8. • The Reality of Worldly Allurements –
Genesis 19:26
• Being Discouraged by those Opposed to
Forward Progress – Nehemiah 4:10
• The Simple Unbelief of the People –
Matthew 13:58
• The Hypothetical Imaginary Situations –
Mark 16:3,4
• Family Ties – Luke 9:59
• Spiritual Weights – Hebrews 12:1
13. From Disappointments to Defeat
• God Himself - Genesis 3: 7-15
• Moses and the Israelites
• David: 1 Samuel 30:1-6
14. Hold on to these
• Disappointments will make you better, wiser
and more dependent on God… It’s a check and
balance measure!
• You wanna be great? You gotta feel the pain!
• They are divine routes to destiny
• When the pain is most, you are nearly there
• No matter what, there is always a way out, find
it!
• When there is life, there is hope.
• No pain, no gain!
17. How do I love God?
•John 14: 21-24
•John 15: 9-17
•Seeking God’s face vs Seeking His
hands!
•Immense benefits of seeking the
face of God.
•2 Sam 7: 8-22 _ God’s package is
the best!
18. How do I love others?
•Romans 13: 8
•1 John 3: 14 – 24
•When last did you make someone
smile?
•When last did you show
appreciation to your parents?
•A text message doesn’t hurt!
19. How do I love my enemies?
•Text: Mathew 5:43
•Look at yourself!
•Always look for the good in others
•Don’t defeat them even when you
have the chance to
•Eros, philia and agape
•Hate damages you!
23. SECOND PUNCH
ON PLEASURES: ECCLESIATES 2
GOD VS. SELF:JEREMIAH 17: 5 - 9
TRUST IN THE WORLD: ISAIAH 31
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GByss2oqDHw&feature=related
24. THIRD PUNCH
SEEK GOD THROUGH
CHRIST
YOU CANNOT MAKE IT
OUTSIDE OF HIM
ECCLESIATES 12:13-14
25. KNOCK-OUT!
• GOD IS OMNIPOTENT
• GOD IS OMNISCIENT
• GOD IS OMNIPRESENT
• GOD IS
IMMUTABLE/UNCHANGEAB
LE
• GOD IS LOVE
• GOD IS LIGHT
• GOD WANTS YOU TO LIVE
27. The Power
OF THE
Spoken Word
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hzgzim5m7oU
28. BY THY WORDS…
• You will either be justified or
condemned. Numbers 14:28 ; Luke
23: 39-43
• You are what you say!
• Words mold and shape your life
– The law of creation
• Your words can build! – Ezekiel
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