All I Want For Christmas

Isaiah 9:6

"For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end."

Be At Peace With God

Romans 5:1

"Since we have been made right in God's sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us."

Enjoy Peace Of Mind And Heart

John 14:27

"I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don't be troubled or afraid."

Philippians 4:6-7

"Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."

Share Peace With Others

Romans 12:17-18

"Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone. 18 If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone."

I Love My Church

Proverbs 29:18

"Where there is no vision, the people perish."

I Love My Church because We Love People

1 John 4:19

"We love because he first loved us."

I Love My Church Because We Are Pursuing Something Greater

I Love My Church Because We Are Making A Difference

Reaching People

Changing Lives

Making A Difference

Fear Is Real But Faith Is Stronger

2 Timothy 1:1-9

"This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus. I have been sent out to tell others about the life he has promised through faith in Christ Jesus 2 I am writing to Timothy, my dear son.May God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord give you grace, mercy, and peace.

3 Timothy, I thank God for you—the God I serve with a clear conscience, just as my ancestors did. Night and day I constantly remember you in my prayers. 4 I long to see you again, for I remember your tears as we parted. And I will be filled with joy when we are together again.

5 I remember your genuine faith, for you share the faith that first filled your grandmother Lois and your mother, Eunice. And I know that same faith continues strong in you. 6 This is why I remind you to fan into flames the spiritual gift God gave you when I laid my hands on you. 7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.

8 So never be ashamed to tell others about our Lord. And don't be ashamed of me, either, even though I'm in prison for him. With the strength God gives you, be ready to suffer with me for the sake of the Good News. 9 For God saved us and called us to live a holy life. He did this, not because we deserved it, but because that was his plan from before the beginning of time—to show us his grace through Christ Jesus."

Fear Is Real But Faith Is Stronger

2 Timothy 1:7

"For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline."

I will not give into fear I will live by faith.

Fear Is Real But Faith Is Stronger

Joshua 1:9

"This is my command—be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go."

Your greatest victories are on the other side of your fears.

Fear Is Real But Faith Is Stronger

1 Samuel 17:24

"When the Israelites saw the man, they all ran from him in great fear."

I will not give into fear I will live by faith.

Psalm 118:6-7

"The Lord is with me; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? The Lord is with me; he is my helper.."

Psalm 23:4

"Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me, your rod and your staff, they comfort me."

Mark 5:36

"Ignoring what they said, Jesus told Jairus, "Don't be afraid; just believe and she will be healed."

Fear Is Real But Faith Is Stronger

Don't Go Back!

Isaiah 53:4-6

"Surely he took up our pain and bore our suffering, yet we considered him punished by God, stricken by him, and afflicted. 5 But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our sins; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed. 6 We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the Lord has laid on him the sins of us all."

It Is Finished!

Develop New Mindsets

Colossians 3:2

"Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things."

Isaiah 26:3

"You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you!"

The quality of your life is dependent on the quality of your thoughts.

Develop New Circles

1 Corinthians 15:33

"Do not be misled: "Bad company corrupts good character."

Develop New Habits

Hebrews 10:25

"Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another – and all the more as you see the Day approaching."

Follow Your New Purpose

Philippians 3:12-13

"Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. 13 Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead."

I'll Never Be Poor Again

Luke 16:10-13

"Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. 11 So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches? 12 And if you have not been trustworthy with someone else's property, who will give you property of your own?

13 "No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money."

Sow To God

Malachi 3:10

"Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this," says the Lord Almighty, "and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it."

Matthew 23:23

"What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you are careful to tithe even the tiniest income from your herb gardens, but you ignore the more important aspects of the law—justice, mercy, and faith. You should tithe, yes, but do not neglect the more important things."

"I never would have been able to tithe the first million dollars I ever made if I had not tithed my first salary, which was $1.50 per week."

- John D. Rockefeller

Corporate Purpose

"To glorify God by being a faithful steward of all that is entrusted to us and to have a positive influence on all who come into contact with Chick-fil-A."

Genesis 4:3-5

"In the course of time Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the Lord. 4 And Abel also brought an offering—fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock. The Lord looked with favor on Abel and his offering, 5 but on Cain and his offering he did not look with favor."

Save For Your Future

Proverbs 13:11

"Dishonest money dwindles away, but whoever gathers money little by little makes it grow."

Spend With A Plan

Proverbs 21:20

"The wise have wealth and luxury, but fools spend whatever they get."

All this on same slide

10/10/80

10% - Sow To God

10% - Save For Your Future

80% - Spend With Limits

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One touch of God's favor can change everything.

Exodus 12:35-36

"And the people of Israel did as Moses had instructed; they asked the Egyptians for clothing and articles of silver and gold. 36 The Lord caused the Egyptians to look favorably on the Israelites, and they gave the Israelites whatever they asked for. So they stripped the Egyptians of their wealth!"

One touch of God's favor can change everything.

Luke 4:18-19

"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, for he has anointed me to bring Good News to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim that captives will be released, that the blind will see, that the oppressed will be set free, and that the time of the Lord's favor has come."

Psalm 5:12

"Surely, Lord, you bless the righteous; you surround them with your favor as with a shield."

One touch of God's favor can change everything.

Breaking Free

"Think Better, Live Better."

Colossians 2:15

"And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross."

Romans 12:2

"Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will."

Catch The Thought

2 Corinthians 10:5

"We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ."

Check The Thought

Romans 8:6

"The mind of sinful man is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace."

Correct The Thought

Matthew 4:4

But Jesus told him, "No! The Scriptures say, 'People do not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God."

Breaking Free

The Old Is Gone, The New Has Come

2 Corinthians 5:17

"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation: The old has gone, the new is here!"

Break Free From Guilt and Condemnation

Romans 8:1-2

"Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, 2 because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death."

Break Free To Be Who You Were Created To Be

Ephesians 2:10

"For we are God's masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago."

Break Free To Live A Full Life

John 10:10

"The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full."

Breaking Free

"If where you are isn't where you want to be, you don't have to stay there."

Luke 4:18-19

"The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor."

Break Free From Your Past

2 Corinthians 5:17

"This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!"

Break Free From What Holds You Back

Romans 7:18-19

"..For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing."

Break Free To Be Who You Were Created To Be

Ephesians 2:10

"For we are God's masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago."

Break Free To Live An Abundant and Fulfilled Life

John 10:10

"The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full."

Your Story Doesn't End Here

2 Corinthians 5:1-10

For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands. 2 Meanwhile we groan, longing to be clothed instead with our heavenly dwelling, 3 because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked. 4 For while we are in this tent, we groan and are burdened, because we do not wish to be unclothed but to be clothed instead with our heavenly dwelling, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. Now it is God who has made us for this very purpose and has given us the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come."

6 Therefore we are always confident and know that as long as we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord. 7 For we live by faith, not by sight. 8 We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord. 9 So we make it our goal to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away from it. 10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.

Romans 8:11

"The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you. And just as God raised Christ Jesus from the dead, he will give life to your mortal bodies by this same Spirit living within you."

Philippians 1:21-25

"For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain… I am torn between the two: I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far;24 but it is more necessary for you that I remain in the body.25 Convinced of this, I know that I will remain, and I will continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith..

Ephesians 2:8-9

"For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that no one can boast."

Hebrews 6:10

"God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them."

Your Story Doesn't End Here

Hebrews 9:27-28

"Just as people are destined to die once, and after that to face judgment, 28 so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him."