Even if God doesn't

Even If God Doesn’t
Daniel 3:16-18

16.  Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied to the king, “Nebuchadnezzar, we don’t need to give you an answer to this question. 17.  If the God we serve exists, then He can rescue us from the furnace of blazing fire, and He can rescue us from the power of you, the king. 18 But even if He does not rescue us, we want you as king to know that we will not serve your gods or worship the gold statue you set up.”
1.   My Life Will Not Be Controlled by Anger and Fear. 
“Dear King Nebuchadnezzar.” 
 

2.  My Mind Was Made Up Way Before I Even Got Here.
“We don’t need to give you an answer to this question.”
 

3.  I Still Believe God Is Capable of Anything.

“If the God we serve exists, then He can rescue us from the furnace of blazing fire, and He can rescue us from the power of you, the king.”
 

4.  It’s God Prerogative and I Trust Him Either Way.
“But even if He does not rescue us.”
 

5.  My Faith Will Remain Committed.

“We want you as king to know that we will not serve your gods or worship the gold statue you set up.”
 

Well Done

Well Done

Using   What   God   Has
Entrusted    You    With

1 Peter 4:10

Matthew 25:14-30
1. What We Have Is Not Ours.

2. God Will Give You The Right Amount

3. Put   to   Use   What God Has  Entrusted  To  You

4. The Day is Coming

5. What We Do With Our Talents, Reveals Our View Of God.

6. Reap Abundance or Agony With What You Have Been Entrusted. 
 

Momma's Hands

Momma’s Hands

1. We Need To Have Giving Hands. Luke 12:33-34
2. We Need To Have Serving Hands. Galatians 5:13
3. We Need To Have Helping Hands. Philippians 2:4
4. We Need To Have Praising Hands. Psalm 75:1
5. We Need To Have Praying Hands. Matthew 7:11
 

Why Did They Give?

Why Did They Give? 1 Chronicles 29

1. God’s People Give Because We Delight In God’s House. 

Vs. 3 “Moreover, because of my delight in the house of my God, I now give my personal treasures of gold and silver for the house of my God over and above all that I’ve provided for the holy house.”
 

2. God’s People Give Out of Celebration Not Obligation. 
Vs. 6 “Then the leaders of the households, the leaders of the tribes of Israel, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and the officials in charge of the king’s work gave willingly.”
Vs. 17 “I have willingly given all these things with an upright heart, and now I have seen your people who are present here giving willingly to You.”
Vs. 9 “Then the people rejoiced because of their leaders’ willingness to give, for they had given to the Lord with a whole heart. King David also rejoiced greatly.”
 

3. God’s People Give From Their Hearts.
Vs. 9 “Then the people rejoiced because of their leaders’ willingness to give, for they had given to the Lord with a whole heart. 
 

4. The Giving of God’s People is God-Driven, God Centered, and God-Exalting. 
Vs. 10-11 “Then David praised the Lord in the sight of all the assemble. David said, May you be praised, Lord God of our father Israel, from eternity to eternity. 11. Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the splendor and the majesty, for everything in the heavens and on earth belongs to You. Yours, Lord is the kingdom, and You are exalted as head over all.”

5. God’s People Give Because They Know That God is The Owner and They Are The Steward.
Vs.14,16 “But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? For everything comes from You, and we have given You only what comes from Your own hand. 16. Yahweh our God, all this wealth that we’ve provided for building You a house for Your holy name comes from Your hand; everything belongs to You.”

6. God’s People Give Because It Pleases God.
Vs. 17 “I know, my God that You test the heart and that You are pleased with what is right.
Vs. 1,3 “The task is great because the temple will not be for man but for God.”
3. “Now who will volunteer to consecrate himself to the Lord today?”
 

Stress Relief God's Way Part 5

Stress Relief God’s Way
Philippians 4:1-8
1.  Don’t Allow Worry to Rule Over You.
2.  Rejoice, Be Happy in Difficult Times.
3.  Strive to Live a Gentle Life.
4.  Pray Like You Really Mean It.
5.  Get Your Mind Out of The Gutter.

Philippians 4:8
“finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable, whatever is excellent, whatever is praiseworthy, think on these things.”

Four Major Contributors to Negative Thinking
1.  Self-Pity
2. Blaming
3. Unwillingness to Change
4. Anger and Bitterness
 

1. Is It “True”?
2. Is It “Noble”?
3. Is It “Right”?     In conformity to God’s standards.
4. Is It “Pure”?
5. Is It “Lovely”?
6. Is It “Admirable”?
7. Is It “Morally Excellent”?
8. Is It “Praiseworthy”?

1. Renew Your Mind.
                                             Romans 12:2
            “Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so             that you may discern what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.”
2. Set Your Mind.
                                            Colossians 3:2
                            “Set your minds on what is above, not on what is on the earth.”
3. Surrender Your Mind.
                                     2 Corinthians 10
                          4. since the weapons of our warfare are not worldly, but are powerful through                           God for the demolition of strongholds. We demolish arguments 5. and every                               high-minded thing that is raised up against the knowledge of God, taking every                              thought captive to obey Christ.