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• Love exercises AUTHORITY that is not afraid to look like INTOLERANCE. • Love involves PROTECTION that sometimes looks like ABANDONMENT. — Proverbs 1:29-33 NLT — 2 Corinthians 2:4 ESV — 2 Corinthians 2:5 ESV — 2 Thessalonians 3:14-15 NLT — 2 Corinthians 7:8-10 ESV — 2 Corinthians 2:6-8 ESV

• Get HUMBLE — 2 Corinthians 6:4 NIV — 1 Corinthians 9:16 NIV — 1 Peter 4:10 NASB • Stay HUNGRY — Matthew 5:3-6 NIV • Live in HARMONY

• What does it mean to be SPIRITUAL? — Jude 1:17-21 NASB • What does it mean to be WORLDLY? — 1 Corinthians 3:14-15 NIV — 1 PETER 1:23 - 2:2 NIV — Ephesians 4:14 NIV — Hebrews 5:12-14 NIV

• Look at YOURSELF. • Look at CHRIST AND HIS CROSS. — Jeremiah 9:23-24 NIV • Listen to THE SPIRIT.

• Look Back — Hebrews 11:32-40 1. look at it 2. learn from it 3. let it go • Look In — Proverbs 28:13 — Psalms 32:1-5 • Look Ahead — Philippians 3:13-14 • Look Up — Galatians 2:20

Identity • Paul was called and set apart as an apostle. • The church is not a building; it's people. • Sanctified / Saints • You will always be a saint. Division • There is no such thing as a perfect church. • The church has always had problems. • The church follows Jesus, not man. • Do not make your personal preference a moral imperative. The Gospel • Jesus Christ rescues sinners through his life...

• New beginnings with God require LETTING GO of some things. • New beginnings with God require HOLDING ON to some things. • New beginnings with God require simple - but difficult - DECISIONS. — What decisions do you need to make right now? — What are you HOLDING on to that you need to LET GO of? — What do you need to HOLD on to that God has given to you?

Let's enjoy Christmas as a family together as we sing and celebrate the greatest gift of all.

• The LIFETIME lesson of love: Love how Jesus loves you. — John 15:12 NLT — John 15:8-12 NIV — Philippians 2:3-8 NLT • His lessons lead us to our ETERNAL EXPERIENCE in heaven. — 1 Corinthians 13:10 - 13 NKJV — John 17:22-23 NLT

• Love BEARS all things. — Numbers 11:10-15 NLT — 1 Peter 4:8 NLT — 1 Corinthians 9:12b NLT • Love BELIEVES all things. • Love HOPES all things. — Romans 15:13 NLT • Love ENDURES all things. — Matthew 7:12 NLT

• Love does not CELEBRATE SIN. • Love celebrates with the TRUTH. — 2 Corinthians 7:9 NASB • Love does not reinforce OFFENSES. — Ephesians 4:29-31 NASB — Ephesians 4:1-3 NLT — Ephesians 4:32 NASB

— 1 Corinthians 13:5 NIV • Love does not DISHONOR others. • Love is not SELF-SEEKING. — 1 Corinthians 10:23-24, 33 NASB — 1 Corinthians 14:12 NASB • Love is not easily ANGERED. — Proverbs 29:22 NKJV — Proverbs 22:24-25 NLT • Love keeps no record of wrongs.

• Love flows from a healthy sense of SECURITY. — 1 Corinthians 13:4 NIV • Love does not ENVY. — 1 Corinthians 3:1-3 NIV • Love does not BOAST. — Proverbs 27:2, 21 NLT — 1 Corinthians 4:7 NLT • Love is not PROUD. — 2 Corinthians 10:12 NIV • Love CELEBRATES OTHERS!

• Love is the PERFECT gift for IMPERFECT people! — 1 Corinthians 12:27- 13:3 NIV • Love is a VERB. • Love SUFFERS. — 1 Corinthians 12:25-27 NIV — Exodus 34:6 NKJV • Love shows KINDNESS. — Romans 2:4 NASB

— 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 NASB • Love is an UNEARNED GIFT. — Ephesians 3:14-19 NIV • Love is an EVERLASTING SOURCE! — 1 John 4:7-11 NLT What if you choose to ASSUME every day that ANYTHING GOOD that happens to you comes directly from God? What if you choose to believe that anything BAD that happens to you is an opportunity for God to DEMONSTRATE his love for you by teaching you, using you for HIS go...

2 Corinthians 5:17-21 You are a new creation in Christ. (v. 17-18a) Philippians 2:13 Ephesians 2:10 You have been reconciled to God through Jesus Christ AND been given the ministry of reconciliation. (v. 18-19) Ephesians 2:1-3 Romans 5:10 You are an Ambassador of Christ. (v. 20) You have been made the righteousness of God in Christ. (v. 21) So what do we get from these few short verses about who w...

Luke 21:1-4 NLT _______ by faith means ______ by faith. Matthew 6:31-33 NLT 2 Corinthians 8:1-4 NLT 2 Corinthians 8:5 NIV The life of faith _______ by transferring ownership of your _____ and then your ______ to God. 2 Corinthians 9:10-11a NLT 2 Corinthians 8:9 NLT

Wise financial management harnesses the power of _____________ for stocking storehouses! Genesis 41:33-34 NLT Genesis 41:35-36 NLT Don’t ignore the storehouse of your _____. Matthew 6:24 NLT The ______ is a faith-driven ___________ plan. Malachi 3:10-12 NLT Matthew 6:19-21 NLT

Faith drives you to live with _____ during times of blessing so that you can _____ _____ during times of drought! Genesis 41:53-54 NLT Ephesians 4:28 NASB Luke 15:13-17 NLT We must choose _____ _____ before the drought, or _____ _____ will choose us during the drought! Proverbs 6:6-8 NLT 1 Timothy 6:8-10 NLT

We must learn to _____ _____ of drought. Proverbs 22:3 NLT We are _____ that must be _____ of what we are _____. Deuteronomy 8:17-18 NIV Proverbs 27:23-24 NIV 1 Timothy 6:6-8 NLT The habit of _____ our money will increase our financial awareness.

Mark 1:16-19 NLT The commitment to follow Jesus always leads to a _____ in the way that we use our _____. Psalm 90:10,12 NIV The commitment to follow Jesus always leads us to _____ _____ with others that have made the _____ commitment. The commitment to follow Jesus also creates _____ for spending time with those who are _____ _____ _____. Mark 2:15 NLT

Luke 21:5-7, 20-24 NLT _____ is coming. _____ it! Matthew 24:10-14 NIV Jesus WILL _____. _____ for HIM! Matthew 24:36-39, 40-42 NIV John 14:2-3 NIV _____ is certain. _____ for it.