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The call of God cannot be fulfilled through human strength alone.Zechariah 4:6 Your help will not come from your own strength and power. No, your help will come from my Spirit.’ This is what the Lord All-Powerful says.Spirit = RUWACH = A mighty wind, a powerful breath, a violent exhalation. Spirit = PNEUMA = a current of air, a blast of breath.“CitizenShip”Philippians 3:20 But we are citizens of heaven, where the Lord Jesus Christ lives.We Are Christ’s Ambassadors2 Corinthians 5:20 So we are Christ’s ambassadors; God is making his appeal through us. We speak for Christ when we plead, “Come back to God!” Kingdom Of Heaven Citizens Are Called To Make Kingdom Of Heaven CitizensMark 16:15 “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. God Loves The LostLuke 15:3 Jesus told them this story: 4 “If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them gets lost, what will he do? Won’t he leave the ninety-nine others in the wilderness and go to search for the one that is lost until he finds it? 5 And when he has found it , he will joyfully carry it home on his shoulders. 6 When he arrives, he will call together his friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me because I have found my lost sheep.’ 7 In the same way, there is more joy in heaven over one lost sinner who repents and returns to God than over ninety-nine others who are righteous and haven’t strayed away! John 10:11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. John 10:14 “I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me— 15 just as the Father knows me and I know the Father —and I lay down my life for the sheep. 16 I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd. John 10:12 a hireling, he who is not the shepherd, one who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf catches the sheep and scatters them. Luke 15:4 Won’t he leave the ninety-nine others in the wilderness wilderness = an area fit for pasture. 1. Connect With People Luke 19:10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.Luke 19:1-10Listen FirstProverbs 18:13 Always listen before you answer.#2 Share Your StoryMatthew 5:16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven. Acts 1:8 You will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere— 1 John 5:10 Those who believe in the Son of God have the testimony of God in them#3. Invite Them To An Encounter.John1:45 Philip found Nathanael, and said to him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph. 46 And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.

God is a God of New2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.1 Corinthians 2:9 “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him.”Ecclesiastes 3:1 For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heavenThe Favor Of God Is For The Assignments Of GodGod's presence over your life to accomplish God's purposes in and through your life.God’s Favor Is Not Subject To CircumstancesGenesis 39:2 The LORD was with Joseph so that he prospered, and he lived in the house of his Egyptian master.Genesis 39:21 But the Lord was with Joseph and showed him steadfast love and gave him favor.God’s Favor Grows When We Are Persistent To Pursue God’s Presence & Plan.Genesis 41:38 Then Pharaoh said to his servants, “Can we find a man like this, who has in him the Spirit of God?”God’s Favor Grows When We Are Persistent To Pursue God’s Presence & Plan.Favor Is GrownLuke 2:51Then He went down with them Hand came to Nazareth, and was subject to them Luke 2:52 And Jesus grew in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and all the people.God’s Favor Grows When We Are Persistent To Pursue God’s PresenceJeremiah 29:13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.James 4:8 Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you.What about your life says to God, I want you to show up on the scene today?God Favor Grows When We Are Persistent To Pursue God’s PlanProverbs 3:3-6 Let not mercy and truth forsake you; Bind them around your neck, Write them on the tablet of your heart, 4 And so find favor and high esteem in the sight of God and man. 5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; 6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.WHAT IS TRUTH?John 17:17 Thy word is truth. Word = LOGOS = “of the moral precepts given by God, the sayings of God”Romans 3:4 Let God be true, and every human being a liar. God’s Word is absolute truthJohn 1:14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us John 14:6 Jesus said, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me. WHAT IS MERCY?Mercy is when we don’t get what we deserve. Under the covering of mercy supernatural life can take place.

The Enemy Of Deep Is FastGod’s word never says hurry up.Proverbs 19:2 A person in a hurry makes mistakes.Proverbs 21:5 Careful planning puts you ahead in the long run; hurry and scurry puts you further behind.Jeremiah 2:25 Slow down. Take a deep breath. What’s the hurry? Why wear yourself out? Just what are you after anyway? Deep living requires slowing down.Mark 5:21- 34John 11:1 Now a man named Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. 3 So the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one you love is sick.” 4 When he heard this, Jesus said, “This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for God’s glory so that God’s Son may be glorified through it.” 5 Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. 6 So when he heard that Lazarus was sick, he stayed where he was two more days, 7 and then he said to his disciples, “Let us go back to Judea.”Jesus put on display a non-hurried, present way of living life.Luke chapter 10:38 As Jesus and the disciples continued on their way to Jerusalem, they came to a certain village where a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home. 39 Her sister, Mary, sat at the Lord’s feet, listening to what he taught. 40 But Martha was distracted by the big dinner she was preparing. She came to Jesus and said, “Lord, doesn’t it seem unfair to you that my sister just sits here while I do all the work? Tell her to come and help me.” 41 But the Lord said to her, “My dear Martha, you are worried and upset over all these details! 42 There is only one thing worth being concerned about. Mary has discovered it, and it will not be taken away from her.” Jesus is calling His people to slow down and go deep!HURRY HURTS OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH GODPsalm 46:10 Be still, and know that I am God.HURRY HURTS YOUR CAPACITY TO LOVE OTHERSHURRY HURTS YOUR ABILITY TO OVERCOME TEMPTATIONHURRY HURTS EMPATHYYour life’s pace matters. #1. TAKE A DAY OFF EVERY WEEKGenesis 2:2 On the seventh day God had finished his work of creation, so he rested from all his work. God gave the Sabbath to enrich our lives. Break from and break for. Ecclesiastes 10:10 Using a dull ax requires great strength, so sharpen the blade. That's the value of wisdom; it helps you succeed. #2. WATCH YOUR SIX#3. CALENDAR FOR PURPOSEDoes your calendar reflect who you want to be?The thoughtful arrangement of your daily and weekly calendar is one of the holiest endeavors you can put your hand to. Ephesians 5:15-16 Be careful how you live. Don’t live like fools, but like those who are wise. 16 redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Deep living requires slowing down.

Ecclesiastes 3:11 (NLT) Yet God has made everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God’s work from beginning to end.This life of faith is likened to a race.Hebrews 12:1 (KJV) Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset [us], and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, This race is an endurance race…not a sprint!There are obstacles in a race 2 Timothy 4:7 (NKJV) I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.8 And now the prize awaits me--the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give me on the day of his return. And the prize is not just for me but for all who eagerly look forward to his appearing.This race is a relay race.There are 3 generations involved in our handoff.Acts 2:17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:Sons and daughters prophecy.Young men see visions. Old men dream dreamsIt all starts with the older generation turning.Malachi 4:5 (NLT) “Look, I am sending you the prophet Elijah before the great and dreadful day of the LORD arrives.6 His preaching will turn the hearts of fathers to their children, and the hearts of children to their fathers. Otherwise I will come and strike the land with a curse.”3 things to do.1. Flow with the changing methods of the time2. Be encouraging 3. ListenJames 1:19 Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry.ConclusionHebrews 12:1 (KJV) Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset [us], and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,2. looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of [our] faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Hebrew 12:2 MSGKeep your eyes on Jesus, who both began and finished this race we’re in. Study how he did it. Because he never lost sight of where he was headed—that exhilarating finish in and with God—he could put up with anything along the way: Cross, shame, whatever. And now he’s there, in the place of honor, right alongside God.Matthew 24:10 says And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another. Luke 17:1 says this and this is Jesus talking it says Then He said to the disciples, “It is impossible that no offenses should come..” Hebrews 12:14-1514Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord: 15looking carefully lest anyone fall short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up cause trouble, and by this many become defiled;Luke 23:24 “Father forgive them, for they do not know what they do…”What Jesus went through.-betrayal-wrongful accusations -Abandonment-abuse -Humiliation Hebrews 2:17-18 MSGThat’s why he had to enter into every detail of human life. Then, when he came before God as high priest to get rid of the people’s sins, he would have already experienced it all himself—all the pain, all the testing—and would be able to help where help was needed.How do we forgive? -We PrayMatthew 5:43-44 43“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ 44But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you,We Bless Them. Luke 6:27-2827 But I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.Romans 12:14Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. -We do good to themRomans 12:17-21 17Repay no one evil for evil. Have regard for good things in the sight of all men. 18If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men. 19Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord. 20Therefore, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; If he is thirsty, give him a drink; For in so doing you will heap coals of fire on his head.”21Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.“Our revelation of the forgiveness that we have received from Jesus, fuels the fire for the forgiveness we can release through Jesus.”-Josh BlountTwo quotes: “Unforgiveness or even delayed forgiveness leads cause collateral damage to those who had nothing to do with the offense and often times requires that we have to ask for forgiveness.”“We will never have to forgive someone more than Christ has forgiven us, those who are forgiven, forgive.”

Imagination is a tool God has blessed us with.Isaiah 46:10Imagination gives us the opportunity to see the end from the beginning and to form a vision.Imagination distorted leads us into a realm called Fantasy.Fantasy is setting your heart or your mind on something that is unrealistic, impossible, or improbable.The Realm of Fantasy is where we chase the satisfaction of life by our own means. Fantasy hinders us from experiencing the fullness of God’s goodness. What are some of the ways we get into the Realm of Fantasy?1 - THEY ARE BETTER2 - I AM BETTER3 - IF I ONLY HAD4 - CALLED BUT INACTIVE5 - THINGS AREN’T SUPPOSED TO BE THIS WAYGod created imagination and it has a purpose. Satan manipulates and pushes us towards fantasy, but God pushes us towards vision.Vision is the ability to see with our spiritual eyes the things that God has set for us.Proverbs 29:18 KJVVISION VS. FANTASYVision is something God gives. Seeing what God hasn’t given is Fantasy.Inspiration is the gateway to Vision. Sensuality is the gateway to Fantasy.Fantasy is the realm of self-gratification.What gives power to fantasy is a lack of vision and a goal of satisfaction.Philippians 4:8 NIV - Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.2 Corinthians 10:3-5 KJVRomans 12:2 ESVHow do you renew your mind and cast down imaginations? You’ll need:1 - UnderstandingProverbs 4:7 NKJV - Wisdom is the principal thing; Therefore get wisdom. And in all your getting, get understanding. In all your getting, get understanding. You can not do anything outside of your understanding.When we flirt with information and don’t have the level of depth we need, we end up easily misled.Proverbs 24:3-4 NKJVThrough wisdom a house is built,And by understanding it is established;By knowledge the rooms are filledWith all precious and pleasant riches.2 - DiscernmentIf your ratio of general information is higher than the truth coming from the Word, it is going to be difficult to walk in inspiration. Colossians 2:8 NIV - See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces of this world rather than on Christ. James 1:5 NKJV - If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.3 - Clarity of FaithRomans 10:17 NKJV - So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.Hebrews 11:1 NIV - Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.God is not asking for blind or visionless faith. 4 - To Study the Word of GodIf you’re going to move out of fantasy, you’re going to have to work. 2 Timothy 2:15 - Study to show yourself approved to God, a workman that needs not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.2 Timothy 3:16 - All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousnessStudying the Word of God allows you to see truth, know truth, and understand truth..In the path between Vision and Fantasy lies a battle for the heart.Proverbs 4:23 TPT - So above all, guard the affections of your heart, for they affect all that you are. Pay attention to the welfare of your innermost being, for from there flows the wellspring of life.

