1. Series: Christmas Pure & Simple
Simpler Schedules
Pastor Dave Jansen
December 2, 2018
Series: Christmas Pure & Simple

3. is very narrow and the road is difficult, and only a few ever find it.
You can enter God’s Kingdom only through the narrow gate. The highway to hell is
broad, and its gate is wide for the many who choose that way. But the gateway to life
is very narrow and the road is difficult, and only a few ever find it.
--Matthew 7:13-14 (NLT)

5. Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think.
Then you will learn to know God’s will for you,
which is good and pleasing and perfect.
--Romans 12:2 (NLT)

7. --Luke 10:38-42 (NLT) As Jesus and the disciples continued on
their way to Jerusalem, they came to
a certain village where a woman named
Martha welcomed him into her home. Her sister, Mary, sat at the Lord’s feet, listening
to what he taught. But Martha was distracted by the big dinner she was preparing. She came to Jesus and said, “Lord, doesn’t it
seem unfair to you that... (cont’d)
--Luke 10:38-42 (NLT)

8. it, and it will not be taken away from her.”
...my sister just sits here while I do all the work? Tell her to come and help me.”
But the Lord said to her, “My dear Martha, you are worried and upset over all these details! There is only one thing worth being concerned about. Mary has discovered
it, and it will not be taken away from her.”
--Luke 10:38-42 (NLT)

10. To have a simpler schedule
this Christmas…

11. To have a simpler schedule
this Christmas…

12. To have a simpler schedule 1. Use “no” or “or,” not “and”
this Christmas…
1. Use “no” or “or,” not “and”

13. To have a simpler schedule
this Christmas…

14. To have a simpler schedule
this Christmas…
2. Be fully present

15. Her sister, Mary, sat at the Lord’s feet, listening to what he taught.
But Martha was distracted by the big
dinner she was preparing.
--Luke 10:39-40 (NLT)

16. To have a simpler schedule
this Christmas…
2. Be fully present

17. To have a simpler schedule
this Christmas…

18. To have a simpler schedule 3. Hurry less so you can love more
this Christmas…
3. Hurry less so you can love more

19. --Luke 10:41-42 (NLT) My dear Martha, you are worried and
upset over all these details! There is only
one thing worth being concerned about.
Mary has discovered it, and it will not
be taken away from her.
--Luke 10:41-42 (NLT)

20. To have a simpler schedule 3. Hurry less so you can love more
this Christmas…
3. Hurry less so you can love more

21. When Judas had eaten the bread, Satan entered into him
When Judas had eaten the bread, Satan entered into him. Then Jesus told him, “Hurry and do what you’re going to do.”
--John 13:27 (NLT)

22. To have a simpler schedule 3. Hurry less so you can love more
this Christmas…
3. Hurry less so you can love more

23. To have a simpler schedule
this Christmas…

24. To have a simpler schedule
this Christmas…
4. Sit at the feet of Jesus

25. --Matthew 11:28-30 (NLT) Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you
who are weary and carry heavy burdens,
and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am
humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy
to bear, and the burden I give you is light.”
--Matthew 11:28-30 (NLT)

26. To have a simpler schedule
this Christmas…
4. Sit at the feet of Jesus

27. --Mark 6:31 (NLT) Then Jesus said, “Let’s go off by ourselves
to a quiet place and rest awhile.”
He said this because there were so many people coming and going that Jesus and his
apostles didn’t even have time to eat.
--Mark 6:31 (NLT)

28. To have a simpler schedule
this Christmas…
4. Sit at the feet of Jesus

30. To have a simpler schedule
this Christmas…
1. Use “no” or “or,” not “and”
2. Be fully present
3. Hurry less so you can love more
4. Sit at the feet of Jesus

32. Series: Christmas Pure & Simple
Simpler Schedules
Pastor Dave Jansen
December 2, 2018
Series: Christmas Pure & Simple