The Earth Revolves Around the Sun

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THE OLD belief, centuries ago, was that the sun revolved
around the earth. As we now know, this belief was wrong. The
earth revolves around the sun. Many of us have got it wrong
in our spiritual lives. God doesn’t revolve around us. We
revolve around Him. We know that we fear God when we have
made Him the centerpiece of our lives.

— Tony Evans

The point

The ancient belief was that the sun revolved around the earth; in the same way, many believers wrongly make themselves the center instead of God.

Scripture

Colossians 1:17Matthew 6:33

Audience

Adults

Tone

Clarifying · Convicting

To tell aloud

under a minute · 63 words

Subjects

God's Centrality Priorities Fear of God Self Sufficiency

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