ACTS 9:10-12STREET CALLED STRAIGHT.When the will of man (you and me) comes into alignment with the spirit of God, TRANSFORMATION is always the goal.The spirit of religion is a shift from joyful obedience in God and a transformed life, to simply doing the right things and abstaining from the wrong ones. The spirit of religion only allows for outward righteousness. It does not transform the person or the heart. Rather, it puts on a front and appearance that is no greater than skin deep. This impacts the local church by creating divisions between individuals and stealing the joy, freedom, healing, and transformation that comes through the power of God.“THE SPIRIT OF RELIGION’S MAIN FOCUS IS CURRENT FRUIT OR LACK OF FRUIT.”“THE SPIRIT OF RELIGION’S MAIN OBJECTIVE IS TO ATTACK BAD FRUIT, INSTEAD OF CULTIVATING GOOD FRUIT.”MATTHEW 13:24-30 9:1-4“As the heavenly light overwhelmed him, Saul was confronted by the true nature of his crime: He persecuted God, not man. Saul thought that he was serving God in viciously attacking Christians, but he discovered that he was fighting God. This has been sadly true through history. Often those who are convinced they are doing God a favor do much of the worst persecution and torture ever practiced.” - David Guzik “THE SPIRIT OF RELIGION’S MAIN BLINDSPOT IS GOD’S TRANSFORMING POWER.”“The people of God operating in the Spirit of Religion is being in a state spiritual blindness.”13 But Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much evil he has done to your saints at Jerusalem. 14 And here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who call on your name.” ACTS 9:13-1415 But the Lord said, “Go, for Saul is my chosen instrument to take my message to the Gentiles and to kings, as well as to the people of Israel. 16 And I will show him how much he must suffer for my name’s sake.”17 So Ananias went and found Saul. He laid his hands on him and said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road, has sent me so that you might regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” 18 Instantly something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and he regained his sight. Then he got up and was baptized. 19 Afterward he ate some food and regained his strength.ACTS 9:15-19“Ananias was an ordinary man – not an apostle, a prophet, a pastor, an evangelist, an elder, or a deacon. Yet God used him because he was an ordinary man. If an apostle or a prominent person had ministered to Saul, people might say Paul received his gospel from a man instead of Jesus. In the same way, God needs to use the certain disciple – there is a special work for them to do.” - David Guzik“SPIRITUAL VISION IS NOT IGNORING THE BAD FRUIT. IT’S ALLOWING THE HOLY SPIRIT TO INTERPRET THE TRUE FRUIT.”At the end of the day, it doesn’t matter what method the Holy Spirit gives you, as longs as it’s His method and not your method. I WONDER WHAT STREET CALLED STRAIGHT GOD HAS CALLED YOU TO.

MollyThe truth that set me free is that He is the God who sees me.To reveal His truth and bring freedom to me, God has always used two things: 1. People 2. His wordMatthew 4:18 One day as Jesus was walking along the shore of the Sea of Galilee he saw two brothers- Simon also called Peter and his brother Andrew.Mark 14: 30 I tell you the truth, Peter-this very night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny three times that you even know me.Luke 22:61 At that moment, the Lord turned and looked at Peter.Mark 14:28 But after I am raised from the dead, I will go ahead of you to Galilee and meet you there.Jesus purposely set out to redeem Peter and shown him, he sees him.In Genesis 16:13 Hagar gives God the name El Roi which means the God who sees me.The truth that set me free is He is the God who sees me.JenniGod does not want me to be a door mat, but a doorDon’t prioritize keeping the peace over being filled with His peaceProverbs 4:23 Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from itErikRomans 12:2Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.Ephesians 2:8-9For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast.Proverbs 18:24One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.James 5:16Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.The enemy cannot create, he can only manipulateGod doesn’t care as much about what you do, but who you are. Because who you are will determine what you do. And when you know whose you are, you’ll know who you are.It’s not about the intensity of our faith, but the intimacy of your faith.Jesus preached to the thousands, but walked with the few.Truths:- It’s not about achievement, it’s about pursuit.- Life begins where your comfort zone ends.

Positioned For Provision “Not How I Thought”God is faithful to His word, but He is not faithful to your plan.Isaiah 55:8-9 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. 9 “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your waysand my thoughts higher than your thoughts.Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the Lord with all your heartand lean not on your own understanding;1 Kings 17:1 Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, except at my word.”An idol is any unauthorized noun,I Kings 17:3 “Get away from here and turn eastward, and hide by the Brook Cherith, which flows into the Jordan. I Kings 17:4 And it will be that you shall drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.”I Kings 17:5 So he went and did according to the word of the Lord, for he went and stayed by the Brook Cherith, which flows into the Jordan. 6 The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening; and he drank from the brookGod can resource the righteous through the unrighteous.Proverbs 13:22 The wealth of the sinner is stored up for [the hands of] the righteous.Philippians 4:19 But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.You’re always subject to your source.I Kings 17:7 Some time later the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land.I Kings 17:8 Then the word of the Lord came to him 9 “Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and dwell there. See, I have commanded a widow there to provide for you.”I Kings 17:10 So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, indeed a widow was there gathering sticks. And he called to her and said, “Please bring me a little water in a cup, that I may drink.” 11 And as she was going to get it, he called to her and said, “Please bring me a morsel of bread in your hand.” I Kings 17:12 “As the Lord your God lives, I do not have bread, only a handful of flour in a bin, and a little oil in a jar; and see, I am gathering a couple of sticks that I may go in and prepare it for myself and my son, that we may eat it, and die.”I Kings 17:13 “Do not fear; go and do as you have said, but make me a small cake from it first, and bring it to me; and afterward make some for yourself and your son. I Kings 17:14 For thus says the Lord God of Israel: ‘The bin of flour shall not be used up, nor shall the jar of oil run dry, until the day the Lord sends rain on the earth.’ ”Put me first, and I’ll take care of you. I Kings 17:15 So she went away and did according to the word of Elijah; and she and he and her household ate for many days. 16 The bin of flour was not used up, nor did the jar of oil run dry, according to the word of the Lord which He spoke by Elijah.Galatians 6:7 “You reap what you sow”Luke 6:38 Give, and it ill be given to you. They will pour into your lap a good measure—pressed down, shaken together, and running over. For with the standard of measurement you use [when you do good to others], it will be measured to you in return.” You’re not subject to the famine in the land if your subject to the savior.

Matthew 6:9 Pray like this: Our Father in heaven,God Is My FatherJohn 1:12 But to all who believed him Jesus and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God.Galatians 3:26 For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. Galatians 4:6 And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!” Our Experiences Shape Our PerceptionMy Dad Is Better Than Your Dad Matthew 7:9 What man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? 10 Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent? 11 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!#1 Approach God Like A Child Approaches A Good Father Matthew 18:2-3 Then Jesus called a little child to Him, set him in the midst of them, and said, “Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 19:14 Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of heaven.” 1 John 4:4 Little children (believers, dear ones), you are of God and you belong to Him and have [already] overcome them [the agents of the antichrist]; because He who is in you is greater than he (Satan) who is in the world [of sinful mankind]. #2 Approach Fatherhood With God As Your Example You’re either building a bridge or you’re building a barrier.He is loving - John 3:16 He is caring - I Peter 5:7 He is committed - Hebrews 14:5He is focused - Romans 8:35 “He is engaged - Hebrews 12:5–6 He is Gracious - Psalm 86:5He is good - Jeremiah 29:11 He is a disciplinarian - Hebrews 12:6 He is generous - Psalm 84:11 He is approachable – Psalm 138:3

“5 And He said to them, “Which of you shall have a friend, and go to him at midnight and say to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves; 6 for a friend of mine has come to me on his journey, and I have nothing to set before him’; 7 and he will answer from within and say, ‘Do not trouble me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give to you’? 8 I say to you, though he will not rise and give to him because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence he will rise and give him as many as he needs.9 “So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. - Luke 11:5-10_ OUR UNDERSTANDING IS OFF _ OUR AIM IS OFF Is my time in prayer more about a ______ or a ________? Is my time in prayer more about a list or a person?_ WE MOVE ONAn idol is anything you look to for something you should get from God or through his direction in prayer. _ START WITH A PROMISE“a lot of people stop at hope in God and don’t continue on to Faith.”“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” - Hebrews 11:1 Hope says “God, I know you’re _______” Faith says “God, I know you’re _______”Hope says “God, I know you’re able” Faith says “God, I know you’re willing” “And Jesus answered them, “Have faith in God. Truly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will come to pass, it will be done for him. Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.” - Mark 11:22-24“So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” Romans 10:17_ SUBMIT MY PLANSThe ask is up to ____, but the how is up to _____.The ask is up to us, but the how is up to Him.God is not a man, that He should lie, Nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good? - Numbers 13:19_ EMBRACE THE PROCESSWait on the Lord, And keep His way, And He shall exalt you to inherit the land - Psalm 37:34qāvâ - to lie in wait for, to twist, stretch, the tension of enduring, waiting.If you’re not ________, then you’re not ________.If you’re not praying, then you’re not waiting.“God often waits for our passionate persistence in prayer. It isn’t that God is reluctant and needs to be persuaded. Our persistence doesn’t change God; it changes us, developing in us a heart and passion for what God wants.” - David Guzik“But those who wait on the LORD Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.” - Isaiah 40:31“5 And He said to them, “Which of you shall have a friend, and go to him at midnight and say to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves; 6 for a friend of mine has come to me on his journey, and I have nothing to set before him’; 7 and he will answer from within and say, ‘Do not trouble me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give to you’? 8 I say to you, though he will not rise and give to him because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence he will rise and give him as many as he needs.9 “So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. - Luke 11:5-10

#01 Pray God’s Word1 John 5:14 God wants us to know His will so we can pray with confidence according to His will.God’s will is God’s word. Psalm 119:105 2 Timothy 3:16 Psalm 119:133 Guide my steps by your Word, so I will not be overcome by any evil. 2 Corinthians 1:20 For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, If God promises it, you can have it.Find a verse for every situation. Jeremiah 1:12 “I am watching over my word to perform it.”Joel 2:7 They run like mighty men, they climb the wall like warriors. They each march in his line, and they do not swerve off course#02 Don’t Just Talk, ListenProverbs 2:2 Incline your ear to wisdom, And apply your heart to understanding; Proverbs 4:20 My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings.Proverbs 22:17 Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise,And apply your heart to my knowledge;Psalm 8:2 Through the praise of children and infants you have established a stronghold against your enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger. Psalms 22:3 God inhabits in the praises of His people#03 Pray & Fast FrequentlyMatthew 17:17-18 “You unbelieving and perverse generation,” How many times do I have to go over these things? How much longer do I have to put up with this? Bring the boy here.” He ordered the afflicting demon out—and it was out, gone. From that moment on the boy was well.Matthew chapter 17:19 Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why could we not drive it out?” 20 And He said to them, “Because of the littleness of your faith; for truly I say to you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you. 21 But this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting. Prayer and fasting solve the problems of being unbelieving and perverse Prayer connects us to God. The more time I spend with someone worthy of confidence, the more confidence I have in that person.Fasting disconnects us from the world. 1 Corinthians 9:27 But I buffet my body and subdue it.#04. Pray Beyond Your Brain1 Corinthians 14:23 So if the whole church comes together and everyone speaks in tongues, and inquirers or unbelievers come in, will they not say that you are out of your mind?I Corinthians 14:2 For one who speaks in a tongue speaks not to men but to God; for no one understands him, but he utters mysteries in the Spirit. I Corinthians 14:14 For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful. It Builds You Up 1 Corinthians 14:4 He who speaks in a tongue edifies himself, but he who prophesies edifies the church.Jude 20 But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit,It covers your ignoranceRomans 8:26 Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.It Hides The PlanActs 2:1-4 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance

