Generally, we abhor the attitude of minimalism (What’s the least I can do....?) because it leads to mediocrity and complacency. Have we arrived at that place with regard to our attitude about worship? This is not about how long we worship, but our love for God and our brethren and our desire to be with Him and them. Are we so concerned about the time that we find ourselves missing out on the blessings of building up one another?

1. Are We In Such a Hurry?
1 Corinthians 14.12, CB NT p. 306
“Why hurry over beautiful things?
Why not linger and enjoy them?”
—Clara Schumann

2. “Teacher, what good deed
must I do to have eternal life? ”
Matthew 19.16, CB NT p. 37

3. “If you would enter life,
keep the commandments. ”
Matthew 19.17, CB NT p. 37

4. “If you would enter life,
keep the commandments. ”
Matthew 19.17, CB NT p. 37

5. “All these I have kept.
What do I still lack? ”
Matthew 19.20, CB NT p. 37

6. “If you would be perfect,
go, sell what you possess
and give to the poor, and
you will have treasure in
heaven; and come, follow me. ”
Matthew 19.21, CB NT p. 37

7. “He went away sorrowful,
for he had great possessions. ”
Matthew 19.22, CB NT p. 37

8. “What is the least I
must do to be saved? ”

9. “No one who puts his hand
to the plow and looks back
is fit for the kingdom of God. ”
Luke 9.62, CB NT p. 124

10. “What is the least I
must do to get to heaven? ”

11. “Be faithful unto death, and I
will give you the crown of life. ”
Revelation 2.10, CB NT p. 434

12. “What is the least I
must do to get to heaven? ”
Does this sound
like love?

13. You
shall love the
“ Lord your God
What is the least I
heaven? ”
must do to get to with all your
heart and with
all your soul and
Does this sound with all your
like love? mind.
Matthew 22.37, CB NT p. 44

14. You
“ shall love your
What is the least I
neighbor as
must do to get to heaven?
yourself. ”
Does this sound
like love?
Matthew 22.39, CB NT p. 44

15. “
And he read from it facing the
square before the Water Gate
from early morning until midday ”
Nehemiah 8.3, CB OT p. 751

16. “And read from the Book of place
and
they stood up in their
the
Law of Jehovah their God for a
quarter of the day; for another
quarter of it they made confession
and worshiped Jehovah their God ”
Nehemiah 9.3, CB OT p. 752

17. “
and he prolonged his
speech until midnight ”
Acts 20.7, CB NT p. 246

18. “
and he conversed with a
long while, until daybreak ”
Acts 20.11, CB NT p. 246

19. Why were they
willing to spend
so much of
their time?

20. “
My soul longs, yes, faints for
the courts of Jehovah; my
heart and flesh sing for joy
to the living God. ”
Psalm 84.2, CB OT p. 927

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22. This is NOT about time...
it’s about ATTITUDE!

23. “
When will the new moon be
over, that we may sell grain?
And the Sabbath, that we
may offer wheat for sale? ”
Amos 8.5, CB OT p. 1471

24. “The time is surely coming, says
the Lord Jehovah, when I will send
a famine on the land; not a famine
of bread, or a thirst for water, but
of hearing the words of Jehovah.
”
Amos 8.11, CB OT p. 1472

25. “the true worshipers will worship
the Father in spirit and truth ”
John 4.23, CB NT p. 167

26. “What is the least I
must do to get to heaven? ”
How can we
prevent this
attitude?

27. “Pursue love ”
1 Corinthians 14.1, CB NT p. 305

28. abound (ASV)
“Strive to excel in
building up the church ”
1 Corinthians 14.12, CB NT p. 306

29. “I will pray with my spirit,
but I will pray with my mind also ”
1 Corinthians 14.15, CB NT p. 306

30. “I will sing praise with my spirit,
but I will sing with my mind also. ”
1 Corinthians 14.15, CB NT p. 306

31. “Nevertheless, in church I
would rather speak five words
with my mind in order to
instruct others, than ten
thousand words in a tongue. ”
1 Corinthians 14.19, CB NT p. 306

32. “When you come together,
each one has a hymn, a
lesson, a revelation, a tongue,
or an interpretation. Let all
things be done for building up. ”
1 Corinthians 14.26, CB NT p. 307

33. Who do you love?

34. abound (ASV)
“Strive to excel in
building up the church ”
1 Corinthians 14.12, CB NT p. 306

35. Will today be the day
you decide
to go to
heaven?

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37. Miscellaneous 2012 Compiled and Presented by:
Dave Stewart
1 April, 2012
#06
www.churchofchristmiranda.com
Are We in Such a Hurry?
1 Corinthians 14.12
Synopsis: Generally, we abhor the attitude of minimalism (What’s the least I can do....?) because it leads to mediocrity and complacency.
Have we arrived at that place with regard to our attitude about worship? This is not about how long we worship, but our love for God and
our brethren and our desire to be with Him and them. Are we so concerned about the time that we find ourselves missing out on the
blessings of building up one another?
“Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright © 2001 by Crossway
Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.”
“Let all that you do be done with love.”