This document outlines a 10 week challenge to pray daily and monitor one's heart. It encourages praying for wisdom and revelation to know God better. Participants are asked to pray for their hearts to be enlightened and transformed into Christ's heart. They should monitor what comes out of their mouths, expose impurities to God, and develop a plan to eliminate sources of impurity. The challenge also involves monitoring one's heart attitude to see how merciful they are, based on a lesson about being blessed when showing mercy as God has shown mercy to us.
What do you hope for? Do you hope for a new job? A new relationship? A new adventure in life? A new smartphone? But first let me ask you this question, what is hope?
Hope looks at the future. You are hoping because there is something to look forward to. Hope is a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen. Singles individual might hope in their work to achieve their goals and dream. Or they might hope for a relationship where they would receive the love they need. These can be the wrong anchors or sources of our hope.
Hebrews 12:2 says keep your eyes on Jesus who perfects our faith. It is actually also saying that we are to hope in God. Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see. Wherever there is full assurance of hope, there is faith. Faith is the full assurance of hope. Hope is part of Faith. Therefore, in Hebrews 12 God is the one who initiates, He is the author or source of our faith and He is the one who is the source of our hope. He is the one we are to hope for because he will be one who will make what we hope for come into a reality. Look at what Romans 15:13 says also.
Romans 15:13 - May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.
God of hope means God is the source of hope. I like how its translated in the NLT version, it says this: “God, the source of hope, will.” Hope here in Greek is elpis meaning expectation, trust, confidence and expectation of what is sure or certain. We can now relate this to God the source of hope as God our source of confidence as we expect something to be sure or certain
That’s why I would like to define hope as CONFIDENCE IN THE FUTURE ANCHORED ON GOD WITH GREAT EXPECTATIONS
Great Expectations because God can do more than what we could think of our imagine and because we expect it to actually happen. As one famous preacher said, biblical hope is just not a desire but it expects it to happen
What do you hope for? Do you hope for a new job? A new relationship? A new adventure in life? A new smartphone? But first let me ask you this question, what is hope?
Hope looks at the future. You are hoping because there is something to look forward to. Hope is a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen. Singles individual might hope in their work to achieve their goals and dream. Or they might hope for a relationship where they would receive the love they need. These can be the wrong anchors or sources of our hope.
Hebrews 12:2 says keep your eyes on Jesus who perfects our faith. It is actually also saying that we are to hope in God. Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see. Wherever there is full assurance of hope, there is faith. Faith is the full assurance of hope. Hope is part of Faith. Therefore, in Hebrews 12 God is the one who initiates, He is the author or source of our faith and He is the one who is the source of our hope. He is the one we are to hope for because he will be one who will make what we hope for come into a reality. Look at what Romans 15:13 says also.
Romans 15:13 - May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.
God of hope means God is the source of hope. I like how its translated in the NLT version, it says this: “God, the source of hope, will.” Hope here in Greek is elpis meaning expectation, trust, confidence and expectation of what is sure or certain. We can now relate this to God the source of hope as God our source of confidence as we expect something to be sure or certain
That’s why I would like to define hope as CONFIDENCE IN THE FUTURE ANCHORED ON GOD WITH GREAT EXPECTATIONS
Great Expectations because God can do more than what we could think of our imagine and because we expect it to actually happen. As one famous preacher said, biblical hope is just not a desire but it expects it to happen
This talk was given during the Purpose Driven Life Seminar at The Our Lady of Mercy Parish, Novaliches, Quezon City on May 31, 2014...Disclaimer - some of the contents of the slides is not owned by the uploader but was only used for the seminar purposes...thank you
This talk was given during the Purpose Driven Life Seminar at The Our Lady of Mercy Parish, Novaliches, Quezon City on May 31, 2014...Disclaimer - some of the contents of the slides is not owned by the uploader but was only used for the seminar purposes...thank you
Pastor Elio Marrocco's "Called To Be Loved" sermon at New Life Christian Church on April 13, 2014. You can learn more about New Life Christian Church here: http://www.newlifecc.ca
Shalom Saints,
It is in this time of Purim that we are reminded again of the power of putting on the armour of God.
Having situations and calamities still happening in our lives, we are still struggling with the very basic in our lives, to obtain peace and His promise.
Paul focused the believer on spiritual warfare, who we are wrestling with...
Ephesians 6:12 NKJV
For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but
...against principalities,
...against powers,
...against the rulers of the darkness of this age,
...against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.
The believer will not stand a chance if he does not put on the FULL armour of God. A partial armour also makes the believer vulnerable.
Let's learn how the enemy attack believers and how the armour of God protect us. Also to claim this privilege of protection that God has given unto each one of us.
Ephesians 6:13 NKJV
Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
Earthquake in Turkey, flood in Johor, snow in Hollywood...you can name each disaster that may seemed a distance to us physically. One disaster that is closest to ourselves is when it happen to our family.
Come and join us and learn how we can put on this armor corporately and stand firm on His protection and promise.
As you know who we are, a prayer altar. Come and join us who can pray for you behind your back.
Pastor Elio Marrocco's "The Message Of 1 Thessalonians" sermon at New Life Christian Church on April 27, 2014. You can learn more about New Life Christian Church here: http://www.newlifecc.ca
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Jesus would often times teach thorough parables. In this lesson we examine the teaching of the sower and soils. Both audio and slides can be viewed together at www.cmcoc.org
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The human brain has 100 billion neurons, each neuron connected to 10 thousand other neurons. Sitting on your shoulders is the most complicated object in the known universe.
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4. The Ten Week Challenge
Pray daily for the eyes of our hearts
to be enlightened.
14 days in/
56 days to go
5. Ephesians 1:17 – 18
17 I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus
Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the
Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you
may know him better.