Luke 11:1-2 Matthew 6:9-13 Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, As we forgive our debtors. And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.Matthew 6:7 And when you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do. For they think that they will be heard for their many words.The Lord’s Prayer is too good to pray in vain, and it’s too good to think you’re too good for. Matthew 6:9 Our Father in heaven,The emperor Caesar, Galerius, Valerius, Maximanus, Invictus, Augustus, Pontifex Maximus, Germanincus Maximus, Egypticus Maximus, Phoebicus Maximus, Sarmenticus Maximus (5x), Persecus Maximus (twice), Carpicus Maximus (6 times), Armenicus Maximus, Medicus Maximus, Abendicus Maximus, Holder of tribunal authority for the 20th time, emperor for the 19th, council of the 8th, Pro-Counsul, Ecclesiastes 5:1-2 Guard your steps and focus on what you are doing as you go to the house of God and draw near to listen… Do not be hasty with your mouth [speaking careless words or vows] or impulsive in thought to bring up a matter before God. For God is in heaven and you are on earth; therefore let your words be few. Jesus Modeled: Let your words be few and powerful. Jesus Modeled: The language of our heart is more important than the language of our tribe.Jesus Modeled: Praying ‘Our Father’ unites us as the family of God. Jesus Modeled: Abba is approachable and desires intimacy with his children, and at the same time, He is the majesty of heaven. Matthew 6:9 …Hallowed be Your name.May it be made holy, your name.Ezekiel 36:21-23 Jesus Modeled: A desire for God to demonstrate his Holiness.Matthew 6:10 Your kingdom come, Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven.The Kingdom of God is the rule and reign of God advancing here on earth, bringing healing and wholeness by chasing out the chaos. The Kingdom of Heaven is already with even more to come.Jesus Modeled: We have a part to play in bringing God’s Kingdom to the earth. CARD SLIDEJesus Modeled: Our free will won’t always line up with God’s will, so we must ask God for His will to be done on earth as it is in heaven. Matthew 6:11 Give us this day our daily bread. Jesus Modeled: Asking God to remove a spirit of lack as we trust Him to be a perfect provider. Matthew 6:12 And forgive us our debts, As we forgive our debtors.“The world despises this theology because it thinks anger is necessary to fuel the struggle for justice, and that forgiveness will dissipate that anger. The Christian disagrees and replies, “No. I will forgive and I will struggle for justice. I may still be angry, but my struggle for justice will be purified by forgiveness and thereby become more effective.” - Kenneth Bailey Micah 6:8 The Lord God has told us what is right and what he demands: “See that justice is done, let mercy be your first concern, and humbly obey your God.”Forgiveness purifies our pursuit of justice.Jesus Modeled: Receiving and extending forgiveness daily. Matthew 6:13 And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one.Jesus Modeled: Dependance on GodMatthew 6:9-13 Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, As we forgive our debtors. And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.

Hosea 4:6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledgeJames 5:16 The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective. James 4:3 You ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss The Possibility Of PrayerLuke 11:1 Once Jesus was in a certain place praying. As he finished, one of his disciples came to him and said, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.” Mark 1:35 Early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up and slipped out to a solitary place to pray.Mark 9:14-38 “What is all this arguing about?” Jesus asked. One of the men in the crowd spoke up and said, “Teacher, I brought my son so you could heal him. He is possessed by an evil spirit that won’t let him talk… So I asked your disciples to cast out the evil spirit, but they couldn’t do it.” Jesus said to them, “You faithless people! How long must I be with you? Bring the boy to me.” So they brought the boy. But when the evil spirit saw Jesus, it threw the child into a violent convulsion, and he fell to the ground, writhing and foaming at the mouth. “How long has this been happening?” Jesus asked the boy’s father. He replied, “Since he was a little boy. The spirit often throws him into the fire or into water, trying to kill him. Have mercy on us and help us, if you can.” “What do you mean, ‘If I can’?” Jesus asked. “Anything is possible if a person believes.” The father instantly cried out, “I do believe, but help me overcome my unbelief!” When Jesus saw that the crowd of onlookers was growing, he rebuked the evil spirit. “Listen, you spirit that makes this boy unable to hear and speak,” he said. “I command you to come out of this child and never enter him again!” Then the spirit screamed and threw the boy into another violent convulsion and left him. The boy appeared to be dead. A murmur ran through the crowd as people said, “He’s dead.” But Jesus took him by the hand and helped him to his feet, and he stood up. Afterward, when Jesus was alone in the house with his disciples, they asked him, “Why couldn’t we cast out that evil spirit?” Jesus replied, “This kind can be cast out only by prayer.”When you deposit prayer in private, you can withdraw power in public.If the devil can’t make you bad, he will make you busy. “Anything less than a conscious commitment to the important is an unconscious commitment to the unimportant.” - Steven CoveyIf you’re too busy with life to pray, you’re busier than God desires you to be.The secret to answered prayer is You have to pray!God can’t answer prayers you don’t pray!Prayer gives God earthly license for heavenly interference. God’s Not A Party CrasherGod can do nothing without our prayers?Genesis 1:26 Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion…”Dominion = to rule, to have control, to dominate, tosubjugatePsalm 115:16 The heavens are the heavens of the Lord, but the earth He has given to the children of men.Psalm 138:2 You have exalted above all else Your name and Your word and You have magnified Your word above all Your name!2 Chronicles 7:14 if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.God will not interfere, until He hears his bride intercedes.

1. Deborah was Appointed & AnointedAnointed means operating in the power and presence of the Holy Spirit. Judges 2:18 But when the Lord appointed judges for the Israelites, he was with each judge. The Lord rescued them from their enemies as long as that judge was alive.Because of her anointing, Deborah could flow and function in and out of her roles, responsibilities, and relationships.2 Corinthians 1:21-22 Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us, set his seal of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.The anointing is completely necessary for you to do what God has appointed you to do!Ephesians 2:10 For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.Christians have a responsibility to discover their spiritual gifts and to use them for the greater good. Motherhood is an appointment and when God appoints, He anoints.2. Deborah SatJudges 4:5 She used to sit under the palm of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim, and the people of Israel came up to her for judgment. Gifts without God are worthless.You will never rise up if you don’t sit down.Luke 10:38-42 As they continued their travel, Jesus entered a village. A woman by the name of Martha welcomed him and made him feel quite at home. She had a sister, Mary, who sat before the Master, hanging on every word he said. But Martha was pulled away by all she had to do in the kitchen. Later, she stepped in, interrupting them. “Master, don’t you care that my sister has abandoned the kitchen to me? Tell her to lend me a hand.” The Master said, “Martha, dear Martha, you’re fussing far too much and getting yourself worked up over nothing. One thing only is essential, and Mary has chosen it—it’s the main course, and won’t be taken from her.”Jeremiah 15:16 Your words were found, and I ate them, And Your word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart; For I am called by Your name, O Lord God of hosts.3. Deborah Rose Like A MotherJudges 5:6-7 In the days of Shamgar son of Anath, and in the days of Jael, people avoided the main roads, and travelers stayed on winding pathways. There were few people left in the villages of Israel— until Deborah arose as a mother for Israel.Mother = Strong Water. The one who "binds" the family together.Romans 8:38-39 And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,[a] neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.

You’re Out Of Alignment. Your life is out of alignment…My Alignment Effects My AssignmentProverbs 3:5-7 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; 6 in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. 7 Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil.You Were Created On Purpose And For A Purpose.Jeremiah 29:11 says For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD…Jeremiah 1:5 “I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb. Before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as my prophet to the nations.” You’re not a mistakeGlorify GodIsaiah 43:7 Bring to me all the people who are mine, whom I made for my glory, whom I formed and made. 1 Corinthians 10:31 So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. The goal is not success, the goal is faithfulness.faithful - dependable, loyal trustworthy, steadfast, unswerving. One who shows unchanging affection & support even in the face of difficulty.faithfulness is greater than successfulness.Faithful is successful.Matthew 25:21 Well done, my good and faithful servant. Matthew 5:13-16 Let me tell you why you are here. You’re here to be salt-seasoning that brings out the God-flavors of this earth. If you lose your saltiness, how will people taste godliness? You’ve lost your usefulness and will end up in the garbage. 14-16 “Here’s another way to put it: You’re here to be light, bringing out the God-colors in the world.You are the salt of the earth. You are the light of the world.01. Salt Adds Flavor If we are salt of the earth, we are called to intensify the God-flavors in this world!Psalm 34:8 Taste and see that the LORD is good;1. Stay Connected.• Psalm 18:2 The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge• 1 Samuel 2:2 There is no rock like our God.• Matthew 7:24-27 “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock.2. Get To Work.02. Light Brings IlluminationDarkness is a problem.Matthew 5:14-16 God is not a secret to be kept. We’re going public with this, as public as a city on a hill. If I make you light-bearers, you don’t think I’m going to hide you under a bucket, do you? I’m putting you on a light stand. Now that I’ve put you there on a hilltop, on a light stand—shine! Keep open house; be generous with your lives. By opening up to others, you’ll prompt people to open up with God, this generous Father in heaven.1. We Can’t Be Light If We’re Imitating Darkness. 2. We Can’t Be Light If We’re Afraid Of Darkness. Matthew 5:16 Shine! Keep open house; be generous with your lives. By opening up to others, you’ll prompt people to open up with God, this generous Father in heaven.Luke 15:8-10 “Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Won’t she light a lamp and sweep the entire house and search carefully until she finds it? And when she finds it, she will call in her friends and neighbors and say, ‘Rejoice with me because I have found my lost coin.’ In the same way, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels when even one sinner repents.”

When you carry the WEIGHTS of yesterday, They ruin the POWER of today and disrupt the PROGRESS of tomorrow.The more baggage you bring, the harder it is to travel.The less baggage you bring, the easier it is to travel.Hebrews 12:1 Since we are surrounded by so many examples [of faith], let us throw off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.1 Corinthians 9:24 Run in such a way that you may win.“throw off” to lay something down while at the same time pushing it far away beyond our reach. we’re to remove it and push it awayThings that happen throughout life often become baggage that weighs us down in life.• Lies• Events • Life patterns • Let Downs• MistakesGalatians 5:1 It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.God wants to take care of your baggage! John 10:10 I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.Abundant life is not a life burdened & buried by baggage! 1 Peter 5:7cast the cares of this world on him, because He cares for you.Because Jesus cares Jesus wants to carry. Jesus wants to carry, Satan wants to bury.John 10:10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroyHebrews 9:12-14 Jesus, by the shedding of His blood on the cross at Calvary entered into the holy presence of God, and obtained eternal redemption for us by that blood to purge and cleanse our conscience from guilt over dead works, to serve the living God.1 Timothy 2:6 He gave his life to purchase freedom for everyone. Throw off every weight 01 You Need A ReservationJohn 1:12 But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of GodGalatians 3:13 says Christ paid the price to free usEphesians 2:6 And He raised us up together with Him [when we believed], and seated us with Him in the heavenly places, [because we are] in Christ Jesus,02 You Need Your I.D.1 Peter 2:9 You are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.03 You Need To Acknowledge You Have BaggageBuried burdens, bury us.04 Let The Bags Go, And Don’t Claim Them Later1 Peter 5:7 Cast all your cares on Him because He cares for you. You were not designed to carry, you were designed to cast.Matthew 11:28 If you are tired from carrying heavy burdens, come to me and I will give you rest.

