Life He Refused Earthly Possessions esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt for he looked to the reward Hebrews 1126 He Refused Earthly Possessions ID: 708641
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Moses
Refused
some things in
LifeSlide3
He
Refused Earthly Possessions
esteeming
the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt; for he looked to the reward.
Hebrews
11:26Slide4
He
Refused Earthly Possessions
19 “Do
not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal;
20 but
lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal.
Matthew
6:19-20Slide5
Moses Refused Earthly Power
By
faith Moses, when he became of age, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter,
Hebrews
11:24Slide6
Moses Refused Earthly Power
17 Now
as He was going out on the road, one came running, knelt before Him, and asked Him, “Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life
?” 18 So
Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God. 19
You
know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery,’ ‘Do not murder,’ ‘Do not steal,’ ‘Do not bear false witness,’ ‘Do not defraud,’ ‘Honor your father and your mother.’
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Moses Refused Earthly Power
20 And he answered and said to Him, “Teacher, all these things I have kept from my youth.” 21 Then Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, “One thing you lack: Go your way, sell whatever you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, take up the cross, and follow Me.” 22 But he was sad at this word, and went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.
Mark
10:17-22Slide8
Moses chose to accept unpleasant things in life. Slide9
Moses Chose a Life of Sacrifice
24 By faith Moses, when he became of age, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter, 25 choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin, 26 esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt; for he looked to the reward.
Hebrews 11:24-26Slide10
Moses Chose a Life of Suffering
choosing
rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin,
Hebrews 11:25Slide11
Moses Chose a Life of Service
27
By
faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured as seeing Him who is invisible. 28
By
faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, lest he who destroyed the firstborn should touch
them. 29 By
faith they passed through the Red Sea as by dry land, whereas the Egyptians, attempting to do so, were drowned.
Hebrews
11:27-29Slide12
The reason behind the choices of MosesSlide13
Moses was guided by Faith
By
faith Moses, when he became of age, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter,
Hebrews
11:24Slide14
Moses was guided by Faith
So
then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
Romans
10:17Slide15
He
sacrificed and endured, “seeing Him who is invisible”
By
faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured as seeing Him who is invisible.
Hebrews
11:27Slide16
He
sacrificed and endured, “seeing Him who is invisible”
whom
having not seen you love. Though now you do not see Him, yet believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory,
1
Peter 1:8Slide17
Moses endured because of the reward
…and
that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. Hebrews 11:6Slide18
Lessons for Us TodaySlide19
Moses made the right decisions in view of
Eternity
22 For
Moses truly said to the fathers, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a Prophet
like me
from your brethren. Him you shall hear in all things, whatever He says to you. 23
And
it shall be that every soul who will not hear that Prophet shall be utterly destroyed from among the people.’
Acts
3:22-23Slide20
Moses made the right decisions in view of
Eternity
1 Now
after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, led them up on a high mountain by themselves; 2
and
He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light. 3
And
behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Him.
Matthew
17:1-3Slide21
What must mankind do today?
1. Refuse
the pleasures of sin.
2
. Let God’s word guide our decisions. Slide22
Conclusion
1. All choices have consequences.
a
. Good or Bad
13 Let
us hear the conclusion of the whole
matter: Fear
God and keep His
commandments, For
this is man's all.
14
For God will bring every work into
judgment, Including
every secret
thing, Whether
good or evil.
Ecclesiastes
12:13-14Slide23
Conclusion
1. All choices have consequences.
a
. Good or Bad
2. Let us be wise enough to use God’s word to guide our decisions.