Colonial Hills

• Some of you are in a DESPERATE situation. — 2 Kings 4:1 NIV • You must be willing to SEEK GOD for his guidance. — 2 Kings 4:2-3 NIV • You must choose to DO what God says! — 2 Kings 4:4-6 NIV • Miracles happen in the context of OBEDIENCE. — 2 Kings 4:7 NIV — Malachi 3:10-12 NIV

• We all have to deal with MONEY. • God has BLESSED each of us. — Matthew 25:14-15 — Matthew 25:16-18 • We will be held ACCOUNTABLE. — Matthew 25:19 3 Categories of people: 1. Those who have managed WELL. — Matthew 25:20-23 • THANK God • TELL others • GUARD yourself 2. Those who have managed POORLY. — Matthew 25:24-30 3. Those who MISSING from the story • We can be FINANCIALLY free!

• When we give, we HONOR God. — Matthew 6:19-21 NIV • When we give, we BLESS others. — Acts 4:34-35 NIV • When we give, we GET BLESSED! — Malachi 3:10-12 NIV

• God OWNS it all. — Psalm 24:1 NIV — Psalm 50:9-12 NIV — Deuteronomy 8:17-18 NIV • I am the MANAGER. • STEWARDSHIP is an issue of TRUST. — Matthew 6:21 NIV — Proverbs 3:9 NIV — Proverbs 21:5 NIV — Malachi 3:10 NIV

— Ezra 3:11-13 NIV — Haggai 2:3-9 NIV • Do NOT FEAR! • I Am WITH YOU. • Be STRONG . . . and WORK!

Remembering Yesterday cultivates the Victory of Tomorrow... • Remember your past failures. — James 1:2-4 • Remember God’s past faithfulness. — Mark 8:14-21 • Remember your story, for the sake of the lost. — 1 Timothy 1:12-16 — Philippians 3:12-14

• Love the RIGHT One FULLY and you will be COMPELLED to love all FREELY. — Mark 12:29-31 NIV — Philippians 2:5-11 NLT — Proverbs 19:17 NIV — Matthew 25:35-36, 40 NIV — 2 Corinthians 8:7-9 NLT • Love the RIGHT One FULLY and you will be COMPELLED to love all FREELY.

• Worship is your RESPONSE to that which you've deemed most worthy to LIVE for. • Your level of Response defines your level of Worship. — Matthew 2:2 AMP • Your level of Response defines your level of Worship. — Matthew 2:11 AMP — Romans 12:1-2 AMP — Matthew 2:7-8 AMP — Matthew 2:12 AMP • Your level of Response defines your level of Worship.

• Give more PRESENCE! — Matthew 1:22-23 NIV

• If you are going to GIVE MORE, you are going to have to SPEND LESS! — Isaiah 55:1-3 NIV

— Galatians 6:2 NIV • Intercession: Bringing OTHER PEOPLE and THEIR NEEDS into the PRESENCE of GOD. — Romans 8:31-35 NIV — Romans 8:26-27 NIV

— Matthew 18:18-20 NIV — Acts 4:23-28, 29-31 NIV • What REALLY needs to be SHAKEN at CHC right now? — Hebrews 12:26-29 NIV • God will shake US before he will shake the WORLD around us! • God shakes the SELF-RELIANCE and SIN that DIVIDES us. — Ephesians 3:20-21 NIV

Prayer is: EARTHLY-MAN communicating with God for HEAVENLY-INTERFERENCE. • PERSISTENT PRAYERS GENERATE ANSWERED PRAYERS. — Daniel 10:2-14 (NLT) — Lamentations 3:25 (AMPC) — Isaiah 43:26 (NKJV) — Matthew 7:7 (AMP) — Luke 18:1-8 (NIV)

• Take time to WORSHIP the One that you are addressing. • Make discovering and embracing GOD’S WILL the GOAL of your prayers. — Romans 12:1-2 NLT — James 4:2-3 NLT • Come before God DAILY for your basic provisions and protection. • Give away what God has ALREADY given you. — Matthew 6:14-15 NLT

• Prayer should be PERSONAL! — Matthew 6:5-6 NIV — Proverbs 25:2 NASB • Prayer should be PRECISE! — Matthew 6:7-8 NIV

— Exodus 20:2-3 NLT • Fear and worry can turn work into an idol. — Matthew 6:31-34 NIV • Obsession over money and possessions can turn work into an idol. — Matthew 6:24 NLT — Ecclesiastes 5:10-11 NLT • The pursuit of promotions and positions can turn work into an idol. — Deuteronomy 5:12-15 NLT

• Sharing your faith at work requires CONSISTENT CHARACTER. — Daniel 6:4 NLT • Sharing your faith at work requires CREATIVITY. — Daniel 4:19, 27 NLT • Sharing your faith at work requires COURAGE. — 1 Peter 3:13-16 NLT — Hebrews 11:36-38 NLT

• Work is not about your greatness, but about God’s glory. — 1 Corinthians 10:31 NIV — Ephesians 6:5-9 NIV • God’s glory is revealed in your ATTITUDE at work. — Philippians 2:13-15 NASB • God’s glory is revealed in your INTEGRITY at work. — Proverbs 11:1 NIV — Ephesians 4:28 NIV

• Work is not about YOUR GREATNESS, but about HIS GLORY! — Colossians 3:17, 23 NIV • Your WORK ETHIC can be a WITNESS for Christ! — Proverbs 6:6-11 NIV OBSERVATIONS ABOUT ANTS: • They do not require a CHAPERONE. • They work great with OTHERS. • They think beyond their IMMEDIATE NEEDS to their FUTURE. • They refuse to SLEEP when they should be working. — 2 Thessalonians 3:10 NIV — Proverbs 10:26 NI...

• God MODELED work for us. — Genesis 2:1-3 NASB • God COMMANDED us to WORK. — Genesis 1:27-30; 2:15 NASB • God BLESSES our work. — Psalm 147:13-14 NKJV

• Rebellion is continued defiance or passive indifference toward God, his moral standards, or people God put in authority in a child’s life. Why Do Christian Kids Rebel? • Your Christian Kid isn’t Christian after all • Your Christian Kid is Confused • Your Christian Kid is in Bondage to Sin — Genesis 4:7 What is bondage? • Deep rooted sin, that is engrained in lifestyle, and becomes difficult to r...

• Great discipline is always focused on ROOT and FRUIT! • Great discipline requires great SELF-DISCIPLINE. • Discipline without RELATIONSHIP leads to REBELLION. — Proverbs 22:6 AMPC • Learn the ENEMIES of great discipline: Fear and Guilt. — Proverbs 19:18 NASB

• Resolving conflict requires the HARD WORK of COMMUNICATION. — 1 Peter 3:10-11 NKJV — Proverbs 15:1-2 NLT • Resolving conflict requires the PURSUIT of PERSONAL HOLINESS. • Resolving conflict requires keeping a LOOKOUT for BURIED BITTERNESS.

— Genesis 2:24-25 NLT • Marriage is a LIVING THING that will constantly be changing. — John 12:24-25 NLT • Marriage actually was designed to KILL YOU! — Ephesians 5:21-22, 25 NASB