Getting Beyond Good Intentions

³³ Peter declared, “Even if everyone else deserts you, I will never desert you.” ³⁴ Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, Peter—this very night, before the rooster crows, you will deny three times that you even know me.” ³⁵ “No!” Peter insisted. “Even if I have to die with you, I will never deny you!” And all the other disciples vowed the same. Matthew 26:33-35

TWO COMMITMENTS

1. Start with OBEDIENCE.

¹⁵ “If you love me, obey my commandments.²¹ Those who accept my commandments and obey them are the ones who love me. And because they love me, my Father will love them. And I will love them and reveal myself to each of them.” John 14:15,21

... let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. Hebrews 12:1

• Know and write down your last 5%.

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2. Then Have GOOD INTENTIONS and DREAM again!

⁷ Love never gives up; and its faith, hope, and patience never fail.1 Corinthians13:7

THE A B C's OF A LIFE WORTH LIVING!

A. Start with the END in mind.

His works were finished from the foundation of the world.

Hebrews 4:3
B. Establish EVALUATION tools.Set up for yourself road marks, place for yourself guideposts.

Jeremiah 31:21

• Get TENACIOUS!
• Do something toward it DAILY!
• Start SMALL but start NOW!

C. Learn to CELEBRATE!
"Now this day shall be a memorial to you and you shall celebrate it as a feast to the Lord; throughout your generations you are to celebrate it..." Exodus 12:14

Every blessing of life revolves around knowing

Jesus the Christ

1. PRAY for Revival
2. FAST one day a week
3. READ your bible daily

No matter what happens, when we do God’s will we’re in the safest place in tall the world. The Lord is all-wise, almighty, and all-loving. Doesn’t it make sense to surrender your life to Him?

JESUS LOVES YOU – KNOW HIM

All scriptures from the New Living Translation Bible unless noted

The Courage To Face Your Faults

²³ Search me, O God, and know my heart;
    test me and know my anxious thoughts.
²⁴ Point out anything in me that offends you,
    and lead me along the path of everlasting life.

Psalm 139:23-24

1. RECOGNIZE YOUR FAULTS.

In order to recognize your faults there are three things that you must do, that no one else can do for you:

1. Humble yourself
   

Then he said, “Don’t be afraid, Daniel. Since the first day you began to pray for understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your request has been heard in heaven. I have come in answer to your prayer. Daniel 10:12

2. Discipline yourself
   

But have nothing to do with worldly fables fit only for old women. On the other hand, discipline yourself for the purpose of godliness.

1 Timothy 4:7 New American Standard Bible

3.   Examine yourself

“Examine yourselves to see if your faith is genuine. Test yourselves. Surely you know that Jesus Christ is among you. If not, you have failed the test of genuine faith.” 2 Corinthians 13:5

⁴⁰ Some Pharisees who were standing nearby heard him and asked, “Are you saying we’re blind?” ⁴¹ “If you were blind, you wouldn’t be guilty,” Jesus replied. “But you remain guilty because you claim you can see. John 9:40-41

¹² Even one of their own men, a prophet from Crete, has said about them, “The people of Crete are all liars, cruel animals, and lazy gluttons.” ¹³ This is true. So reprimand them sternly to make them strong in the faith. Titus 1:12-13

2. EMPHASIZE HIS LEAD.

²¹ For from within, out of a person’s heart, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, ²² adultery, greed, wickedness, deceit, lustful desires, envy, slander, pride, and foolishness. ²³ All these vile things come from within; they are what defile you.” Mark 7:21-23

     God’s goal is not leisure. It is likeness.

⁸ Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I could gain Christ

Philippians 3:8

3. GOD WILL MAXIMIZE YOUR OBEDIENCE.

²⁸ And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them. Romans 8:28

THE PROMISE 

WHEN YOU RECOGNIZE YOUR FAULTS AND EMPHASIZE HIS LEAD, GOD WILL MAXIMIZE YOUR OBEDIENCE - CONVERTING A FAULT INTO AN ASSET and A WEAKNESS INTO STRENGTH.

