Love God, Love Others

Matthew 6:11 “Give us today our daily bread”

1. What does Bread represent?

- It represents the: necessities of life
Psalm 104:25, 27-28
Proverbs 14:23

- It represents God’s Word
Deuteronomy 8:3

- Do I trust that God is commited to taking care of my needs?

2. What does it mean to depend on God?

- Depending on God means Everything!

Truth to live by:
- Everything is a gift from God
- God will take care of my needs
- God wants to give it
- God is waiting on me

Philippians 4:19 – God’s Promise!
Matthew 7:9-10 – Love of children

I share whatever he supplies to me:
- What God gives TO me he wants to give THROUGH me
2 Corinthians 9:10-12 – Give freely, giving thanks to God

Sharing isn’t about what you have, it’s about your heart!

Sharing is a Statement of Faith!

- When I meet others needs God takes care of mine
Isaiah 58:7-9 – …then…the Lord will answer

- your wounds will heal
- the glory of the Lord will protect you

Live with Freedom
Bask in Grace
Fly by the Spirit

1. Don’t wait for perfect conditions to call out to Jesus
Mark 10:46
- there’s never a wrong time to seek God
- it’s NOW or NEVER

2. Concentrate on what you have!
Mark 10:47
- Bootstrapping
- Focus in the Positive

3. Don’t be swayed by public opinion
Mark 10:48
- put the crowd aside & focus on Jesus
* Overcome faith Suckers
* Overcome faith Intimidators
* Overcome faith Mockers

4. Know that Jesus hears the cries of desperate people
Mark 10:49a
Mark 10:50
Mark 10:51

5. Continue to follow Jesus when times turn good
Mark 10:52

Philippians 3:4-6

How does God Guide My Life?
1. God gets my attention
- God wants to work IN me
- God wants me to have an “ah ha” moment
- “Why do you persecute me?”

Pain, patience, emotional challenge, etc…

2. God reveals Himself
- He wants to Meet You

3. God prepares us to make a choice
- options

4. God teaches us to depend on others
- we are designed to be relational
- we need others to succeed

5. Sometimes God’s ways seem nonsensical
- His ways make sense in the bigger picture

6. God will reveal His purpose
- Fully trust the Lord!

The Essence and Evidence of True Faith

1. Truth faith is more than Vocal Olympics
- James 2:14
- Ephesians 2:8-9

2. True faith has an eternal perspective
- James 2:21
- Hebrews 11:17-19

3. True faith requires complete surrender
- Psalm 119:165-166

4. True faith produces generosity
- Luke 21:1-4
- 2 Corinthians 2:8
- 2 Corinthians 9:10-12

What does God want us to learn in Families?

- Relationships
- Values (caught than taught)
- Learn to know and love God

(Ephesians 6:4)

- God designed family to be a shelter from the storms.
- God designed family to be a learning center for life.
- God designed family to be a launch pad for ministry.

* God is passionately concerned for orphans!

THis family will care or the broken hearted, outcast…

Deut 6:6-7

James 1:27 (Care for orphans & widows in distress)

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I know this might sound crazy but I’m interrupting this blog post to add a somewhat of an indirect link to families and where I’m at currently with how I’m doing with mine  Let this video serve as that indirect hint…

I know this is a video about Asset Protection Planning but if you really read between the lines, you’ll notice that its about FAMILIES doing the right thing with their finances.

I’ll have more to say about this in a very soon to be posted blog on here…I’m making a comeback to this site so be on the look out

Don’t let the suspense get you rilled up See you soon!

James 4:1a “What causes fights and quarrels among you?”

- desires, hedonism

Anger is caused by Frustrated desires

1. possessions (never satisfied)
2. power, popularity (me first, influence, call the shots) pride
3. pleasure (1 Timothy 6:17)

“Pride before Destruction”

God gives grace to the Humble

The key to deal with anger: Submit yourself to God

Let God be God (Sovereign)
- in control, in charge, quit tryin to run your own life
- Daily Decision!

How to submit to God & the results of such:
1) Resist the devil (James 4:7b)

2) Reconciliation (James 4:8a)
- spend time with God, daily
- inner peace (fixed thoughts)

3) Repentance (James 4:8b-9)
- change way of thinking
- paradigm shift
- ask for forgiveness

4) Restoration (James 4:10)
- Only a humble person can submit to God

James 3:3
1. The tongue directs your life
- We shape our words & our words shape us.

James 3:5b-8
2. The tongue pierces others
- No man can tame the tongue
- Unpredictable

James 3:9-10
3. The tongue reveals our heart
- Praise God vs. Cursing Man
- What is the real lack in my life?
- Projection?

Psalm 141:3-4a
4. Ask God for help!
- God can & will help us!
- We can’t do it in our own PERIOD!

James 2

- Partiality is not part of God’s “love your neighbor as yourself” premise

- Mercy triumphs judgment

- “Tell me what you believe in and I’ll know it, but Show me what you believe in and I’ll believe you.”

- Faith without works is dead, much like a spirit without a body.

James 1

-  a man’s anger does not bring about God’s righteousness (1:20)

-  get rid of all moral filth (1:21)

-  control your tongue (1:26)

-  care for orphans & widows TO KEEP from being polluted (1:27)

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Ok, so this section was about not being angry, controlling your tongue, being saved by accepting the word planted in you, etc, etc…THEN James goes into loving orphans and widows and how that will keep us from being polluted by the world.  Hmmm…what is the connection here?

Very very interesting!  I would definitely like to hone in on this biblical interpretive issue.