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The Call—Jesus invitation toward something.
The Cost—Jesus invitation to walk away from something.
 
The storm brings out the worst in the disciples and the best in Jesus.
 
Matthew 8:23–24 Then he got into the boat and his disciples followed him.Without warning, a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. 

“Why did you bring us out here Jesus?”

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“Life is either a daring adventure or it is nothing at all”
—Helen Keller
 
Matthew 4:18–22 One day as Jesus was walking along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers—Simon, also called Peter, and Andrew—throwing a net into the water, for they fished for a living. Jesus called out to them, “Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for people!”

And they left their nets at once and followed him. A little farther up the shore he saw two other brothers, James and John, sitting in a boat. . . And he called them to come, too. They immediately followed him 
 
Two Important Realities
The Call—Jesus invitation toward something.
The Cost—Jesus invitation to walk away from something.

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“For prayer is nothing else than being on terms of friendship with God.”
--St. Theresa of Avila
Come as you are and I won’t leave you as you are.

How do I know if I am good?

The dikaiosune of God is seen in Jesus.

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JESUS ISN’T INTERESTED IN BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION. 

HE’S INTERESTED IN HEART TRANSFORMATION.  

Isaiah 29:13 (NIV) “These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship of me is based on merely human rules they have been taught.

Matthew 5:20 "For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 5:17-18 “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.

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Amen.

Our Father, which art in heaven, hallowed by thy name. Thy kingdom come, they will be done in earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil, for thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever, Amen.

Amen.

\Romans 15:33 (NIV84) The God of peace be with you all. Amen.

John 3:3 (NIV84) In reply Jesus declared, “I tell you the truth (Amen), no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”

Revelation 3:14 (NIV84) “To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the ruler of God’s creation. 

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The most basic motivation for giving to God's work is self-interest.
The Bible speaks about giving out of spiritual gratitude.
The next level of motivation for giving is about spiritual obedience.
Highest Level of motivation: love

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Five uses for money:

Lifestyle

Taxes

Debt

Saving

Giving

80%-10%-10% 

Matthew 6:19 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.”

Our natural position, as members of the human race, is to build treasures on earth.   

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There is a sound I love to hear

It’s the sound of the Savior’s robe

As He walks into the room where people pray

Where we hear praises (Verse 2—worship) he hears faith.

Worship is my expression and belief of God’s Worth-ship in my life.

What if we are skipping leg day?

Luke 16:13–15 (NIV84)“No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money.” 

The Pharisees, who loved money, heard all this and were sneering at Jesus.He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves in the eyes of men, but God knows your hearts. What is highly valued among men is detestable in God’s sight. 

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Revelation 1:13–18 (NIV84) . . . among the lampstands was someone “like a son of man,” dressed in a robe reaching down to his feet and with a golden sash around his chest. 14 His head and hair were white like wool, as white as snow, and his eyes were like blazing fire. 

15 His feet were like bronze glowing in a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of rushing waters. 16 In his right hand he held seven stars, and out of his mouth came a sharp double-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining in all its brilliance. 

17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me and said: “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last. 18 I am the Living One; I was dead, and behold I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades. 

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Matthew 21:1-11 As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt by her. Untie them and bring them to me. If anyone says anything to you, say that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away.”

This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet:

“Say to Daughter Zion,

    ‘See, your king comes to you,

gentle and riding on a donkey,

    and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’”

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