May 21, 2017
Mike Fritscher, Pastor

Eliminating Excuses to a Meaningful Life! Luke 14:16-24

I. When Jesus Invites You, You Move! You Come!

Because What He Invites You to Is Always Great!
Because What He Invites You From Is Death!

Rest! Matthew 11:28 Come to Me all who are weary and heavy-laden and I will give you rest!

Fellowship! Revelation 3:20 Behold I stand at the door and knock. If any man opens the door I will come into Him and fellowship with Him and He with Me!

Salvation and Strength! Isaiah 30:15 For thus the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel has said, In repentance and rest you will be saved, In quietness and trust is your strength. But You were not willing.

A Meaningful, Impactful Life! Matthew 4:19 And He said to the, Follow Me and I will make you fishers of men.

II. When Jesus Invites You, Be Free of Excuses!

Notice these Common excuses:

Investments: I have bought a field, I need to go check it out.
Jobs: I have bought 5 Oxen got to go check them out.
Relationships! I Have just gotten married and I just cant’ make it.

Luke 9:57-62 Security, Inheritance and Relationships!

III. Make Sure Your Affections Are Godward, Not Earthward!

Money! Don’t Love It! 1 Timothy 6:6-10

Luke 18:18-30 The Very Sad, Rich Young Ruler:

The remedy for not loving money is not simply to get rid of it!
It’s to get rid of it’s hold on you!

And To Get Rid of It’s Hold on You Is to Steward it Properly.

Giving: Malachi 3:8-12

Luke 6:38 Give and it shall be given to you. They will pour into your lap a good measure pressed down shaken together and running over. For by your standard of measure it will be measured to you in return.

2 Corinthians 9:7 Each one must do just as he has purposed in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion for God loves a cheerful giver. 8 And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that always having all sufficiency in everything, you may have an abundance for every good deed;

2. The World! Do Not Love the world! 1 John 2:15-17

James 4:1-6 – Friendship with the world!

Selfishness!

Revelation 12:11 “And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb and because of the word of their testimony, and they did not love their life even to death.