I Corinthians 7:29-31

1. ~MEDITATION~ I Corinthians 7:29-31 I Corintios 7:29-31 29Lo que quiero decir, hermanos, es que nos queda poco tiempo. De aquí en adelante los que tienen esposa deben vivir como si no la tuvieran; 30los que lloran, como si no lloraran; los que se alegran, como si no se alegraran; los que compran algo, como si no lo poseyeran; 31los que disfrutan de las cosas de este mundo, como si no disfrutaran de ellas; porque este mundo, en su forma actual, está por desaparecer. 29What I mean, brothers and sisters, is that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if they do not; 30those who mourn, as if they did not; those who are happy, as if they were not; those who buy something, as if it were not theirs to keep; 31those who use the things of the world, as if not engrossed in them. For this world in its present form is passing away.

2. “Removing the Delight of Our Eyes”Ezekiel 24:15-27: I. To Be A Sign To Others A. Ezekiel’s Grief B. The People Grief C. God’s Grief II. To Help Us See What Really Matters A. God’s Presence More Than Symbols B. Holy People More Than A Sacred Place C. The New Age More Than This Present Age III. To Begin A New Time of Hope A. Only After The Storm B. Only After The Silence

3. Five Typical Ways of Public MourningEzekiel 24:17 1. Sighing (cf. Mal 2:13; Isa. 24:7); 2. Removing one’s turban (priest routinely wore turbans (Isa. 61:10; Ex. 39:28); 3. Removing one’s sandals 9cf. 2 Sam. 15:30), 4. Covering one’s lips (with a veil—Mic. 3:7), 5. Eating mourning bread (or the bread of sorrows, (Hos. 9:4)

4. “Removing the Delight of Our Eyes”Ezekiel 24:15-27: I. To Be A Sign To Others A. Ezekiel’s Grief B. The People Grief C. God’s Grief II. To Help Us See What Really Matters A. God’s Presence More Than Symbols B. Holy People More Than A Sacred Place C. The New Age More Than This Present Age III. To Begin A New Time of Hope A. Only After The Storm B. Only After The Silence

5. Malcolm Muggeridge (1903-1990)English Journalist and Author “Contrary to what might be expected, I look back on experiences that at the time seemed especially desolating and painful with particular satisfaction. Indeed, I can say with complete truthfulness that everything I have learned in my 75 years in this world, everything that has truly enhanced and enlightened my experience, has been through affliction and not through happiness.”

6. “Removing the Delight of Our Eyes”Ezekiel 24:15-27: I. To Be A Sign To Others A. Ezekiel’s Grief B. The People Grief C. God’s Grief II. To Help Us See What Really Matters A. God’s Presence More Than Symbols B. Holy People More Than A Sacred Place C. The New Age More Than This Present Age III. To Begin A New Time of Hope A. Only After The Storm B. Only After The Silence

7. ~MEDITATION~ I Corinthians 7:29-31 I Corintios 7:29-31 29Lo que quiero decir, hermanos, es que nos queda poco tiempo. De aquí en adelante los que tienen esposa deben vivir como si no la tuvieran; 30los que lloran, como si no lloraran; los que se alegran, como si no se alegraran; los que compran algo, como si no lo poseyeran; 31los que disfrutan de las cosas de este mundo, como si no disfrutaran de ellas; porque este mundo, en su forma actual, está por desaparecer. 29What I mean, brothers and sisters, is that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if they do not; 30those who mourn, as if they did not; those who are happy, as if they were not; those who buy something, as if it were not theirs to keep; 31those who use the things of the world, as if not engrossed in them. For this world in its present form is passing away.