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A: I’m moving! B: I’m going to a hotel! C: I’m burning this house down! D: Save the children! E: All of the above. Proverbs 4:23  //  Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. Ephesians 4:26-27 (ESV)  //  Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and give no opportunity to the devil. Carry your anger as short a time as possible. Free flowing anger is detrimental for all relationships. Debt and Debtor Relationship Greed - I owe me Jealousy - God owes me Guilt - I owe you Anger - YOU OWE ME Ephesians 4:31-32 (NIV)  //  Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. Getting rid of anger is more important than getting paid back. Identify who you are angry with. Decide what was taken from you. Cancel the debt. Forgiveness breaks the power of anger.

Joy to the world the Lord is come / Let earth receive her king / Let every heart prepare Him room / And heaven and nature sing Let earth receive her king He rules the world with truth and grace / And makes the nations prove / The glories of His righteousness / And wonders of His love Matthew 2:1-12  //  After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem 2 and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.” 3 When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him. 4 When he had called together all the people’s chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Messiah was to be born. 5 “In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written: 6 “‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you will come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.’” 7 Then Herod cal

Advent Coming Advent is waiting with Joy Why do we have Joy? How would your parents respond with you made a mess? How do you think God will respond when you do? Luke 15:1-2  //  Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus. 2 But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.” Luke 15:17-24  //  “When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have food to spare, and here I am starving to death! 18 I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. 19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired servants.’ 20 So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him. 21 “The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy

Luke 10:25-29  //  On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”26 “What is written in the Law?” He replied. “How do you read it?” 27 He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” 28 “You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied. “Do this and you will live.” 29 But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” Luke 10:30-37  //  In reply Jesus said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. 31 A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. 32 So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33 But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw h

Feel Thankful Gap Ingratitude The recipient is always aware. The culprit is rarely aware. Not feeling something. Unexpressed gratitude is experienced as ingratitude. Luke 17:11-19  //  Now on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee. 12 As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy met him. They stood at a distance 13 and called out in a loud voice, “Jesus, Master, have pity on us!” 14 When he saw them, he said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went, they were cleansed. 15 One of them, when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God in a loud voice. 16 He threw himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him He went back to thank the one who enabled him to move forward. Luke 17:11-19  //  He threw himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him—and he was a Samaritan. 17 Jesus asked, “Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine? The nine… where? Luke 17:11-19  //  Has no one returned to give praise to God except this foreigner?”

Top 7 Stressors: Job Money Health Relationships Poor Diet Media Overload Lack of Sleep Being a Cowboys Fan John 16:33  //  “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” Philippians 4:7 (LB)  //  If you do this, you will experience God’s peace, which is far more wonderful than the human mind can understand. His peace will keep your thoughts and your hearts quiet and at rest as you trust in Christ Jesus. Refuse to Worry Philippians 4:6  //  Don’t worry about anything… Worry: To strangle or choke Things Jesus said: Worry is Unreasonable Matthew 6:25  //  “That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn’t life more than food, and your body more than clothing? Things Jesus said Worry is Unnatural If worry is learned, it can be un-learned. Matthew 6:26, 28-29  //  Look at the birds. They don

Get Yours Secure the Bag Look Out for Number 1 If you want to know what has your heart, look at your money. God is generous Generosity is the heart of God. John 3:16  //  For God so loved the world that He GAVE... Romans 8:32  //   Since he did not spare even his own Son but GAVE him up for us all, won’t he also GIVE us everything else? Matthew 7:11  //  “If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven GIVE good things to those who ask him!” James 1:17  //  Every good and perfect GIFT is from above. God owns it all Matthew 25:14-15  //  “Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his wealth to them. 15 To one he gave five bags of gold, to another two bags, and to another one bag, each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey. Owners have rights. Managers have responsibilities. Deuteronomy 10:14  //  To the Lord your God belong the heavens, even the highest heav

Matthew 13:19-23  //  When anyone hears the message about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in their heart. This is the seed sown along the path. 20 The seed falling on rocky ground refers to someone who hears the word and at once receives it with joy. 21 But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away. 22 The seed falling among the thorns refers to someone who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, making it unfruitful. 23 But the seed falling on good soil refers to someone who hears the word and understands it. This is the one who produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.” Path Rocky Place Among Thorns Good Soil Hebrews 2:1  //  We must pay the most careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away. How to drift from God Neglect yo

"Figure It Out" God Helps Those Who Help Themselves 80% 52% Ora et Labora Colossians 3:23-24  //  “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, 24 since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.” Proverbs 6:10-11  //  A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest— and poverty will come on you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man. God is a helping God. Cannot help themselves Ephesians 2:4-5  //  But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved. Romans 5:6-8  //  You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were