“Whatever weakens your reason, impairs the tenderness of your conscience, obscures your sense of God, takes off your relish for spiritual things, whatever increases the authority of the body over the mind, that thing is sin to you, however innocent it may seem in itself.”- Susanna WesleyWhatever weakens your reasonWhatever impairs the tenderness of your conscienceWhatever obscures your sense of GodWhatever takes off your relish for spiritual thingsWhatever increases the authority of the body over the mindRomans 3:23 Romans 5:15-18 …For the sin of this one man, Adam, brought death to many. But even greater is God’s wonderful grace and his gift of forgiveness to many through this other man, Jesus Christ. And the result of God’s gracious gift is very different from the result of that one man’s sin. For Adam’s sin led to condemnation, but God’s free gift leads to our being made right with God, even though we are guilty of many sins. For the sin of this one man, Adam, caused death to rule over many. But even greater is God’s wonderful grace and his gift of righteousness, for all who receive it will live in triumph over sin and death through this one man, Jesus Christ. Yes, Adam’s one sin brings condemnation for everyone, but Christ’s one act of righteousness brings a right relationship with God and new life for everyone. Romans 5:17 Titus 2:11-14 For the grace of God has been revealed, bringing salvation to all people. And we are instructed to turn from godless living and sinful pleasures. We should live in this evil world with wisdom, righteousness, and devotion to God.1.Stay Satisfied in GodSin is what you do when your heart is not satisfied with God. No one sins out of duty. We sin because it holds out some promise of happiness. That promise enslaves us until we believe that God is more to be desired than life itself (Psalm 63:3). Which means that the power of sin's promise is broken by the power of God’s. - John PiperCause at 17, I had a milli’Women throwin' themselves at me had me goin' sillyOn the surface, I felt like thе manBut deep inside I felt deprivеd just like an empty canI've had everything in life that people strive for (Strive for)Just to ask the question: "What are we alive for?" - Justin Bieber Psalm 63:3 Your unfailing love is better than life itself; how I praise you!2. Pray To Be Led & Defended By God1 John 5:14 This is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.Romans 5:17 But even greater is God’s wonderful grace and his gift of righteousness, for all who receive it will live in triumph over sin and death through this one man, Jesus Christ.Matthew 6:13 And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one.3. Dare To Be A SinnerJames 5:16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.Confessing our sins to fellow Believers: -Creates Real Biblical CommunityConfessing our sins to fellow Believers: -Creates Real Biblical Community-Crucifies Our FleshConfessing our sins to fellow Believers: -Creates Real Biblical Community -Crucifies Our Flesh-Causes CertaintyGiving ourselves grace and self forgiveness will never lead to a breach with sin. A person who confesses his sin in the presence of a brother or sister knows that he is no longer alone with himself; he experiences the presence of God in the reality of the other believer. “Where sin is hated, admitted, and forgiven, there the break with the past is made.” - Bonhoeffer

“What’s Wrong With This Picture” PICS 01. 02. 03. 04. 2 Corinthians 5:7 for we walk by faith, not by sight.we like having control.Formulas Factor Out Faith.Formulas Forego Fellowship God’s goal is you!Numbers 20:8 “Take the rod; you and your brother Aaron gather the congregation together. Speak to the rock before their eyes, and it will yield its water; thus you shall bring water for them out of the rock, and give drink to the congregation and their animals.”Numbers 20:10 And Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly together before the rock; and he said to them, “Hear now, you rebels! Must we bring water for you out of this rock?” 11 Then Moses lifted his hand and struck the rock twice with his rod; and water came out abundantly, and the congregation and their animals drank.Numbers 20:12 Then the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, “Because you did not believe Me, to hallow Me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore you shall not bring this assembly into the land which I have given them.”Formulas Fall Back On The FormerIsaiah 43:19 “Forget about what’s happened; don’t keep going over old history. Be alert, be present. I’m about to do something brand-new. It’s bursting out! Don’t you see it?Our part is to pursue the leading of the Lord

“What’s Wrong With This Picture” #1. We’re Tired. #2. To Stop The Noise#3. We’re Afraid#4. We’re Not Excited“you snooze, you lose”‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭5:14‬‬ Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.You’re tired Matthew 11:28-30 “Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.” Life Is Loud “Though it could hold an audience of thousands of restless people, the voice of Jesus was not loud. It’s timber was one of the marvelous delicacy. It was a voice to love, too long for, to follow, to obey, and that could be recalled long after it had ceased.” - Elizabeth Stuart Phelps WardYou’re Afraid Of The “What If”John 10:10 I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance [to the full, till it overflows].John 16:33 In this world, you will have trouble But take heart! I have overcome the world. You’re Just Not That Excited Romans 8:11 God raised Jesus to life! And since God’s Spirit of Resurrection lives in you, he will also raise your dying body to life by the same Spirit that breathes life into you!ROSIE VIDEORomans 6:6-11 Could it be any clearer? Our old way of life was nailed to the cross with Christ, a decisive end to that sin-miserable life—no longer captive to sin’s demands! What we believe is this: If we get included in Christ’s sin-conquering death, we also get included in his life-saving resurrection. We know that when Jesus was raised from the dead it was a signal of the end of death-as-the-end. Never again will death have the last word. When Jesus died, he took sin down with him, but alive he brings God down to us. From now on, think of it this way: Sin speaks a dead language that means nothing to you; God speaks your mother tongue, and you hang on every word. You are dead to sin and alive to God. That’s what Jesus did.

Galatians 5:22 kratos - having an inner strength to master ones desires and passions, especially his sensual appetites.a person walking with the fruit of self control has an inner power over appetites, physical urges, passions, and desiresThere’s a part of us that needs controlling or that needs mastering.self - the flesh.Galatians 5:16 So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. 17 For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever you want. 19 The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; 20 idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions 21 and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God. 22 But The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. 24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.the Spirit of God will empower you to not do the things that are against who God has called you to be.people who don’t walk by the spirit, with the empowerment of self control live out of control lives.The average American household has about $38,000 in personal debt, not counting home mortgages.40% of American adults aged 20 and over are obese and 71.6% of adults aged 20 and over are obese.50 percent of married couples in the United States divorce and that stat doesn’t decrease much within the church.self-control is spirit control1. Give The Holy Interrupting Rights2 Timothy 1:7 for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.2. Put To Death What’s Already DeadGalatians 5:24 Colossians 3:5 Romans 8:6 Luke 9:23 Romans 8:13 For if you live according to the flesh you will die if you don’t kill the flesh, it will kill you.Make decisions against your “self” everyday.3. Stay Full Of What SatisfiesSin is what you do when you're not satisfied in God.” - John PiperMatthew 4:4 Man must not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.Ephesians 5:19 Be filled with the Spirit,Psalm 19:14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.John 6:35 Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.Psalm 107:9 For he satisfies the longing soul, and the hungry soul he fills with good things.4. Attend To The GatesProverbs 25:28 Like a city whose walls are broken through is a person who lacks self-control.Your eyes are a gate, Your ears are a gate, and your mouth is a gateThey are access points the will determine What you think What you feeland How you act5. Live With “The End” In MindTitus 2:11-13 For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. 12 It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, 13 while we wait for the blessed hope—the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ,1. Give The Holy Interrupting Rights2. Put To Death What’s Already Dead3. Stay Full Of What Satisfies4. Attend To The Gates5. Live With “The End” In Mind

Galatians 5:22-23The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. The Fruit Of Gentleness.Mr. RogersBig Bird Gentleness = strength under control. prautes - one who was in authority but who did not use their power to crush or to dominate someone else.Gentleness is for the powerful not the powerless.Isaiah 42:1-3 Luke 2:52 and Jesus grew in wisdom and stature and in favor with God and man Matthew 5:5 God blesses those who are gentle. The whole earth will belong to them!” Matthew chapter 11:28-30 Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”Matthew 21:4-5 This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet: 5 “Say to Daughter Zion, ‘See, your king comes to you, gentle and riding on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’”Matthew 26:47-54 John 18:10-11 Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it and struck the high priest’s servant, cutting off his right ear. (The servant’s name was Malchus.) 11 Jesus commanded Peter, “Put your sword away! Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given me?”Jesus didn't choose the sword, He chose the cup. Ephesians 4:2 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.Colossians 3:12 Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.Philippians 4:5 Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.Our Gentleness Should Be Observed In How We Lead Numbers 12:3 Moses was a very meek and gentle man. In fact, he was more gentle than anyone else on the face of the earth.1 Timothy 6:11 But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness.2 Timothy 2:24-25 And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful. 25 Opponents must be gently instructed, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth,Titus 3:1-2 Our Gentleness Should Be Observed In How We WitnessI’m never persuasive when I’m abrasive. 1 Peter 3:15 Proverbs 25:15 Gentle speech breaks down rigid defenses. Proverbs 25:15 NCT A gentle word can get through to the hard-headed. Proverbs 16:21 Our Gentleness Should Be Observed In How We WitnessTitus 2:8 Our Gentleness Should Be Observed In How We RestoreGalatians 6:1-2 Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently. John 13:3-5Philippians 2:3-8

Galatians 5:22Galatians 5:1Ephesians 2:8There is no law you can attach to what Christ has done to make it more complete.My responsibility in accessing the fruit of the Spirit is to grow in faith.Galatians 2:20The Framework of FaithfulnessRomans 10:17The root word for faithfulness is faith - translated as fully persuaded.To be faithful to God is to be faithful to His Word.The only way that faithfulness can be manifest is through testing.Two things that cause us to struggle in the realm of faithfulness:Not understanding - how to be faithfulNot being fully persuaded - having cognitive comprehension but lacking the persuasion.2. The Posture of FaithfulnessExodus 4:14To be fully persuaded in God means to be fully persuaded in what He says about me.Hebrews 3:2 and 63. The Benefits of FaithfulnessRevelationJohn 8:32John 8:31 NLTLibertyJohn 8:32Opens the door to leadershipLuke 16:12Allows us to shineAs long as I have breath in me, I have the opportunity to be faithful.Matthew 25:21

Galatians 5:22 But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodnessGoodness = Agathōsynē - Uprightness of heart and life.Root Word = Agathos - Morally honorable, pleasing to God, and therefore beneficial. We are told to prove the goodness of God, cleave to it, to do it, to work it, to follow after it, to be zealous about it, to imitate it, and to overcome evil with it. Romans 12:21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.Goodness is not the underdog fruit. Goodness is the overcoming fruit.1.Only God is Good and God is Only GoodMatthew 19:16-17 Now behold, one came and said to Him, “Good Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life?” So He said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.”Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God. 2 Corinthians 4:8–10 We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies.James 1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.We experience darkness because creation has turned from God, not because He has turned from creation. Psalm 40:1-3 I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear the Lord and put their trust in him.2. You are Good Ephesians 2:1-6 Once you were dead because of your disobedience and your many sins. You used to live in sin, just like the rest of the world, obeying the devil… But God is so rich in mercy, and he loved us so much, that even though we were dead because of our sins, he gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead. (It is only by God’s grace that you have been saved!) For he raised us from the dead along with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ Jesus. John 1:43-46 The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Come, follow me.” …Philip went to look for Nathanael and told him, “We have found the very person Moses and the prophets wrote about! His name is Jesus, the son of Joseph from Nazareth.” “Nazareth!” exclaimed Nathanael. “Can anything good come from Nazareth?” “Come and see for yourself,” Philip replied.Can anything good come from me? Yes, if it’s no longer YOU who live, but Christ who lives in you. Yes, if you live and move and have your being in Christ. Yes, if you count yourself dead to sin, but alive in Christ. Yes, if you recognize you are a fellow citizen with the saints. Yes, if you realize God has qualified you and prepared GOOD works for you to do. Yes, if you identify as a chosen, royal priest, holy, special possession of God called out of darkness and into His marvelous light. How you identify will determine whether or not you bear the fruit of goodness.3. Do GoodDo the kind of good that you could never do if Jesus were not alive in you. “For a long time I lay silent in the huge shadowy barracks restless with the sighs, snores, and stirrings of hundreds of women. Once again I had the feeling that this sister with whom I had spent all my life belonged somehow to another order of beings.” - Corrie ten Boom

