Make Disciples: WHAT MATTERS MOST Jesus is either LORD of ALL or he is not LORD at All

“The Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure that a man discovered hidden in a field. In his excitement, he hid it again and sold everything he owned to get enough money to buy the field. “Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a merchant on the lookout for choice pearls. When he discovered a pearl of great value, he sold everything he owned and bought it! Matthew 13:44

Selection is a key to success in life… 1.Things God wants me to do 2.Things people I love need me to do 3.What I want to do 4.Things that others want me to do

Your values in life determine your: Stress Success Salvation

Every single time you make a decision – you are basing it on VALUES

1.Unclear values - cause confusion 2.Conflicting values - cause tension 3.False values - create deception 4.Wrong values - create dysfunction..

Q1. WHO IS GOING TO BE MY AUTHORITY? ~ where am I going to get my values?

Who is going to be my authority? Source No#1. ME (myself)

“The human heart is the most deceitful of all things, and desperately wicked. Who really knows how bad it is? 人 心 比 萬 物 都 詭 詐 ， 壞 到 極 處 ， 誰 能 識 透 呢 ？ Nada hay tan engañoso como el corazón. No tiene remedio. Jeremiah 17:9

There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death. 有 一 條 路 ， 人 以 為 正 ， 至 終 成 為 死 亡 之 路 。 Hay caminos que al hombre le parecen rectos, pero que acaban por ser caminos de muerte. Proverbs 16:25

Who is going to be my authority? Source No#2. THE WORLD ~ What does everybody else consider as important

Don't love what the world offers and values. Those who love the world don't have the fathers love in them. For what the world values - physical gratification, greed, prideful self- centred lifestyles – does not come from the Father. 1 John 2:15-16

1.Looking good (appearance) 2.Feeling good (pleasure) 3.Having the goods (materialism)

John 8:31-32 Who is going to be my authority? Source No#.3 GOD ~ God’s word If you continue in my WORD… you shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free

The Lord does not look at the things man looks at… man looks at the outward appearance but God looks at the heart 1 Sam 16:7

The pleasures of sin only last a short time. 也 不 願 暫 時 享 受 罪 中 之 樂 。 disfrutar de los efímeros placeres del pecado. Hebrews 11:25b

Luke 12:15 “ Beware! Guard against every kind of greed. Life is not measured by how much you own.” 於 是 對 眾 人 說 ： 你 們 要 謹 慎 自 守 ， 免 去 一 切 的 貪 心 ， 因 為 人 的 生 命 不 在 乎 家 道 豐 富 。 ¡Tengan cuidado! —advirtió a la gente—. Absténganse de toda avaricia; la vida de una persona no depende de la abundancia de sus bienes.

Q.2 WHAT IS GOING TO LAST THE LONGEST?

We focus our attention not on what we can see around us but what we cannot see with our eyes. For everything we see on earth - is temporary but what is UNSEEN IS ETERNAL and will last FOREVER. 2 Corinthians 4:18

Q.1 What's going to be my authority? Q.2 What’s going to last the longest? Q.3 Will I choose what's easy or what's best?

Psalm 119:37 Turn my eyes away from worthless things… 1.Changing what I watch & read

2. Changing some friends 1 Cor. 15:33 - Don’t be misled, bad company corrupts good character. Exodus 23:2 - Do not follow the crowd in doing wrong.

3. Changing how I spend my money Matthew 6:19 Don't store up treasures on earth… but store up treasures in heaven.

1.Changing what I watch & read 2.Changing some friends 3.Changing how I spend my money 4.Changing how I treat people

Q.1 What's going to be my authority? Q.2 What’s going to last the longest? Q.3 Will I choose what's easy or what's best? Q.4 IS IT WORTH THE PRICE???

What profit is it to gain the whole world yet lose your soul? What kind of deal is it to get everything you want but lose yourself? What could you ever trade your soul for? (Message) Matthew 16:26