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Your Mind works in cooperation with your body and spirit. If you are afraid, it will control the way your body and soul react. If you are confident your body and soul will align behind that. We must learn to live in God's purpose and get our Mind, body and spirit unified to live life to its fullest.

Knowing your identity will help you live out your God given destiny. God wants you to know this identity. The world we live in tells us that our identity is in what we do or what we have. God has a different view and so should you.

The mind is a forerunner of all our actions. A negative mindset brings about negative results in life. A positive mindset brings about positive results. God gives us a great instrument called the brain. We must learn how to use it for greater things.

The shepherd boy, David was upset that no one would stand up to Goliath the giant. His past experiences, his faith in God, and God's power helped him to defeat Goliath. David understood the Kingdom of God and the power that is available to those that serve God. Jesus gives you authority to defeat the giants holding you back.

At times it is easier to give up rather than pushing through. Jesus said to pray and not give up. He knew we as humans would have weaknesses and even give up at times. He gives us a very great tool to overcome many problems with: Prayer.

Christmas brings the message of hope and joy. Zechariah and Elizabeth didn't have much joy as an elderly couple without kids. They remained faithful, obedient and expected God to answer their prayers. God did bring them joy through a son. Their son, John the Baptist, would become the forerunner to Jesus. We can learn joy from their account.

Humans have a long history of not getting along very well. Rick Warren says, "During the past 5560 years there have been nearly 15,000 wars, and these are only the ones we know about. The problem is that humanity needs peace within before we can have peace with others. Jesus came to bring this peace. Christmas is about reconciliation.

"When will the violence end?" "Why doesn't the government do something?" "When will God deliver us from bad leaders?" Signed a First Century Citizen. Not much has changed. We ask the same questions. God announced to Mary that a Savior would be born through her. Her question was, "how could this be?" The angel answered, "the Holy Spirit will come upon you." God would send a Savior and the empowerment of the Spirit to bring hope and deliverance to mankind. This same message is available to us today! Hope through Jesus and Spirit empowerment to all who desire it.

Suffering and adversity are part of life. God does not cause evil or the pain and suffering from evil. God is good. God is hope. Hope will help a person walk through adversity. God is the ultimate source of Hope. He will help anyone that comes to Him.

Saying you are a friend and being a friend are two different things. In a world of shallow social media friendships, we need real friends that really care. To have friends you must be friendly and have love towards others. Real friends walk their friends through adversity. Job's friends weren't really friendly. How can we be real friends?

Sometimes we face the storms and trials of life because of the people around us. Paul the apostle warned the ship captain that sailing would be dangerous. The ship captain ignored his warming. Paul had to go through the storm. We will see what we can do when we are forced into the storm.

Isaiah saw the Throne room of God. This divine encounter changed him for the good. Sadly today, we have a lava lamp view of God versus an Isaiah 6 view of God. We limit His power by our view of Him. Reawaken the Wonder of God by changing your view.

Missionary Suzanne Spolarich helps us to see how Micah 8
 6:8 applies to our lives today.

God has divine purpose for every person. Knowing this purpose will help you walk through adversity.

"If God is a loving God, then why is there so much suffering?" This is the wrong question to ask. God is a loving God and He does not do or create evil. The question should be "Why do we blame God for our mistakes?'

Walking through adversity has many aspects. One of them is building and keeping a strong faith. A strong faith will help you walk through adversity.

Our faith is only as strong as the tests it survives. Faith in God is the most important power we possess for successful living. Faith in God increases through adversity.

Every person on the earth has faced or will face adversity. We may not understand why we face adversity, but God walks with us through it. Job learned about adversity. We will glean some wisdom from his adversity.

I(t is never too late to change. It is never too late to change the way you think. You can make good decisions which will bear good fruit in your life!

The human mind is a super computer in many ways. It can create, calculate and remember. Sometimes it remembers bad things which inhibits a person from going forward. The Creator of the Universe, gives people the power to transform their thinking to be freed from bad things. God helps us "Put on the Mind of Change."

Life is Life, God is God, don't get the two confused.

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Whenever you attempt good change, you will face obstacles. One must be determined to overcome these obstacles. At time we need help overcoming obstacles. God offers help through His Word, His Presence and prayer.

Change is hard because it challenges our habits. We have good and bad memories of our past. Sometimes we get stuck in our past. TO move forward in live we must align our faith with our action to get on the path to change.

Change is the easiest thing to say to do, but can actually be one of the hardest things to accomplish. Real change takes commitment to undo bad hang ups or habits. Change is possible. God empowers people with the ability to overcome and change for the good.

If you don't row your boat in the ocean, the current will carry you where it wants. In life, if you have no compass, direction or purpose, you will carried away by various cultural currents. In the world of faith, if you don't stay on course with God there is a chance that your faith can drift.

