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The Gospel of Luke. Sermon 28: “Is God a Cosmic Slot Machine?”. Luke 6:38. Luke 6:38 “Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.".
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The Gospel of Luke Sermon 28: “Is God a Cosmic Slot Machine?” Luke 6:38 .
Luke 6:38 “Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you."
Oprah vs. Osteen • 1.The first real step to living at your full potential is to enlarge your vision. • 2.If you develop a vision of victory, success, health, abundance, joy, peace, and happiness, nothing on earth will be able to hold these things from you. • 3.Live your best life now. • 4.You must conceive it in your heart and mind before you can receive it. • 5.I have been beyond blessed.
6.Every day I pass the front of my house, I sing, “Jesus Loves Me.” • 7.Thank you. Two words that can make miracles. • 8.We have to conceive it on the inside before we’re ever going to receive it on the outside. • 9.Today is the only day we have. We can’t do anything about the past, and we don’t know what the future holds. But we can live at our full potential right now. • 10.The expression of your feelings is like magic.
Oprah vs. Osteen • 1.The first real step to living at your full potential is to enlarge your vision. Joel • 2.If you develop a vision of victory, success, health, abundance, joy, peace, and happiness, nothing on earth will be able to hold these things from you. Joel • 3.Live your best life now. Oprah • 4.You must conceive it in your heart and mind before you can receive it. Joel • 5.I have been beyond blessed. Oprah
6.Every day I pass the front of my house, I sing, “Jesus Loves Me.” Oprah • 7.Thank you. Two words that can make miracles. Oprah • 8.We have to conceive it on the inside before we’re ever going to receive it on the outside. Joel • 9.Today is the only day we have. We can’t do anything about the past, and we don’t know what the future holds. But we can live at our full potential right now. Joel • 10.The expression of your feelings is like magic. Oprah
Luke 6:38 “Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you."
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"Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. …Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back. Do to others as you would have them do to you. …But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. …Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. Do not judge, and you will not be judged. …Forgive, and you will be forgiven. Give, and it will be given to you..."
Give & it will be given… • This is not only or even especially about money. • This is not a “rewards” emphasis. • This is a glorious statement about how life works for believers. The way up is the way down. The way down is the way up.