Wk 2: New Passion, Old Tradition, New Choice
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Gladys Espinoza
Intro: Mickey & Marcie
Intro: Mickey & Marcie
DISCUSSION… HARD THINGS
Eating right, Stopping a Habit, Math, Exercise, Money, Relationships—Even passing a test!
OPENING THOUGHT
“Freedom is on the other side of a hard thing.” (taken from the Netflix series Dive Club S1: E4 by Lucinda)
LET’S USE MATH
as a HARD THING!
We hear something similar to the words in Hebrews—
Hebrews 12:2b (NLT)
2 “...Because of the JOY awaiting him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now he is seated in the place of honor beside God’s throne.”
So we may not have a cross to bear, like Jesus, but we do have Hard Things to cross through.
LIKE STRUGGLING with FINANCES.
NEVER HAVE WHAT WE WE WANT,
NEVER HAVE A RAINY DAY FUND,
NEVER READY FOR MAJOR REPAIRS
YET WE HAVE NEVER--MADE A BUDGET!
HAVE WE EVER TAKEN A CLASS ON “HOW TO HANDLE MONEY”?
IF WE HAVE A HEART TO HELP OTHERS WE WILL ALWAYS BE FRUSTRATED CAUSE...
YOU CAN’T GIVE WHAT YOU DON’T HAVE --
SEE. THE ENEMY OF OUR SOUL—SATAN—WOULD LIKE TO KEEP US BROKE, BUSTED, AND BORROWING ALL THE DAYS OF OUR LIVES!
THAT’S NOT ON GOD
THAT’S ON US!
Another Hard Thing...
Sticking to a Better Diet:
NO LET’S STOP THERE:-)
Key Points
Key Points
#1 “Belief in God’s Word changes our view of God.”
Our view or position will affect the value we put on God and His Word.
That could be life or death!
#2 “Surgery by God’s Word changes our destiny in God.”
Surrendering to God and His Word is a daily mind set in our journey as Followers in Christ
Investigate / Application
Investigate / Application
#1 “Belief in God’s Word changes our view of God.”
If you grew up hearing how God hates sin and since I am a sinner God must hate me—that will change our lifelong view of God.
A. W. Tozer believed that a low view of God is the cause of a hundred lesser evils, but a high view of God is the solution to ten thousand temporal problems.
(Batterson, M. (2011). Be a circle maker: the solution to 10,000 problems. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan.)
To believe God and His Word is to trust and rely on upon Him and what He says as David wrote...
Psalm 119:42 (NLT)
42 ...I trust in your word.
Psalm 119:142 (NLT)
142 Your justice is eternal, and your instructions are perfectly true.
We CAN TRUST God and His Word!!
HERE IS WHAT YOU CANNOT TRUST:
Internet
News
Politicians
Statistics can be manipulated
Pictures can be faked
Magazines covers airbrushed
Our own eyes can deceive us BUT—GOD AND HIS WORD— ARE RELIABLE AND CAN BE TRUSTED!
LET’S WALK THROUGH Psalm 119 BRIEFLY
God’s word is firmly fixed in Heaven
Psalm 119:89 (NLT)
89 Your eternal word, O Lord, stands firm in heaven.
God’s word doesn’t Change
There is no limits to the perfection of God’s Word
Psalm 119:96 (NLT)
96 Even perfection has its limits, but your commands have no limit.
God’s Word contains nothing corrupt.
All God’s righteous rules endure forever.
Psalm 119:160 (NLT)
160 The very essence of your words is truth; all your just regulations will stand forever.
God’s Word never gets old and never wears out.
Jesus said God’s Word is Truth.
John 17:17 (NLT)
17 Make them holy by your truth; teach them your word, which is truth.
ARE WE LETTING God’s Holy Word TEACH US WHAT IS TRUE?
OR ARE WE CONSTANTLY SECOND GUESSING God’s Word IN VIEW OF OUR OWN DESIRES AND WANTS!
PAUSE FOR ACTIVE THINKING
#2 “Surgery by God’s Word changes our destiny in God.”
We do NOT need philosophers or instigators on social media to blame our mothers and fathers for our outcome.
These all have a Low Value of God and His Word.”
WHAT WE NEED...
We need our Creator to help set us Aright in our daily living.
To help us have a higher view of God and His Word
“SURGERY” a concise work performed by a surgeon.
THE MASTER SURGEON is the one you want—NOT the one who got a C average in School! Right?
WE WANT THE ONE WHO…Made Us!
Ezek. 36.26
26 And I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony, stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive heart.
Hebrews 4:12
12 For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires.
Make it personal
Make it personal
WHAT IS OUR TAKE AWAY TODAY? MARCIE?
Closing
Closing