John 1:43–50 (ESV) 47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said of him, “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no deceit!”
48 Nathanael said to him, “How do you know me?”
Jesus answered him, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.”
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49 Nathanael answered him, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”
50 Jesus answered him, “Because I said to you, ‘I saw you under the fig tree,’ do you believe? You will see greater things than these.”
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Be careful about what you allow in your heart. You might be able to fool other people, but you won’t be able to fool Jesus.
2 Chronicles 6:30b (CJB) Give each person what his conduct deserves (because you, and only you, know human hearts).
Psalm 44:21b (ESV) [God] knows the secrets of the heart.
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Preface: You are loved by God – no matter who you are or what you have done (see John 3:16). But there are consequences for our actions.
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1 Corinthians 6:9–20 (ESV) 9 Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God?
Matthew 25:34–41 (NLT) The Sheep and the Goats
34 “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the creation of the world. 35 For I was hungry, and you fed me. I was thirsty…
41 “Then the King will turn to those on the left and say, ‘Away with you, you cursed ones, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his demons.”
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There are 2 times it can be said, “Thy will be done”
We can say to God, “Not my will, but thy will be done.”
Or God can say to us, “Not my will, but thy will be done.”
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“Kingdom of God” is not limited to going to in the future
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Do not be deceived (“Don’t wander off the path,” AND “don’t cause other people to wander off the path”):
neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, 10 nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.
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11 And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
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The Confession
Most merciful God,
we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word and deed,
by what we have done, and by what we have left undone.
We have not loved you with our whole heart;
we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves.
We are truly sorry and we humbly repent.
For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ,
have mercy on us and forgive us;
that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your Name. Amen.
The Almighty and merciful Lord grant you absolution and remission of all your sins, true repentance, amendment of life, and the grace and consolation of his Holy Spirit. Amen.