Please Strive to Be in Right Relationship with the Lord Till the END.

1. PRAY for Revival
2. FAST one day a week
3. READ your bible daily

No matter what happens, when we do God’s will we’re in the safest place in tall the world. The Lord is all-wise, almighty, and all-loving. Doesn’t it make sense to surrender your life to Him?

JESUS LOVES YOU

All scriptures from the New Living Translation Bible unless noted 

TRUTH IN ADVERTISING

³⁷ “If you love your father or mother more than you love me, you are not worthy of being mine; or if you love your son or daughter more than me, you are not worthy of being mine. ³⁸ If you refuse to take up your cross and follow me, you are not worthy of being mine. ³⁹ If you cling to your life, you will lose it; but if you give up your life for me, you will find it.

Matthew 10:37-39

1. Is there enough evidence to convict you for being a believer?

³² “Everyone who acknowledges me publicly here on earth, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. ³³ But everyone who denies me here on earth, I will also deny before my Father in heaven.

Matthew 10:32-33

⁹ Then a third angel followed them, shouting, “Anyone who worships the beast and his statue or who accepts his mark on the forehead or on the hand ¹⁰ must drink the wine of God’s anger. It has been poured full strength into God’s cup of wrath. And they will be tormented with fire and burning sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and the Lamb. ¹¹ The smoke of their torment will rise forever and ever, and they will have no relief day or night, for they have worshiped the beast and his statue and have accepted the mark of his name.”

2. Actively serve the living God. Be prepared NOW.

²⁶ “But don’t be afraid of those who threaten you. For the time is coming when everything that is covered will be revealed, and all that is secret will be made known to all. ²⁷ What I tell you now in the darkness, shout abroad when daybreak comes. What I whisper in your ear, shout from the housetops for all to hear! Matthew 10:26-27

³⁷ “Then these righteous ones will reply, ‘Lord, when did we ever see you hungry and feed you? Or thirsty and give you something to drink? ³⁸ Or a stranger and show you hospitality? Or naked and give you clothing? ³⁹ When did we ever see you sick or in prison and visit you?’

⁴⁰ “And the King will say, ‘I tell you the truth, when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were doing it to me!’

Matthew 25:37-40

3. Persecution is evidence for an actively serving servant.

¹² Yes, and everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution. ¹³ But evil people and impostors will flourish. They will deceive others and will themselves be deceived.

2 Timothy 3:11-13

3. Determine never to backslide or become complacent.

²⁵ except that you hold tightly to what you have until I come. ²⁶ To all who are victorious, who obey me to the very end, To them I will give authority over all the nations.²⁷ They will rule the nations with an iron rod and smash them like clay pots.

Revelation 2:25-27

²⁸ “Then he ordered, ‘Take the money from this servant, and give it to the one with the ten bags of silver. ²⁹ To those who use well what they are given, even more will be given, and they will have an abundance. But from those who do nothing, even what little they have will be taken away. ³⁰ Now throw this useless servant into outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

Matthew 25:28-30

Please Strive to Be in Right Relationship with the Lord Till the END.

1. PRAY for Revival
2. FAST one day a week
3. READ your bible daily

No matter what happens, when we do God’s will we’re in the safest place in tall the world. The Lord is all-wise, almighty, and all-loving. Doesn’t it make sense to surrender your life to Him?

JESUS LOVES YOU

All scriptures from the New Living Translation Bible unless noted 

The Reasonableness of Fully Surrendering Our Lives to God This Christmas

²² “And now I am bound by the Spirit to go to Jerusalem. I don’t know what awaits me, ²³ except that the Holy Spirit tells me in city after city that jail and suffering lie ahead.²⁴ But my life is worth nothing to me unless I use it for finishing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus—the work of telling others the Good News about the wonderful grace of God. Acts 20:24

Three Reasons to Surrender to God

1. God is all-wise and knows better than anyone else what is the best for my life.
   

¹⁴ “I am the good shepherd; I know my own sheep, and they know me, ¹⁵ just as my Father knows me and I know the Father. So I sacrifice my life for the sheep. John 10:14-15

¹¹ For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.

