Sermon notes: 3/10/13
Strong life Matthew 7: 24-29
Characteristic of a strong life:
- Has placed their trust in Jesus as personal savior and lord.
- Guided by the holy spirit.
- Priority time daily alone with God in prayer.
- Built upon the teachings and the scripture feeding upon it daily (Matthew 7:24).
- Consistently obeys God leaving all consequences to Him.
- Acknowledge God as the source of their strength (Philippians 4:13).
- Has a clear sense of direction for their life.
- Can withstand the storms of life and learn from them.
* My utmost in His highest.
* God has a purpose in your life, find out what it is.
* ### years old
- Strong faith.
- Courageous (Joshua 1:9).
- Optimistic.
- Develop friendships with those who can enrich your life.
* Build upon each other.
* Just being with them enriches you.
* You laugh, love, joke around with each other.
* Friends like that make you stronger.
- Express love and care for others.
* Loving somebody else is giving yourself away to someone else.
* Do the people around you think of you as a person who loves or complains?
- Lives, labors, loves out of their spiritual gifts. (in the book of Romans)
~ Learn your spiritual gift.
- Quick to forgive.
* What you think and what you feel make all the difference in the world.
* How does holding a grudge benefit you? What disadvantage is it to you? Many.
* It hinders relationship with the Lord and your body's health.
* Lead a godly life.
* How many times has God forgiven you? Has He held anything against you? So what right do you have to hold something against somebody else?
- Inner peace.
* When his wife divorced him without reason, he placed himself in God's hands. Because He is faithful and keeps His word no matter what.
- Wise with their money: save, give generously, spend tithing.
* A strong life knows how to handle money.
- Belongs to a Bible teaching church.
- Works to build a strong family.
- A servant spirit.
* Be able to give yourself to other people.
* A strong life is a giving life (does not refer to money).
* Everyone has been helped once in their life.
- Goal oriented.
* God will help you reach it if you're willing to trust Him and obedient.
- CONFIDENCE
* Doesn't mean to be cocky, but have self-assurance.
* If you're driving 80 MPH, you have confidence. I'm not sure what it's built on, but you have confidence you're going to get to work in time.
- Be fruitful.
* In character as well.
* Someone looks at you and thinks that's the type of person I want to be. That's the type of person I want in my life.
- Godly influence upon others.
* A strong life always influences other people.
- Read through them night after night.
- Thank God for giving you strength.
- In order to know your strength, you must know your weakness.
- What is going to benefit you lost watching TV or taking a look at the list and giving yourself a self-examination.
- What I put in my mind is in my subconscious. (before bed.)
- Read through them night after night.
- Thank God for giving you strength.
- You never know where you have to be strong if you don't know where you are weak.
- Is what you put in your mind before you go to sleep.
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Strong life Matthew 7: 24-29
Characteristic of a strong life:
- Has placed their trust in Jesus as personal savior and lord.
- Guided by the holy spirit.
- Priority time daily alone with God in prayer.
- Built upon the teachings and the scripture feeding upon it daily (Matthew 7:24).
- Consistently obeys God leaving all consequences to Him.
- Acknowledge God as the source of their strength (Philippians 4:13).
- Has a clear sense of direction for their life.
- Can withstand the storms of life and learn from them.
* My utmost in His highest.
* God has a purpose in your life, find out what it is.
* ### years old
- Strong faith.
- Courageous (Joshua 1:9).
- Optimistic.
- Develop friendships with those who can enrich your life.
* Build upon each other.
* Just being with them enriches you.
* You laugh, love, joke around with each other.
* Friends like that make you stronger.
- Express love and care for others.
* Loving somebody else is giving yourself away to someone else.
* Do the people around you think of you as a person who loves or complains?
- Lives, labors, loves out of their spiritual gifts. (in the book of Romans)
~ Learn your spiritual gift.
- Quick to forgive.
* What you think and what you feel make all the difference in the world.
* How does holding a grudge benefit you? What disadvantage is it to you? Many.
* It hinders relationship with the Lord and your body's health.
* Lead a godly life.
* How many times has God forgiven you? Has He held anything against you? So what right do you have to hold something against somebody else?
- Inner peace.
* When his wife divorced him without reason, he placed himself in God's hands. Because He is faithful and keeps His word no matter what.
- Wise with their money: save, give generously, spend tithing.
* A strong life knows how to handle money.
- Belongs to a Bible teaching church.
- Works to build a strong family.
- A servant spirit.
* Be able to give yourself to other people.
* A strong life is a giving life (does not refer to money).
* Everyone has been helped once in their life.
- Goal oriented.
* God will help you reach it if you're willing to trust Him and obedient.
- CONFIDENCE
* Doesn't mean to be cocky, but have self-assurance.
* If you're driving 80 MPH, you have confidence. I'm not sure what it's built on, but you have confidence you're going to get to work in time.
- Be fruitful.
* In character as well.
* Someone looks at you and thinks that's the type of person I want to be. That's the type of person I want in my life.
- Godly influence upon others.
* A strong life always influences other people.
- Read through them night after night.
- Thank God for giving you strength.
- In order to know your strength, you must know your weakness.
- What is going to benefit you lost watching TV or taking a look at the list and giving yourself a self-examination.
- What I put in my mind is in my subconscious. (before bed.)
- Read through them night after night.
- Thank God for giving you strength.
- You never know where you have to be strong if you don't know where you are weak.
- Is what you put in your mind before you go to sleep.
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