The Importance of Attitudes

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The Importance of Attitudes

• My attitude will determine if my life is full of
  failure or full of greatness.
• What is my attitude about work?
• What is my attitude about recognition?
• What is my attitude about service?
• What is my attitude about my fellow man?
• What is my attitude about the lost?
• What is my attitude about the scriptures?

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The Importance of Attitudes

• Biblical Examples of Various Attitudes
• The four characters of the crucifixion
• The person who regretted
• Judas (John 126)

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John 126

• This he said, not that he cared for the poor, but
  because he was a thief, and had the money bag and
  took what was put therein.

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The Importance of Attitudes

• Biblical Examples of Various Attitudes
• The four characters of the crucifixion
• The person who regretted
• Judas (John 126)
• The person who was replaced
• Barabbas (Matthew 2715,16)

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Matthew 2715,16

• 15Now at that feast, the governor was wont to
  release unto the people a prisoner, whom they
  would. 16And they had then a notable prisoner
  called Barabbas

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The Importance of Attitudes

• Biblical Examples of Various Attitudes
• The four characters of the crucifixion
• The person who regretted
• Judas (John 126)
• The person who was replaced
• Barabbas (Matthew 2715,16)
• The thief who rebelled
• Luke 2339

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Luke 2339-41

• 39And one of the malefactors who was hanged
  railed against Him, saying, "If thou be Christ,
  save thyself and us!" 

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The Importance of Attitudes

• Biblical Examples of Various Attitudes
• The four characters of the crucifixion
• The person who regretted
• Judas (John 126)
• The person who was replaced
• Barabbas (Matthew 2715,16)
• The thief who rebelled
• Luke 2339
• The thief who repented
• Luke 2340,41

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Luke 2340,41

• 40But the other answering rebuked him, saying,
  "Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art under
  the same condemnation? 41And we indeed justly,
  for we receive the due reward of our deeds. But
  this Man hath done nothing amiss."

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The Importance of Attitudes

• Biblical Examples of Various Attitudes (contd)
• The rich man
• Luke 1619-31

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Luke 1619-31

• 19"There was a certain rich man, who was clothed
  in purple and fine linen and fared sumptuously
  every day. 20And there was a certain beggar named
  Lazarus, who was laid at his gate, full of
  sores 21and desiring to be fed with the crumbs
  which fell from the rich man's table. Moreover
  the dogs came and licked his sores.  22And it
  came to pass that the beggar died, and was
  carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom. The
  rich man also died, and was buried. 23And in
  hell, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes and
  saw Abraham afar off and Lazarus in his
  bosom. 24And he cried and said, Father Abraham,
  have mercy on me, and send Lazarus that he may
  dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my
  tongue for I am tormented in this flame.' 

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Luke 1619-31(contd)

• 25But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in
  thy lifetime received thy good things, and
  likewise Lazarus evil things but now he is
  comforted and thou art tormented. 26And besides
  all this, between us and you there is a great
  gulf fixed, so that they who would pass from here
  to you cannot neither can they pass to us, that
  would come from there.' 27Then he said, I pray
  thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send
  him to my father's house, 28for I have five
  brethren, that he may testify unto them lest they
  also come into this place of torment.' 29Abraham
  said unto him, They have Moses and the prophets
  let them hear them.' 30And he said, Nay, father
  Abraham but if one went unto them from the dead,
  they will repent.' 31And Abraham said unto him,
  If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither
  will they be persuaded though one rose from the
  dead.

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The Importance of Attitudes

• Biblical Examples of Various Attitudes (contd)
• The rich man
• Luke 1619-31
• This man didnt help a poor, sick beggar
• This man didnt value spiritual matters or his
  family
• He didnt value spiritual matters until it was
  too late
• He did not have the proper attitude regarding
  death

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The Importance of Attitudes

• Who and what are important to you???
• 1?
• Family?
• Others?
• Ones own attitudes dictate who and what is
  important to an individual.

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The Importance of Attitudes

• We must cultivate proper attitudes
• Our attitudes will lead us to Heaven or lead us
  to torment.
• Let us all evaluate ourselves and develop great
  attitudes as we progress in our Christian walks
  in the future.

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