Resolutions That Work: Sermon Notes

"The reason most of out resolutions don't work is because they are rooted in carnality"

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-We study the Old Testament with New Testament filters.

-A prerequisite of victory is acknowledging you own inablity

"Flesh and Spirit are in opposition" [Galatians 5:16-17]

"Go out and Possess it" [Josua 1 9-11]

The Truth in Two Words

-Giving

"10 Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven."[Matthew 6:10]

"It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery."[Galatians 5:1]

-Possessing

-There is something character forming in the battle and in the struggle. Although God has given you victory, he does not keep us from the battle.

"We will not be tempted past what we are able to handle" [1 Corinthians 10:13]

-If you are not looking for a way of escape you will NOT find it

Elijah and The Widow : Sermon Notes

A problem is a mismatch of what you have/lack and what you want/need

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"There is no greater agony, than holding an untold story inside you"-Maya Angelou

Reap What You Sow

You don't get what you wish for, by what you prepare for.

Based on you're doing today how are you preparing:

• Spiritually?
• Health wise?
• Financially?

"Its not that happy people are thankful by that thankful people are happy"

"Anything done occasionally will produce temporary results"

Today's tests prepare you for tomorrow's victory

 You are not what happened to you, You are what you choose to become

Before you implement any plan ask:
-Before I carry out in the Light of my past situation what is the wise thing to do?
-In Light of my present/future what is the wise thing to do?

"A seed is a leftover for A startover"
"A seed is pregnant but doesn't show"

Whats about to die in my life that I need to set a seed for"

*Attitude*

"The only true failure, lies in the failure to start"-Henry Blake Walter
"Challenges make life interesting, Overcoming them makes them Meaningful'

Time Doesn't stop, Neither should You

Time always moves right

Time never goes back to the past

We shouldn't count down we should be counting up

Out future isn't determined by what we intend to sow buw what we truly sow.

Some people spend their time looking at the next two years and not enough time on the next ten years.

We should always stay thankful, remembering that no matter our situation it could always be worse.

FILTERS: Sermon Notes

Our perceptions are not always accurate Our feelings are not always fact

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-What you look out from, determines your outcome.

"You can't depend on your eyes, When your imagination is out of focus" - Mark Twain

Living Life without filters leads to great offense
        We don't live life just by our brain
          We need out heart as well

Balance

"We live in a culture where creating image is more important than building character" [Romans 12:18]

<--Make an effort to live in peace with everyone-->

<We all intentionally look through filters>

We have to see things in context in order to fully understand it.

"We don't see things as they are, We see them as we are" - Bishop Bronner

Arrogance is a dangerous filter. We needs God's wisdom to truly succeed. Don't be wise in your own eyes [ Proverbs 3:7]

We see things through our own:

• Expectations
• Beliefs
• Concerns
• Needs

Inside of out filters are :

• Past experiences
• View of the World
• Concept of right and wrong
• Behavioral preferences
• Values

"If you change the way you look at things, The thing you look at will change"

Filters prevent new information from coming through.