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Five Essentials for Remaining Five ____________ Factors Joyfully in Ministry. Fatal Failure. Not thoroughly considering the potential _____________ of their sins. Galatians 6:7 and the potential benefits of their obedience. consequences. consequences.
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Five Essentials for Remaining Five ____________ Factors Joyfully in Ministry Fatal Failure • Not thoroughly considering • the potential _____________ of their sins. • Galatians 6:7 • and the potential benefits of their obedience. consequences consequences
Sin will always take you - farther than you want to go! Sin will always keep you – longer than you want to stay! Sin will always cost you – more than you want to pay!
Anyone of us can commit any sin Any unsaved person has ever committed if we just Yield to the world,
the flesh or the devil often enough or long enough… I say then: Walk in the Spirit, And you will not fulfill the lust of the flesh. Gal. 5:16
“All of your tomorrows Are as bright as The Promises of God” Cast your burden on the LORD, And He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved. Psalm 55:22
Self Evaluation • You will not be asked to show your worksheet to anyone here. This is designed to help you in your personal relationship with our Lord and others. • ~ Please rate yourself in each of the following • areas. 1 is low and 5 is high.
1. I am currently growing well, healthily, consistently in my personal relationship with our Lord. 1 2 3 4 5 2. I am currently growing well in my relationship with my wife. 1 2 3 4 5
3. I am currently growing well in my relationship with my 1st child *. 1 2 3 4 5 4. I am currently growing well in my relationship with my 2nd child *. 1 2 3 4 5 *(Please add to the bottom of this worksheet enough separate lines so that you will have one for each of your children.)
I have developed the habit of dealing • Biblically effectively with my mental sins and • currently am not struggling with mental sins • or am making significant progress out of them. • 1 2 3 4 5 • I am currently not facing any continuing sins • with which I am not making major progress. • 1 2 3 4 5
I am thoroughly considering the • potential consequences of the sins • with which I am struggling and making • significant progress in forsaking and • replacing them both internally (heart • issues) and externally (behavior • issues). • 1 2 3 4 5
I am thoroughly considering the • potential benefits of my continuing • or new obedience to our Lord and • making significant progress in the • areas where I am currently being • tempted to sin by resisting the • temptations and obeying my Lord • and Savior’s will as revealed in His • written revelation to us. • 1 2 3 4 5
In the areas where I am not making • significant progress I know what our • Lord would want me to do, internally • and externally; I know why I should • make these changes; I know how to • make them; I am committed to take • the next step __________. (when?) • 1 2 3 4 5
If I do not know either what to • do, why or how, I am committed to • seeking help_______, (when?) • from _______(whom). • 1 2 3 4 5
Plan Purposefully Prepare Prayerfully Proceed Positively Pursue Persistently - William Ward
“Now may the God of peace who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead, that Great Shepherd of the sheep,
through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you complete in every good work to do His will,
working in you what is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.” Hebrews 13:20-21
If Not You, Who? If Not Now, When?
You Cannot Grow Without Changing!
The entrance of Your word gives light; It gives understanding to the simple. Psalm 119:130
Now to Him Who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, To Him be glory in the Church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, World without end. Amen. Ephesians 3:20-21
Where are you? What would it please God for you to do about it? Will you do it? How will you do it? When?
Rainbow of Hope Sin “Turning Sinful Stumbling stonesinto Spiritual Stepping Stones”
X ______ God B1 __________ I John 1:9 B1 X B2______ Others Matthew 5:23 ff Confession _____________ 1. __________ 2. __________ Restoration
X B3________ God _____________ Proverbs28:13 ______ Others _________ Forsake _____ Self By________ ________ - Put Off Put On +
STOP CAUTIONGO manage truth car covet save work gun $ T A K E G I V E Philippians 4:8 Romans 12:1-2
X B4____ God ____________ Proverbs 4:23 ______ Others ____ Self Idols of the
What did I hope to ______ out of this _____ that was more important to ____ than _______ _____? get sin me pleasing God