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when it came time for Him toappoint apostles, he chose lowly,

ordinary men. These were men who

were not reluctant to acknowledge theirown sinfulness.

Twelve Ordinary Men

by John MacArthur


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Allegory of

Gluttony and Lust

Death and the MiserShip of Fools

Hieronymus Boschpainted c. 14901500

Death and the

Miserbelongs to the traditionof the memento mori, which

works to warn the beholder of

the the inevitabilty of death.The painting also shows theinfluence of popular fifteenth-century handbooks on the artof dying (theArs moriendi),designed to remind Christiansthat they must choose betweensinful pleasures and the way ofChrist. As Death looms on his

threshold, the miser, unable toresist worldly temptations evenin his last minutes of life,reaches for the bag of goldoffered to him by a demon.[2]

In the foreground,Bosch depicts the miser storinggold in his money chest whileclutching his rosary. Symbols

of worldly power a helmet,sword, and shield allude toearthly follies. The depiction ofsuch still-life objects tosymbolize earthly vanity,transience, or decay wouldbecome a genre in itselfamong seventeenth-centuryFlemish artists.[2]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_and_the_Miser


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Texts: Luke 5:27-32; Isaiah 1:18

Topic: Greed

Thesis: Faith in the Lord Jesus Christfills the gaping hole left in the heart of

everyone who has been deceived by

materialism.

Title: Matthew, the Publican


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Matthews Three Ms

Money

And after these things he went

forth, and saw a publican, named Levi,

sitting at the receipt of custom: and he

said unto him, Follow me. And he left all,

rose up, and followed him.

(Lu 5:27-28 AV)


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Matthews Three Ms

Misery

Come now, and let us reason

together, saith the LORD: though your

sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white

as snow; though they be red like

crimson, they shall be as wool.

(Isa 1:18 AV)


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Ministry

Then Levi gave a great banquet for him in

his house; and there was a large crowd of tax

collectors and others sitting at the table with

them. The Pharisees and their scribes were

complaining to his disciples, saying, "Why doyou eat and drink with tax collectors and

sinners?"

(Lu 5:29-30 NRSV)


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Two things I asked of You, Do not

refuse me before I die: Keep deceptionand lies far from me, Give me neither

poverty nor riches; Feed me with the food

that is my portion, That I not be full anddeny You and say, "Who is the LORD?"

Or that I not be in want and steal, And

profane the name of my God.

(Pr 30:7-9 NAS95)


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St. Matthew and the Angel

Rembrandt

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