Matthew 21:1-11 Vs. 6-8  “The went and did just as Jesus had instructed them, and brought the donkey and the colt, and laid their coats on them; and He sat on the coats. Most of the crowd spread their coats in the road…” This was a token of ____________________________. Vs. 8 “and others were cutting branches from the trees and spreading them in the road.” Palms were an emblem of _________________and ________________. Revelation 7:9-14 5 things Jesus did for us in his death: ____________________ The removal of our sin and guilt.____________________ The removal of God’s wrath.____________________ The removal of our alienation from God.____________________ The price that is paid to deliver someone from captivity.He did all of this by dying as our ________________________.

My Heart flow. Prov. 4:23 Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life. What is the heart? The secret to guarding & keeping our heart is to daily surrender it to the Lord Jesus. As our hearts go - so goes our life: My Heart = My Life. 1. Our hearts have the ability and capacity _____________________________      _____________________________________________________. Psalm 119:11/Matt. 6:21/Matt. 5:8/Luke 6:45/John 7:37-39/Eph. 4:29/Eph. 5:17-19/Col. 3:16/Rom. 12:1-2 2. How do things gain __________________________ into our heart? _______ – what we see – Solomon said: Let your eyes look straight ahead _______ – what we allow – Jesus said: Take Heed what your hear…._______ – Just because I have a thought doesn’t mean: 1. It’s right. 2. It should be ________________.  3. It should be __________________._______ – who we spend time with - Prov. 18:21/1 Cor 15:33_______ – places we go - Prov. 5:8 3. The outflows of the Heart.II Sam. 6: 16-2316 And as the ark of the LORD came into the city of David, Michal Saul's daughter looked through a window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before the LORD; and she despised him in her heart. David was ________________________________________________________.Michal was ________________________________________________________. 4. The outflows are a direct result of the inflow.      Change the inflow and the outflow will __________________. 

Heart check. Prov. 4:23 Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life. The ‘Issues’ of life refers to the border of territories or the boundaries of a city. The secret to guarding my heart is to _______________ it to the Lord Jesus.  Psalm 19:14 May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer. Psalm 26:2 Test me, LORD, and try me, examine my heart and my mind; 1. He ____________________ us. Matthew 9:35-38Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.  2.   He _____________________________ us to come again. The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing. Col. 1:18 3.   Let’s ___________________________ at His table again. 1 Cor 11:23-32 Who’s at the table today?  a.   ___________________ is. Rom. 5:8 b.   __________ am. 1 Cor. 11:28 c.   _____________ are. Our forever family is. 1 Cor. 11:29 d.   Our _________________ is. 1 Cor. 11:26 4.   Here’s my __________________. Psalm 19:14 / Psalm 26:2

If. Acts 2:17-21 / I Cor. 2:9-12 If we have the Spirit of God living on the inside of us. If we have the same Spirit that raised Christ from the dead dwelling in us. To dream we need: 1.    God’s _____________________. Prov. 29:18 Message: If people can't see what God is doing, they stumble all over themselves; But when they attend to what he reveals, they are most blessed.  a. Where does _______________________________? Time, fatigue, discouragement, disappointment, disapproval, and the circumstances of life have a away of dulling vision…._______________. b. We must catch sight of the _________________ picture. Matthew 5:13-16 / Mark 16:15 2.     Facts about a ______________________of “Vision”vision requires _________________vision redefines successvision demands _________________________ - 1 Cor. 15:58vision requires hard workvision will _______________________ your comfort zone will not always be easily ______________________ by othersvision requires ____________________ surrendera life of vision is an ________________________

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Fight the good fight of faith. 1. Life is _________________.  James 4:13-15   2. ’We’re fighting for more than just _____________________________.’ Matt. 6:19-21 / John 14:1-6 / Col. 3:1-4 / II Cor. 4:16-5:10 a. We are ____________ of eternal things when we are   _________________________________________________  by them.   b. The _________________ is to embrace an ______________ mindset throughout our lives on earth.  What is ‘an eternal mindset?’ ___________________________________________ c. An eternal mindset causes us to ‘_______________’ differently. 3. What on earth do we do? Col. 3:1-4 How?   ___________________________________ in things above.  Matt. 6:19-21

1 Tim. 6:12 Fight the good fight of faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses. Are you a follower of Jesus? Are you what the Bible calls born again? Are you saved? Are  your sins forgiven? Do you believe the gospel of Jesus Christ - His death, burial and resurrection? If so….. Then this _______ is not optional. Hab. 2:4/Rom. 1:17/Gal. 3:11/Heb. 10:38 This fight is not ________________________. 1 John 5:4-5          Believers overcome.            2. The fight is ___________________. Eph.. 6:10-20       16 (Above all) in addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to                 extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.        3. Faith ___________________ the fight.  1 John 5:4-5 4 For whatever is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.5 Who is the one who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?        4. Faith is not ____________________. Rev. 12:11/2 Cor. 5:13        5. Faith is not _____________________. Hebrews 10:35-39 Hebrews 11:8 By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed by going out to a place which he was to receive for an inheritance; and he went out, not knowing where he was going.

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‘God’s Armor is strong.’ - Eph. 6:10-2 1. This fight is real - ____________________ that it is. a. There was a fight ‘for us.’ ______________________.  1 Cor. 15:57-58As believers, we fight from a position of strength, not from a position of weakness. We fight from victory---not for victory.                                                             b. There’s a fight ‘___________________________.’ Most of the attacks the devil wages against us will occur in our minds.The Devil wants access into our lives. He fights for it. He works at it. He looks for access points.  Our adversary is real.  The greatest key to winning every battle the devil wages against you is to keep your mind ___________________ by the Word of God. Peter wrote: 1 Peter 1:13....gird up the loins of your mind.... 2. What are ______________________ to do? Eph. 6:10-11 10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power (the power of His might.). 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.  The ______________________ was the most important of all. a. The Belt of Truth. vs. 14 - Logos Psalm 119:9-11 / Prov. 4:20-22 b. Sword of the Spirit - vs. 17 - Rhema Rom. 10:17 

What’s at stake? 2 Tim. 4:7-8 7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 8 Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day--and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing. 1. This fight is _____________________.                                                                                                ‘For each of us’: There is a fight to fight, a race to run and a faith to keep.    a. There was a fight ‘for us.’ - Jesus won. Freedom was purchased that day.    b. There is a fight ‘__________.’ To submit to God - A fight that defines us. Prov. 3:5-10 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; 6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct[a] your paths. 7 Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the Lord and depart from evil. Fight Defined: to enter a contest: to contend with adversaries, to struggle, with difficulties and dangers: to strive: to obtain something Joshua 10:25 / Neh. 4:14 / Eph. 6:10-18 2. Get in the ________. Pick up your ___________________. a.   It’s a fight that’s not fought by ____________ means. John 18:36 b.  It’s a fight that is primarily fought on the battlefield of _______. Col. 4:12 Matt. 21:12-14  Jesus is ticked off. What happens when the church prays? The early church cleared there schedule in order to keep prayer as a priority.  3. What’s at ___________________?