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Tuesday, March 11, 2003
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- ARE YOU A PIG… OR ARE YOU JUST CHICKEN? A Youth Talk You Can Use. This Week!
- FREE TALK OUTLINES THAT YOU CAN USE. Four New Sermons from Jonathan. Now Available on the Web Site.
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| ARE YOU A PIG… OR ARE YOU JUST CHICKEN? A Youth Talk You Can Use. This Week! |
How committed are you to your faith? One way to find out is to determine if you are a chicken or a pig?
A chicken and a pig went for a walk around the farm. As they passed the farmers window they noticed a wonderful breakfast prepared for the farmer and his wife sitting on the breakfast table. As they peeked closer they noticed ham and eggs on the plates.
The pig and chicken were silent for a moment as they took in the impact of what they saw. Finally, looking at the eggs and prideful of her contribution, the chicken said, “now that was a sacrifice!”
The pig looked at the ham on the plate and finally turned to the chicken and said, “Yes, for you it is a sacrifice. But for us it is total commitment!”
So how committed are you? Are you a pig . . . or are you just chicken?
Matthew 19:16-21
Someone came to Jesus with this question: “Teacher, what good things must I do to have eternal life?”So Jesus is hanging out and someone asks Jesus THE QUESTION. This guy doesn’t ask what kind of clothes he should wear, what church is the best, whether or not he should see PG-13 movies . . . he basically asks WHAT GOOD STUFF DO I GOT TO DO TO GO TO HEAVEN?!!
[17] “Why ask me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “Only God is good. But to answer your question, you can receive eternal life if you keep the commandments.”
[18] “Which ones?” the man asked.
And Jesus replied: ” ‘Do not murder. Do not commit adultery. Do not steal. Do not testify falsely. [19] Honor your father and mother. Love your neighbor as yourself.’ ”
[20] “I’ve obeyed all these commandments,” the young man replied. “What else must I do?”
[21] Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go and sell all you have and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
Jesus doesn’t answer the question right away- he quickly asks him a rhetorical question, “Why ask me what is good?” Then he says, “Only God is good.”
Jesus is trying to emphasize a point here . . .
1. Good isn’t good enough
The man had asked, what do I DO? DO is the wrong question to ask. Because there is nothing anyone can do to earn a relationship with God. Romans 3:23 says, “For all have sinned; all fall short of God’s glorious standard.”
You see . . . good isn’t good enough . . .
FIND THE REST OF THIS TALK ON THE "JESUS FACE TO FACE" TALKS PAGE:
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| FREE TALK OUTLINES THAT YOU CAN USE. Four New Sermons from Jonathan Now Available on the Web Site. |
Jonathan just added four new talks to THE SOURCE’S Talks/Sermons page. These talks are from Jonathan’s Speaker’s Resource CD he released last fall with his book and are now available for FREE on the web site along with Tom McKee’s leadership series and a bunch of other great talk/sermon links: https://thesource4ym.com/talks/
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God Bless,
Jonathan
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Jonathan McKee
Jonathan McKee is the author of over twenty books including the brand new The Guy's Guide to FOUR BATTLES Every Young Man Must Face; The Teen’s Guide to Social Media & Mobile Devices; If I Had a Parenting Do Over; and the Amazon Best Seller - The Guy's Guide to God, Girls and the Phone in Your Pocket. He speaks to parents and leaders worldwide, all while providing free resources for youth workers on TheSource4YM.com. Jonathan, his wife Lori, and their three kids live in California.