Christmas for Christians: Lessons From Joseph – Part II
Matthew 1:23,24 / 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 “Never love as a victim love as a choice, Because then you have the power…When love is your decision you’re not a victim of your emotions.. So it won’t matter whether they love you back”
Christmas for Christians – Lessons from Joseph – Part I
Matthew 1:18 “The greatest gift you can give is the gift of acceptance….Instead of making lists of things you want, make a list of people you need to forgive”
All I Need Is a Word
Matthew 8:5-10 “Don’t limit God to a touch….We serve a God who can SPEAK….When you submit to God he will give you the authority to speak to your situation and it will change”
Good Things are Supposed to Happen to Me
Luke 1:13-20 “Don’t pray unless you expect God to answer it”
Being Half Blessed
Deuteronomy 24:1 “God gave you miracle results when you gave him disobedient work”
Everybody Out!
Matthew 9:18 “Don’t allow Facts to determine your Faith….When you have Faith you can go beyond the Facts!”
When No one Understands
Luke 19:1 “Whenever you want to get in God’s view, He will always find a way to raise you above the crowd.”
Inner Conflict
Mark 5:1-15 Parable: Jesus casts out the demon in the man I…….The real demons that have the ability to hurt you lie within II……You can never deal with an evil spirit while it is still in the person (IE: you can’t deal with a drunk person and expect them to get the message) _____You have to call the spirit out to separate the flesh and blood…
You’re Being Watched
Luke 14:1-6 The world is watching Christians to see what will make us lose control. We must always believe that God is in control. In the text, Jesus had been invited to hang out with people He knows doesn’t like Him…and He actually showed up. Jesus’ enemies expected Him to lose His cool and put Himself in a bad situation. Instead, He controlled the situation…
Make Up Your Mind
Matthew 13:45:46 I……The blessing of God is not in the labels on your clothes…It lies within…Being blessed is a mindset ____Don’t be so in love with your inventory that you can’t see the bigger blessing God has for you II……Don’t let life hold you hostage because you are putting too much energy into holding onto…