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Matthew 5:13-20 Jeremiah 31:33 Ezekiel 36:27 3 TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS PASSAGE 1- Salt can lose saltiness; and light can become darkness. Discipline is when you are regulating what the salt of your personhood tastes like, and if your light shines bright enough to be seen by those around you. You can’t go anywhere if you do not know where you are to start. The key to everything in the beginning is self...

Part 2 - Matthew 5:7-12 NASB

Part 1 - Matthew 5:1-6 NASB

Mark 1:40-45 Leviticus 13:45-46 HOW TO MAKE CHANGES THAT CHANGE 1- There are 4 steps to change: First we must want to change. Second, we must develop goals and intentional framework to change. Third, we consciously and constantly regulate ourselves to maintain change. Four, we practice this cycle over an extended period of time, so much so that the change is done so many times consciously that it...

Genesis 24:10-27 Three tests that will determine if you live limited or limitless in Christ... 1- The test of entitlement 2- The test of hospitality 3- The test of boredom

LUKE 8:5-15 HOW TO CULTIVATE GOOD SOIL 1- Good soil starts with plenty of water. 2- Good soil is positioned regularly to receive "Son" light. 3- Good soil requires tending and awareness, and that anything against the growth and sustainability of the plant being uprooted. 4- Good soil is a commitment over a long period of time to steward what is necessary for a seed to grow, it requires focused and...

Mark 10:46-52 THE PRINCIPLES OF A FAITH THAT MAKES IT HAPPEN 1- We all will have a condition in life, a status about our life, and a name unique to our life. How you form your identity will dictate more about your destiny than any other choice you make. 2- Your communication with Jesus must be built on an accurate viewpoint of who he is. He is a Messiah, Lord, Savior, or “Son of David”. But it is...

1 Kings 18:41-46 HOW TO BUILD FIST SIZED FAITH FOR 2024 1- Before you ever see the rains of provision, favor, and promise on your life there will be a test of if you will keep your head in between your knees when the timing feels off. The response of God to the cries of his children rarely meet our timeframes, and that's because he is reframing our existence back to dependency. Faith without depen...

MATTHEW 1:18-25;2:1-12 LUKE 2:1-20 3 REMINDERS OF GIFTS YOU SHOULD NEVER FORGET THAT ARE WRAPPED IN THIS STORY 1- If your eyes are open, and your heart is open, he speaks profoundly, no matter who you are, and how far you are from him. 2- From the beginning his purpose has been you. Everything written, remembered, and spoken about is designed to get you to see; that it is all for a relationship wi...

1 Kings 19:15-16, 19-21 AMP 1. When it’s harder than I thought, will I stay all in where I’m at. 2. I must learn to see past and get over the poop and the dirt and stay focused on the right things. 3. With God my attitude is connected to my latitude. 4. He was a servant to Elijah. 5. Avoid the Trap of comparison.

Romans 5:1 NLT Philippians 4:6-7 NIV John 14:27 ESV John 16:7; 33 How to Unwrap the Gift of Peace Daily: Peace is found in a person Peace is accessible through prayer Peace knows there is a purpose Peace can be extended to other people Peace is in your pocket

John 11:1-44 Hebrews 4:14-16 He wants to shape you, not hurt you He can handle what you bring to the table You're His own & He loves you Reflection Time: Ask, Be, Rest

JAMES 5:7-20 3 OUTCOMES OF ROOTED RHYTHMS THAT COME FROM JAMES FINAL VERSES 1- There is an increased measure of compassion, mercy, and blessing for the unwavering and patient person. The most common test we see over and over in scripture is that of patience; God’s timing vs ours. God's heart of blessing in the Bible is more often than not shown to those who have weathered the tests, stayed faithfu...

James 3:16-4:10 3 ways to know if our pursuit of pleasure is costing us our peace 1- The opposite of jealousy and selfish ambition is peacefulness. You can assess your own selfishness/jealousy and that of those around you by the peace they carry and bring to the environments they enter. Peace is a product of dependance on the prince of peace, rhythmically and in discipline communing with him. Time...

James 3:1-12 3 tips on cleaning corrosion and resetting the breakers on how you speak A TONGUE THAT LACKS CONTROL IS A LIFE THAT LACKS CONTROL. The words we speak are not a product of spiritual maturity as much as it is the evidence that you are spiritually mature. Winning the battle of the words you speak directly influences all the battles you are fighting and will fight. Don’t be mad there isn'...

