matthew 12:30. indecisiveness “to be wishy/washy” “to hem & haw around” “to beat...
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MATTHEW 12:30
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Indecisiveness• “to be wishy/washy”• “to hem & haw around”• “to beat around the bush”• “to straddle the fence”
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Indecisiveness• “No root” Matthew 13:20,21
•Unstable- Ephesians 4:14–James 1:8;4:8
–2 Peter 3:16
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God asks us to exercise the freedom
of our minds & choose to obey HIM• Joshua 24:14• 1 Kings 18:21
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More is Needed Than a “One-Time Decision” to Obey
Faithfulness to God requires constant determination, decisiveness, resoluteness
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Many Guilty of “Temporizing”
• "to compromise or act evasively in order to gain time, avoid argument, or postpone a decision" (American Heritage Dictionary).
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INDECISIVENESS ENDS UP BEING THE SAME
AS HOSTILITY TO GOD• Our characters are the cumulative
product of every "little" choice we have made.• Matthew 7:24-27
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By Our Indecision we offer an offensive,
disgusting Insult to the Lord
•Revelation 3:15,16 “vomit you out of My mouth”
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Failing to make a decisive choice
shows us UNFIT FOR THE KINGDOM
• Luke 9:57-62
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Ultimately No Middle Ground!
• Not to decide FOR the Lord is to decide AGAINST Him!• Matthew 6:24• Romans 6:16• Luke 6:46
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We need to “gird up our minds”
• 1 Peter 1:13• Luke 16:4• We need to take control of the
emotional feelings that threaten to overthrow our sober decisions
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It is Not Necessary to “Hit Bottom” before
we Take Charge of Our Decisions
• “Prodigal son” • Luke 15:17-19
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What Decisions Are We Putting Off:
• Daily Bible Study & Prayer?• Personal Evangelism & Edification• Rectifying Wrongs & Broken
Relationships• Coming Back to The Lord?• Obeying the Gospel?
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Unmade Decisions Are a Ticking Time
Bomb!•Attitude Has to be:
• I MUST! I CAN! I WILL!
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Jesus had to choose to die for
our sins!•Hebrews 5:8,9
•Philippians 2:8
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In Gethsemane He was Making up His Mind to go to The
Cross!• Luke 9:51; 12:50• John 12:27• Matthew 26:36-46
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Jesus is only asking us to do with Him what He did for us•MAKE THE RIGHT
DECISION•Matthew 16:24
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Jesus will Deny Those who have not been Decisively FOR
HIM•Matthew 7:21-23•Hebrews 4:7