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- The DISILLUSIONMENT of suffering - The CLARIFICATION of suffering - The PROCLAMATION over suffering - The BLESSEDNESS of suffering

- The DISILLUSIONMENT of suffering - The CLARIFICATION of suffering - The PROCLAMATION over suffering - The BLESSEDNESS of suffering
Resolute: Admirably purposeful, determined and unwavering, marked by firm determination, bold, steady - There is an OPPORTUNITY before you - You should expect OPPOSITION - You CHOOSE your SPIRIT
- WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW: That God has remained in control, even though the world feels out of control - WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW: How to nurture gratitude and starve entitlement - WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW: How to make room for God in 2021
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- Be FED and FIXED - It's CAUGHT in a CROWD - GRASP the GREATNESS (of His Love) - FEEL the FULLNESS (of His Love)
- Joy is a GIFT from God - Joy is a gift found in His PRESENCE - Joy is a gift that CHANGES our PERSPECTIVE
Series Verse: Romans 15:13 Today's Passage: Colossians 1:19-20 Hebrew word for Peace: SHALOM Greek word for Peace: EIRENE - Jesus made a way for us to feel PEACE with GOD - Jesus calls us to make PEACE with OTHERS - Jesus wants us to feel PEACE within OURSELVES
Big Idea: Jesus offers us an invincible, eternal and unrivalled HOPE - Jesus is hope for all TIME - Jesus is hope for all THINGS - Jesus is hope for all PEOPLE - Jesus is hope in all TROUBLE
- Be ALERT - Expose the IMPOSTER - Identify the THREAT - RUN and RESIST
- Run AFTER Jesus not AWAY FROM Jesus - Endurance to run FOR Jesus comes from a life that believes IN Jesus - Instead of hiding FROM Jesus, hide IN Jesus
OUR 'RUNNING' BEGINS WITH SINFUL SEPARATION OUR 'RUNNING' CONTINUES WITH SHAMEFUL ISOLATION OUR 'RUNNING' ENDS WITH PAINFUL DESOLATION OR POWERFUL EXONERATION
Big Idea: Some burdens are meant to be CAST, not CARRIED Other burdens are meant to be CARRIED, not CAST Burdens that are meant to be CAST: >>> MY OWN Burdens that are meant to be CARRIED: >>> OTHERS'
Big Idea: Gratitude is a spiritual super power Gutsy Gratitude: Give thanks in all circumstances, not just the great ones Gutsy Gratitude: Gives thanks for a prayer heard, not just a prayer answered Gutsy Gratitude: Gives thanks for purpose in the pain, instead of deliverance from it
BIG IDEA: The "House of God" (Corporate Gathering) is a place of DIVINE CONNECTION and DIVINE COMMISSION Place of Divine Connection: Where God's Word, Heart and Power is BROADCAST to a corporate GATHERING Place of Divine Commission: Where our combined burdens, gifts and resources are utilized and devoted to FULFILL the MISSION of God
BIG IDEA: The House of God is a BODY not a BUILDING - Building God's house in the home requires a DEVOTION to FELLOWSHIP - Home is a place to KNOW and be KNOWN - Home is a place to be AUTHENTIC - Home is a place to GROW
BIG IDEA: God wants you to build Him a house IN YOUR HEART - Take responsibility to build something - Expect a divine encounter - Embrace personal transformation
- Engage the MIND - Engage the HEART - Engage the SOUL
BIG IDEA: YOU CAN BE PHYSICALLY CAPTIVE, YET SPIRITUALLY FREE - WE NEED TO KNOW HIM - WE NEED TO KNOW HIS HOPE - WE NEED TO KNOW HIS RICHES - WE NEED TO KNOW HIS POWER
- "YOU HAVE HEARD THAT IT WAS SAID, 'EYE FOR EYE, AND TOOTH FOR TOOTH" MATTHEW 5:38 - BUT I TELL YOU, DO NOT RESIST AN EVIL PERSON. IF ANYONE SLAPS YOU ON THE RIGHT CHEEK, TURN TO THEM THE OTHER CHEEK ALSO. MATTHEW 5:39 - AND IF ANYONE WANTS TO SUE YOU AND TAKE YOUR HEART, HAND OVER YOUR COAT AS WELL. MATTHEW 5:40 - IF ANYONE FORCES YOU TO GO ONE MILE, GO WITH THEM TWO MILES. MATTHEW 5:41 - GIVE TO THE ONE WHO ASKS YOU, AND DO NOT TURN AWAY FROM THE ONE WHO WANTS TO BORROW FROM YOU. MATTHEW 5:42...
- DIVINE VICTORY REQUIRES DIVINE AUTHORITY - MY ACTION: BE CLOTHED WITH GOD'S POWER - POWERFUL TESTIMONY TYPICALLY COMES WITH PERSONAL SCARS - MY ACTION: ENDURE PAIN WITH PERSEVERANCE - THE PATH TO THE PODIUM CAN BE VERY PUZZLING - MY ACTION: TRUST GOD AND HIS PROCESS
- We need to govern the HARDENED heart - We need to govern the BROKEN heart - We need to govern the IMPURE heart
BIG IDEA: GROWING IN CAPABILITY OF FLEXIBILITY PROVIDES US WITH A GREATER OPPORTUNITY TO BE USED BY GOD - GOD WANTS ME TO HAVE FLEXIBILITY IN MY AVAILABILITY - GOD PROMISES HIS ASSISTANCE WHEN ENCOUNTERING RESISTANCE #BENDINGNOTBREAKING - FLEXIBILITY WITH WHAT I DO HAVE CREATES STRENGTH WHEN FACING THE REALITY OF WHAT I DON'T HAVE
- THE TONGUE IS THE TINY RUDDER THAT STEERS OUR LIFE! - THE TONGUE HAS UNLIMITED POWER TO DESTROY US - SALT WATER IS FOR SWIMMING AND SWISHING, NOT SWALLOWING - BITTER LIPS WON'T PRODUCE A SWEET LIFE; SWEET LIPS WON'T PRODUCE A BITTER LIFE
BIG IDEA: THERE IS A LIFE OR DEATH DEBATE HAPPENING EVERY DAY IN OUR MINDS - YOUR MENTAL FOCUS REINFORCES ITSELF - THE SEEDS OF OUR THOUGHTS BECOME THE SITUATIONS OF OUR LIVES - EVERYTHING RIDES ON YOUR VOTE
BIG IDEA: If you have a hard time finding space for UNCOMFORTABLE truth, you may need to make more ROOM
Big Idea: LOSS doesn’t have to be LASTING - Sometimes, loss is NECESSARY to make ROOM for what’s better - Elevation out of LOSS and into JOY - Even though we’re suffering LOSS, we can ORIENT ourselves in JOY - It’s hard to SING in the midst of LOSS - One of the most important things we can do when we’re walking through loss is to protect our SONG - We can sing HERE by taking our hearts back THERE to the testimony and deliverance of God - Live beyond the loss: you’ve got to KEEP SINGING about the...
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BIG IDEA: We can be labelled by the SHAME of our FAILURES, or we can be labelled by the GRACE of our SAVIOUR - Judas was RUINED by the shame of his mistake - Peter was RESTORED by the grace of his saviour - Jesus replaces the label of failure with our true identity and purpose
BIG IDEA: Reconciliation is a hallmark of GOD and His KINGDOM; Division & Separation are a hallmark of Satan, the enemy of our souls - Reconciliation is HARDER than Division - Jesus made His enemy a FRIEND - When JESUS enters the equation, everyone’s labels CHANGE - We behave most like Jesus when we make ENEMIES into FRIENDS