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Verde Valley Christian Church May 21 – 27, 2023 Series: Resolved: Better Choices, Better Life Sermon Title: I Am Faithful Speaker: Jim Hammond 1. Faithful to STUDY God's WORD Daniel 9:2 in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the Scriptures, according to the word of the Lord given to Jeremiah the prophet, that the desolation of Jerusalem would last seventy years. Jeremiah 29:1 This is the text of the letter that the prophet Jeremiah sent from Jerusalem to the surviving elders among the exiles and to the priests, the prophets and all the other people Nebuchadnezzar had carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon. Jeremiah 29:3-10 He entrusted the letter to Elasah son of Shaphan and to Gemariah son of Hilkiah, whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent to King Nebuchadnezzar in Babylon. It said: This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says to all those I carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon: "Build houses and settle down; plant gardens and eat ...

Verde Valley Christian Church May 14, 2023 Series: Resolved: Better Choices, Better Life Sermon Title: I Am Kind Speaker: Jim Hammond I. Don't confuse SYMPTOMS for ROOT causes When your values are clear, your decisions are easier.  II. The root cause of unkindness is PRIDE Daniel 4:4 I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at home in my palace, contented and prosperous. Daniel 4:5-12 I had a dream that made me afraid. As I was lying in bed, the images and visions that passed through my mind terrified me. So I commanded that all the wise men of Babylon be brought before me to interpret the dream for me. When the magicians, enchanters, astrologers and diviners came, I told them the dream, but they could not interpret it for me. Finally, Daniel came into my presence and I told him the dream. (He is called Belteshazzar, after the name of my god, and the spirit of the holy gods is in him.) I said, "Belteshazzar, chief of the magicians, I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you, and n...

Verde Valley Christian Church May 7, 2023 Series: Resolved: Better Choices, Better Life Sermon Title: I Am Devoted Speaker: Jim Hammond Colossians 4:2 Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. Daniel 6:10 Now when Daniel learned that the decree had been published, he went home to his upstairs room where the windows opened toward Jerusalem. Three times a day he got down on his knees and prayed, giving thanks to his God, just as he had done before. HOW TO BE DEVOTED 1. Strengthen your EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT Deuteronomy 6:4-5 Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. Matthew 6:24 "No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money. HOW TO BE DEVOTED 1. Strengthen your EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT 2. ...With an established RELATIONSHIP routine 3. Pre-de...