1. Parallel Worlds

2. 6 “Don’t waste what is holy on people who are unholy
6 “Don’t waste what is holy on people who are unholy. Don’t throw your pearls to pigs! They will trample the pearls, then turn and attack you.
Matthew 7:6-12

3. Don’t be flip with the sacred
Don’t be flip with the sacred. Banter and silliness give no honour to God. Don’t reduce holy mysteries to slogans. In trying to be relevant, you’re only being cute and inviting sacrilege.
(The Message)
Matthew 7:6-12

4. Don’t be flip with the sacred
Don’t be flip with the sacred. Banter and silliness give no honour to God. Don’t reduce holy mysteries to slogans. In trying to be relevant, you’re only being cute and inviting sacrilege.
(The Message)
Matthew 7:6-12
Biblical discernment is the ability to judge well. It demonstrates wisdom in distinguishing between truth and error and results in decisions and actions that honour God.

5. 7 “Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for
7 “Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.
9 “You parents—if your children ask for a loaf of bread, do you give them a stone instead? 10 Or if they ask for a fish, do you give them a snake? Of course not! 11 So if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good gifts to those who ask him.
Matthew 7:6-12

6. The 4 Keys to Verses 7-11

7. The 4 Keys to Verses 7-11 Heavenly Father

8. The 4 Keys to Verses 7-11 Heavenly Father Persistence

9. The 4 Keys to Verses 7-11 Heavenly Father Persistence Wisdom

10. The 4 Keys to Verses 7-11
Heavenly Father
Persistence
Wisdom
Good gifts

11. 7 “Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for
7 “Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.
9 “You parents—if your children ask for a loaf of bread, do you give them a stone instead? 10 Or if they ask for a fish, do you give them a snake? Of course not! 11 So if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good gifts to those who ask him.
Matthew 7:6-12
If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking. 6 But when you ask him, be sure that your faith is in God alone. Do not waver, for a person with divided loyalty is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is blown and tossed by the wind. (James 1:5-6 NLT)

12. 12 “Do to others whatever you would like them to do to you
12 “Do to others whatever you would like them to do to you. This is the essence of all that is taught in the law and the prophets.
Matthew 7:6-12