Scripture: Habakkuk 2:2-3

1. We journal to REMEMBER (Psalm 103)
2. We write our hearts before God to know ourselves and Him better (Psalm 139)
3. We Journal to Meditate (Psalm 1)

Practice Writing Your Heart: CLICK HERE for PDF

Scripture: 2 Samuel 23:1-7 (NET)

1. To serve the purpose of God in your generation start with God
2. To serve the purpose of God in your generation make room for God
3. To serve the purpose of God in your generation trust God

A Heart of SolitudeScripture: Psalm 19 & Psalm 59

1. David’s Young Life of Solitude as a Shepherd
2. David’s Struggling Life Fleeing from Saul. Finding Solitude Hiding in Caves.
3. David’s Old Age a Testimony of God’s Closeness

Scripture: 2 Samuel 23 - 24 & Matthew 26

1. Love should be costly
2. Only God is deserving of our lives because only He is worthy of our greatest love.
3. We cannot love God well, until we experience His sacrificial, costly love for us.

Questions to Ask God this Week: https://oakdale.church/cost

Scripture: 2 Samuel 11-12

1. Run to God in repentance, because He already knows what you’ve done
2. Run to God in repentance, because He’s already made provision.
3. Run to God in repentance, because His way is better.

Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:34-371) Falling in love with Jesus takes cultivation2) Let God’s presence captivate us3) The most important part of prayer is not the result it produces, but the intimacy it creates.Practice Falling in Love with God through Examen Prayer:https://irp.cdn-website.com/da72807d/files/uploaded/Examen_Prayer.pdf

God is in the business of recycling our Pain

• Matthew 5:10

God allows pain as a path to bless us and to bless His kingdom.

• Romans 8:28

God turns our pain into purpose when we are obedient to Him.

• Genesis 50:20

Scripture: John 15:4-9

1. The power to grow comes from our connection to Jesus.
2. We remain connected to Jesus through loving obedience.
3. Our healing glorifies God and marks us as disciples of Jesus.

1. God created us to be relational beings who need connection and relationships. - Genesis 2:18
2. God wants us to be free of anything that hinders us, or holds us back from running the race He has set before each one of us. - Hebrews 12:1
3. Jesus calls us to forgive as He forgives. - Matthew 6:12
4. God calls us to live a life of humility. - Proverbs 28:13

Scripture: James 4:7-10, 1 John 1:5-10 & Matthew 5:6

1. Submission isn't giving up — it’s giving over
2. God won’t heal what we won’t reveal.
3. God honors the hunger for His holiness