“you be nice”…God has never told us to be nice.Galatians 5:22-23 Kindness Is DifferentMatthew 5:13 & 14Matthew 12:36 idle = careless, a word you didn’t really labor over in your heart. Galatians 6:8 Matthew 16:23 James 1:19 Kindness Is Calculated Colossians 3:12 kindness = chrēstotēs - to show kindness or to be friendly to others.Kind People Put On AdaptabilityPhilippians 2:7 Kindness Encourages ChangeRomans 2:4 God’s kindness leads you to repentance? Jeremiah 9:23-2423 Thus says the Lord: “Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, Let not the mighty man glory in his might, Nor let the rich man glory in his riches; 24 But let him who glories glory in this, That he understands and knows Me, That I am the Lord, exercising kindnessExodus 34:6 The Lord, a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truthPsalm 106:7 When our fathers were in Egypt, they gave no thought to your miracles; they did not remember your many kindnesses, and they rebelled by the sea, Be kind, Remind.2 Samuel 9:1-3 David asked, “Is there anyone still left of the house of Saul to whom I can show kindness for Jonathan’s sake?” 2 Now there was a servant of Saul’s household named Ziba. They summoned him to appear before David, and the king said to him, “Are you Ziba?” “At your service,” he replied. 3 The king asked, “Is there no one still alive from the house of Saul to whom I can show God’s kindness?” Ziba answered the king, “There is still a son of Jonathan; he is lame in both feet.”2 Samuel 9:5 So King David had him brought from Lo Debar, from the house of Makir son of Ammiel. 6 When Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David, he bowed down to pay him honor. David said, “Mephibosheth!” “At your service,” he replied. 7 “Don’t be afraid,” David said to him, “for I will surely show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan. I will restore to you all the land that belonged to your grandfather Saul, and you will always eat at my table.”8 Mephibosheth bowed down and said, “What is your servant, that you should notice a dead dog like me?” 2 Samuel 9:9 Then the king summoned Ziba, Saul’s steward, and said to him, “I have given your master’s grandson everything that belonged to Saul and his family. 10 You and your sons and your servants are to farm the land for him and bring in the crops, so that your master’s grandson may be provided for. And Mephibosheth, grandson of your master, will always eat at my table.” (Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.) 11 Then Ziba said to the king, “Your servant will do whatever my lord the king commands his servant to do.” So Mephibosheth ate at David’s table like one of the king’s sonsTitus 3:3 At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another. 4 But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, 5 he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy.Ephesians 2:6-7 And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, 7 in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus.Jesus is God's kindness to usEphesians 4:32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.

Isaiah 26:3 You will keep her in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on You, Because she trusts in You.Perfect Peace = Shalom,ShalomYou will keep her in PEACE. Certain Peace. Enjoyable Peace. Constant Peace. Continuing Peace. Undisturbed Peace. Keep Her = Guard her, protect her, preserve her, tend to her, regard her, hold onto her, and keep her in your custody. Proviso - a condition attached to an agreement.God will keep you in perfect peace PROVISO your mind is stayed on Him. Stayed = to lean on, to bear up, uphold, lay on, put on, to set on, to stay on, rest on.There is a deficit in the amount of attention we give to God and because of that there is disorder in our lives.“I believe the most prevalent and tragic misunderstanding that afflicts contemporary western Christianity is that we make a vow to submit our life to Christ, but then spend 99 percent of our time excluding him from our awareness. We make him Lord over our life in theory, but we do not make him Lord over most of the moments that make up our life. The fact is, if we can’t discern God’s presence in our day to day lives, it’s unlikely that we’ll find him at a revival. We may find a lot of excitement, great speakers, superb music, and maybe even see signs and wonders, but unless a person learns to find God as much in the ordinary as in the exciting, the exciting will do nothing more than serve as a momentary distraction.” -Greg BoydPsalm 27:4 The one thing I ask of the Lord— the thing I seek most— is to live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, delighting in the Lord’s perfections and meditating in his Temple.Peace doesn’t come from the absence of conflict, peace comes from being aware of the presence of God. Psalm 27:4 The one thing I ask of the Lord— the thing I seek most— is to live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, delighting in the Lord’s perfections and meditating in his Temple.Holy desires must lead to resolute action.When you pray, move your feet. We have to stop segregating our lives into sacred or secular.How determining are your morning quiet times?“The time of work is not different for me than the time of prayer. In the noise and clatter of the my kitchen, while several people are calling out at the same time for different things, I posses God in as great tranquility as if I were upon my knees at the Blessed Sacrament.” -Brother LawrenceA mind stayed on God is not a lofty, unattainable concept, it’s a series of small gestures throughout the day.Go to thought filters: Motive. (For God)Power. (By God)Companion. (With God)

Galatians 5:22-23 The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control.Actively PatientWhen we check out, we miss outJames 1:2 My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, 3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. James 1:4 Let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.1. Patience Isn’t Passive James 1:2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. 4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. 2. Patience Produces A ProductI Corinthians 13:4 Love is patient and kind;Patience is a pathwayJames 1:4 But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.Perfect = you look like the perfect oneComplete = made whole.Lacking Nothing = you are blessed by God in such a way that you can be a blessing to others.James 5:7 Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting for the autumn and spring rains. 8 You too be patient; strengthen your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is near. 9 Don’t grumble against one another, brothers and sisters, or you will be judged. The Judge is standing at the door!To cultivate patience you must strengthen your heart1. Connect To The Church2. Don’t Complain1 Corinthians 10:6 Now these things occurred as examples to keep us from setting our hearts on evil things as they did. 7 Do not be idolaters, as some of them were; 8 We should not commit sexual immorality, as some of them did— 9 We should not test Christ, as some of them did— 10 And do not grumble, as some of them did— 12 be careful that you don’t fall! ‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭1:8-11‬‬ For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the affliction we experienced in Asia. For we were so utterly burdened beyond our strength that we despaired of life itself. Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death. But that was to make us rely not on ourselves but on God who raises the dead. He delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us. On him we have set our hope that he will deliver us again. You also must help us by prayer, so that many will give thanks on our behalf for the blessing granted us through the prayers of many.Psalm 22:3 God is enthroned on the praise of His peopleEnthroned = a King begins His rule in that place.Proverbs 13:3 He who guards his mouth preserves his life, but he who opens wide his lips shall have destruction.The Only Way To Is Through

Galatians 5:22-23The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,Our God Is The God Of peace.Jehovah Shalom - “The Lord Is Peace”2 Thessalonians 3:16 Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in every way.Peace Doesn’t Require Perfection The peace of God is not determined by everything being perfect around you.Peace = calm and tranquility of soul in the midst of difficult circumstances.Biblical peace is when there is tranquility on the inside, even when chaos is happening on the outside.Philippians 4:4-7 Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice! 5 Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand. 6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.guard (Greek) - a military guard that protects against enemy invasionThe peace of God wants to protect your mind and and your emotions… But it’s not automatic, it’s something we have to choose.Colossians 3:15 And let he peace of God rule in your hearts, Peace Follows A ProcessThe process began on the day you made Jesus the Lord of your life. ‭‭Romans‬ ‭7:21-23‬‬ So I discover this principle: When I want to do what is good, evil is with me. For in my inner self I joyfully agree with God’s law. But I see a different law in the parts of my body, waging war against the law of my mind and taking me prisoner to the law of sin in the parts of my body.”Philippians 2:12-13 12 Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; 13 for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.Proverbs 4:23 Be careful how you think; your life is shaped by your thoughts.Where your mind goes, your life goes.Peace Has A PioneerHebrews 12:2 Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith.Isaiah 26:3 You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on You, Because he trusts in You.

1.Fruit Is Always VisibleThe proof is in the fruit, right? The fruit is evidence of growth. If there ain’t fruit ever being produced than we lack evidence2.Fruit Never Exists For Itself 3.Fruit Always Bears The Identity Of The Tree That Its Connected To 4.Fruit Must Be Sourced To Grow But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, Galatians 5:22“SURPRISED BY JOY”.Worldly love says, “love is about feelings and love is about getting.”But Godly love says, “Love is about choices and love is about giving.”Joy: a feeling of great pleasure and happiness.Joy: a feeling a great pleasure and happiness produced by circumstances that best benefit me. “JOY is a feeling in the soul produced by the Holy Spirit as He causes us to see the beauty of Christ in His word and in His work.” - John PiperJoy is a happy feeling produced by the Holy Spirit that helps us to see Jesus in any and all circumstances or situations.Joy is an emotion.JOY FROM THE HOLY SPIRIT IS NOT UNREALISTIC OPTIMISM.Joy is an emotion. That’s the first thing that sticks out to me about biblical joy; it’s a feeling. The second thing that sticks out to me compared to worldly joy is that it comes from the Holy Spirit and it helps me to see Jesus in any and all circumstances. Because of the joy[b] awaiting him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now he is seated in the place of honor beside God’s throne.Hebrews 12:2b“If you want to get warm you must stand near the fire: if you want to be wet you must get into the water. If you want joy, power, peace, eternal life, you must get close to, or even into, the thing that has them. They are not a sort of prize which God could, if He chose, just hand out to anyone.”C.S. LewisIf I want JOY… I must get close to A JOYFUL GOD. GOD IS NOT JUST OUR SOURCE FOR JOY, HE IS OUR EXAMPLE OF JOY. We know that the law is good if one uses it properly. 9 We also know that the law is made not for the righteous but for lawbreakers and rebels, the ungodly and sinful, the unholy and irreligious, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers, 10 for the sexually immoral, for those practicing homosexuality, for slave traders and liars and perjurers—and for whatever else is contrary to the sound doctrine 11 that conforms to the gospel concerning the glory of the blessed God, which he entrusted to me.1 Timothy 1:8-11The Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, and Pelaiah—then instructed the people in the Law while everyone remained in their places. 8 They read from the Book of the Law of God and clearly explained the meaning of what was being read, helping the people understand each passage.9 Then Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who were interpreting for the people said to them, “Don’t mourn or weep on such a day as this! For today is a sacred day before the Lord your God.” For the people had all been weeping as they listened to the words of the Law.10 And Nehemiah[b] continued, “Go and celebrate with a feast of rich foods and sweet drinks, and share gifts of food with people who have nothing prepared. This is a sacred day before our Lord. Don’t be dejected and sad, for the joy of the Lord is your strength!”Nehemiah 8:7-101.JOY DISARMS FEAR 2.JOY DELIVERS HOPE 3.JOY DRIVES PURPOSE

Galatians 5:22-23 “More Than A Feeling”God Wants Our Life To Bear His FruitFruit Is Always Visible Matthew 12:33 Fruit Never Exists For Itself Fruit Always Bears The Identity Of The Tree Of Which It Is Connected Matthew 12:33 Fruit Must Be Sourced To GrowGalatians 5:22-23 NLTJohn 15:4–5 “Live in me. Make your home in me just as I do in you. In the same way that a branch can’t bear fruit by itself but only by being joined to the vine, you can’t bear fruit unless you are joined with me. “I am the Vine, you are the branches. When you’re joined with me and I with you, the relation intimate and organic, the harvest is sure to be abundant. Separated, you can’t produce a thing. Galatians 5:22Worldly Love Says:Love Is About FeelingsLove Is About GettingGodly Love Says:Love Is About ChoicesLove Is About GivingColossians 1:15 The Son is the image of the invisible GodJohn 14:8-10 Have I been so long with you, and yet you still have not come to know Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; how do you say, 'Show us the Father'? Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father is in Me?" Jesus was and is God spelling out His love in a language that people can understand.AGAPE.Agape - Unconditional love that is always giving and impossible to take or be a taker. It devotes total commitment to seek your highest and best no matter how anyone may respond. This form of love is totally selfless and does not change whether the love given is returned or not.“The biblical concept of agape love involves giving of yourself for the benefit of another, even at your own expense. Biblical love is defined by passionately and righteously seeking the well-being of another. Biblical love is an act of the will and not just a fuzzy feeling in the stomach. That’s why God can command us to love one another. Love really has nothing to do with whether you feel loving at a particular moment. It has to do with the need of the person being loved, not the feelings of the one doing the loving.” - Tony EvansJohn 13:34 Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other.Jesus’ Love Was & Is UnconditionalJohn 15:16-17 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you. 17 This is my command: Love each other.God Chose Me So I Choose You!God based His love for you on Him, so you base your love for them on God.Jesus’ Love Was & Is Truthful"Our love grows soft if it is not strengthened by truth, and our truth grows hard if it is not softened by love." - John Stott. When we love like Jesus with this Agape love, we have to be prepared to sometimes be seen as unloving.Proverbs 27:6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.Jesus’ Love Was SacrificialTalk is cheap, Love has feet.Romans 5:8 God demonstrated his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

