Wealth? Prov 23:5 Comfort? Lk 12:19-20 Pleasure? Eccl 2:1-2 Good job? Eccl 5:18 Mate? Prov 18:22 Contentment? 1 Tim 6:6-9 Knowledge? 2 Peter 3:18 Salvation?

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Wealth? Prov 23:5 Comfort? Lk 12:19-20 Pleasure? Eccl 2:1-2 Good job? Eccl 5:18 Mate? Prov 18:22 Contentment? 1 Tim 6:6-9 Knowledge? 2 Peter 3:18 Salvation? Acts 16:30 2

We are the Seekers and God is the Giver, Jas 1:17 (Ac 14:17) We will not find if we seek: – Selfishly (Jas 4:1-4) – Double-minded (Jas 1:6-8) Seeking requires: – Decision, Josh 24:15 – Committed effort, Lk 9:62 – Goal, Col 3:1 3 Matthew 7:7-8

God has made Himself accessible to you, Isa 55:6-7 Even after your heart has been far from God, Lk 15:17- 24; cf. Deut 4:23-29 Must seek God with your whole heart, Jer 29:10-14 (Matt 22:37) 4

Willing submission to God’s rule of your life, Psa 110:1-3 – Complete surrender, Mark 12: God’s truth, not your wisdom, 1 Cor 1:18-25 God’s character, not your pride, 1 Jno 2:16 God’s purposes, not your proposals, Gal 1:6-9 5

Enter God’s kingdom through obedient faith, Col 1:13-14 – The Christian is a citizen of heaven, Phil 3:20; Rev 1:6, 9 – The church of Christ... the redeemed, Heb 12:

Salvation by faith, Rom 1:16-17; 3:19-26; 5:1 Surrender false efforts: – The Pharisees, Matt 5:19-20 – Works to merit, Rom 4:1-6 – Saved by faith only, Jas 2:24 – Once saved, always saved, Gal 5:4 New man: Righteousness and holiness, Eph 4:

Wisdom, Prov 8:17 (4:4-5) – If we seek wisdom, God will give it, Prov 2:1-9 (Jas 1:5) Humility, Zeph 2:1-3 – Only the humble will obtain mercy in the midst of judgment, Acts 17:

Peace, 1 Peter 3:11 – Lord is peace, Jug 6:23-24 – Prince of peace, Eph 2:14, 17 – Peace with one another, Matt 5:22-25; Rom 12:17-18 Do not avenge yourself – seek salvation, Rom 10:1 Give place to God’s justice 9

Seeking implies active participation in order to find “Time to seek the Lord” Hosea 10:12 Seek and find salvation, mercy, peace and joy by obeying gospel, Acts 2:37-40