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God master piece

Ps peter lui

Matt 5:14-16

Eph 2:7-10

An integal aspect of God plan in savin man is 2 transform him frm ordinary christian into an extraordinary master piece so to reflect creative work of God in man

Only grandmaster cn provide grand masterpiece

masterpiece - a work done w extraordinary skill especially a supreme aristic achievement

2 cor 9:8

- And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that in everything, always having all self-sufficiency, you may abound to every good work;

1) substance of principal clause : God makes all grace abound to you

2) purpose of subsidiary clause : share all things at all times

    - God wants us to give whatever n

      continually

    - after e finish life, we need to give

      an acct to God. we need to meet

      e ppl b4 we cn share e gospel

3) outcome of result clause: you will abound in every gd work

    - ppl addr jesus as gd master

    - acts 10:36-38

      36 You know the word which God sent to the sons of Israel, preaching the gospel of peace by Jesus Christ (He is Lord of all!); 37 that word which was published throughout all Judea, and began from Galilee, after the baptism which John proclaimed; 38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and He went about doing good, and healing all those who were oppressed by the Devil, for God was with Him.

     - jesus was concerned abt e marriage first of e lack of wine.after he took care of their physical needs first then he peach.

     - matt 11:19

     - jn 17:15-18

     - matt 5:13-19

       - we need 2 b a strong light tt

         shine n guide ppl. All men will c

         ur gd work.

Jesus did gd to everyone to

- educated nicodemus

- adulteress mary magdalene

- immoral samaritan woman

- desperate syro phoician woman

- despised zacchaeus

- noble roman centurion

- hungry multiude

- acts 1:27

christ empowered living

- isa 62:10

- e long exile is over

- bibical roots of e prob

- jer 6:14

- a ppl cn nv understand why he behave e way he does nor e importance n implications of his behaviour until he understand  who n what he is

- ppl are physical beings

- gen 2:7

  i) unsound physical  function

ii) unnoticed wrg beliefs

iii) unrecognized goal

iv) unsettled negative emotion

- ppl are longing beings

- panting after god ps 143, ps 61

- deep longing, deep thirsty

   jer 2:13-14

- when god doesn’t meet our needs, then it will b other things.

- ppl are thinkin beings

- prov 23

- 4 biblical  facts abt e mind

  a) god mk us w e ability 2 think

  b) e 1st arose frm a wrong thought

  c) our minds have been deeply    affected by e fall

  d) to function effectively our mind must b renewed

- ppl are choosing beings

- several things need 2 said abt

  hw e will function

  a) the will doesn’t function in a vacuum

  b) all behavior is goal orientated

  c) often in life we lose a sense of felt choice

- ppl are feelings being

  signal emotion

  a) anger n resentment

  b) guilt n shame

  c) anxieiy n fear

Hw to b christ empower christian?

1) care for your physical well bein

   - exercise, eat well n attitude

2) tune in to your deep longings

   - we r a depending being.

   - reach out to god

   - trust god to meet your deep    longings

3) change our thinking

   - core wrg belief: working independent wout god

   - repentence is nt regretted

   - repentence is a change of mind abt where life is found

  - fill our minds w e word of god

4) understand  e energy behind behavior / frustration goal

   - 2 cor 5:9 - to please god

5) learn to manage your emotion

   - face n feel them

   - consider hw they arose

   - express them biblically

mocPullin down stronghold

ps pang 051120

- Col 3:10

- Eph 6:11

- acts 1:8

3 charactertisitic of stronghold

1) Strongholds are old

2) Strongholds are difficult

3) Strongholds are discouraging

- 2 sam 5:7-9

  - nevertheless david took e city

    jebuites to city of david.

- matt 26:29

- god is in e business of distributing 

  e

nevertheless

2 impt lesson frm david

1) david turned a deaf ear to e

    mockers voices

    - when we decided to follow jesus,

      we will not hear mockers

    - mocker will hinder our svc

    - nem 6:3

      - neminah rebuild e wall n no tm

        to discussion w e mockers

2) david used a new strategy to

    catch e jebusites by surprise

Most powerful example of hw overcome e temptation of e devil in e wilderness

He use 3 simple statement frm gods word

1) matt 4:4 - man shall nt live on bread alone, but by every word tt proceed frm e mouth of god

2) matt 4:7 - you shall nt tempt e lord your god

3) matt 4:10 - Then Jesus said to him, Go, Satan! For it is written, "You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve."

2 way to pull down e stronghold

1) humble uself b4 god b open 2 him n admit ur fear n frustration

2) dun keep everything 2 u self in secret. Talk 2 someone tt u know u cn trust

- Isa 54:17

Do nt worry By Ps peter chng 051106

Matt 6:25-34

- 5 times say do nt anxious

- carefree life n nt a careless life

- cause of worry

  - natural

    - ppl worry abt food

       - we need spiritual food

    - ppl worry abt cloth

    - sinner or sinner saved by grace

   - ppl worry abt lengthen life

    - ppl worry abt future

  - god is

god of provision

    - god is

god of pre-vision

    - we need to generous to ppl

  - spiritual curse worry

    - worrying defeated e person life

    - e joy of lord is our strength

    - worryin distracted mental mind

    - worryin destroy ur physical life

    - 1 tim 4:8

    - disease - dis ease - worrying

  - cure for worry

    - matt 6:33

    - seek e reign of god n rule ur life

    - bad consequence has bad fruit 

      will cm 2 pass

    - righteous - christ is righteous

    - matt 5:6 - living presence of

      christ tt satifies us (jn 10:10)

    - resources tt god provisions