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- 2. What God is teaching me… What God has taught me…
- 3. What God is teaching me…
- 4. What God is teaching me… …it’s not always the way I see it,
- 7. What God is teaching me… …it’s not always the way I see it, and it’s normally not about the obvious.
- 13. Jesus said to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?” John 6:5
- 14. Jesus is in the business of changing hearts…
- 15. “For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he:” Proverb 23:7
- 16. “For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he:” Proverb 23:7 Which comes first… Behavior or Thoughts? The mind leads the body.
- 19. It is not about “the bread.” It is about the sin in my heart…
- 20. Recognize it! Confess it! Call on the Holy Spirit!
- 21. “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.” Matthew 5:8
- 22. SIMPLE TEST FOR A PURE HEART STOP and ASK…Do I have the FRUIT: Love/Joy/Peace/Patience/Kindness Goodness/Gentleness/Faithfulness/ Self-control Galatians 5:22-23
- 23. What God is teaching me… …it’s not always the way I see it, and it’s normally not about the obvious. IT IS ABOUT MY SINFUL HEART.
- 24. What God has taught me…
- 25. What God has taught me… US! …
- 28. ATTRACTION
- 30. ATTRACTION = Response of the emotions
- 31. LOVE
- 32. LOVE = Act of the will
- 33. TWO KEY INGREDIENTS OF A SUCCESSFUL CHRISTIAN MARRIAGE:
- 34. TWO KEY INGREDIENTS OF A SUCCESSFUL CHRISTIAN MARRIAGE: 1. ABSOLUTE SURRENDER
- 35. TWO KEY INGREDIENTS OF A SUCCESSFUL CHRISTIAN MARRIAGE: 1. ABSOLUTE SURRENDER 2. COMMUNICATION
- 36. TWO KEY INGREDIENTS OF A SUCCESSFUL CHRISTIAN MARRIAGE: 1. ABSOLUTE SURRENDER He answered, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind…” 2. COMMUNICATION
- 37. TWO KEY INGREDIENTS OF A SUCCESSFUL CHRISTIAN MARRIAGE: 1. ABSOLUTE SURRENDER He answered, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind…” 2. COMMUNICATION …and, “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Luke 10:27 (NIV)
- 38. LOVE = Act of the will
- 40. Valuable Tools…
- 41. How did God S.H.A.P.E. me?
- 42. “You shaped me first inside, then out; you formed me in my mother’s womb… You know me inside and out, you know every bone in my body; You know exactly how I was made, bit by bit… Like an open book, you watched me grow from conception to birth; ALL the stages of my life were spread out before you, the days of my life all prepared before I’d even lived one day!”” Psalm 139:13 (MSG)
- 43. “God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another.” 1 Peter 4:10 (NLT)
- 45. Two essential elements required in marriage: 1. Security 2. Significance
- 46. Can my spouse meet my deepest needs: Security & Significance?
- 47. The most accepting wife in the world cannot meet her husband’s need for significance.
- 48. The most loving husband in the world can never meet his wife’s need for security.
- 49. We simply are not enough for each other…ONLY GOD is able…
- 50. “My Utmost For His Highest” November 2 OBEDIENCE OR INDEPENDENCE? “If you love Me, keep My commandments.” John 14:15
- 51. LET’S TALK ABOUT IT…