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Recalibrate Part 1 Matthew 22:34-40 Focus: We each need to recalibrate our lives. I. How? A. Recalibrate your HEART B. Recalibrate your MIND C. Recalibrate your SOUL D. Recalibrate your STRENGTH II. Recalibrate to THE PRIORITY   Posted with Blogsy

Should Personal Preferences Lead Us? Focus: Chirst's purpose is more important than our personal preferences. I. Change is HARD II. We must be KNIT TOGETHER on purpose. III. Our purpose: We are a connecting place... from where ever you are to where God wants you to be.   Posted with Blogsy

The Principle of the Path Focus : Whatever has my ATTENTION affects my direction. ATTENTION--->DIRECTION--->DESTINATION I. Some things GRAB or CAPTURE our attention. II. To other things we PAY or GIVE attention. A. These require ATTENTIONALITY . B. What " CAPTURES " or " GRABS " steals from what we would " PAY " or " GIVE "   Posted with Blogsy

The Principle of the Path Proverbs 27:12 Wise people see trouble coming and get out of its way, but fools go straight to the trouble and suffer for it. [ Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)] James 1:5 Do any of you need wisdom? Ask God for it. He is generous and enjoys giving to everyone. So he will give you wisdom. [Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)] Focus: Understanding how the path I'm on affects me and my future is hugely important. Review: DIRECTION DETERMINES DESTINATION 2 PEOPLE 2 RESPONSES 2 OUTCOMES WHERE does the PATH I'm on LEAD?   Posted with Blogsy

The Principle of the Path Series Three things About Getting Lost We do not get lost on purpose We do not know when we are getting lost, we discover it later Whatever road or path that we are on determines where we end up Direction Determines Destination Not Desires Not Intentions Not a Dreams Not Hopes There is often a DISCONNECT between the DESIRED DESTINATION and the PATH people are on. PROVERBS 7:6-27 The Soundtrack the wise onlooker hears There is always something .....   Posted with Blogsy

Jim, Hammond, Verde Valley Christian Church, Dec 16, 2013 Luke 1 Focus: The Christmas story is like our own story, filled with seemingly random or chaotic events, but God works out a beautiful plan for those who love and trust Him. I. CHAOS and CERTAINTY collide in The Christmas Story. II. So that in the CHAOS you may be CERTAIN . III. What does a FAVORED life look like? IV. To the chaos came IMMANUEL ( GOD is WITH us) Remarkable faith is not the faith that moves God. Remarkable faith is the faith that moves us to trust God when He doesn't seem to be moving.   Posted with Blogsy

Doug Freeman James 4:4-10 Focus: God's Grace is greater than the power of sin, the flesh, the world and Satan. I. The Great Spiritual Battle A. The WORLD B. The FLESH C. The DEVIL II. God's GRACE is GREATER. III. Pursuing Peace A. SUBMIT To God B. DRAW NEAR To God C. HUMBLE Yourself before God James 4:4-10 Easy-to-Read Version (ERV) 4 You people are not faithful to God! You should know that loving what the world has is the same as hating God. So anyone who wants to be friends with this evil world becomes God’s enemy. 5 Do you think the Scriptures mean nothing? The Scriptures say, “The Spirit God made to live in us wants us only for himself.”[a] 6 But the kindness God shows is greater. As the Scripture says, “God is against the proud, but he is kind to the humble.”[b] 7 So give yourselves to God. Stand against the devil, and he will run away from you. 8 Come near to God and he will come near to you. You are sinners, so clean sin out of your lives.[c] You a...