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What Are You Willing To Give Up?

What Are You Willing To Give Up?. Text: Jn. 3:16-17 Scripture Reading: I Jn. 3:16; 4:8-11. Intro. We can know a lot about a person by what they love… What do they sacrifice (give up) for what they love?. Jn. 3:16-17 (“God so loved the world…He gave…”)

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What Are You Willing To Give Up?

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  1. What Are You Willing To Give Up? Text: Jn. 3:16-17 Scripture Reading: I Jn. 3:16; 4:8-11

  2. Intro • We can know a lot about a person by what they love… • What do they sacrifice (give up) for what they love? Jn. 3:16-17 (“God so loved the world…He gave…”) 16. "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. 17. "For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him. I Jn. 3:16 (God gave His Son to save the world) 16. We know love by this, that He laid down His life for us; and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. I Jn. 4:8-11 (“God is love”) 8. The one who does not love does not know God, for God is love. 9. By this the love of God was manifested in us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world so that we might live through Him. 10. In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. 11. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. What Are You Willing To Give Up?

  3. Intro • Love is not a warm, fuzzy feeling, but a sacrifice for the • object of love • Relationships, business, hobbies and recreation… God so loved the world that He gave His Son for it to be saved! What do you love and what are you willing to give up for it? What Are You Willing To Give Up?

  4. The Pharisees So Loved… Mt. 23:1-7 1. Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples, 2. saying: "The scribes and the Pharisees have seated themselves in the chair of Moses; 3. therefore all that they tell you, do and observe, but do not do according to their deeds; for they say things and do not do them. 4. "They tie up heavy burdens and lay them on men's shoulders, but they themselves are unwilling to move them with so much as a finger. 5. "But they do all their deeds to be noticed by men; for they broaden their phylacteries and lengthen the tassels of their garments. 6. "They love the place of honor at banquets and the chief seats in the synagogues, 7. and respectful greetings in the market places, and being called Rabbi by men. The Pharisees loved the “place of honor” and praise of men! Jn. 12:42-43 (Mt. 10:33) 42. Nevertheless many even of the rulers believed in Him, but because of the Pharisees they were not confessing Him, for fear that they would be put out of the synagogue; 43. for they loved the approval of men rather than the approval of God. The Pharisees loved “the praise of men” rather than praise of God! What Are You Willing To Give Up?

  5. The Pharisees So Loved… What were they willing to sacrifice for their love? • The Pharisees so loved the praise of men (positions of power) they gave… • They gave up Jesus the Son of God! (Mk. 15:10) • Pilate recognized their motivation for handing over Jesus: Jealousy (Envy). The Pharisees so loved the praise of men they gave up God’s Son! What Are You Willing To Give Up?

  6. Judas So Loved… Jn. 12:3-6 3. Mary then took a pound of very costly perfume of pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped His feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. 4. But Judas Iscariot, one of His disciples, who was intending to betray Him, *said, 5. "Why was this perfume not sold for three hundred denarii and given to poor people?" 6. Now he said this, not because he was concerned about the poor, but because he was a thief, and as he had the money box, he used to pilfer what was put into it. Judas loved money! What Are You Willing To Give Up?

  7. Judas So Loved… What was he willing to sacrifice for his love? • Judas so loved money he gave… • He betrayed and gave up His Savior, the Son of God! (Mt. 26:14-16) • For 30 pieces of silver he was willing to sacrifice Jesus, the trust he had with Him and with his friends, the other apostles Judas so loved money he gave up God’s Son! What Are You Willing To Give Up?

  8. Ananias and Sapphira So Loved… Acts 5:3-5, 8-10 3. But Peter said, "Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back some of the price of the land? 4. "While it remained unsold, did it not remain your own? And after it was sold, was it not under your control? Why is it that you have conceived this deed in your heart? You have not lied to men but to God." 5. And as he heard these words, Ananias fell down and breathed his last; and great fear came over all who heard of it. 8. And Peter responded to her, "Tell me whether you sold the land for such and such a price?" And she said, "Yes, that was the price." 9. Then Peter said to her, "Why is it that you have agreed together to put the Spirit of the Lord to the test? Behold, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out as well." 10. And immediately she fell at his feet and breathed her last, and the young men came in and found her dead, and they carried her out and buried her beside her husband. Ananias & Sapphira loved “the praise of men” (wanted the credit)! What Are You Willing To Give Up?

  9. Ananias and Sapphira So Loved… What were they willing to sacrifice for their love? • Ananias and Sapphira so loved the praise of men they gave… • They lied to God and man, and gave up Christ and their lives! (Acts 5:5, 10) Ananias and Sapphira so loved the praise of men they gave up God’s Son! What Are You Willing To Give Up?

  10. Demas So Loved… II Tim. 4:10 (I Jn. 2:16-17; Lk. 8:14) 10. for Demas, having loved this present world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica; Crescens has gone to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia. Demas loved the world! What Are You Willing To Give Up?

  11. Demas So Loved… What was he willing to sacrifice for his love? • Demas so loved the world he gave… • He gave up his fellowship with Paul! (Col. 4:14; Philemon 23-24) • He gave up God and therefore gave up Christ from his life! (I Jn. 2:15) Demas so loved the world he gave up God’s Son! What Are You Willing To Give Up?

  12. Saints So Love… Mt. 22:34-38 (Jn. 14:15) 34. But when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered themselves together. 35. One of them, a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him, 36. "Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?" 37. And He said to him, " 'YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND.' 38. "This is the great and foremost commandment. Saints are to love the Lord God with everything: Heart, Mind, and Soul! What Are You Willing To Give Up?

  13. Saints So Love… What are we willing to sacrifice for our love? • We so love the Lord we ought to be willing to give… • Give up self…deny self and take up our cross daily! (Lk. 9:23) • Give up our families if need be for the Son of God! (Mt. 10:37) • Give up our lives if need be for the Son of God! (Mt. 16:25) • Give up the world for our souls to live with Christ! (Mt. 16:26) • Give up our desires to assemble with the saints! (Heb. 10:25) • Give of our means for work of the Lord! (I Cor. 16:1-2; II Cor. 9:6-7) • Give up our time and resources to help a brother in need! (I Jn. 3:17-18) We should be able to say: You and I so love the Lord we give up the world! What Are You Willing To Give Up?

  14. Conclusion • We sacrifice for things and people we love: • We sacrifice time, energy, resources, our own wants and desires for the things we love to do and for people we care about What are we willing to give up (sacrifice) for Christ? (Jn. 14:15: “If you love Me, keep My commandments”) Many take the easy road in giving up Christ for the things they love Do you so love something else that you give up Christ? What Are You Willing To Give Up?

  15. Conclusion God so loved the world He gave His Son to save it! (Jn. 3:16) • Christ seems to be the sacrifice in every case… • God gave up His Son to be sacrificed to save the world • The world gives up Christ (and His sacrifice) in order to keep the things of the world! You will be known for what you love! What do you so love, and what are you willing to give up for it? What Are You Willing To Give Up?

  16. “What Must I Do To Be Saved?” Hear The Gospel (Jn. 5:24; Rom. 10:17) Believe In Christ (Jn. 3:16-18; Jn. 8:24) Repent Of Sins (Lk. 13:35; Acts 2:38) Confess Christ (Mt. 10:32; Rom. 10:10) Be Baptized (Mk. 16:16; Acts 22:16) Remain Faithful (Jn. 8:31; Rev. 2:10) For The Erring Child: Repent (Acts 8:22), Confess (I Jn. 1:9), Pray (Acts 8:22)

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