Slide 1 What do you want to have? 1 Corinthians 4:21 2 What is it, exactly, that you prefer? 1 Corinthians 4:21 3 Do you want life in its fullest? John 10:10 4 Would you drink deeply from its well? Isaiah 55:1-3, John 4 5 Would you want to be in beauty forever? Revelation 21 6 Would you want it to be joyous? Galatians 5:22-25 7 Do you want to see beyond yourself? 2 Corinthians 5:7 8 Do you want to do great things? John 14:12 9 Do you want those things to profoundly touch others? Romans 12:10 10 Why do you have to keep wishing for these things? Why do you keep putting your things in pockets with holes in them? Isaiah 1:5-7, Haggai 1:5-7, Revelation 3:17 11 And why do you feel you must keep looking for tiny bits of inspiration from things like mere Web Flash shows? Matthew 12:39, John 3:12 12 “What do I want? I want you to accept the things I want you to.” Genesis 4:3-5 13 Careful. Your desires may consume you. "Whatever. I call the shots here." Genesis 4:7, Zechariah 7:8-12 14 [Images of suffering and death] 2 Timothy 3:2-9 15 “I will ascend on the most high.” Isaiah 14:14 16 Out of My Presence you must go to wander… Genesis 4:14 17 And you will have a mark so they would know you as The Murderer. Genesis 4:15, 1 John 3:12 18 Many will follow you. Matthew 6:24, Mark 8:15 19 And you will build a city to manage their affairs. Genesis 4:17 20 The World shall be your domain. Matthew 4:8-9, 1 John 5:19 21 To prosecute effectively you will have seven times their strength. Genesis 4:15 22 Because judgment is brutal, many will elaborately try to hide. Matthew 10:15, 2 Peter 3:7, Revelation 6:16 23 And yet, some will call on the Lord. Genesis 4:26, Psalm 91:15 24 And I will answer them. Psalm 4:3, Isaiah 30:19, Matthew 7:8. Zechariah 13:9 25 I tell you, enter through the door into life. John 10:1-10, Psalm 118:19-20 26 “We can’t get in the way we want. So we’ll just stay here, keep busy…" Luke 13:24 27 Then you choose to be enslaved to your master. Matthew 6:24, John 8:34, Romans 6:16 28 “We will prevail by following the letter of the law.” Romans 3:19-20 29 "We’ll show you, we can be our brother’s keeper. We’ll have dozens of binding contracts with one another." Genesis 4:9, Colossians 2:20-23 30 [Images of contractual obligations with the World] Law vs. Grace verses 31 Would you rather have the rod, or gentle kindness? 1 Corinthians 4:21, Job 9:34 32 Those nails… they’re not for your hands and feet but Mine. Matthew 20:28, Romans 5:8, 1 Corinthians 15:3 33 That you may have gentle kindness if you want it. Hosea 2:19-20 34 So you would have joy. Now. Matthew 28:8, Luke 24:52, John 15:11, 1 Thessalonians 5:17 35 You would be exhilarated. Now. Psalm 103:1-5 36 You would know peace. Now. John 14:27-31 37 You would be genuinely content. Now. Philippians 4:10-19 38 You would have a full reservoir of strength. Now. Isaiah 40:31, Psalm 62 39 You’d have vibrant interaction. Now. Acts, chapters 2 and 20. 40 You’d have vision beyond sight. Now. Isaiah 30:18-26, Matthew 16:8-12 41 You’d enjoy rapturous intimacy. Now. Isaiah 61, 1 Corinthians 13 42 You'd revel in magnificent accomplishment. Now. Luke 10:17 43 You would actually find what love really is. Now. John 3:1-21, 1 John 4:7-21 44 You may have this not just later, like in heaven… But right now. Mark 10:29-31 45 Just ask me. Matthew 7:7-12, Luke 17:6, Ephesians 1 46 Be in authentic community. Trust in the One Who Is Life. 1 John 5
Be sure to read the entire context of the verses to get the fullest perspective. The clearest explanatory text about the establishment of the World System is in the book of Genesis, chapter four. About The Kingdom and the World:
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