Regret rarely comes from bad luck; it comes from decisions made in a hurry. One question can stop it before it starts: what's the hurry? Continuing the Regret series, Pastor Chris presents a third question for avoiding regret before it happens: "What's the hurry?" Drawing on his grandmother's example, a Tony Campolo survey of 95-year-olds, and a 1960s Time Magazine report on leisure time, he argues that hurry produces regret rather than progress. Working through Proverbs 19:2, Proverbs 21:5, James 1:19-20, and Proverbs 29:20, he shows that hurry breeds waywardness, poverty, anger, and foolish speech, and concludes that wisdom is never in a hurry. He then turns to Mark 6:30-32, where Jesus invites his hurried, crowd-pressed disciples to come away and rest, showing that hurry is a spiritual threat that crowds out time with Jesus. Two remedies are offered: stop, as Psalm 46:10 commands ("Be still, and know that I am God"), and follow Jesus at his pace, as pictured in Psalm 23:2-3. He closes with Jesus' invitation in Matthew 11:28-30 to trade a hurried, weary life for rest, tying regret-prevention to trusting and following Christ, who proved his love by dying on the cross. Chapters 00:00 Preventing regret through wisdom 02:12 Question three: what's the hurry? 05:08 The lie that hurry means significance 07:59 What Proverbs and James say about hurry 13:31 Jesus was never in a hurry (Mark 6) 18:32 Stop: Psalm 46's call to be still 21:54 Follow: Psalm 23's unhurried shepherd 25:56 Jesus' invitation to rest (Matthew 11) Scripture Proverbs 19:2 Proverbs 21:5 James 1:19-20 Proverbs 29:20 Mark 6:30-32 Psalm 46:10 Psalm 23:2-3 Matthew 11:28-30 Series: Regret Speaker: Pastor Chris
Regret rarely comes from bad luck — it comes from decisions made in a hurry. One question can stop it before it starts: what's the hurry?
Continuing the Regret series, Pastor Chris presents a third question for avoiding regret before it happens: "What's the hurry?" Drawing on his grandmother's example, a Tony Campolo survey of 95-year-olds, and a 1960s Time Magazine report on leisure time, he argues that hurry produces regret rather than progress. Working through Proverbs 19:2, Proverbs 21:5, James 1:19-20, and Proverbs 29:20, he shows that hurry breeds waywardness, poverty, anger, and foolish speech, and concludes that wisdom is never in a hurry.
He then turns to Mark 6:30-32, where Jesus invites his hurried, crowd-pressed disciples to come away and rest, showing that hurry is a spiritual threat that crowds out time with Jesus. Two remedies are offered: stop, as Psalm 46:10 commands ("Be still, and know that I am God"), and follow Jesus at his pace, as pictured in Psalm 23:2-3. He closes with Jesus' invitation in Matthew 11:28-30 to trade a hurried, weary life for rest, tying regret-prevention to trusting and following Christ, who proved his love by dying on the cross.
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