John 16:33 In this world, you will have troubleTrouble - a situation so difficult that it causes you to feel stressed, squeezed, pressured, crushed.Overcome - a victory rooted in the past that continuously effects the present and the future. coloring pages the felt board lesson Daniel 6:1 It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom one hundred and twenty satraps, to be over the whole kingdom; 2 and over these, three governors, of whom Daniel was one, that the satraps might give account to them, so that the king would suffer no loss. Daniel 6:3 Then this Daniel distinguished himself above the governors and satraps, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king gave thought to setting him over the whole realm.When God raises you up, expect people to try to tear you down. Daniel 6:4 So the governors and satraps sought to find some charge against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find no charge or fault, because he was faithful; nor was there any error or fault found in him. Daniel 6:5 Then these men said, “We shall not find any charge against this Daniel unless we find it against him concerning the law of his God.” Daniel 6:6 So these governors and satraps thronged before the king, and said thus to him: “King Darius, live forever! governors of the kingdom, the administrators and satraps, the counselors and advisors, have consulted together to establish a royal statute and to make a firm decree, that whoever petitions any god or man for thirty days, except you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions. Daniel 6:8 Now, O king, establish the decree and sign the writing, so that it cannot be changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which does not alter.” Daniel 6:9 Therefore King Darius signed the written decree. Daniel 6:10 Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went home. And in his upper room, with his windows open toward Jerusalem, he knelt down on his knees three times that day, and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as was his custom since early days.Daniel 6:16 So the king gave the command, and they brought Daniel and cast him into the den of lions. But the king spoke, saying to Daniel, “Your God, whom you serve continually, He will deliver you.” 17 Then a stone was brought and laid on the mouth of the den, Daniel 6:20 “Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to deliver you from the lions?” 21 Then Daniel said to the king, “O king, live forever! 22 My God sent His angel and shut the lions’ mouths, so that they have not hurt me, because I was found innocent before Him; and also, O king, I have done no wrong before you.” Daniel 6:24 And the king gave the command, and they brought those men who had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions The power to win in the den comes from the practice outside of the den.Daniel Valued PrayerPrayer gives God earthly license for heavenly interference. James 5:16 The prayer of a person living right with God is something powerful to be reckoned with. Kneeling to pray gives you the strength to stand.Psalm 146:8 The LORD raises up those who are bowed down. James 4:10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.Daniel Valued ConsistencyPrivate disciplines lead to public victoriesStrength for the den comes from conditioning when it's calm.Daniel Valued His HeartProverbs 4:23 Above all else, guard your heartControl what you can today and don't worry about tomorrow.Joshua 24:15 choose this day who you will serve.

We either set culture or we reflect culture.The world doesn’t need adjusted people, it needs adjusting people!Matthew 5:13-1614-16Salt and light are both agents of change. John 17:15-16 I'm not of it, but I'm still in it. Ephesians 5:11 Satan's lie: I am all about you God's all about himself “Me Mentality”“I Love Me Some Me” - Terrell OwensSatan’s goal is not to make you worship him, it’s to make you worship anyone but God… Genesis 11:4Daniel 4:4 Daniel 4:22 Your Majesty, you are that tree!Daniel 4:25 You will be driven away from people and will live with the wild animals; you will eat grass like the ox and be drenched with the dew of heaven. Seven times will pass by for you until you acknowledge that the Most High is sovereign over all kingdoms on earth. 26 The command to leave the stump of the tree with its roots means that your kingdom will be restored to you when you acknowledge that Heaven rules.Daniel 4:30 “Is not this the great Babylon I have built as the royal residence, by my mighty power and for the glory of my majesty?”Daniel 4:31 Even as the words were on his lips, a voice came from heaven, “This is what is decreed for you, King Nebuchadnezzar: Your royal authority has been taken from you. 33 Immediately what had been said about Nebuchadnezzar was fulfilled. He was driven away from people and ate grass like the ox. His body was drenched with the dew of heaven until his hair grew like the feathers of an eagle and his nails like the claws of a bird.Daniel 4:34 At the end of that time, I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes toward heaven, and my sanity was restored. Then I praised the Most High; I honored and glorified him who lives forever. His dominion is an eternal dominion; his kingdom endures from generation to generation. 35 All the peoples of the earth are regarded as nothing. He does as he pleases with the powers of heaven and the peoples of the earth. No one can hold back his hand or say to him: “What have you done?” 36 At the same time that my sanity was restored, my honor and splendor were returned to me for the glory of my kingdom. My advisers and nobles sought me out, and I was restored to my throne and became even greater than before. 37 Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, because everything he does is right and all his ways are just. And those who walk in pride he is able to humble.If you walk in pride you will eventually crawl around aimlessly.God Hates PrideProverbs 6:16-17 These six things the Lord hates, Yes, seven are an abomination to Him: 17 A proud look Pride Hurts MeJames 4:6 “God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble.”resists = full frontal resistance.Proverbs 16:18 Pride goes before destruction, a haughty (arrogant) spirit before a fall.Pride is blinding… pride = typhoō Means blind, wrapped up in fog1 Peter 5:5 Be clothed with humility, for “God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble.” 6 Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, 7 casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you. 8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. 1 Peter 5:6 Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, 7 casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.Humble YourselfPRAYGod is an invite only God,Revelations 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me

2 Chronicles 16:9 For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him.God Is Looking For Loyaltyloyalty - unswerving in allegiance, complete… a person who has given himself completely to the Lord.Exodus 23:24 You shall not worship their gods, nor serve them, nor do according to their deedsDaniel 3:13 Furious with rage, Nebuchadnezzar summoned Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. So these men were brought before the king,14 and Nebuchadnezzar said to them, “Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, that you do not serve my gods or worship the image of gold I have set up? 15 Now when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe and all kinds of music, if you are ready to fall down and worship the image I made, very good. But if you do not worship it, you will be thrown immediately into a blazing furnace. Then what god will be able to rescue you from my hand?” What's your tune?Jeremiah 29:11 I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. When you stand for God, He stands with you!What you do with the word is always an act of loyalty to one kingdom or another. Daniel 3:16 Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego replied to him, “King Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter.17 If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to deliver us from it, and he will deliver us from Your Majesty’s hand. 18 But even if he does not, we want you to know, Your Majesty, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up.” 1. They believe God can2. They expect that He will3. But they trust God even if He doesn'tSometimes God delivers us from the fire, sometimes God delivers us through the fire!Daniel 3:19 Then Nebuchadnezzar was furious with Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, and his attitude toward them changed. He ordered the furnace heated seven times hotter than usual 20 and commanded some of the strongest soldiers in his army to tie up Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego and throw them into the blazing furnace. Daniel 3:23 and these three men, firmly tied, fell into the blazing furnace. 24 Then King Nebuchadnezzar leaped to his feet in amazement and asked his advisers, “Weren’t there three men that we tied up and threw into the fire?” They replied, “Certainly, Your Majesty.”25 He said, “Look! I see four men walking around in the fire, unbound and unharmed, and the fourth looks like a son of the gods.” Daniel 3:26 Nebuchadnezzar then approached the opening of the blazing furnace and shouted, “Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, servants of the Most High God, come out! Come here!” So Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego came out of the fire, 27 and the satraps, prefects, governors and royal advisers crowded around them. They saw that the fire had not harmed their bodies, nor was a hair of their heads singed; their robes were not scorched, and there was no smell of fire on them. Daniel 3:20 tie upDaniel 3:23 firmly tied Daniel 3:25 “Look! I see four men walking around in the fire, unboundOn the other side of the fire is greater freedom than you had going into the fire!Daniel 3:27 Nor had even the smell of smoke clung to themYou end up smelling like what you're closest to.Ephesians 5:2 Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ. He loved us and offered himself as a sacrifice for us, a sweet smelling aroma to God.A fire will always kill you or clean you.

Crisis is a great accelerator.“This is the fourth industrial revolution and it will lead to a fusion of our physical, digital and biological identities.” - Klaus SchwabDrift Can Cause Us To Lose PassionRevelation 2:1 “To the angel of the church of Ephesus write,‘These things says He who holds the seven stars in His right hand, who walks in the midst of the seven golden lampstands: 2 “I know your works, your labor, your patience, and that you cannot bear those who are evil. And you have tested those who say they are apostles and are not, and have found them liars; 3 and you have persevered and have patience, and have labored for My name’s sake and have not become weary.A lamp-stand represents the anointing of God to direct you and promote you.Passionless Christians are a bad advertisement for a great GodRevelation 2:4 Nevertheless I have this against you, that you have left your first love. 5 Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent and do the first works,Disappointment Can Cause Us To Lose PassionRevelation 3:7 “And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write, ‘These things says He who is holy, He who is true, “He who has the key of David, He who opens and no one shuts, and shuts and no one opens”: 8 “I know your works. See, I have set before you an open door, and no one can shut it; for you have a little strength, have kept My word, and have not denied My name. 9 Indeed I will make those of the synagogue of Satan, who say they are Jews and are not, but lie—indeed I will make them come and worship before your feet, and to know that I have loved you. 10 Because you have kept My command to persevere, I also will keep you from the hour of trial which shall come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.Revelation 3:14 “And to the angel of the church [of the Laodiceans write, ‘These things says the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God: 15 “I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. 16 So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth. 17 Because you say, ‘I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing’—and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked— 18 I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and white garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see. 19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent. 20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me. Division Can Cause Us To Lose Passion17 you say, ‘I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing’—and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked— 18 I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and white garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see. 19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent.Revelation 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me.

Whatever it looks like, I’m all in.Genesis 22:1-14 1.Abraham was present“Abraham!” God called. “Yes,” he replied. “Here I am.”The true scarce commodity of the near future will be human attention.Fasting helps put your flesh in silent mode.It is only when we slow down our lives that we can catch up to God.2. Abraham was punctualGenesis 22:3 Ephesians 5:15-17 The pages of Scripture will give you your assignments- your coordinates for the week. The pages of scripture give you your Moriah. 3. Abraham was preparedGenesis 22:6 So Abraham placed the wood for the burnt offering on Isaac’s shoulders, while he himself carried the fire and the knife. As the two of them walked on together.All in people do their part to prepare in the natural and expect God to show up with the super natural. Fire = Holy SpiritIf the Spirit of God isn’t animating your personality your practical preparation won’t matter much.Knife = Severance 4. Abraham was positiveGenesis 22:7-8 Isaac turned to Abraham and said, “Father?” “Yes, my son?” Abraham replied. “We have the fire and the wood,” the boy said, “but where is the sheep for the burnt offering?” “God will provide a sheep for the burnt offering, my son,” Abraham answered. And they both walked on together.Mark 9:22-24 Have mercy on us and help us, IF you can.” “What do you mean, ‘If I can’?” Jesus asked. “Anything is possible if a person believes.” The father instantly cried out, “I do believe, but help me overcome my unbelief!”5. Abraham was presentingGenesis 22:9-10 When they arrived at the place where God had told him to go, Abraham built an altar and arranged the wood on it. Then he tied his son, Isaac, and laid him on the altar on top of the wood. And Abraham picked up the knife to kill his son as a sacrifice.Knife = I will sever/separate from anything that keeps you from having all of me. Luke 14:25-27 Now great crowds accompanied him, and he turned and said to them, “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple. Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple. When Christ calls a man, he bids him come and die. - BonhoefferRomans 12:1 I appeal to you therefore, brethren, and beg of you in view of [all] the mercies of God, to make a decisive dedication of your bodies [presenting all your members and faculties] as a living sacrifice, holy (devoted, consecrated) and well pleasing to God, which is your reasonable (rational, intelligent) service and spiritual worship.There was a day when I died... utterly died. I died to George Muller — his opinions, his preferences, his tastes, and his will — died to the approval or blame even of my brethren and friends — and since then I have studied only to show myself approved unto God. - Muller6. God is ProviderGenesis 22:11-14 At that moment the angel of the Lord called to him from heaven, “Abraham! Abraham!” “Yes,” Abraham replied. “Here I am!” “Don’t lay a hand on the boy!” the angel said. “Do not hurt him in any way, for now I know that you truly fear God. You have not withheld from me even your son, your only son.” Then Abraham looked up and saw a ram caught by its horns in a thicket. So he took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering in place of his son. Abraham named the place Yahweh-Yireh (which means “the Lord will provide”). To this day, people still use that name as a proverb: “On the mountain of the Lord it will be provided.”