Jeremiah 29:11

¹⁹ That night the secret was revealed to Daniel in a vision. Then Daniel praised the God of heaven. ²⁰ He said, “Praise the name of God forever and ever, for he has all wisdom and power. ²¹ He controls the course of world events; he removes kings and sets up other kings. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the scholars. ²² He reveals deep and mysterious things and knows what lies hidden in darkness, though he is surrounded by light. ²³ I thank and praise you, God of my ancestors, for you have given me wisdom and strength. You have told me what we asked of you and revealed to us what the king demanded.”

2. He is almighty and has the power to accomplish what is best for me.
   

I cry out to God Most High, to God who will fulfill his purpose for me.

Psalm 57:2

Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect. Romans 12:2

Your own ears will hear him. Right behind you a voice will say,
“This is the way you should go,” whether to the right or to the left.

Isaiah 30:21

If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking. James 1:5

3. God loves me more than anyone else does.

The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them (you) a rich and satisfying life. John 10:10

⁹ God showed how much he loved us by sending his one and only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through him. ¹⁰ This is real love—not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins. ¹¹ Dear friends, since God loved us that much, we surely ought to love each other. 1 John 4:9-11

See how very much our Father loves us, for he calls us his children, and that is what we are! But the people who belong to this world don’t recognize that we are God’s children because they don’t know him. 1 John 3:1

Please Strive to Be in Right Relationship with the Lord

1. PRAY for Revival
2. FAST one day a week
3. READ your bible daily

No matter what happens, when we do God’s will we’re in the safest place in tall the world. The Lord is all-wise, almighty, and all-loving. Doesn’t it make sense to surrender your life to Him?

JESUS LOVES YOU

All scriptures from the New Living Translation Bible unless noted 

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THE PURPOSE TEST

FULFILLING GOD’S PURPOSE FOR MY LIFE

³ “I am Joseph!” he said to his brothers. “Is my father still alive?” But his brothers were speechless! They were stunned to realize that Joseph was standing there in front of them. ⁴ “Please, come closer,” he said to them. So they came closer. And he said again, “I am Joseph, your brother, whom you sold into slavery in Egypt. ⁵ But don’t be upset, and don’t be angry with yourselves for selling me to this place. It was God who sent me here ahead of you to preserve your lives. ⁶ This famine that has ravaged the land for two years will last five more years, and there will be neither plowing nor harvesting. ⁷ God has sent me ahead of you to keep you and your families alive and to preserve many survivors. ⁸ So it was God who sent me here, not you! And he is the one who made me an adviser to Pharaoh—the manager of his entire palace and the governor of all Egypt.

Genesis 45:3

1. BELIEVE THAT YOU HAVE A PURPOSE

For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ. 2 Corinthians 5:21

2. UNDERSTAND THAT GOD IS IN CONTROL

¹⁰ “The rain and snow come down from the heavens and stay on the ground to water the earth. They cause the grain to grow, producing seed for the farmer and bread for the hungry.
¹¹ It is the same with my word. I send it out, and it always produces fruit. It will accomplish all I want it to, and it will prosper everywhere I send it.

Isaiah 55:10-11

3. DISCOVER YOUR GIFT AND YOUR DIRECTION

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⁴ Just as our bodies have many parts and each part has a special function, ⁵ so it is with Christ’s body. We are many parts of one body, and we all belong to each other.

⁶ In his grace, God has given us different gifts for doing certain things well. So if God has given you the ability to prophesy, speak out with as much faith as God has given you. ⁷ If your gift is serving others, serve them well. If you are a teacher, teach well. ⁸ If your gift is to encourage others, be encouraging. If it is giving, give generously. If God has given you leadership ability, take the responsibility seriously. And if you have a gift for showing kindness to others, do it gladly.

Romans 12:4-8

4. SET YOUR COURSE AND BE FAITHFUL

A man’s gift makes room for him, And brings him before great men. Proverbs 18:16

JESUS LOVES YOU

All Scriptures from the New Living Translation Bible unless noted