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| 2008-02-24 - Power of Gratitude - Badly out of Focus Children - they notice the one toy they do not have even with having a dozen other toys - how do we do? Gratitude and ingratitude are based on our focus in life
Philippians 4:8 - think about these things Philippians 4:12-13 - secret to being content in any and every situation Being content is a decision - 10% what happens to us; 90% how we react to the situation Romans 8:38-39 - nothing can separate us from the love of God | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008-02-25 - Power of Gratitude - Solitary Places When gratitude cause us to rise early to spend time with God - seeing one of the greatest fruits No one says that QT must happen in the morning - it always goes better than the days when trying to work out another time during the day I learned to pray when I sensed that I would come apart at the seams emotionally unless I didn't Three things helped with prayer life:
There is no gratitude without prayer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008-02-26 - Power of Gratitude - Uncommon Peace What enables us to have such uncommon peace? - Commonality
Stay committed to God with the mission and discipling firmly in place, our unity will remain Three warning signs, if not doing: A. Daily diet
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| 2008-02-27 - Power of Gratitude - Free at Last MLK - as bad as slavery was - there a slavery that last for eternity 2 Corinthians 5:21 - Jesus might become sin for us As existence of righteousness does not ensure we receive it Satan tries everything to help us miss this opportunity Jews after saw their failures in the past - created many regulations so they would not sin
Religion that is performance based is doomed
Romans 7-8 - Focus is not on themselves but on him who died for them; Because they are saved James 1:23-25 - Law points out their sin clearly / making them feel more indebted to God Motivation to last a lifetime - Our love responding to his grace Other motivations:
YES: I'll accept you, now let's walk together in my strength | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008-03-01 - Power of Gratitude - Don't waste your sin Use the past to encourage others Paul did - chief of sinners - 1 Timothy 1:15-16 Joseph did:
Rejection leads to rebellion, which in turn led to failure We must become thankful rather than resentful or hurt - give the benefit of the doubt Key to a life of acceptance is develop a deep gratitude for what God has done through our challenges
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| 2008-03-02 - Power of Gratitude - Making Peace with the Past Putting the past behind us is very important to maintaining the attitude of gratitude God is the God of new beginnings Also also need to put past sucesses behind us - if glory days are in the past, so is our gratitude Sins in the past - either what someone did to you or what you did to other/God Dealing with past - goal to find how the past is messing up the present not to live in it David psalms - he struggled at the beginning of many of the psalms and figured it out at the end during most Writing feeling to help resolve the past - not new, David did it centuries ago Forgetting the past was never to be inclusive of past blessings What were you worry about a year ago? Don't know? God brought us through it! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008-03-04 - Power of Gratitude - It is so Hard and but I Love it Marriage - hardest year of a good marriage is the first one and the hardest year of a bad marriage is the last one God brings opposites together - rigid and let it go types Because God is trying to work off the rough edges If we are to grow through trials, we must learn to view them correctly First comes hurt, then can come anger or try to ignore it Other turn to "grin and bear it" or "this too must past" - blocks us from growth Garden of Gethsemance - Jesus expressed and dealt with emotional pain with prayer - Hebrews 5:7-10 If Jesus had to suffer, how much will we need to be perfected - Colossians 1:24 Trial both mature us and attract others at the same time Rejoice in the sufferings - 1 Peter 4:13 Must have heaven's perspective in every situation Even when can not figure out what God is doing - requires a child-like response Why me? > Why not me? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008-03-05 - Power of Gratitude - Is your Job Sacred or Secular? A large percentage of our waking hours on the job God expects even a slave to be happy with their lot in life - Colossians 3:22 Whatever you do, do it in the Lord's name - Colossians 3:17 Offer your bodies as living sacrifices - Romans 12:1 Full-time ministry We are full-time if we are disciples Others have gifts not in "up-front" roles No child of the King of Kings should feel like a second-class citizen
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| 2008-03-13 - Be Still My Soul - Times of Fasting What is fasting? - voluntary abstinence from food in order to draw near to God Fasting - frequently practiced by those who have walked closely with God:
Jesus warned about the mere appearance of fasting - Matthew 6:16-18 Advice
A "world fast" is an idea to remove yourself from movies, sports, television, newpaper, other outside info Reason to fast:
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| 2008-03-15 - Be Still My Soul - Exciting Personal Bible Study What happen to the days when you could not wait to learn more from God's word? When was the last time you regretted having to close your Bible and go on to other activities? Excuses:
The only way to a deep, growing relationship with God - which includes feeding on His word. Some are not put forth the effort required to dig deeper; have become lazy Some are satisfied with what they already know and are content being spoon-fed. "Therefore let us leave the elementary teachings about Christ and go on to maturity" (Hebrews 5:11-6:3) We need to train ourselves (1 Timothy 4:7; Hebrews 5:14) "This the one I esteem he who ... trembles at my word" (Isaiah 66:2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008-03-17 - Be Still My Soul - Deciding What to Study How do we decide what to study?
