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Wrapping up our series in Numbers Pastor Jon led us through what it means to embrace living in submission to God. 👏 In 1 Peter we learned that our identity in Christ surpasses any circumstance. Submission is the choice to be emptied of authority and filled with God's purpose for your life, regardless of the circumstance. Society will tell you to live your own truth and build your own life but as Jon taught, the greatest good of life comes only from laying it all down and embracing your purpose before God. 💙

This week we encourage you to follow Jesus' example of humble submission both to God and the human authority in your life. Make it a point to give thanks to those who lead you! We love you Paradigm, see you next week! 🤩🫶🏼

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This week we continue in the Numbers series! 👏 Pastor Chad’s sermon on Rebellion was a call to reflection. Rebellion is in us all, it has many sources, and it will always lead to ruin.

Are you unknowingly rebelling against God? Common sources of rebellion stem from jealousy, ungratefulness, stubbornness, misremembering, and being untrusting. Are any of these causing you to turn from God’s wisdom? We encourage you to find and listen to the good God-given authority in your lives to help guide you. Let’s align our hearts with His Word! 💙🕊️

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Last night we dug into what faith really means, found in Hebrews 11. We learned that faith is obediently following God’s Word, regardless of our feelings, knowing that He rewards those who diligently seek Him. Why is faith essential? It pleases God, brings salvation, and overcomes the world. To grow our faith, we’re encouraged to dive into God’s Word, share our stories boldly, and walk closely with Him every day. We all have some kind of faith. What are you putting your faith in? 🕊️

”But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.“

‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭11‬:‭6‬ ‭

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Tuesday night we continued our Numbers series by looking at doubt. Here are a few takeaways:

1. Doubt undermines God’s promises, and is the lack of confidence or assurance that He will keep them.

2. What is inside you will eventually come out. Let confidence, trust, and faith spill out of you instead of doubt.

3. Doubt sees obstacles. What obstacle seems so gigantic to where you’re having a hard time believing God can move in that situation?

4. Doubt is contagious. Why? It’s easy, safe, and popular.

5. Doubt leads to despair, and despair impairs your ability to make rational decisions. Desperate plans come from despairing hearts.

Where are you doubting? Doubt is what separates us from our Heavenly Father. This week remember that He is in control, He loves you, and He is worthy of our trust.

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“Truth without love isn’t true, and love isn’t love without truth.” 🌿 Last night’s message taught us that Biblical truth and biblical love are inseparable. Truth without love destroys, and love without truth deceives. So how do we bring the two together? In the major things, take action. Have a critical conversation including an observation, discussion, your concern, and your love for the other person. In the minor things, you must have acceptance. And in all things, have a love for others like Jesus.

”And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing.“ I Corinthians‬ ‭13‬:‭2‬-‭3‬

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A critical attitude will leave you in a wilderness spiritually. Attitude — pattern of thinking developed over a period of time. Criticism is when you focus on the perceived flaw of another person without any intention to help them. Check out the layers of criticism: it’s petty, self-exalting, and sinful. Criticism is often rooted in unforgiveness, bitterness, personal failure, envy, jealousy or some resentment going on in our heart.

Reflect on Miriam and Aaron’s story in Numbers 12:1-12, where criticism led to dire consequences. God takes the criticism of others personally, and He judges it accordingly. Every sin is guaranteed to come prepackaged with some consequences. Choose encouragement and humility over criticism, for when you sow something, you will reap something. Seek cleansing and forgiveness from a critical spirit to draw closer to God’s presence. We will never reach a sinless life before heaven, but God is able to cleanse us of all sin. Confess it, renounce it, and you will find mercy. 🙏

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Last night in our Numbers series we looked at contentment. 1 Timothy 6:6 teaches us that godliness + contentment = great gain. Godliness, or God likeness, means to be like Jesus. Paul is teaching that we cannot live in the promised land spiritually, while living like a pagan practically. We often want the blessings of God without the obedience to God, which doesn’t work. You cannot experience the fullness of God if you are not fully submitted to God. Contentment can be defined as satisfaction with God’s sufficient provision. Contentment is often not something that comes naturally to us, but a perspective and an attitude that we must learn; contentment is a choice. The secret to gaining contentment is to be dependent on Christ’s strength, and not on our own.

These two together equal great gain, but verses 9-10 and 17 show us that loving money equals great loss. So how do we choose an attitude of contentment in a sea of covetousness? Seek it. Say it. Settle it. And show it. See what the Bible says is valuable to have. Evaluate what you have, and know when to say, “that is enough.” Settle it by choosing contentment and glorifying God with what you have. The content person is a generous person.

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Continuing our series in Numbers, Pastor John calls on us to reflect on our habitual covetousness, which can be described as wanting the wrong thing or wanting the right thing but for the wrong amount, at the wrong time, and for the wrong reasons. Our society conditions us to want more, and more, and more. All of the tangible goods we collect might be keeping us comfortable but they aren't necessarily blessings from God.

Numbers 11:7-35 teaches that it is easy to remember the false goodness of what you once had before Christ, but those desires bring an illusion of strength, making us uncomfortable in our weakness, and drying up the strength of our souls. Like the quail, the things of our own desires will be far and hard to get, whereas like the manna, the things from God will be so clearly in front of you and serve as a reminder that He is with you.

Giving into an attitude of covetousness will:

1. Compromise your calling

2. Corrupt your perspective

3. Consume you

This week, take some time to reflect on the thing in your life that if left to your own devices, you would go out of your way just to get it. Your Paradigm family prays that those desires will be removed from your heart as the Lord pulls you closer to Him. 💙🫶🏼🕊️

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Some days, weeks, months, or even years are going to be harder than the rest. Life can get real hard real quick and you can easily find yourself in the mental captivity of a complaining attitude. As Christians, we can quickly find ourselves fading from the presence of the Lord in these challenging seasons, but the key to continuing to serve the Lord with gladness is to come before Him with THANKSGIVING! If you're going through a challenging season or simply want to work on practicing an attitude of gratitude every day, Psalm 100:5 gives us three reasons we can always be thankful and grateful:

1. The Lord is GOOD! When you find yourself focusing on what you don't have, start by thanking God for what you do have.

2. His mercy is EVERLASTING! Remember, whatever is wrong won't last forever. Focus on the eternal!

3. His truth endures FOREVER! Your feelings are fickle, focus on His truth. If you never forget the goodness of His truth, you will never stop being thankful.

"For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting, and His truth endures to all generations." - Psalm 100:5

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Life is 10% what happens and 90% how you respond.

Last night, we started a brand new series in Numbers! Starting in chapter 11, we dove head first into the attitude of complaining. Anything that separates us from God is a sin, and complaining your way through life is an easy way to find yourself on the path to destruction. Complaining is harmful to your relationship with God, but also to those who surround you. Looking at it from the Father’s perspective, what do we really even have to complain about? You have a Father who desires to provide for you and who has freely offered the gift of eternal life. As Christians, everything we do should glorify God and that includes our attitude toward the day.

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