Obstacles To Spiritual Focus Hebrews 12:1-3 Image: By Jeff Dahl [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], via Wikimedia Commons ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG

The Pleasures Of Sin Obstacles To Spiritual Focus Image: By Hackfish (Own work) [CC BY-SA 2.5 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5), GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html), CC BY-SA 2.5 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5), GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)], via Wikimedia Commons The Pleasures Of Sin Obstacles To Spiritual Focus ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG

ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG The Pleasures Of Sin Sin can blind us 1 John 2:11 ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG

ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG The Pleasures Of Sin Remember how dark it was Titus 3:3 ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG

ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG The Pleasures Of Sin Satan and sin still blind many 2 Corinthians 4:4 ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG

ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG The Pleasures Of Sin If we give in, we will be blinded John 12:35 ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG

ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG The Pleasures Of Sin Love the truth and see clearly 2 Thessalonians 2:10 ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG

The Stress of Overcrowded Lives Image: By Hackfish (Own work) [CC BY-SA 2.5 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5), GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html), CC BY-SA 2.5 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5), GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)], via Wikimedia Commons The Stress of Overcrowded Lives Obstacles To Spiritual Focus ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG

The Stress of Overcrowded Lives Life can cause us to lose focus Matthew 13:22-23 ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG

The Stress of Overcrowded Lives Life can become our master Matthew 6:24 ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG

The Stress of Overcrowded Lives Resist becoming too entangled 2 Timothy 2:4 ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG

The Stress of Overcrowded Lives This world is not our home Hebrews 11:13 ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG

The Stress of Overcrowded Lives Be in the world, but not of it John 17:14-18 ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG

The Stress of Overcrowded Lives Sent in the world to serve God Colossians 3:23-24 ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG

The Tendency To Forget Our Goal Image: By Hackfish (Own work) [CC BY-SA 2.5 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5), GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html), CC BY-SA 2.5 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5), GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)], via Wikimedia Commons The Tendency To Forget Our Goal Obstacles To Spiritual Focus ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG

The Tendency To Forget Our Goal God’s desire is our salvation 1 Peter 1:3-5 ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG

The Tendency To Forget Our Goal Salvation is our hope 1 Peter 1:9 ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG

The Tendency To Forget Our Goal Easy to lose sight of the goal James 4:13-14 ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG

The Tendency To Forget Our Goal Focus on the prize in Christ Philippians 3:13-14 ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG

The Tendency To Forget Our Goal Focus on winning the race 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG

The Problem of Emotional Distractions Image: By Hackfish (Own work) [CC BY-SA 2.5 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5), GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html), CC BY-SA 2.5 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5), GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)], via Wikimedia Commons The Problem of Emotional Distractions Obstacles To Spiritual Focus ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG

The Problem of Emotional Distractions Anxiety can overwhelm us Matthew 6:25 ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG

The Problem of Emotional Distractions Fear can paralyze us Luke 12:32 ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG

The Problem of Emotional Distractions Depression can end in faltering Hebrews 6:19 ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG

The Problem of Emotional Distractions Focus on spiritual things 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG

Obstacles To Spiritual Focus Hebrews 12:1-3 Image: By Jeff Dahl [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], via Wikimedia Commons ROBISON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST- EDNACHURCHOFCHRIST.ORG

Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of your law Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of your law. (Psalm 119:18 ESV)

Let your eyes look directly forward, and your gaze be straight before you. Ponder the path of your feet; then all your ways will be sure. Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your foot away from evil. (Proverbs 4:25-27 ESV)