Trinity Baptist Church

Going in for an Attitude Adjustment

Episode Summary

Senior Pastor David Rose examines how we view money, where our vision is set, and who or what truly has our devotion─God or the things of this world. He encourages us to trust God fully by not giving in to worry and anxiety, and to continually surrender all aspects of our lives─heart, mind, and hands─fully to Jesus Christ as our King.

Episode Notes

Key Takeaways

• Jesus asks us to consider our view of money. (v. 19-24)
• Jesus helps us to live without worry. (v. 25-34)
• Continually evaluate what you treasure most
• Set your mind and vision on eternal things
• Surrender fully to Christ as your one true Master
• Replace worry with worship through trusting God

Further Study

• Spend some time reading through Romans 5:1-5 and Colossians 1:27. When considering what you treasure most (Matt. 6:19-21), where is your hope and security found – in temporary earthly things or the eternal promises of Christ? How does (or should) the Gospel shape your identity and security? (Colossians 3:1-4, 2 Corinthians 5:15)
• What idols still compete for lordship over your heart, mind, and hands (Matthew 6:24)? How does Christ’s perfect obedience and lordship free you? (Galatians 2:20, Romans 6:11-14)
• Spend a few minutes reading and meditating on Philippians 4:6-7, Romans 8:31-39, and 1 Peter 5:7. When anxieties over politics or personal matters arise, how can you consciously replace them with prayerful worship and remembrance of God’s promises and provision?
• How does abiding in Christ through the Spirit relieve us of worry day by day? (John 15:4-5, Romans 8:1-2)
• As you adjust your attitude and priorities to fully trust and obey Christ, consider your motivations. Are you driven by the liberating love of God or a legalistic spirit of fear, guilt and works-righteousness? Consider how Gospel grace recognizes that Christ has fulfilled all righteousness for us, while legalism relies on our own imperfect efforts (Romans 8:15, Galatians 5:1). How does abiding in God’s unconditional love and acceptance, rather than seeking approval through good works, free us to joyfully live out His commands (1 John 4:18; cf Ephesians 2:10, Titus 2:11-14)?

The Gospel

Pastor David encouraged us to continually surrender all aspects of our lives fully to Jesus Christ. He talked about how Jesus came to fulfill the law, and called us to respond to Him in repentance and faith:

Jesus says it makes a huge difference when we’ve come into this kingdom, when we’ve all come to this moment of realizing I’m dead in sin and there’s nothing I can do to earn my salvation, no matter how good I am and how hard I try. I’m separated from the God of eternity because He’s holy and perfect, and I’m not. And it’s only in that moment that you recognize your brokenness, that you can then throw yourself on the mercy of Jesus and say, ‘I need you to rescue me, because everything I’ve tried hadn’t worked.’

The gospel is that we, as sinful people, are completely unable to rescue ourselves or earn salvation through our own works. We are spiritually dead and separated from God. But Jesus Christ, who is fully God and sinless man, willingly sacrificed himself on the cross to pay the debt for our sins. Through faith alone in Christ alone, His perfect righteousness is imputed to us and we are fully forgiven and adopted as sons and daughters of God. It is only through Christ that we can be rescued from sin’s power and penalty, and know the freedom and assurance of being God’s beloved children.

If you have questions about what it means to be a Christian, we would love to talk with you about it.

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