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“Do not be conformed to the pattern of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think.”

”Be careful how you think; your life is shaped by your thoughts.”

“I love to do God’s will so far as my new nature is concerned; but there’s something else deep within methat is at war with my mind and wins the fight and makes me a slave to the sin within me. In my mind I want to be God’s servant, but instead I find myself still enslaved to sin.”

“Let the Spirit change your way of thinking and make you into a new person. You were created to be likeGod…”

“Brothers and sisters, fill your minds with thoughts that are true, noble, right, pure, beautiful, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worth praising.”

“People need more than bread for their life; they must feed on every WORD OF GOD.”

Q. Am I feeding my soul every day with God’s Word?

“Those who are dominated by their sinful nature think about sinful things, but those who arecontrolled by the Holy Spirit think about things that please the Spirit.”

“Temptation comes from the lure of OUR OWN evil desires. These evil desires lead to evil actions, and then the evil actions lead to death.”

“Keep your mind on Jesus Christ…”

“Don’t just think about your own affairs, but be interested in others, too, and in what they are doing.”

“Let us think about each other and help each other to show love and do good deeds.”

“Let heaven fill your thoughts. Do not think only about things down here on earth.”

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“You’ve learned the truth that is in Jesus…so in regard to your former way of life, PUT OFF your oldself…and be made NEW in the attitudes of your mind. And PUT ON your NEW self, created to be like God, truly good and holy!”

“A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back andconquer. And three are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken.”

“We must GET RID of everything that slows down our progress, especially the sin that just won’t let go. We must be determined to run the race that is ahead of us. And we must keep our eyes on Jesus who leads us.”

Question: What do I need to get rid of in order to prepare for the “new me”?

“You used to live according to selfish desires, when your life was dominated by them. But nowyou must GET RID of all these things: anger, hot temper, and hating others. No insults orfilthy talk must ever come from your lips. And stop lying to each other, for you have PUT OFFyour old self with its HABITS and you’ve PUT ON your new self.”

“‘The mountains may shake, and the hills may crumble, but my unfailing love for you willnever be shaken. And my promise of peace will never change,’ says the Lord, who hascompassion on you. ‘Oh Jerusalem, you suffering, storm-ravaged city needing comfort! Iwill rebuild you with priceless jewels and I will RESET your foundations with sapphires!’”

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come:[a] The old has gone, the new is here!

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vs 21  “The servant returned and told his master what they had said. His master was furious and said, ‘Go quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and invite the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’ After the servant had done this, he reported, ‘There is still room for more.’ So his master said, ‘Go out into the country lanes and behind the hedges and urge anyone you find to come, so that the house will be full. For none of those I first invited will get even the smallest taste of my banquet.’”

Ephesians 5:18 “Do not get drunk on wine which leads to debauchery, instead  be filled with the spirit,”

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“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean.”

“Everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and everyone who humbles himself will be exalted.”

” To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everyone else, Jesus told this parable: 10 “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people—robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector. 12 I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.’

13 “But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner.’14 “I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”

There is no substitute for humbling yourself before God.

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Would You take our broken pieces and make us whole?

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Early the next morning Abraham got up and loaded his donkey. He took with him two of his servants and his son Isaac. When he had cut enough wood for the burnt offering, he set out for the place God hadtold him about. 4 On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance. 5 He said to hisservants, “Stay here with the donkey while I and the boy go over there. We will worship and then we willcome back to you”. 6 Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and placed it on his son Isaac, and he himself carried the fire and the knife. As the two of them went on together, 7 Isaac spoke up and said to his father Abraham, “Father?” “Yes, my son?” Abraham replied. “The fire and wood are here,” Isaac said,“but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?” 8 Abraham answered, “God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” And the two of them went on together. 9 When they reached the place God had told him about, Abraham built an altar there and arranged the wood on it. He bound his son Isaac and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood. 10 Then he reached out his hand and took the knife to slay his son. 11 But the angel of the LORD called out to him from heaven, “Abraham! Abraham!” “Here I am,” he replied. 12 “Do not lay a hand on the boy,” he said. “Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God, because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son.” 13 Abraham looked up and there in a thicket he saw a ram[a] caught by its horns. He went over and took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering instead of his son. 14 So Abraham called that place The LORD Will Provide. And to this day it is said, “On the mountain of the LORD it will be provided.” 15 The angel of the LORD called to Abraham from heaven a second time 16 and said, “I swear by myself, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son, 17 I will surely bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sand on the seashore. Your descendants willtake possession of the cities of their enemies, 18 and through your offspring[b] all nations on earth will be blessed,[c] because you have obeyed me.”

“At that moment the angel ofthe Lord shouted to him from heaven…’Laydown the knife. Do not hurt the boy in any way,for now I know that you truly fear God. Youhave not withheld even your beloved son fromMe.’”

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“Therefore, I urge you…in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship.” 

HOW WAS I?

“ 2 Then God said, “Take your son, your only son, whom you love—Isaac—and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on a mountain I will show you.” 3 Early the next morning Abraham got up and loaded his donkey. He took with him two of his servants and his son Isaac. When he had cut enough wood for the burnt offering, he set out for the place God had told him about.”

“He saddled the donkey and took two of the servants with him along with his son Isaac.  Then he chopped wood to build a fire for a burned offering and set out for the place God told them to go.  On the third day of the journey Abraham saw the place in the distance.  ‘Stay here with the donkey,’ Abraham told the young man, ‘The boy and I will travel a little farther.

We will worship there and then we will come right back.’  Abraham placed the wood for the burned offering on Isaac’s while he himself carried the knife and the fire as the two of them went on together.  Son gets wise …

Isaac said ‘Father  Dad ,’ ‘Yes, my son,’ Abraham replied.  ‘We have the wood and the fire,’ said the boy.  ‘But where is the lamb for the sacrifice?’  ‘God will provide a lamb, my son,’ Abraham answered and they both went on together.  When they arrived at the place God told Abraham to go, he built the altar and placed the wood on it.

What do you currently sacrifice to worship God?

“Be quiet and know that I am God …” Psalm 46:10

“But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all truth.”  John 16:13

“Some years later God decided to test Abraham, so He spoke to him.  Abraham answered, “Here I am, Lord.”  Genesis 22:1 

•2 minutes quiet in morning (listen for God)

•1 minute at lunch

•2 minutes in evening sometime

•1 minute before Bed

=6 Minutes that can change your life

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Hard times and trouble are God’s way of getting our attention! And at this very moment , God deeply desires to lead you from trouble and to spread your table with your favorite food.

 Job 1:21-22 “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will depart.[a]The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away;    may the name of the Lord be praised.”22 In all this, Job did not sin by charging God with wrongdoing.

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“Don’t worry about anything.Instead pray about everything.Tell God what you need andthank Him for all He has done.”

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