18 I pray also that the eyes of your heart
may be enlightened in order that you may
know the hope to which he has called you,
the riches of his glorious inheritance in the
saints, and His incomparably great power for
us who believe.
6. The Ten Week Challenge
Pray daily for the eyes of our hearts to be
enlightened.
Pray daily for God to search our hearts
and transform them into the heart of
Christ.
14 days in/
56 days to go
7. Romans 8:27
And he who searches our hearts knows
the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit
intercedes for the saints in
accordance with God’s will.
8. The Ten Week Challenge
Pray daily for the eyes of our hearts to be
enlightened.
Monitor our hearts daily by monitoring
what is coming out of our mouths.
Pray daily for God to search our hearts
and transform them into the heart of
Christ.
14 days in/
56 days to go
9. Matt. 15:18-19…But the things that
come out of a person’s mouth come
from the heart, and these make a
man unclean. For out of the heart
come evil thoughts—murder,
adultery, sexual immorality, theft,
false testimony, slander.
10. The Ten Week Challenge
Identify the source of impurity in our
lives.
Expose them to God.
Prayerfully develop a plan to
eliminate these sources.
14 days in/
56 days to go
14. We must understand the word “mercy”
It cannot be translated by one word.
It’s not an act.
It’s an attitude of the heart that displays:
• sympathy
• empathy
• freedom
15. When this attitude is in us,
we are blessed because we…
1. Understand how merciful God has
been to us.
Luke 1:76—79
We serve a tender, merciful
and loving God.
16. Luke 1:76-79
…And you, my child, will be called a
prophet of the Most High; for you will go
on before the Lord to prepare the way for
him, to give his people the knowledge of
salvation through the forgiveness of their
sins, because of the tender mercy of our
God, by which the rising sun will come to
us from heaven to shine on those living in
darkness and in the shadow of death, to
guide our feet into the path of peace.”
17. When this attitude is in us,
we are blessed because we…
1.Understand how merciful God has been
to us.
Luke 1:76—79
We serve a tender, merciful and
loving God.
We know that God’s mercy
has saved our lives. Eph. 2:1-5
18. Eph. 2:1-5… As for you, you were
dead in your transgressions and
sins, in which you used to live
when you followed the ways of
this world and of the ruler of the
kingdom of the air, the spirit
who is now at work in those
who are disobedient. All of us
also lived among them at one
time, gratifying the cravings of
our flesh and following its
desires and thoughts. Like the
rest, we were by nature
deserving of wrath….
But…
19. …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.
20. When this attitude is in us,
we are blessed because we…
1.Understand how merciful God has been
to us.
Luke 1:76—79
We serve a tender, merciful and
loving God.
We know that God’s mercy
has saved our lives. Eph. 2:1-5
21. When this attitude is in us,
we are blessed because we…
2. Reflect the mercy of God to those
around us.
We reflect God’s love by being merciful
to others. Romans 15:6-7
22. Romans 15:6-7… May the God who
gives endurance and encouragement
give you the same attitude of mind
toward each other
that Christ Jesus had, so that with one
mind and one voice you may glorify
the God and Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ.
23. When this attitude is in us,
we are blessed because we…
2. Reflect the mercy of God to those
around us.
We reflect God’s love by being merciful to
others. Romans 15:6-7
The mercy of God motivates us to live
differently. I Peter 2:9-11
24. I Peter 2:9-11
…But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a
holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may
declare the praises of him who called you out of
darkness into his wonderful light. Once you were
not a people, but now you are the people of God;
once you had not received mercy, but now you
have received mercy. Dear friends, I urge you, as
foreigners and exiles, to abstain from sinful desires,
which wage war against your soul. Live such good
lives among the pagans that, though they accuse
you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds
and glorify God on the day he visits us.
25. When this attitude is in us,
we are blessed because we…
2. Reflect the mercy of God to those
around us.
We reflect God’s love by being merciful
to others. Romans 15:6-7
The mercy of God motivates us to live
differently. I Peter 2:9-11
26. When this attitude is in us,
we are blessed because we…
3. Will be judged with mercy.
Mercy given is mercy received.
Matthew 7:1-2
27. Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For
in the same way you judge others, you will
be judged, and with the measure you use, it
will be measured to you.
Matt. 7:1-2
28. Matt. 7:1-2 Do not judge, or you
too will be judged. For
in the same way you
judge others, you will
be judged, and with
the measure you use,
it will be measured to
you.
This promise is either
a blessing or a curse…it’s up to us.
29. When this attitude is in us,
we are blessed because we…
3. Will be judged with mercy.
Matt. 18:32-34
We have the peace of knowing that
mercy triumphs over judgment.
James 2:12-13
Mercy given is mercy received.
30. James 2:12-13…Speak and act as those who
are going to be judged by the law that gives
freedom, because judgment without mercy
will be shown to anyone who has not been
merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
31. We understand
how merciful
God has
been to us.
We reflect the
mercy of God
to those
around us.
We will be
judged
with
mercy.
Matt. 5:7 -
Blessed are
the merciful
for they will
be shown
mercy.
33. The Ten Week Challenge
Pray daily for the eyes of our hearts to
be enlightened.
Monitor our hearts daily by monitoring
what is coming out of our mouths.
Pray daily for God to search our hearts
and transform them into the heart of
Christ.
14 days in/
56 days to go
34. The Ten Week Challenge
Identify the source of impurity in our
lives.
Expose them to God.
Prayerfully develop a plan to
eliminate these sources.
14 days in/
56 days to go
35. The Ten Week Challenge
Monitor the attitude of our hearts.
How merciful are we?
14 days in/
56 days to go