Modern Challenges to Christian Living

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Modern Challenges to Christian Living
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Greatest challenge to Christian living?

• Atheistic philosophy?
• Immoral media?
• False teachers?

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The Challenge of Busyness
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Why a concern?

• Busyness can hinder the decision to become a
  disciple (Lk. 1416-24)

• Being
• Under
• Satans
• Yoke

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Why a concern?

• Increased busyness can take away valuable time
  for kingdom activities
• Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast,
  immovable, always abounding in the work of the
  Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in
  the Lord. (1 Corinthians 1558)

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Why a concern?

• Increased busyness can take away valuable time
  for kingdom activities
• Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast,
  immovable, always abounding in the work of the
  Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in
  the Lord. (1 Corinthians 1558)

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Why a concern?

• Increased exhaustion from busyness can affect our
  ability to worship meaningfully
• You also say, My, how tiresome it is! And you
  disdainfully sniff at it, (Malachi 113)

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Managing Busy Lives

• Make the Father and not the world the object of
  our love
• Do not love the world, nor the things in the
  world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the
  Father is not in him. (1 John 215-17)

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Managing Busy Lives

• Prioritize the spiritual over earthly concerns
• But the Lord answered and said to her, Martha,
  Martha, you are worried and bothered about so
  many things but only a few things are necessary,
  really only one, for Mary has chosen the good
  part, which shall not be taken away from her.
  (Luke 1041-42)

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Managing Busy Lives

• Manage our time in view of the end of all things.
• Therefore be careful how you walk, not as unwise
  men, but as wise, making the most of your time,
  because the days are evil. (Ephesians 515-16)

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We need to learn to RELAX

• R
• E
• L
• A
• X

emember our worth before God
njoy what we have
imit our labor
djust our values
change the worlds pressure for Gods peace