“The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eyes are unhealthy, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!

Matthew 6:22‭-‬23 NIV

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“The Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure that a man discovered hidden in a field. In his excitement, he hid it again and sold everything he owned to get enough money to buy the field.

“Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a merchant on the lookout for choice pearls. When he discovered a pearl of great value, he sold everything he owned and bought it!

Matthew 13:44‭-‬46 NLT
https://bible.com/bible/116/mat.13.44-46.NLT

Kingdom Values

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, for he has anointed me to bring Good News to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim that captives will be released, that the blind will see, that the oppressed will be set free, and that the time of the Lord ’s favor has come. ”

Luke 4:18‭-‬19 NLT
https://bible.com/bible/116/luk.4.18-19.NLT

As Jesus approached Jericho, a blind beggar was sitting beside the road. When he heard the noise of a crowd going past, he asked what was happening. They told him that Jesus the Nazarene was going by. So he began shouting, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” “Be quiet!” the people in front yelled at him. But he only shouted louder, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

• Who do you cry out to first? Start with Jesus.
• Who do you say He is? What you declare matters.

Jesus stopped and ordered that the man be brought to him.

• Jesus hears your cries.
• You do not encounter Jesus from afar.

As the man came near, Jesus asked him, “What do you want me to do for you?”

• Jesus probes our heart.
• Jesus can provide anything.

“Lord,” he said, “I want to see!” And Jesus said, “All right, receive your sight! Your faith has healed you.” Instantly the man could see, and he followed Jesus, praising God. And all who saw it praised God, too.

• What he asked was specifically given.
• Our salvation is complete.

Luke 18:35‭-‬43 NLT

Filter – alter the overall appearance of an image

The Lord gave me this message: “I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb. Before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as my prophet to the nations.” “O Sovereign Lord ,” I said, “I can’t speak for you! I’m too young!” The Lord replied, “Don’t say, ‘I’m too young,’ for you must go wherever I send you and say whatever I tell you. And don’t be afraid of the people, for I will be with you and will protect you. I, the Lord , have spoken!” Then the Lord reached out and touched my mouth and said, “Look, I have put my words in your mouth! Today I appoint you to stand up against nations and kingdoms. Some you must uproot and tear down, destroy and overthrow. Others you must build up and plant.”

Jeremiah 1:4‭-‬10 NLT
https://bible.com/bible/116/jer.1.4-10.NLT

Knowing your identity means finding your purpose. whoever created you, created you for a purpose.

Jesus came and told his disciples, “I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
Matthew 28:18‭-‬20 NLT
https://bible.com/verse-of-the-day/mat.28.18-20/399

Dami excuses (youth card).

What is your “youth filter”?

What are you waiting for?

How to overcome my filters?

Do not say [your excuse]. Focus on your purpose.

Need to refocus on God. On my real purpose: give glory to God.

Refocus on the real reality.

Reality that God is with me and He will not leave me. #GodsPromise

Reality that life here on earth is temporary.

Focus on the real power of God.

Always read your bible.

For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires.

Hebrews 4:12 NLT
https://bible.com/bible/116/heb.4.12.NLT

The Only filter

Luke 23:45 Curtain was torn. God removed the filter.

But now you have been united with Christ Jesus. Once you were far away from God, but now you have been brought near to him through the blood of Christ.

Ephesians 2:13 NLT
https://bible.com/bible/116/eph.2.13.NLT

That’s why we have communion. To remember.

The word of the Lord came to me, saying,

“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”

Jeremiah 1:4‭-‬5 NIV
https://bible.com/bible/111/jer.1.4-5.NIV

We tend to live our lives behind filters.
We can go to God without filters.

Identity

Jeremiah 1:4‭-‬5

• God created us the way we are now. #GodIs my Creator.
• He “formed” us. When we were created, that’s exactly the face that God planned. Specific. Accurate. With Objective. Deliberate.
• God created you specifically to be you.
• God “knew” me – not an acquaintance. Intimate.
• God knows exactly who we are. Even if sometimes we don’t know exactly who we are.
• Our identity comes from God.
• “you” – God created us personally. Individually. God knows everything about me.
• We can go to God even without filters.
• Why did you form me this way? — vantage point of man, we see the limitations.
• We don’t see what God sees. His ways are higher than our thoughts.
• “I formed..” – in Hebrew, imperfect tense–still ongoing! God is not yet done with you. The best is yet to come.
• I set you apart for me.

Our approval comes from God. We are approved by God. We are His.

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