Part 2
• Finally, because you were so bent on getting a “new” car, you went to a “used” car dealership.
• Next thing you know, you’re leaving the used car dealership with a car of equivalent value of your current car.
• You had to have what you wanted because you wanted it NOW!
• So, you settled for something less, wasn’t in Yahwah’s will and ended up paying just as much interest as you did for the car.
• But we live in a world that screams, “Get what you want and get it now! And don’t worry about whether you’re in Yahwah’s Will or not!”
• You want what you want and you want it NOW!
THAT CAN PLAY INTO ANY SITUATION IN OUR LIVES TODAY
• “You want a new camera cell phone and you want it NOW… even though you don’t have an extra $400, You’ll just charge it!”
• “You want a three-bedroom house instead of your two-bedroom house and you want it NOW!”
• “You want a new 60-inch TV because my old one’s only 55 inches and you want it NOW!”
• “Your biological clock is ticking and you want to get married NOW!
• “You want a cheeseburger from a fast-food place and you want it NOW!”
• You want what you want and you want it NOW!
THE THEOLOGY OF HAPPINESS
• The problem, in my opinion, if you look at the American church as a whole, people live with this idea that I like to call the Theology of Happiness.
• Basically, people believe that the bottom line is that we be happy.
• And if something makes us happy, then let’s go ahead and do it, even if it’s before or outside of Yahwah’s will.
• And if we’re happy then “Yahwah is good” but if we’re not happy then “forget Yahwah and forget the church” because happiness is the bottom line.
• The problem is that when I search the scriptures I find that happiness is not the bottom line in our lives but holiness is.
• Yahwah calls us to be set apart, to be different, to be holy.
• Yet so many of us settle for what we want, when we want it and we get out of Yahwah’s very perfect will.
• Proverbs 19:21 says, “Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is Yahwah's purpose that prevails.”
• What is it going to be for you?
• Are you going to pursue your plans or are you going to pursue the purposes of Yahwah?
• So many of us live in this first phase.
• We want what we want and we want it NOW.
2) YOU WANT WHAT YAHWAH WANTS, BUT
Phase two; many of you will relate to this as well.
• You honestly want what your Heavenly Father has for your life but you have an escape clause or you have some fine print.
• Or you have your own standards that Yahwah must meet.
• You want what Yahwah wants but…
• You can see a powerful example of this in Mark 10:17-22.
• Messiah was having a conversation with a very wealth, young entrepreneur.
• And this young man had a major problem; but his problem wasn’t his wealth because in scripture we don’t see that forbidden.
• The problem was that his wealth had him.
• This man was gripped with material possessions; he didn’t own them, they owned him.
• And Messiah was talking to him, trying to help him get free of those possessions that had such a grip on his life.
• Mark 10:21-22 says, “Mark 10:21-22 (21) Then Yahwah Messiah beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me. (22) And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions.”
• This rich young ruler wanted to follow Messiah but he wanted to do it on his own terms.
• In the American church, us included, we want to follow Messiah but we want to do it according to our own terms.
• We want what Yahwah wants BUT…
• All throughout scripture we see example after example of this.
• In the Garden of Eden… we want to enjoy intimate fellowship with Yahwah BUT we want to eat the forbidden fruit as well.
• Jonah… we want to be a worshipper of Yahwah BUT we don’t want to preach to those low down Ninevites.
• David… I want to be a man after Yahwah’s word heart and love Yahwah BUT I want to love Bathsheba too.
• Peter… I want to be a follower of Messiah BUT I don’t want Messiah to die.
• Finally, because you were so bent on getting a “new” car, you went to a “used” car dealership.
• Next thing you know, you’re leaving the used car dealership with a car of equivalent value of your current car.
• You had to have what you wanted because you wanted it NOW!
• So, you settled for something less, wasn’t in Yahwah’s will and ended up paying just as much interest as you did for the car.
• But we live in a world that screams, “Get what you want and get it now! And don’t worry about whether you’re in Yahwah’s Will or not!”
• You want what you want and you want it NOW!
THAT CAN PLAY INTO ANY SITUATION IN OUR LIVES TODAY
• “You want a new camera cell phone and you want it NOW… even though you don’t have an extra $400, You’ll just charge it!”
• “You want a three-bedroom house instead of your two-bedroom house and you want it NOW!”
• “You want a new 60-inch TV because my old one’s only 55 inches and you want it NOW!”
• “Your biological clock is ticking and you want to get married NOW!
• “You want a cheeseburger from a fast-food place and you want it NOW!”
• You want what you want and you want it NOW!
THE THEOLOGY OF HAPPINESS
• The problem, in my opinion, if you look at the American church as a whole, people live with this idea that I like to call the Theology of Happiness.
• Basically, people believe that the bottom line is that we be happy.
• And if something makes us happy, then let’s go ahead and do it, even if it’s before or outside of Yahwah’s will.
• And if we’re happy then “Yahwah is good” but if we’re not happy then “forget Yahwah and forget the church” because happiness is the bottom line.
• The problem is that when I search the scriptures I find that happiness is not the bottom line in our lives but holiness is.
• Yahwah calls us to be set apart, to be different, to be holy.
• Yet so many of us settle for what we want, when we want it and we get out of Yahwah’s very perfect will.
