Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth

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Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory. Col. 3:2-4 NKJV

Gehazi: Now godliness with contentment is great gain 2 Kg. 4, 5, 8; 1 Timothy 6:6

Details of Gehazi’s Life 2 Kg. 4:14-37 The Shunammite family 2 Kg. 5 Naaman 2 Kg. 8:1-6 The Shunammite woman’s appeal

Gehazi: Godliness + Contentment = Gain 1. Being a “servant in the shadows” A. deacon B. women Col. 3:18; 1 Ti. 2:11-12 C. all men Js. 4:7 submit to God

Gehazi: Godliness + Contentment = Gain 2. Enchanted by the potential of wealth (5:20) A. men & riches (Judas v Barnabas) B. destructive nature of greed 1 Tim. 6:9-10

Gehazi: Godliness + Contentment = Gain 3. Accepting the chastening of the Lord (5:27; 8:4-5) A. Satan and sin cause suffering Job; 1 Pet. 5:8; 2 Cor. 12:7 B. The Lord chastens His children 2 Cor. 12:7, 9; Heb. 12:6-7 A. Job’s wife (Job 2:9) and Pharaoh refused to learn from suffering when punished B. Satan may be the cause of suffering, with specific goals in that Job 1, 2 (1 Pet. 5:8); 2 Cor. 12:7 (buffet) C. The Lord chastens His children, with specific goals i. 2 Cor. 12:7, 9 lest I be exalted...My grace; v10 Paul learned ii. Heb. 12:6-7, 11 Gehazi’s suffering was a form of “scourging” for sin--is it possible that this was in his best interest eternally and that God knows when we need the training that comes from chastening? D. We may not always know whether we are suffering as a slap from Satan or chastening from the Lord. i. in either case, we know they have different goals for us. ii. in either case, we have plenty of reason to trust both God’s power and wisdom in what He permits and what He does or does not do.

Gehazi: Godliness + Contentment = Gain 4. Avoiding bitterness (against Elisha 5:27; 8:4-5) A. Heb. 12:14-15 root of bitterness B. Heb. 12:9 Parents are God’s messengers of chastening

Gehazi: Now godliness with contentment is great gain 2 Kg. 4, 5, 8; 1 Timothy 6:6

“What Must I Do To Be Saved?” Hear The Gospel (Rom. 10:17) Believe In Christ (Jn. 8:24) Repent Of Sins (Acts 2:38) Confess Christ (Rom. 10:10) Be Baptized (I Pet. 3:21) For The Erring Child: Repent (Acts 8:22), Confess (I Jn. 1:9), Pray (Acts 8:22)