • Marriage begins with God’s rule Gen. 2:24 • Marriage ends with God’s rule Matt. 19:9 • And every spot in between is under His command Col. 3:18-19, I Cor. 7:1-5 • Will Jesus be Lord over our marriages? • Will He tell us who to marry? how to treat our mate? • Will we leave an adulterous marriage?
Bath Closet Guest Room Family Room Bedroom Entry Kitchen/Dining
Come On In, But Don’t Touch Anything • Immodest clothing I Tim. 2:9-10, I Pet. 3:3-5 • Skeletons in our closets (shameful past) • Phil 3:13... forgetting those things which are behind... (pride in past accomplishments, or sorrow over previous failures) • Is Jesus Lord over our past: our regrets, our anger, our burdens, our failures?
Bath Closet Guest Room Family Room Bedroom Entry Kitchen/Dining
Come On In, But Don’t Touch Anything • Cabinet filled with medications for stress, depression, anxiety, nervousness,… • Problems: medical or spiritual? • II Kgs. 20:15 “What have they seen in thine house?” • Lord without limitationsLuke 9:23