Sunday Morning, May 7, 2017
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Scripture: Romans 12
-Things change and people may change but God never changes.
-Be not conformed to this world.
-Watch out for those desires and pursuits that take you away from Christ.
Scripture: James 4
-Just because you want something and don’t get it doesn’t mean that you should become unhappy.
-When you don’t get what you want (not what you need) do you become a mean person?
-Watch what you pray for and watch what you want.
-All ambition is not good. Some ambitions is too worldly.
-Sometimes you could be asking for stuff when you need to be thanking God for the things that you have.
-A lot of people come to church only to receive and not to give. That’s not how it should be.
-Don’t make the mistake of becoming worldly to get what you want. It’s not worth it, and it certainly is not worth sacrificing your relationship with God.
Scripture: Philippians 4
-Keep a good mindset despite the things that are occurring in your life.
-Don’t ask God for stupid stuff.
-Can you repeat Philippians 4:13 confidently?
-The fact that you can give and help people is a blessing.
-The world puts an emphasis on what you can receive for yourself. God puts and emphasis on what you can do for others. Two completely different views.
-Sometimes it’s not what you ask for that is the problem, it can be the spirit in which you ask it.
Scripture: John 15
-A Christians mentality should be to bare fruit for God. Your sole purpose in life should not be to advance yourself in the world.
-There is no good in reading and not doing. Yes it is good to read God’s word but how are you living it?
-If you can’t really be yourself around Christians than YOU are not a Christian!
-Just because you don’t get caught doesn’t mean you are not a thief, or murderer, or liar, etc.
-Stop assuming and actually READ THE BIBLE!
-God knows and cares about you.
-If you are going to live a christian life your main focus should not be on your well being with a disregard for others that are in your life.
-If the world hates you just know that it hated God first.
-If some of your friends love you because they don’t consider you “that crazy about God” then that’s a shame…
-The one moment people will love you and the next moment they could hate you. Understand how the world works when you are trying to live for God.