Stumbling BlockMatthew 11:2-6 (NLT) 2 John the Baptist, who was in prison, heard about all the things the Messiah was doing. So he sent his disciples to ask Jesus, 3 “Are you the Messiah we’ve been expecting, or should we keep looking for someone else?” 4 Jesus told them, “Go back to John and tell him what you have heard and seen— 5 the blind see, the lame walk, those with leprosy are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised to life, and the Good News is being preached to the poor.” 6 And he added, “God blesses those who do not fall away because of me.”

Striking a BalanceDaniel 1:1-6The culture of the world we live in has an agenda.Romans 12:2 Don’t be conformed to the pattern of the world…Daniel 1:7 Culture wants to redefine your identity.Daniel = “God is my judge”Belteshazzar = “Lady, protect the King”Hannaniah = “Yahweh has been gracious”Mishael = “Who is what God is?”Meshach = “I’m despised, contemptible and humiliated.” Azariah = “Yahweh has helped”Abednego = “slave of Nebo”1 Peter 2:92 Corinthians 5:17 Hebrews 2:11Daniel 1:8 Culture will ask you to compromise biblical standardsDaniel 1:9Daniel 1:12Daniel 1:14Daniel 1:17 To these four young men God gave knowledge and understanding of all kinds of literature and learning. And Daniel could understand visions and dreams of all kinds. 18 At the end of the time set by the king to bring them into his service, the chief official presented them to Nebuchadnezzar. 19 The king talked with them, and he found none equal to Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah; so they entered the king’s service. 20 In every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king questioned them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters in his whole kingdom.Culture will always create a confrontation1. I’m right you’re wrongI Corinthians 13:1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal.2. It’s all goodJohn 1:14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. John 17:17 Sanctify them by the truth; your Word is truth.Ephesians 2:8-9God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it.John 8:3 The scribes and Pharisees brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. And when they had set her in the midst, 4 they said to Him, “Teacher, this woman was caught in adultery, in the very act. 5 Now Moses, in the law, commanded us that such should be stoned. But what do You say?” 6 This they said, testing Him, that they might have something of which to accuse Him. But Jesus stooped down and wrote on the ground with His finger, as though He did not hear. 7 So when they continued asking Him, He raised Himself up and said to them, “He who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her first.” 8 And again He stooped down and wrote on the ground. 9 Then those who heard it, being convicted by their conscience, went out one by one, beginning with the oldest even to the last. And Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.10 When Jesus had raised Himself up and saw no one but the woman, He said to her, “Woman, where are those accusers of yours? Has no one condemned you?” 11 She said, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus said to her, “Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more.”Repent - to turn away from sin.

1. Jesus Came Philippians 2:5-7 Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men.Hebrews 4:15-16 Now that we know what we have—Jesus, this great High Priest with ready access to God—let’s not let it slip through our fingers. We don’t have a priest who is out of touch with our reality. He’s been through weakness and testing, experienced it all—all but the sin. So let’s walk right up to him and get what he is so ready to give. Take the mercy, accept the help.2. Jesus LivedJohn 1:14 Christ became human flesh and lived among us. We saw His shining-greatness. This greatness is given only to a much-loved Son from His Father. He was full of loving-favor and truth.John 14:12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.Ephesians 4:24 "You were ... created to be like God, truly righteous and holy." Ephesians 4:22 We are meant to "take on an entirely new way of life—a God-fashioned life, a life renewed from the inside and working itself into your conduct as God accurately reproduces his character in you." 3. Jesus Died Luke 2:7 And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.8 And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. 12 And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.Luke 2:15 The shepherds said to each other, “Let us go now to Bethlehem and see what has happened. The Lord has told us about this.” 4. Jesus LivesLuke 2:12 And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.1 Peter 1:3-4 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you.

Unto us - The Power of NowJohn 2:9 Jesus is not a best for last God, He is a best for now God. Luke 2:9-11#1 Understand The Role Of The Past Luke 9:62 “Anyone who puts a hand to the plow and then looks back is not fit for the Kingdom of God."Linger on the lessons from the past but don't fixate on the failures of the pastIsaiah 43:18-19 Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth,do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.#2 Remove Faith Blockers Mark 5:35People came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue leader. “Your daughter is dead,” they said. “Why bother the teacher anymore?” 36 Overhearing what they said, Jesus told him, “Don’t be afraid; just believe.” 38 When they came to the home of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw a commotion, with people crying and wailing loudly. 39 He went in and said to them, “Why all this commotion and wailing? The child is not dead but asleep.” 40 But they laughed at him. After he put them all out, he took the child’s father and mother and the disciples who were with him, and went in where the child was. “Little girl, I say to you, get up!”). 42 Immediately the girl stood up and began to walk around (she was twelve years old). At this they were completely astonished.Faith IsEssentialHebrews 11:1-2 The fundamental fact of existence is that this trust in God, this faith, is the firm foundation under everything that makes life worth living.Hebrews 11:6 It’s impossible to please God apart from faith. And why? Because anyone who wants to approach God must believe both that he exists and that he cares enough to respond to those who seek him.Mark 6:5 Now He could do no mighty work thereMark 6:5 (AMP) “He was not able to do any mighty work”Relationships are either liabilities or assets. 1 Corinthians 15:33 Do not be misled: "Bad company corrupts good character."#3 Win The NowMark 10:17 A young man came and knelt in the dust of the road in front of Jesus. Good Teacher! What must I do to gain life in the world to come? 19 You know the Commandments of Moses: “Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not slander, do not defraud, and honor your father and mother.” 20 Yes, Teacher, I have done all these since I was a child. 21 Then Jesus, looking at the young man, saw that he was sincere and responded out of His love for him. Son, there is still one thing you have not done. Go now. Sell everything you have and give the proceeds to the poor so that you will have treasure in heaven. After that, come, follow Me. 22 The young man went away sick at heart at these words because he was very wealthy.What you do today effects what you experience tomorrow…All crosses are temporary and every death in Christ is followed by a glorious resurrection!Luke 11:28 Blessed are those who hear the word of God and obey it.

1. The church began with a statement of vision for kidsActs 2:14 (NLT) Then Peter stepped forward with the eleven other apostles and shouted to the crowd, “Listen carefully, all of you, fellow Jews and residents of Jerusalem! Make no mistake about this.15 These people are not drunk, as some of you are assuming. Nine o’clock in the morning is much too early for that.16 No, what you see was predicted long ago by the prophet Joel:17 ‘In the last days,’ God says, ‘I will pour out my Spirit upon all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams.18 In those days I will pour out my Spirit even on my servants--men and women alike-- and they will prophesy.3 Primary groups1. Older people 2. Young people 3. Sons and daughters.Acts 2:39 (NKJV) “For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call.”The typical church kids numbers...Graphic here2. Jesus has a vision for kids ministryMark 10:13 (NLT) One day some parents brought their children to Jesus so he could touch and bless them. But the disciples scolded the parents for bothering him.14 When Jesus saw what was happening, he was angry with his disciples. He said to them, “Let the children come to me. Don’t stop them! For the Kingdom of God belongs to those who are like these children.1. Jesus touches children.2. He ministered to the children who were “brought.”2 aspects of bringers.1. The church brings them.2. Parents are the primary bringers. Let your kids see you serve God.Ephesians 5:1 (NKJV) Therefore be imitators of God as dear children.

“God resists the proud”James 4:6IS GOD RESISTING YOU?antitassō: to place oneself in battle againstPride goes before destruction,and haughtiness before a fall.Proverbs 16:18hyperēphanos: showing one's self above others, overtopping, with an overweening estimate of one's means or meritsFor all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life—is not from the Father but is from the world.1 John 2:16The Fall of LuciferIsaiah 14:12-15Pride seeks to replace God with ourselvesEVERY PLATFORM IS AN INVITATION FOR PRIDELet your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.Matthew 5:16Ezekiel 28:12-15, 16-17EVERY PLATFORM IS AN INVITATION TO PRAISEPraise can’t exist in the same breath as prideHumility drives us to the feat of Jesus but Identity brings us to the face of Jesus13 And so it was, when those bearing the ark of the Lord had gone six paces, that he sacrificed oxen and fatted sheep. 14 Then David danced before the Lord with all his might; and David was wearing a linen ephod. 15 So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the Lord with shouting and with the sound of the trumpet.16 Now as the ark of the Lord came into the City of David, Michal, Saul’s daughter, looked through a window and saw King David leaping and whirling before the Lord; and she despised him in her heart. 17 So they brought the ark of the Lord, and set it in its place in the midst of the tabernacle that David had erected for it. Then David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the Lord. 18 And when David had finished offering burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord of hosts. 19 Then he distributed among all the people, among the whole multitude of Israel, both the women and the men, to everyone a loaf of bread, a piece of meat, and a cake of raisins. So all the people departed, everyone to his house.20 Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, “How glorious was the king of Israel today, uncovering himself today in the eyes of the maids of his servants, as one of the base fellows shamelessly uncovers himself!”2 Samual 6:13-2021 So David said to Michal, “It was before the Lord, who chose me instead of your father and all his house, to appoint me ruler over the people of the Lord, over Israel. Therefore I will play music before the Lord.22 And I will be even more undignified than this, and will be humble in my own sight. But as for the maidservants of whom you have spoken, by them I will be held in honor.”2 Samual 6:13-22Psalm 40:1-5, 16-17“God resists the proud but he gives grace to the humble”James 4:6

The Power of the WordGenesis 1:1-3God puts a stamp on His Word in the very beginning, not introducing what was said or thought to begin with, but introducing Himself as the beginning.Acts 17:28 ‘For in him we live and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are his offspring.’By knowing the WHO, we know the WHAT, the HOW, and the WHY.Amos 3:3Do two walk together unless they have agreed to do so?The earth was a canvas - undefinable, a mess.Matthew 11:28-30Nothing happens that we can see until the Word is spoken.John 1:1-13Isaiah 55:11So is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.The responsibility we have:1 - Study the Word (fill in the blank #1 - STUDY the Word)2 Timothy 2:15 (slide for this Scripture)Joshua 1:8Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.God is not desiring just your LIFE, but your LIFESTYLE.Application is not enough - it has to go from application to DEFINITION.Acts 17:6But when they did not find them, they dragged Jason and some other believers before the city officials, shouting: “These men who have caused trouble all over the world have now come hereMatthew 7:24–27Acts 17:11Now the Berean Jews were of more noble character than those in Thessalonica, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true.2 - Speak the Word (fill in the blank #2 - SPEAK the Word)Mark 11:23“Truly I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them.Proverbs 18:21The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.It isn't because I want that mountain to move that it moves - it's because I've aligned myself with His Word.Psalms 37:4Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.Ephesians 3:20-2120Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, 21to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.Psalms 119:9How can a young person stay on the path of purity? By living according to your word.Matthew 10:19But when they arrest you, do not worry about what to say or how to say it. At that time you will be given what to say3 - Minister the Word of Truth (fill in the blank #3 - MINISTER the Word of Truth)2 Timothy 3:13While evildoers and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.Matthew 24:24For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.Romans 10:17Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ.No one is going to come to the fullness of God if we don't speak.Ezekiel 33What is your mandate?

