Sunday Recap - November 15

HELP! I WANT MY LIFE BACK! CHOICE 4

First Choice: I admit I need help, that I'm powerless to control my tendency to do the wrong thing and that my life is unmanageable.

Second Choice: Earnestly believe that God exists, that I matter to Him, and that He has power to help me recover.

Third Choice: consciously choose to commit all my life and will to Christ's care and control.

Fourth Choice: I openly examine and confess my faults to myself, to God, and to someone I trust.

"Blessed are the purte in heart, for they will see God" Matt. 5:8 NIV

~ Jesus doesn't want me to be religious. He wants me to be real.

It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. Gal. 5:1 NIV

~ The basis for a pure heart is not how good I've been, but how good God is.

But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8

~ Remember God's kindness.

Or do you show contempt for the riches of his kindness, tolerance and patience, not realizing that God's kindness leads you toward repentance? Romans 2:4 NIV

~ Remember God's faithfulness

Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. Phil 1:6 NIV

~ Remember God's promises.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.1John 1:9

Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, "I will confess my transgressions to the LORD "— and you forgave the guilt of my sin. Therefore let everyone who is godly pray to you while you may be found; surely when the mighty waters rise, they will not reach him. You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance. Psalm 32:5-7 NIV

Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective. James 5:16 NIV