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SMILE

Matthew 25:19-23

 

Introduction

  1. Mama skunk passing a paper mill – Something really stinks around here

  2.  “An insincere smile is better than a sincere frown.”

  3.  Some people brighten a room by leaving it.

  4.  “Even alone, he is in bad company.”

  5.  Smile – It is not a lie, just the truth ahead of time.

  6.  Aren’t you glad you’re a Christian? – Notify your face!

Miserable Christians

  1.  Some have left Christ to dance to Satan’s tune

  2.  Hebrews 6:4-6

  3.  Those who walk with Jesus are miserable anywhere else

Pharisees

  1.  They were known for making rules, strict letter of the law, judgmental

  2.  They were not happy unless they are sharing their misery

  3.  We all have problems – family, health, job, financial, social, marital, etc.

No commitment

  1.  Many know God’s law – but not God’s love

  2. They know justice – but not mercy

  3.  They are in the Word – but the Word is not in them

  4.  They follow intellectually – but not emotionally (with the heart)

  5.  They are on the fringe – but not involved

Smile – Be Glad

  1.  Psalm 118:24 – rejoice and be GLAD in it

  2.  Matthew 25:21, 23 – enter the JOY of the Lord

  3.  Past – Acts 2:38; 1 Corinthians 6:9-11

  4.  Future – Psalms 23:6; John 3:16

  5.  Now – John 10:10; Luke 18:29-30



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