Why does life seem unfair? Why do evil/bad people seem prosper? Why doesn't God answer all my questions?

God intends that your praying secures divine answers. God intends that your prayer life moves mountains. God intends that united prayer intercession to change whole nations.

Spiritual warfare can be like wrestling in that it demands constant awareness. It requires physical, mental and emotional conditioning. Spiritual warfare requires a higher level of spiritual fitness. God wants His followers to mature in faith and pray real prayers.

Fire can be productive or destructive. Fire has many good uses. Uncontained fire can be destructive. Contained fire is a great thing. A chimney is built to hold fire. Believers are built to hold the Fire of the Holy Spirit.

Abraham Lincoln lived a significant life. His life impacted those around him. King David served God's purpose in his generation. Every person has a God purpose for their generation. Are you living a significant life? God can help you to live out His significant purpose in your life.

We sometimes use ordinary as an excuse. We try to disqualify ourselves from God by saying we are just plain, ordinary people. We think He works through superstars alone. Actually God loves taking the ordinary and doing the extra-ordinary through it. He gives the empowerment of the Holy Spirit to help the ordinary become extra-ordinary.

At the Day of Pentecost, onlookers asked, "What does this mean?" after hearing the disciples of Jesus speaking in tongues. What that meant for that time was that the Church was born to help those out of darkness. What does this mean today? The same thing it meant for the Church when it was birthed at Pentecost.

The early church was threatened and told not to speak in Jesus name. What did they do? Did they comply or try to hide? No. They prayed. God answered their prayer and great things happened. God should be the first place we go when we are in need.

The Holy Spirit is God (included in the Trinity). Jesus said that the Spirit would come to guide, comfort, counsel and empower His followers. Listen to see how the Spirit can help you live a full life.

We hear the word "love" thrown around loosely in our culture. True love is more than a word. It involves action, devotion and commitment. Jesus asked Peter if he loved him. Jesus wanted proof and gave him what He was looking for. This Love test still holds true for those that claim to "Love Jesus."

Many wish they could go back and undo something in their life. Some things can't be undone. Jesus shows that He is Lord over life and death. He goes and undoes death and raises Lazarus from the grave. Jesus, the Grave Robber, can resurrect your situation, dream, relationships and life!

Sometimes things don't go as you hope or pray. God is in the business of making miracles out of seemingly hopeless situations. Imagine being born blind and then Jesus giving you sight? When God is in the picture, nothing is impossible.

Sometimes God does things that don't register with our logic, like walking on water. We either try to explain it away or deny it. Sometimes we must just embrace the mysterious power of God. Learn how to expect God's miraculous power in spite of your human limitations.

Jesus took two fish and five loaves and multiplied them to feed over 5000 people. He is Lord Algebra. He can take what little we have and multiply it into greater things. Lear how to let go of your little so God can make it great.

Sometimes we place limitations on our own lives because of false assumptions or a bad set of beliefs. Sometimes to see the miraculous you must think and believe the box of preconceived or false assumptions.

Does God order our steps? Does God set up divine appointments? Do you recognize the Divine Appointments set up in your life?

Some times it is hard to believe that God still does miracles. We can get so caught up with the hustle and bustle of life that we miss the miraculous. For God the miraculous and supernatural are natural to Him. Slow down and see all the miracle that happen everyday. This New Sermon Series is based of Mark Batterson's book, "The Grave RObber."

Jesus taught His disciples the Command of Faith with various examples. The Command of Faith is to be used by believers to overcome evil, spiritual roadblocks and the devil. The Command of Faith is a great weapon to use to Spread God's Good News and overcome evil with good.

What is "Praying for Real?" It is being proactive in prayer regarding God's Kingdom and purpose. Basically it is warfare prayer. It is when a Christian moves from just praying for their own well-fair to praying for the Kingdom of God to advance. This kind of prayer is for every follower of Christ.

God gave His people the formula for returning a nation to Him and the returning of His blessing. It is found in 2 Chron 7:14.

Lessons learned from Ahaz and Hezekiah about trusting and obeying.

Christmas is about God with us. Isaiah the prophet called the coming Messiah (Jesus) Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father and Prince of Peace. Jesus is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow. He can still be Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father and Prince of Peace.

A gift that is never opened can never be fully enjoyed. In fact, no one benefits from an unopened gift. Likewise, some of the gifts of God must be unwrapped and applied to our lives in order for us to benefit from them.

A newborn baby brings hope and excitement to a family. The baby changes the family dynamic. The Birth of Jesus still brings hope and excitement. Having Jesus in your life changes you. God crated mankind with a purpose. Jesus helps us discover and live out that divine purpose.