Framing Faith Week 4 - Are you prepared? Hebrews 6: 1-3We are eternal beings, your going to be somewhere for eternity, this is not our home. Romans 10:8-10 Luke 9:21-22The Resurrection of Jesus Christ was the receipt for the price that was paid for us. And I am telling you this, Jesus was raised from the dead1 Corinthians 15:12-261. We will never die. [John 11:23-26 NKJV] 2. When we die, our spirit (which is a very real part of us/dual citizen) immediately goes in to the presence of God.1Th 4:13-18 NKJV] Luke 23:43At the Rapture we all receive a transformed body.[1Co 15:50-57 KJV] II. Eternal Judgement- Every person has an appointment with judgement. Hebrews 9:27-28 There are 2 Judgements we need to understand. 1. The final judgement- The Great white throne judgement.[Rev 20:11-15 NKJV] 11 Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away. And there was found no place for them. 12 And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and books were opened. And another book was opened, which is [the Book] of Life. And the dead were judged according to their works, by the things which were written in the books. 13 The sea gave up the dead who were in it, and Death and Hades delivered up the dead who were in them. And they were judged, each one according to his works. 14 Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death (As there is a second and higher life, so there is also a second and deeper death. And as after that life there is no more death, so after that death there is no more life.) 15 And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire.2. The Judgement Seat of Christ [Rom 14:8-12 NKJV] 8 For if we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Lord's. 9 For to this end Christ died and rose and lived again, that He might be Lord of both the dead and the living. 10 But why do you judge your brother? Or why do you show contempt for your brother? For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. 11 For it is written: "[As] I live, says the LORD, Every knee shall bow to Me, And every tongue shall confess to God." 12 So then each of us shall give account of himself to God.[2Co 5:9-12 NKJV] 9 Therefore we make it our aim, whether present or absent, to be well pleasing to Him. 10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things [done] in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad. 11 Knowing, therefore, the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are well known to God, and I also trust are well known in your consciences.[1Co 3:11-15 NKJV] 11 For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 12 Now if anyone builds on this foundation [with] gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw, 13 each one's work will become clear; for the Day will declare it, because it will be revealed by fire; and the fire will test each one's work, of what sort it is. 14 If anyone's work which he has built on [it] endures, he will receive a reward. 15 If anyone's work is burned, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet so as through fire

Framing Faith - 03 - An Additional BaptismHebrews 6:1 Therefore, leaving the discussion of the elementary principles of Christ, let us go on to perfection, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God. “An Additional Baptism” Acts 1:4 And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, “which,” He said, “you have heard from Me; 5 for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”The Holy Spirit is foundationalIn order to be the witness God has called us to be, you need to receive the power that comes from the baptism of the Holy spirit. John 14:16 And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever#1 The Holy Spirit Is A PersonAMEN ERIK PIC#2 The Holy Spirit Is GodActs 5:3 Then Peter said, “Ananias, why have you let Satan fill your heart? You lied to the Holy Spirit, and you kept some of the money for yourself. John 14:16 And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, another = allos = means one of the very same kind; same character; same everything; or nearly a duplicate. God always operates in your life according to your will.#3 The Holy Spirit Is My HelperJohn 14:26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you. John 15:26 “But when the Helper comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify of Me. John 16:7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you. John 16:12 “I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. The Holy Spirit is our ComforterThe Holy Spirit is our CounselorThe Holy Spirit is our AdvocateThe Holy Spirit is our IntercessorThe Holy Spirit is our StrengthenerThe Holy Spirit is our StandbyActs 8:14-16 “Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them, who, when they had come down, prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit. For as yet He had fallen upon none of them. They had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus” Acts 19:1 And it happened, while Apollos was at Corinth, that Paul, having passed through the upper regions, came to Ephesus. And finding some disciples 2 he said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” So they said to him, “We have not so much as heard whether there is a Holy Spirit.” #1 You Ask#2 You Believe

Hebrews 6:1The strength of the house is not in what you see, it’s in what you don’t see.There is no situation that will ever arise in your life that will be greater than the foundation of the word of God.The size of the significance of your life is determined by the strength of the Word of God supporting it.Acts 2:37 Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Men and brethren, what shall we do?” 38 Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call.” 40 And with many other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, “Be saved from this perverse generation.” 41 Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them.Being baptized is absolutely critical for you to have a real relationship with Jesus. #1 Jesus did it Matthew 13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him. 14 And John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and are You coming to me?” 15 But Jesus answered and said to him, “Permit it to be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he allowed Him. 16 When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him. 17 And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” #2 Jesus commanded itMatthew 28:19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, Acts 2:38 Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. #3 It Empowers Us To Know & Serve GodColossians 2:11 In Christ, you were circumcised, not by any physical act, but by being set free from the sins of the flesh by virtue of Christ’s circumcision. You, so to speak, shared in that, just as in baptism you shared in his death, and in him are sharing the miracle of rising again to new life—and all this because you have faith in the tremendous power of God, who raised Christ from the dead.#4 It Makes A Public StatementMatthew 10:32 Everyone who acknowledges me publicly here on earth, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven.Modern science suggests human touch is one of the most powerful forces in the universe. Mark 1:40-42 Now a leper came to Him, imploring Him, kneeling down to Him and saying to Him, “If You are willing, You can make me clean.” 41 Then Jesus, moved with compassion, stretched out His hand and touched him, and said to him, “I am willing; be cleansed.” 42 As soon as He had spoken, immediately the leprosy left him, and he was cleansed.

“Champions are brilliant at the basics” - John Wooden1 Corinthians 9:24 Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win. 6 fundamental principlesHebrews 6:1 Hebrews 6:1 Therefore, leaving the discussion of the elementary principles of Christ, let us go on to perfection Growth is expected.The strength of the house is not in what you see, it’s in what you don’t see.the Bible is truth! John 17:17 Thy word is truth. 2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness.Romans 3:4 Let God be true, and every human being a liar.Luke 6:46The Word of God creates an indestructible foundation. The size of the structure is determined by the strength of the substructure supporting it.The size of the significance of your life is determined by the strength of the Word of God supporting it.Matthew 7:26 everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. 2 Timothy 4:3 The time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, 4 and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths.Hebrews 6:1 Therefore, leaving the discussion of the elementary principles of Christ, let us go on to perfection, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, #1 We Belong To GodI Corinthians 6:19 Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, 20 for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.You don’t belong to you. You belong to God Luke 6:46 “Why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do the things which I say? God doesn’t energize your selfish efforts, God energizes what He initiates.#2 We Don’t Run The ShowSheep can't navigate. Sheep are not good at carrying burdens, Sheep can't defend themselves, Isaiah 53:6 We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.Psalm 23 #3 God’s Got The PlanJeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.Psalm 37:5 "Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart. Isaiah 49:23 Truly, those who hope and trust in the Lord will not be dissappointed. #1 We Belong To God#2 We Don’t Run The Show#3 God’s Got The Plan

Romans 8:29… He also destined from the beginning [foreordaining them] to be molded into the image of His Son [and share inwardly His likeness]James 3:14-22, 25-26 The best way to identify a citizen of Heaven is by their good deeds. True citizens of Heaven are marked by generosity. Generosity Misconception #1: Tithing to your local church is generous.When you tithe, you are “not robbing” from God, and “not robbing” does not equate to generosity. Malachi 3:8 Will man rob God? Yet you are robbing me. But you say, ‘How have we robbed you?’ In your tithes and contributions.Generosity Misconception #2: You have to be wealthy to be generous. Mark 12:41-44 For they gave a tiny part of their surplus, but she, poor as she is, has given everything she had to live on.”The value of the gift is determined by what it costs the giver.If you are waiting for more to be generous, you’ll forever be waiting to be generous.Generosity Misconception #3: Stewardship is greater than generosity.John 12:1-8 John 12:4-8 The world doesn’t understand Kingdom generosity, so don’t be surprised when your generosity upsets them. Generosity Misconception #4: Money is the currency of generosity. Every citizen of Heaven has something of value to give.Colossians 3:5 So put to death the sinful, earthly things lurking within you. Have nothing to do with sexual immorality, impurity, lust, and evil desires. Don’t be greedy, for a greedy person is an idolater, worshiping the things of this world.How do we KILL Greed? Don’t water it. Don’t feed it. Behavior: Greed Be Shoppin’Root: Idolatry & GluttonyBehavior: Greed Be Hoardin’Root: FearPhilippians 2:4-7 Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too. You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had. Though he was God, he did not think of equality with God as something to cling to. Instead, he gave up his divine privileges; he took the humble position of a slave and was born as a human being.Behavior: Greed Be Ignorin’Luke 10:30-32 A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.Root: PrideRomans 11:36 For everything comes from him and exists by his power and is intended for his glory.Colossians 3:10 Put on your new nature, and be renewed as you learn to know your Creator and become like him. If you have a problem with generosity, you have a problem understanding who you are in Christ.

The Kingdom Of Heaven is anywhere that the rule of God is taking place. Kingdom FightingWe are in afight.The battle is experienced here but not fought here.Ephesians 6:16 Hold up the shield of faith to stop the fiery arrows of the devil.Ephesians 6:12 We do not wrestle against flesh and blood but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. The real enemy is a spiritual enemy that influences flesh and blood people with his chaos.You have to fight from higher ground. Ephesians 2:6 For he raised us from the dead along with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ Jesus.Ephesians 1:20-22 When He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, 21 far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come. 22 And God has put all things under the authority of Christ and has made him head over all things for the benefit of the church.Philippians 1:27 Above all, you must live as citizens of heaven, conducting yourselves in a manner worthy of the Good News about Christ Then, whether I come and see you again or only hear about you, I will know that you are standing together with one spirit and one purpose, fighting together for the faith, which is the Good News.Faith = fighting together based on our conviction and trust in who God is and what He will do.#1 At New Song Church We Are Fighting Together For: UnityEphesians 4:3 endeavor to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. #2 At New Song Church We Are Fighting Together For: Generations#3 At New Song Church We Are Fighting Together For: Equality#4 At New Song Church We Are Fighting Together For: The Presence Of GodRevelation 3.20: Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me. #5 At New Song Church We Are Fighting Together For: The Truth#6 At New Song Church We Are Fighting Together For: COMMUNITY#7 At New Song Church We Are Fighting Together For: Purity

The will of God is the kingdom of Heaven in operation in our life and through our life in this world, today.The Kingdom Of Heaven is anywhere that the rule of God is taking place. The Kingdom of Heaven upsets the world in major ways, and effects the world in major ways.If we’re going to walk in the fullness of our assignment in the kingdom of God, we cannot walk in step with the culture of this world.Flipping The ScriptColossians 3:1 Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2 Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. 3 For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. 4 When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. 5 Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry. 6 Because of these, the wrath of God is coming. 7 You used to walk in these ways, in the life you once lived. 8 But now you must also rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips. 9 Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices 10 and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator. Life comes from above.Genesis 1:7 God made this space to separate the waters of the earth from the waters of the heavens. 1. LIVE UP4 When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.Hebrews 10:14For by a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified. 2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.I spend my life on earth continually becoming who I already am in Heaven.As a Christian I get to choose the Kingdom I live from. Proverbs 23:7 For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he.2. KILL OFF Colossians 3:5 Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry.Romans 8:13 For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.live = means to enjoy real life, to have true life, endless life, in the kingdom of God.3. PUT ONColossians 3:10 Put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator. Romans12:1-2 So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. Don’t become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. You’ll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you.”