Matthew Trexler . “How do we live?” . February 19, 2023
It all comes down to __________.
Esther 4:1 When Mordecai learned of all that had been done, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the city, wailing loudly and bitterly.
__________ he would __________.
__________ he would __________.
Esther 4:4 When Esther’s eunuchs and female attendants came and told her about Mordecai, she was in great distress. She sent clothes for him to put on instead of his sackcloth, but he would not accept them.
Esther 4:11 “All the king’s officials and the people of the royal provinces know that for any man or woman who approaches the king in the inner court without being summoned the king has but one law: that they be put to death unless the king extends the gold scepter to them and spares their lives. But thirty days have passed since I was called to go to the king.”
Esthers Two Responses
Doesn’t want to __________ = __________
Doesn’t want to __________ = __________
Esther 4:13-14 “Do not think that because you are in the king’s house you alone of all the Jews will escape. 14 For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?”
October 2022 Barca Survey of 2000 U.S. Adults
74% Want to grow spiritually.
77% Believe in a higher power.
44% More open to God than pre-pandemic.
1st Corinthians 10:14 Therefore, my dear friends, flee from idolatry.