Surfside Community Fellowship

3 RULES FOR ETERNITY 1) MONEY WON’T SAVE YOU Luke 16:19-24 NIV INVEST IN ETERNITY AND HELP HURTING PEOPLE 2) HELL IS A REAL PLACE OF SUFFERING Luke 18:25-31 NIV HELL SHOULD MOTIVATE, NOT INTIMIDATE US 3) JESUS IS THE ONLY WAY TO HEAVEN 1 John 14:1-6 NIV WE CAN LIVE IN PEACE, KNOWING JESUS IS THE WAY

INVESTING YOUR LIFE 1) USING MONEY NOT LETTING MONEY USE YOU Luke 16:3-9 NIV DO YOU HAVE A BUDGET/PLAN FOR YOUR MONEY? 2) WE ARE STEWARDS OF GOD’S RESOURCES Luke 16:10-12 NIV DO YOUR RESOURCES REFLECT ETERNAL PRIORITIES? 3) GOD KNOWS WHAT YOU SERVE 1 John 2:15-17 NIV IS GOD FIRST PLACE IN YOUR LIFE?

TRUTHS ABOUT OUR WORTH AND GOD’S LOVE 1) WE FEEL WE HAVE TO EARN GOD’S LOVE Luke 15:17-20a NIV DO YOU EVER FEEL YOU HAVE TO EARN GOD’S LOVE? 2) GOD LOVES US MORE THAN WE KNOW . Luke 15:20b-24 NIV DO YOU ACCEPT GOD’S LOVE AND FORGIVENESS? 3) GOD’S GRACE AND LOVE CONFUSES US Luke 15:25-31 NIV DO YOU ACCEPT GOD’S GRACE/LOVE FOR OTHERS?

THREE CHOICES THAT MATTER TO GOD 1) THE CROSS, NOT THE CROWD Luke 14:25-35 NIV IS THERE ANY RELATIONSHIP ABOVE CHRIST? 2) HOSPITAL, NOT COUNTRY CLUB Luke 15:1-7 NIV ARE YOU SACRIFICING TO BRING OTHERS HOME? 3) THE LOST, NOT THE FOUND Luke 15:8-10 NIV WHO ARE YOU PRAYING FOR/REACHING WHO IS LOST?

THREE KEYS TO FINDING YOUR PURPOSE 1) LIVE WITH ETERNAL PRIORITIES IN MIND Luke 14:12-14 NIV 2) CHOOSE CHRIST BEFORE “GOOD THINGS” Luke 14:15-20 NIV 3) INVITE OTHERS TO BE A PART Luke 14:21-24 NIV

THE IMPACT OF ACTIONS 1) WE NEED TO CONSIDER ACTIONS OF OTHERS Matthew 1:18-23 NIV PRAY FOR GODLY DISCERNMENT 2) UGLY ACTIONS IMPACT OUR LIVES Luke 2:1-5 NIV - PRAY FOR GOD’S GUIDANCE IN TRIALS 3) GOD WORKS ALL TOGETHER FOR GOOD Luke 2:6-16 NIV - THANK GOD THAT HE IS ALWAYS WORKING

TRUTHS ABOUT MOTIVES - MATTHEW 2 1) WE CAN’T KNOW THE MOTIVES OF OTHERS Matthew 2:1-3 NIV - ASK GOD TO EXAMINE YOUR MOTIVES 2) UGLY MOTIVES COME FROM SELFISHNESS Matthew 2:4-8 NIV - CONFESS SELFISH MOTIVES 3) GODLY MOTIVES = LAYING DOWN OUR LIVES Matthew 2:9-12 NIV - LOOK FOR WAYS TO LAY DOWN YOUR LIFE

THE POWER OF OUR WORDS - LUKE 1 1) WORDS OF DOUBT BRING DISAPPOINTMENT Luke 1:11-13,18-20 NIV 2) WORDS OF FAITH OVERCOME UNCERTAINTY Luke 1:30-38 NIV - IN UNCERTAIN TIMES USE WORDS OF FAITH 3) WORDS OF BLESSING BRING INSPIRATION Luke 1:41-46 NIV

TRUTHS ABOUT UGLY THOUGHTS 1) CHANGE BRINGS FEAR AND UNCERTAINTY Philippians 4:4-6 NIV 2) WE CAN FOCUS ON THE BLESSINGS Philippians 4:7-8 NIV 3) OBEDIENCE BRINGS BLESSINGS Philippians 4:9 NIV

OUR LIVES ARE FULL WHEN… 1) WE TRUST CHRIST BY FAITH Luke 17:11-13 NIV 2) OUR BELIEFS MATCH OUR ACTIONS Luke 17:14 NIV 3) WE TAKE TIME FOR GRATITUDE Luke 17:15-16 NIV

WE ARE UNITED BY OUR GRATITUDE 1) UNITED BY FAITH IN JESUS Romans 3:22-24 NIV FELLOWSHIP IN FAITH 2) UNITED BY FORGIVENESS Romans 3:25-26 NIV RECEIVE AND GIVE FORGIVENESS 3) UNITED BY FREEDOM Acts 2:46-47 NIV PRAISE GOD TOGETHER FOR YOUR FREEDOM