Questions to ask yourself:
Commit passages of scripture to memory | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008-03-18 - Be Still My Soul - How to Study God intends for every disciple of His to delight in His Word - Psalms 119:18 Ways to study:
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| 2008-03-21 - Be Still My Soul - The Pattern (Part 1) What are we to pray about and in what order? God has not left such crucial issues to guesswork Matthew 6:9-13 - Above all other scripture on prayer - understand this one Things to remember:
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| 2008-03-22 - Be Still My Soul - The Pattern (Part 2) Our Father.
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| 2008-04-03 - Falling in Love with God - Fear The other emotional response that undermines our love for God Perfect love drives our fear - 1 John 4:18 Fear one of the most powerful and universal tools Satan uses for:
There is healthy fear (like fearing God) but unhealthy fear is one that controls us and causes us to turn away from God's direction
God understands the destructive nature of fear | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008-04-14 - Falling in Love with God - Holy Spirit is everywhere We may suffer more from our neglect of God's Spirit than through any other spiritual problem We need to be aware of the spirit all the time A look through the Bible:
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| 2008-04-22 - Falling in Love with God - Listening Whose voice should I listen to? There are many voices:
To deal with these other voice we need to memorize scriptures - to not be swayed and know the correct voice to listen to | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008-04-23 - Falling in Love with God - Discerning God's voice
God's word contains God's voice | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008-05-02 - Power of Spiritual Thinking - Forgiveness, part 2 1 Peter 2:18
1 Peter 3:8-9
Taking the way of the cross accomplishes:
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| 2008-05-03 - Power of Spiritual Thinking - Rest of the Story The first person who presents a case - seems right - Proverbs 18:17
Involving everyone on a decision will help others to feel valued and for you to consistently have good decisions We have trouble listening to other opinions besides our own Can you get hurt by other that love you? Yes - Double indemnity insurance policy against unresolved issues (Matthew 18:15-17 and Matthew 5:23-24) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008-05-06 - Power of Spiritual Thinking - Emotions and Spirituality Emotions are God-given and a blessing Some refuse to get open and honest with their true feeling - from pride and fear In times of crisis, we usually get past our emotional blockage and express ourselves much better Negative emotions are not to be trusted Unless you allow others to break into your closed system of reasoning, the illogical will continue to seem perfectly logical Satan can use emotions in a damaging way - need to allow others to gain perspective Emotions are needed and seen in Jesus:
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| 2008-05-10 - Power of Spiritual Thinking - Money - Root of All Evil?, part 2 There are spiritual challenges for both those who have money and those who don't God promises to give us what we need, but not what we may want 1 Timothy - need for contentment with the basic of life Examine:
Seeking advancement or seeking to please God? How content are you with what you have? - Philippians 4:12 1 Timothy 6:9-12 - not just avoid but flee from the love of money - Some use people, and love money - God uses money and loves people Who is master in your life? God OR Money - Luke 16:13 Avoid the extremes of loving it and envying those who have more than you Use money to the fullest extend to serve him and bless others | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008-05-12 - Power of Spiritual Thinking - Don't cry over split milk Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead - Philippians 3:12-14 Much of our challenge is in accepting failures without feeling like failures Peter and Judas were both betrayers Mistakes are part of the growing process
Gospel allows us to start over and over again Shock > denial > anger > depression, apathy, or peace (grace of God) BIG PICTURE - being right with God, growing in our relationship with him, and helping others | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008-05-14 - Power of Spiritual Thinking - I was Born this Way Son will not share the guilt of the father - Ezekiel 18:20 Environment or heredity - most likely both Must be slow to judge situations we do not completely understand otherwise may bless us with an understanding in a way we do not want Other extreme - develop a victim mentality regarding ourselves or others Can lead to being angry, use drugs, being immoral, or just about anything else We have difficulty applying this to a murder Answer: despite it being more difficult and having different backgrounds, the standard is still the same He does not ask us to do anything he will not enable us to do Identify the sin > repent of it > start relying on God grace > formulate a plan to overcome sin Psychology can find root causes but it is powerless to find a cure Hezekiah and Josiah were righteous amount a line of kings that were evil The promises of God are far greater than our past and present challenges Pray that we may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please him in every way - Colossians 1:10-12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008-05-15 - Power of Spiritual Thinking - Disappointed Mathew 23:37 - Talks about how Jerusalem killed the prophets and those God has sent to them Disappointed people are not happy people Disappointed = depressed or discouraged by the failures of one's hopes Disappointment in others exposes a basic selfishness; by definition is rather self-focused Most assume that God often views us with a disappointed heart Luke 19:41-42 (parallel verse to Matthew 23:37) - If you only had known on this day what would bring you peace Are you often disappointed in yourself or others? Humility is needed - Selfishness and pride is the opposite
Disappointment is un-Godlike; Concern is the godly quality which comes from self-denial and agape love |
