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hymns we love to sing Amazing Grace,  Blessed Assurance , Count Your Blessings,  It is well with my soul,  The old rugged cross,  Wonderful Words of Life,  what a Friend we have in Jesus,   Love Lifted Me,  Great is thy Faithfulness.

Canvas and the Clay      YT   Inst Good Good Father    YT   Inst Topic: Renewing My Commitment To God Philippians 4:10-13 Philippians 4:10-13 10  I rejoiced greatly in the Lord that at last you renewed your concern for me.  Indeed, you were concerned, but you had no opportunity to show it.   11  I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content  whatever the circumstances.   12  I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry,  whether living in plenty or in want.   13  I can do all this through him who gives me strength. Why do we need to renew our commitment to God?  Hezekiah is a great example of Spiritual Renewal, 2 Chronicles 29 He unlocked the temple gates, v. 3 He called the people to consecrate, v.4-5 He confessed ...

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What is the church?   It is not a buildling It is not an institution Read Acts 2:41-42, 46 and underline these words.    What is the church?   The Church is a group of baptized believers who join together in a commitment to help each other fulfill the five purposes in their lives.  Love God with all your heart (worship) Love your neighbor as yourself (ministry) Go and make disciples (evangelism) Baptize them into (fellowship) Teach them to do all things (discipleship) Give your first impression, what does this picture mean?  Unlikely Reasons why people go to church? Out of habit Tradition Out of duty Guilt Pressured to Go Discussion:    What would you say why you go to church?  Philippians 4:1-3 When you love the Church... ...you treat it passionately (v.1-2) ...you help it purposefully (v.3)  You Treat It Passionately (v.1-2)  Like a family, therefore my brot...

The Six A's of Christian Growth Assess Your Spiritual Life Here You embrace moving forward (v.15a, 13 & 14) - Accelerate All of us who are mature should take such a view of things.  What view?   The view Paul mentioned in verses 13 and 14.  But one thing I do:  Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.   Is your life indicative of spiritual progress?   What changes can you make to ensure you are moving forward?   You seek God as your primary option (v.15b) - Authority And if on some point you think differently, that too God will make clear to you.  God has his ways of teaching us if we are wrong and guiding us to do the right thing.   It only happens if we seek him first.    What are some things in your life that you need to seek God first?    You build ...

What does the Bible says about planning? Have a goal in life, Proverbs 29:18, Where there is no vision, people perish The Lord's will is ultimately followed James 4:13-15, "...instead you ought to say, 'If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that. Prov. 16:9 - The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his step Jeremiah 29:11 - "For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.    Seek counsel. Prov. 15:22 - Without counsel plans fail, but with many advisers they succeed. Do not plan with people of different mindset/conviction/perspective:   Psalm 1-3, Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the  Lord , and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season...