• Proverbs 19:21 says, “Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is Yahwah's purpose that prevails.”
• What is it going to be for you?
• Are you going to pursue your plans or are you going to pursue the purposes of Yahwah?
• So many of us live in this first phase.
• We want what we want and we want it NOW.
2) YOU WANT WHAT YAHWAH WANTS, BUT
Phase two; many of you will relate to this as well.
• You honestly want what your Heavenly Father has for your life but you have an escape clause or you have some fine print.
• Or you have your own standards that Yahwah must meet.
• You want what Yahwah wants but…
• You can see a powerful example of this in Mark 10:17-22.
• Messiah was having a conversation with a very wealth, young entrepreneur.
• And this young man had a major problem; but his problem wasn’t his wealth because in scripture we don’t see that forbidden.
• The problem was that his wealth had him.
• This man was gripped with material possessions; he didn’t own them, they owned him.
• And Messiah was talking to him, trying to help him get free of those possessions that had such a grip on his life.
• Mark 10:21-22 says, “Mark 10:21-22 (21) Then Yahwah Messiah beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me. (22) And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions.”
• This rich young ruler wanted to follow Messiah but he wanted to do it on his own terms.
• In the American church, us included, we want to follow Messiah but we want to do it according to our own terms.
• We want what Yahwah wants BUT…
• All throughout scripture we see example after example of this.
• In the Garden of Eden… we want to enjoy intimate fellowship with Yahwah BUT we want to eat the forbidden fruit as well.
• Jonah… we want to be a worshipper of Yahwah BUT we don’t want to preach to those low down Ninevites.
• David… I want to be a man after Yahwah’s word heart and love Yahwah BUT I want to love Bathsheba too.
• Peter… I want to be a follower of Messiah BUT I don’t want Messiah to die.
Part 2
• Finally, because you were so bent on getting a “new” car, you went to a “used” car dealership.
• Next thing you know, you’re leaving the used car dealership with a car of equivalent value of your current car.
• You had to have what you wanted because you wanted it NOW!
• So, you settled for something less, wasn’t in Yahwah’s will and ended up paying just as much interest as you did for the car.
• But we live in a world that screams, “Get what you want and get it now! And don’t worry about whether you’re in Yahwah’s Will or not!”
• You want what you want and you want it NOW!
THAT CAN PLAY INTO ANY SITUATION IN OUR LIVES TODAY
• “You want a new camera cell phone and you want it NOW… even though you don’t have an extra $400, You’ll just charge it!”
• “You want a three-bedroom house instead of your two-bedroom house and you want it NOW!”
• “You want a new 60-inch TV because my old one’s only 55 inches and you want it NOW!”
• “Your biological clock is ticking and you want to get married NOW!
• “You want a cheeseburger from a fast-food place and you want it NOW!”
• You want what you want and you want it NOW!
THE THEOLOGY OF HAPPINESS
• The problem, in my opinion, if you look at the American church as a whole, people live with this idea that I like to call the Theology of Happiness.
• Basically, people believe that the bottom line is that we be happy.
• And if something makes us happy, then let’s go ahead and do it, even if it’s before or outside of Yahwah’s will.
• And if we’re happy then “Yahwah is good” but if we’re not happy then “forget Yahwah and forget the church” because happiness is the bottom line.
• The problem is that when I search the scriptures I find that happiness is not the bottom line in our lives but holiness is.
• Yahwah calls us to be set apart, to be different, to be holy.
• Yet so many of us settle for what we want, when we want it and we get out of Yahwah’s very perfect will.
• Proverbs 19:21 says, “Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is Yahwah's purpose that prevails.”
• What is it going to be for you?
• Are you going to pursue your plans or are you going to pursue the purposes of Yahwah?
• So many of us live in this first phase.
• We want what we want and we want it NOW.
2) YOU WANT WHAT YAHWAH WANTS, BUT
Phase two; many of you will relate to this as well.
• You honestly want what your Heavenly Father has for your life but you have an escape clause or you have some fine print.
• Or you have your own standards that Yahwah must meet.
• You want what Yahwah wants but…
• You can see a powerful example of this in Mark 10:17-22.
• Messiah was having a conversation with a very wealth, young entrepreneur.
• And this young man had a major problem; but his problem wasn’t his wealth because in scripture we don’t see that forbidden.
• The problem was that his wealth had him.
• This man was gripped with material possessions; he didn’t own them, they owned him.
• And Messiah was talking to him, trying to help him get free of those possessions that had such a grip on his life.
• Mark 10:21-22 says, “Mark 10:21-22 (21) Then Yahwah Messiah beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me. (22) And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions.”
• This rich young ruler wanted to follow Messiah but he wanted to do it on his own terms.
• In the American church, us included, we want to follow Messiah but we want to do it according to our own terms.
• We want what Yahwah wants BUT…
• All throughout scripture we see example after example of this.
• In the Garden of Eden… we want to enjoy intimate fellowship with Yahwah BUT we want to eat the forbidden fruit as well.
• Jonah… we want to be a worshipper of Yahwah BUT we don’t want to preach to those low down Ninevites.
• David… I want to be a man after Yahwah’s word heart and love Yahwah BUT I want to love Bathsheba too.
• Peter… I want to be a follower of Messiah BUT I don’t want Messiah to die.
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