James 2:14-26 3 thoughts on understanding the relationship between faith and works The mission field is your business field. Your daily Work, works, and witness say more about who you serve than your christian activities involvement. Faith and Works is about the lifestyle you live and the lives it touches of those around you. Faith and Works feel dead and dormant when they have not woven a level o...

James 2:1-13 3 important lessons that we can only learn from what we have labeled as less than. THE EXTENT OF YOUR LOVE TO THE LEAST, SHOWS THE DEPTHS OF WHO YOU FOLLOW THE MOST. The test of who you are when no one is looking usually comes down to your love for those who can give nothing in return. The god we serve usually uses the ones we don’t think we can learn from, to teach us most. A saint w...

James 1:21-27

James 1:13-20 3 TUNEUPS TO OUR FAITHS FOUNDATION AND LONGEVITY 1- YOU MUST LEARN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TESTS OF GOD AND THE TEMPTATIONS WITHIN MAN'S NATURE. God’s test typically reveals, reorients, and re-routes us onto the path he has for us. Temptation of man centers on unholy/unhealthy desire, and if we will give into these desires, how many times we give in until it becomes normalized, an...

James 1:2-12 HOW WE TRAIN TO LAST The goal of maturity is to become perfect and complete, lacking nothing. The pathway to maturity comes through testing that produces endurance, then allowing this endurance to have a full effect. The terrain in which maturity is built through is facing trials and figuring out how to maintain and count it all joy. Maturity is embracing this cycle for its beauty and...

This week we begin our study through the book of James. James 1:1 Reminder of the Bond Servant: THERE IS A DIFFERENCE IN WILLINGLY PAYING THE COST OF BEING A SERVANT OF GOD; AND GOING THROUGH UNFORESEEN DIFFICULTIES. IF LIFE IS DIFFICULT IT DOESN'T MEAN WE FORGET AND THEN WALK AWAY FROM THE COMMITMENT WE MADE, RATHER WE MUST ALWAYS REMEMBER THE COMMITMENT HE MADE TO US. WE PIN OUR EARS TO THE DOOR...

2 Kings 6:8-23 HOW TO TRAIN YOUR EYES TO SEE ABOVE IT ALL 1- YOUR VISION TEST COMES DOWN TO ONE QUESTION; DO YOU SEE GOD AS THE SOLE SOURCE OF YOUR SALVATION? IF NOT HE WILL ALLOW YOU TO CONTINUE TO USE YOUR STRENGTH IN WAYS THAT FAIL.. IN HOPES YOU COME TO THE REALIZATION YOU MUST RUN TOWARDS THE ONE WHO WILL NEVER FAIL YOU.. 2- PEOPLE CAN GET YOU CLOSE; BUT YOUR HABITS GET YOUR CLOSEST. YOUR ABI...

Hebrews 12:7-15 How we live on the collective mission DEPTH IS DAILY. IT IS TRAINING TO SENSE THE SPIRIT, AND BE ROOTED IN THE SCRIPTURES. THIS IS A DAY TO DAY CHOICE WE MUST MAKE; TIME IN THE WORD OF GOD, TIME IN THE PRESENCE OF GOD. DISCIPLINES PRIORITIZE THE RHYTHMIC PRACTICE OF BEING PRESENT IN THE SANCTUARY; AND A LIFE OF COMMUNITY WHICH ENGAGES AND INVITES OTHER BELIEVERS IN FOR THE JOURNEY...

Acts 7:54-60Acts 8:1-3Acts 11:19-26 HOW TO GET GOING WHEN ITS THE LAST THING YOU WANT TO DO THE MOST INOPPORTUNE TIMES, PLACES, AND SEASONS IS WHEN GOD TYPICALLY TESTS LORDSHIP. GOD USES INTERRUPTIONS AND REROUTING AS A TOOL OF REFOCUS. YOU’RE CALLED TO “GO” AND THAT “GO” TYPICALLY IS GOING TO LOOK RADICALLY DIFFERENT THAN YOU THINK IT DOES. BE OPEN MINDED. THE MAIN CAUSE OF BOREDOM IN FAITH IS IN...

Matthew 28:16-20NEW INSTRUCTIONS. NEW DIRECTIONS. AND THE NEW PERSON YOU MUST BECOME ALONG THE WAY. MAKING DISCIPLES IS THE START, BUT WE MUST BE A DISCIPLE TO MAKE DISCIPLES. The pursuit of making disciples should be pushing your boundaries, comfort zone, ability to sacrifice, and self discipline. You cannot help make someone something you are not. Being a true disciple will not allow you to live...