This Week's #ChangeMyMind False Narrative:
It's God's fault.

Today's Big Idea:
When things go wrong, we can blame God or we can trust Him.

POINT 1:
Trust Him to perfect us.

POINT 2:
Trust Him to protect us.

POINT 3:
Trust Him to prosper us.

New Narrative We Can Write And Live Toward:
I will pass my test to possess His promise.

This Week's #ChangeMyMind False Narrative:
Church life is optional.

Today's Big Idea:
Everybody belongs.

Point 1:
The body needs your presence.

Point 2:
The body needs your connection.

Point 3:
The body needs your contribution.

New Statement We Can Write And Live Toward:
Healthy church life is desirable and beneficial.

This Week's #ChangeMyMind Statement:
Sexual purity is not that important.

Today's Big Idea:
Sexual purity is not only possible but profitable.

How Does This False Narrative Become Our Own Personal Perspective?:
When we believe sexual purity is either insignificant or unachievable.

How Does Living By This False Narrative Impact Us?:
We pay an inflated price that could bankrupt our lives.

What Is A New Statement We Can Write And Live Toward?:
"I can honour God with my eyes, my body, my head and my heart".

BIG IDEA: Personal engagement and experience with the Bible is one of our most important priorities.

THIS WEEK'S #CHANGEMYMIND STATEMENT: I will never really understand the Bible.

False Narrative: The Bible isn't real.

False Narrative: The Bible isn't relevant.

False Narrative: The Bible is inconvenient and uncomfortable.

How Does This Statement Impact Our Lives?: Struggle with fragile faith, shaky commitment, and a sluggish spiritual life.

What Is A New Statement We Can Write And Live Toward?: "I can learn and love the living word of God"

BIG IDEA: God is actively working to become real to every living person in world.

POINT 1: God becomes real when we see Him.

POINT 2: God becomes real when we feel Him.

POINT 3: God becomes real when we share Him.

BIG IDEA: Our first impulse to adversity & complications is to run and hide.

POINT 1: The natural reaction to difficulty is to hide in fear.

POINT 2: The spiritual response to difficulty is to stand in faith.

POINT 3: The natural reaction to failure is to hide in shame.

POINT 3: The spiritual response to failure is to face it and grace it.

BIG IDEA: Giving thanks is one of the most powerful weapons in the life of a believer.

POINT 1: Don't ever forget.

POINT 2: Remember the right things.

POINT 3: Thank God for the miraculous, and the mundane.

BIG IDEA: Overcoming relational adversity is one of the most important & under appreciated features of spiritual maturity.

What is the biggest cause of relational conflict? Missed expectations.

What is the default outcome? Fault finding / finger pointing / spiritual felonies.

What is the better way out? Restoration by self examination.

1. RESPONSE to the Call needs FAITH.

2. RESPONSE to the Call needs REMEMBRANCE.

a. GILGAL: The God who keeps COVENANT.

b. BETHEL: The God who is INTIMATE.

c. JERICHO: The God who fights our BATTLES.

d. JORDAN: The God who BLESSES.