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Week 5
Healthy Habits for Joyful Living
Last week - Pentecost Sunday
-Acts 2:4 - Holy Spirit was poured out.
-Acts 2:37-41
-Repentance and Baptism were the next steps
-Next week - Baptism Sunday
Why did you come to church today?
Coming to church is less about you receiving someTHING and more about you encountering someONE.
-But we have a sin problem. We aren’t perfect. We’ve been hurt/taken advantage of.
-We’ve got to deal with the sin in our life that so easily disguises and deceives us.
Dealing with our sin requires that we submit to the king.
-James 4:7
David and Bathsheba
-James 1:14:15
-2 Samuel 12:13-14
Healthy Habit #1 - Repent
Repentance is always followed by action.
-“Repent and be baptized”
-What action are you taking to change - so we won’t give into sin again?
-Prov. 25:28
-Galatians 5:22-23
The Holy Spirit helps us produce self-control….
-Psalm 51 - whole chapter
-Psalm 51:18
Healthy Habit #2 - BE the church (be present and be involved)
-Acts 2:42-44
Here’s a few commands in the bible that talk about “one another”
-love one another
-Serve one another
-Bear each others burdens
-mourn with those who mourn
-rejoice with those who rejoice
-forgive one another
-honor one another
-encourage one another
Imagine if every time you came to church, your mission was to encourage one other person or bless one other person before you left. Imagine what kind of church we would be!
Christ is the Head of the church
-Colossians 1:18
-Ephesians 4:15
WATER BOTTLE ILLUSTRATION
We can’t be the church if we aren’t hiding God’s word in our heart
-We can’t know his ways if we don’t know his will
-And we can’t know his will if we don’t know his word
Healthy Habit #3 - Memorize God’s Word
God’s WORD IN us fuels God’s WORK OUT of us.
Understanding the WHY always helps us with the WHAT
How do we practically see this play out in our lives??
-John 15:7-11
-Psalm 119:1-11
We will do a Scripture reading challenge together!
-All the Psalms through the months of June and July
-June 1st: Psalm 1, 31, 61, 91, 121
-June 30th: Psalm 30, 60, 90, 120, 150
-James 1:22-25
Repent (and take action!). Be the church. Memorize his words.
Closing Prayer
-Jesus, I am sorry for my sin. Create in me a clean heart and renew a right spirit within me. Help your word to stay hidden in me. Help it to empower me as I serve you and your church. In Jesus name, amen!
Week 5
Healthy Habits for Joyful Living
Last week - Pentecost Sunday
-Acts 2:4 - Holy Spirit was poured out.
-Acts 2:37-41
-Repentance and Baptism were the next steps
-Next week - Baptism Sunday
Why did you come to church today?
Coming to church is less about you receiving someTHING and more about you encountering someONE.
-But we have a sin problem. We aren’t perfect. We’ve been hurt/taken advantage of.
-We’ve got to deal with the sin in our life that so easily disguises and deceives us.
Dealing with our sin requires that we submit to the king.
-James 4:7
David and Bathsheba
-James 1:14:15
-2 Samuel 12:13-14
Healthy Habit #1 - Repent
Repentance is always followed by action.
-“Repent and be baptized”
-What action are you taking to change - so we won’t give into sin again?
-Prov. 25:28
-Galatians 5:22-23
The Holy Spirit helps us produce self-control….
-Psalm 51 - whole chapter
-Psalm 51:18
Healthy Habit #2 - BE the church (be present and be involved)
-Acts 2:42-44
Here’s a few commands in the bible that talk about “one another”
-love one another
-Serve one another
-Bear each others burdens
-mourn with those who mourn
-rejoice with those who rejoice
-forgive one another
-honor one another
-encourage one another
Imagine if every time you came to church, your mission was to encourage one other person or bless one other person before you left. Imagine what kind of church we would be!
Christ is the Head of the church
-Colossians 1:18
-Ephesians 4:15
WATER BOTTLE ILLUSTRATION
We can’t be the church if we aren’t hiding God’s word in our heart
-We can’t know his ways if we don’t know his will
-And we can’t know his will if we don’t know his word
Healthy Habit #3 - Memorize God’s Word
God’s WORD IN us fuels God’s WORK OUT of us.
Understanding the WHY always helps us with the WHAT
How do we practically see this play out in our lives??
-John 15:7-11
-Psalm 119:1-11
We will do a Scripture reading challenge together!
-All the Psalms through the months of June and July
-June 1st: Psalm 1, 31, 61, 91, 121
-June 30th: Psalm 30, 60, 90, 120, 150
-James 1:22-25
Repent (and take action!). Be the church. Memorize his words.
Closing Prayer
-Jesus, I am sorry for my sin. Create in me a clean heart and renew a right spirit within me. Help your word to stay hidden in me. Help it to empower me as I serve you and your church. In Jesus name, amen!