Father Mike Schmitz

John says in chapter two, verse 15, so important. This is a theme that's repeated again and again, that do not love the world or the things of the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in him. And that is so important. Again, that world and our Lord are at enmity with each other. The world wars against the Lord.

And so we just have to realize that how many of us, we're living for the world. How many of us at the end of this 365 days, we realize, Lord, the world has my heart more than you do. In so many ways, the world has shaped my lens more than you do.

And so we just have to realize that how many of us, we're living for the world. How many of us at the end of this 365 days, we realize, Lord, the world has my heart more than you do. In so many ways, the world has shaped my lens more than you do.

And so we just have to realize that how many of us, we're living for the world. How many of us at the end of this 365 days, we realize, Lord, the world has my heart more than you do. In so many ways, the world has shaped my lens more than you do.

In so many ways, Lord, what I work for, what I get up for, what I strive for day after day is not for you, but it's for the honors of the world, for the victories of the world, for the recognition of the world, or even for the comforts of the world. And yet, again, I can't belong to the Lord and belong to the world at the same time.

In so many ways, Lord, what I work for, what I get up for, what I strive for day after day is not for you, but it's for the honors of the world, for the victories of the world, for the recognition of the world, or even for the comforts of the world. And yet, again, I can't belong to the Lord and belong to the world at the same time.

In so many ways, Lord, what I work for, what I get up for, what I strive for day after day is not for you, but it's for the honors of the world, for the victories of the world, for the recognition of the world, or even for the comforts of the world. And yet, again, I can't belong to the Lord and belong to the world at the same time.

You know, in chapter two, when John makes it clear, do not love the world or the things of the world. In verse 16, he says, for all that is in the world, lust of the flesh and lust of the eyes and the pride of life is not of the father, but it's of the world. This is fascinating because you can go all the way back to the very beginning. Remember Genesis chapter three, 350 plus days ago.

You know, in chapter two, when John makes it clear, do not love the world or the things of the world. In verse 16, he says, for all that is in the world, lust of the flesh and lust of the eyes and the pride of life is not of the father, but it's of the world. This is fascinating because you can go all the way back to the very beginning. Remember Genesis chapter three, 350 plus days ago.

You know, in chapter two, when John makes it clear, do not love the world or the things of the world. In verse 16, he says, for all that is in the world, lust of the flesh and lust of the eyes and the pride of life is not of the father, but it's of the world. This is fascinating because you can go all the way back to the very beginning. Remember Genesis chapter three, 350 plus days ago.

In Genesis chapter three, you have Eve in the garden of Eden and the serpent comes into the garden and begins to tempt Eve to doubt the father's love for her, to choose to be of the world and not of the father, not of God, but of the world. And he points out the fruit of the tree.

In Genesis chapter three, you have Eve in the garden of Eden and the serpent comes into the garden and begins to tempt Eve to doubt the father's love for her, to choose to be of the world and not of the father, not of God, but of the world. And he points out the fruit of the tree.

In Genesis chapter three, you have Eve in the garden of Eden and the serpent comes into the garden and begins to tempt Eve to doubt the father's love for her, to choose to be of the world and not of the father, not of God, but of the world. And he points out the fruit of the tree.

And it says there in Genesis 3, verse 6, it says, Now, I don't know if you can catch this, but this is a little bit of a connection here. This is a little bit of a... some balance, some symmetry here. It was good for food, lust of the flesh, right? That sense that it's going to taste good. It'll satisfy my flesh here. Lust of the eyes.

And it says there in Genesis 3, verse 6, it says, Now, I don't know if you can catch this, but this is a little bit of a connection here. This is a little bit of a... some balance, some symmetry here. It was good for food, lust of the flesh, right? That sense that it's going to taste good. It'll satisfy my flesh here. Lust of the eyes.

And it says there in Genesis 3, verse 6, it says, Now, I don't know if you can catch this, but this is a little bit of a connection here. This is a little bit of a... some balance, some symmetry here. It was good for food, lust of the flesh, right? That sense that it's going to taste good. It'll satisfy my flesh here. Lust of the eyes.

She saw that it was pleasing to the eye and the pride of life also desirable for gaining wisdom. Remember the goal was God doesn't want you to become like him. You know, don't be like gods who know. And here in that pride, in that sin, in that lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes and pride of life, Eve takes the fruit, eats it, gives it to her husband, eats it, they both fall.

She saw that it was pleasing to the eye and the pride of life also desirable for gaining wisdom. Remember the goal was God doesn't want you to become like him. You know, don't be like gods who know. And here in that pride, in that sin, in that lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes and pride of life, Eve takes the fruit, eats it, gives it to her husband, eats it, they both fall.

She saw that it was pleasing to the eye and the pride of life also desirable for gaining wisdom. Remember the goal was God doesn't want you to become like him. You know, don't be like gods who know. And here in that pride, in that sin, in that lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes and pride of life, Eve takes the fruit, eats it, gives it to her husband, eats it, they both fall.

Now, Jesus recapitulates this, right? Jesus in the wilderness, he faces a battle with Satan. And the battle is turn these stones into bread, throw yourself down from the parapet of the temple and bow down before me and you get the kingdoms of the world. We have where all of us, including our forefathers, Adam and Eve, where we all fail. Here's Jesus succeeding in resisting the lust of the flesh.