THE GAMES PEOPLE PLAY

Proverbs 26:17-19 He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears. As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death, So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?

Pastor Rick Jackson

I. PEOPLE HAVE A TENDENCY TO PLAY GAMES

1. People are Religious [Jer. 2:26-29]

2. People Worship Things [Lk. 9:25]

3. People Worship Power [Jn. 11:48, III Jn. 9-10]

II. PEOPLE PLAY GAMES WITH SEVERE HANDICAPS

1. The Brashness of Adolescence [Eccl. 12:1]

2. The Busyness of Adulthood [Lk. 12:16-21]

3. The Blindness of Age [Mt. 18:3]

III. PEOPLE NEED TO REMEMBER TO PLAY BY THE RULES

1. God Sets the Rules [Romans 9:20]

Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? ° Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?

2. The Rules Abide [1 Peter 1:23]

Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.

3. The Rules Rule [2 Timothy 2:5]

And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.

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Proverbs 15:31 The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.
John 3:36 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
John 8:35 And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever.
John 12:24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.
John 15:5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing .
1 Corinthians 13:13 And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
2 Timothy 2:13 If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.
Hebrews 7:3 Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually.
1 Peter 1:23 Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever
1 John 2:6 He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.
1 John 2:14 I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one.
1 John 2:17 And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.
2 John 1:9 Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.