22Nov06
Anger
Ephesians 4: 26-31
1. Explosive
2. Stewing, brewing, or silent indignation
3. Irritability, exasperation, and embitterment
Silent anger is just as offensive to God as explosive anger
Recognizing Sinless Anger V. 26 (Don't let the sun go down on your wrath)
Resisting satanic anger V. 27 (Don't give Satan an opportunity to win)
Renounce sinful anger V.31 (Let it all go)
1. Don't nurse your anger- remember anger is a choice
2. Don't rehearse your anger
3. Don't converse about your anger
4. Don't disburse your anger
5. Reverse your anger
22Nov13
Recognizing Breakthrough
Ruth 1 & 2
1. Don't let your bitterness hinder your breakthrough
2. Don't let your situation block you from your breakthrough
3. Don't let your comfort keep you from the breakthrough
4. You may be part of someone else's breakthrough
5. Don't let your vision keep you from the breakthrough
6. Our breakthrough is found when we find refuge in Him
22Nov20
Matthew 6:33
Do You Want to be Happy?
See first the kingdom of God...
1. Seek with a passion and you will be happy and content in your circumstance
2. First equals priorities - God doesn't want to be your backup plan.He wants to be THE plan
3. Kingdom - build it here. 2 Cor 4:16
4. God
4. Righteousness -
5. These things will be given to you
22Nov27
Mark 8:22-25
A Second Touch (it didn't work completely the first time)
1. Are you one of those people? (they brought a friend)
2. Do we care enough to beg (they pleaded to Jesus)
3. Are you willing to let Jesus do things His way? We just need to get out His way. Do not put Him in a box.
4. Do you need a second touch? v 25 Sometimes you have to own where you are to disown who you are.
(they believed Him enough to follow Him, but not to trust Him)