2. Big Rocks Spirituality The of University Church of Christ

5. Are there dangers in being ‘spiritual but not religious’? “I had this revelation that I bow to no one, and I’ve been spiritually a much happier person," says [Nazli] Ekim.

6. 1 Corinthians 2:12-14 Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might understand the things freely given us by God. And we impart this in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit, interpreting spiritual truths to those who are spiritual. The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned.

7. “Spiritual” dHuman wisdom cannot be spiritual dSpiritual means being “of God”

8. 1 Corinthians 14:36-38 Or was it from you that the word of God came? Or are you the only ones it has reached? If anyone thinks that he is a prophet, or spiritual, he should acknowledge that the things I am writing to you are a command of the Lord. If anyone does not recognize this, he is not recognized.

9. James 3:14-15 But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth. This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.

10. John 4:23-24 “But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him. God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”

11. “S P I R I T” without “Truth” leads to self-centered superficiality.

12. 2 Samuel 6:1-9 And David and all the house of Israel were making merry before the L ORD, with songs and lyres and harps and tambourines and castanets and cymbals. And when they came to the threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah put out his hand to the ark of God and took hold of it, for the oxen stumbled. And the anger of the L ORD was kindled against Uzzah, and God struck him down there because of his error, and he died there beside the ark of God.

13. Was David “Spiritual”? dDavid “merry” dGod “angry” dDavid “angry” at God! dDavid afraid

14. “T R U T H” without “Spirit” leads to lifeless law-keeping and works salvation.

15. Matthew 23:23-24 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness. These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others. You blind guides, straining out a gnat and swallowing a camel!”

16. Mercy Justice Faithfulness Tithing Dill Mint Cumin

17. Micah 6:6-8 “With what shall I come before the L ORD, and bow myself before God on high? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old? Will the L ORD be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousands of rivers of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?” He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the L ORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?”

18. Do Justice Love Kindness Walk Humbly Calves Rams Oil

19. Hosea 6:6 “For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.”

20. Steadfast Love Knowledge of God Sacrifice Burnt Offerings

21. Psalm 19:7-11 …the fear of the L ORD is clean, enduring forever; the rules of the L ORD are true, and righteous altogether. More to be desired are they than gold, even much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and drippings of the honeycomb.

22. Luke 19:37-40 As he was drawing near—already on the way down the Mount of Olives—the whole multitude of his disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen, saying, “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest! And some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples.” He answered, “I tell you, if these were silent, the very stones would cry out.”

23. The Big Rocks dWeightier matters are the big rocks dBig rocks must be added first dWe dare not neglect the others dNo right to decide what is “irrelevant” demotionalism ≠ spirituality dSpirit w/o truth is self-centered, superficial dTruth w/o spirit is lifeless, checklist

24. 1 Corinthians 3:1 But I, brothers, could not address you as spiritual people, but as people of the flesh, as infants in Christ.

25. Romans 12:1-2 I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

26. Ezra 7:10 For Ezra had set his heart to study the Law of the L ORD, and to do it and to teach his statutes and rules in Israel.

27. Colossians 1:9-10 And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to Him, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God.