4 letter words: Hell
1.Truth: It’s a literal place “Do not be afraid of those who kill the body butcannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the Onewho can destroy both soul and body in hell.” Matthew 10:28 Hades or Gehenna 2.Truth: The Gospel is necessary because of a place called hell. 3.Truth: This place called hell is a place of separation 4. Truth: Thanks to Jesus you don’t have to go to hell Jude 1:23 “Save others by snatching them from the…
4 letter words: Fear
“God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. 2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,3 though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. PSALM 46:13 ” I lift up my eyes to the mountains where does my help come from?2 My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.3 He will not let your foot…
Reboot: Part 4
1. WHERE AM I? “Then they reached Jericho, and as Jesus and his disciples left town, a large crowd followed him. A blind beggar named Bartimaeus (son of Timaeus) was sitting beside the road.” Mark 10:46 “Sitting beside the road.” Mark 10:46: “Following Jesus on the road!” Mark 10:52: “When the cool evening breezes were blowing, the man and his wife heard the LORD God walking about in the garden. So they hid from the LORD God among the trees.…
Reboot: Part 3
Why are some things in me so hard to change? “Since you have heard all about Jesus and have learned the truth that is in him, throw off your old evil nature and your former way of life, which is rotten through and through, full of lust and deception. Instead, there must be a spiritual renewal of your thoughts and attitudes. You must put on your new nature because you are a new person, created in God’s likeness — righteous,…
Reboot: Part 2
“Do not be conformed to the pattern of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think.” Romans 12:2 REBOOTS BEGIN WITH CHANGING MY MINDSET 1. Because my thoughts direct my life. ”Be careful how you think; your life is shaped by your thoughts.” Proverbs 4:23 2. Because my struggles happen in my mind “I love to do God’s will so far as my new nature is concerned; but there’s something else…
Reboot: Part 1
“You’ve learned the truth that is in Jesus…so in regard to your former way of life, PUT OFF your oldself…and be made NEW in the attitudes of your mind. And PUT ON your NEW self, created to be like God, truly good and holy!” Ephesians4:22-24 4 Steps To A Reboot Start asking God to do something new in you 2. Pinpoint specifically what you want to change 3. Find some people to walk through your reboot with you “A person…
Upside Down Living with Jesus: Emptied to Be Filled
Luke 14: 15-23 HERE’S WHY I CAN’T COME TO YOUR BANQUET: vs 21 “The servant returned and told his master what they had said. His master was furious and said, ‘Go quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and invite the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’ After the servant had done this, he reported, ‘There is still room for more.’ So his master said, ‘Go out into the country lanes and behind the hedges and…
Upside Down Living With Jesus: Humbled to Be Exalted
“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean.” Matthew 23:27 There is no substitute for humbling yourself before God 2 Characters: Luke 18 “Everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and everyone who humbles himself will be exalted.” Luke 18:14 ” To some who were confident of their own righteousness and…