HOW GRATITUDE BECOMES GRUMBLE 1) WE FORGET OUR BLESSINGS Exodus 16:1-3 NIV FOCUS ON WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN 2) WE BECOME GREEDY Luke 12:15 NIV BE GENEROUS WITH YOUR RESOURCES 3) WE COMPLAIN AND CRITICIZE 1 Corinthians 10:10-11 NIV BLESS OTHERS WITH YOUR WORDS

HOW TO RENEW YOUR GRATITUDE 1) RELEASE YOUR CONTROL AND OBEY Ephesians 5:19a-20 NIV MAKE DAILY TIME TO COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS DEDICATE EVERY LIFE AREA TO CHRIST 2) REMEMBER THAT CHRIST PROTECTS YOU Exodus 12:21-23 NIV FOCUS ON HIS PROTECTION, NOT THE DANGER 3) REFLECT ON YOUR BLESSINGS Ephesians 5:19a-20 NIV MAKE DAILY TIME TO COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS

3 WAYS TO MAKE ROOM FOR GOD TO USE YOU 1) MAKE ROOM FOR COMPASSION Luke 10:30-33 NIV LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO SHOW LOVE 2) MAKE ROOM TO BLESS 1 Peter 4:9-10 NIV USE YOUR RESOURCES TO SERVE 3) MAKE ROOM FOR WORSHIP Luke 10:38-42 NIV

3 TRUTHS AT SURFSIDE COMMUNITY FELLOWSHIP 1) OUR DIFFERENCES MULTIPLY OUR IMPACT 1 Corinthians 12:12-14 NIV WE DISCOVER OUR VITAL PART OF THE BODY 2) WE DON’T COMPARE AND QUIT Ephesians 6:11-12 NIV WE PRAY AND PROTECT EACH OTHER 3) WE USE OUR GIFTS AS PART OF THE TEAM Ephesians 6:18 NIV WE SERVE AND PRAY FOR OTHER BELIEVERS

1) PONDER THE POWER OF HIS WORD Psalms 119:103-106 NIV 2) PRACTICE HIS WORD James 1:21-22 NIV 3) PLANT HIS WORD AND GROW 2 Timothy 3:16-17 NIV

3 THINGS THAT IMPACT CLOSENESS WITH GOD 1) HOW WE SEE OURSELVES Luke 19:1-4 NIV WE ARE UNWORTHY, BUT HE STILL LOVES US 2) HOW WE SEE JESUS Luke 19:5-7 NIV JESUS WANTS TO BE CLOSE TO US 3) WHEN WE SURRENDER TO HIS WILL Luke 19:8-10 NIV JESUS WANTS US TO REPENT AND COME HOME

1) BE PATIENT AND EXPECTANT James 5:7-11 NIV RECOGNIZE HIS PRESENCE WHILE WAITING 2) PRAY AND PRAISE ALONE AND WITH OTHERS James 5:13-18 NIV ASK SOMEONE HOW YOU CAN PRAY FOR THEM 3) HELP OTHERS TO FIND THEIR WAY HOME Matthew 28:19-20 NIV LOOK FOR WAYS TO SHARE THE GOSPEL

1) RECOGNIZE THE POWER OF YOUR WORDS James 3:3-6 NIV LOOK FOR WAYS TO USE WORDS TO BLESS 2) REPENT WHEN WORDS DON’T MATCH DEEDSJames 4:11-12 NIV REPENT OF ANY BOASTING AND HYPOCRICY 3) REGULARLY SUBMIT TO GOD WITH WORDS James 4:13-17 NIV TAKE TIME TO ACKNOWLEDGE GOD’S POWER

1) ALLOW YOUR FAITH TO FUEL OBEDIENCE James 2:14-17 NIV CALENDAR A PERSON TO BLESS THIS WEEK 2) DISCOVER WAYS TO BELIEVE AND DO James 2:18-23 NIV CONFESS/REPENT OF ANY DISOBEDIENCE 3) YOUR ACTIONS REFLECT YOUR BELIEFS Ephesians 2:8-10 NIV

1) SIN STUNTS YOUR GROWTH Matthew 7:15-19 NIV 2) ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS Matthew 7:20-23 NIV 3) FOCUS LEADS TO FAITHFULNESS James 1:25-27 NIV

PERSEVERANCE-PRIDE- PROMISE 1) PERSEVERANCE James 1:2-8 NIV 2) PRIDE James 1:9-11 NIV 3 PROMISE James 1:12 NIV

FOCUS= WHERE IS MY LIFE HEADED? 1) GOD CAN USE PAIN TO CHANGE US Romans 5:3-5 NIV WHAT AM I LEARNING FROM MY PAIN? 2)CROSS BEARING/OBEDIENCE IS PAINFUL Luke 9:23-26 ASK GOD TO STRENGTHEN ME TO CARRY MY CROSS 3)OBEDIENCE IS POSSIBLE WITH HIS SPIRIT John 14:24-27 NIV

FOCUS = WHERE IS MY LIFE HEADED? 1) MINE - HOW CAN I GET MORE/JEALOUSY? Philippians 2:3-5 NIV 2) ME - GIVE ME WHAT I LIKE/PREFER? Philippians 2:5-11 NIV 3) HIM - WHAT DOES GOD WANT ME TO DO? James 4:7-10 NIV

We are reminded that as believers we have an unfair advantage in facing trials. THREE PRIVILEGES OF BEING BORN AGAIN 1) A life filled with wonderful expectations 1 Peter 1:3 2) Our problems are not without meaning 1 Peter 1:7 3) God’s protection every step of the way 1 Peter 1:5