3 TRUTHS AT SURFSIDE COMMUNITY FELLOWSHIP

1) OUR DIFFERENCES MULTIPLY OUR IMPACT 1 Corinthians 12:12-14 NIV
WE DISCOVER OUR VITAL PART OF THE BODY

2) WE DON’T COMPARE AND QUIT Ephesians 6:11-12 NIV
WE PRAY AND PROTECT EACH OTHER

3) WE USE OUR GIFTS AS PART OF THE TEAM Ephesians 6:18 NIV
WE SERVE AND PRAY FOR OTHER BELIEVERS

1) PONDER THE POWER OF HIS WORD Psalms 119:103-106 NIV
2) PRACTICE HIS WORD James 1:21-22 NIV
3) PLANT HIS WORD AND GROW 2 Timothy 3:16-17 NIV

3 THINGS THAT IMPACT CLOSENESS WITH GOD
1) HOW WE SEE OURSELVES Luke 19:1-4 NIV

WE ARE UNWORTHY, BUT HE STILL LOVES US
2) HOW WE SEE JESUS Luke 19:5-7 NIV
JESUS WANTS TO BE CLOSE TO US
3) WHEN WE SURRENDER TO HIS WILL Luke 19:8-10 NIV
JESUS WANTS US TO REPENT AND COME HOME

1) BE PATIENT AND EXPECTANT James 5:7-11 NIV

RECOGNIZE HIS PRESENCE WHILE WAITING
2) PRAY AND PRAISE ALONE AND WITH OTHERS James 5:13-18 NIV

ASK SOMEONE HOW YOU CAN PRAY FOR THEM
3) HELP OTHERS TO FIND THEIR WAY HOME Matthew 28:19-20 NIV

LOOK FOR WAYS TO SHARE THE GOSPEL

1) RECOGNIZE THE POWER OF YOUR WORDS James 3:3-6 NIV
LOOK FOR WAYS TO USE WORDS TO BLESS

2) REPENT WHEN WORDS DON’T MATCH DEEDSJames 4:11-12 NIV
REPENT OF ANY BOASTING AND HYPOCRICY

3) REGULARLY SUBMIT TO GOD WITH WORDS James 4:13-17 NIV
TAKE TIME TO ACKNOWLEDGE GOD’S POWER

1) ALLOW YOUR FAITH TO FUEL OBEDIENCE James 2:14-17 NIV


CALENDAR A PERSON TO BLESS THIS WEEK
2) DISCOVER WAYS TO BELIEVE AND DO James 2:18-23 NIV

CONFESS/REPENT OF ANY DISOBEDIENCE
3) YOUR ACTIONS REFLECT YOUR BELIEFS Ephesians 2:8-10 NIV

1) SIN STUNTS YOUR GROWTH Matthew 7:15-19 NIV
2) ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS Matthew 7:20-23 NIV
3) FOCUS LEADS TO FAITHFULNESS James 1:25-27 NIV

PERSEVERANCE-PRIDE- PROMISE

1) PERSEVERANCE James 1:2-8 NIV
2) PRIDE James 1:9-11 NIV
3 PROMISE James 1:12 NIV

FOCUS= WHERE IS MY LIFE HEADED?
1) GOD CAN USE PAIN TO CHANGE US Romans 5:3-5 NIV

WHAT AM I LEARNING FROM MY PAIN?
2)CROSS BEARING/OBEDIENCE IS PAINFUL Luke 9:23-26

ASK GOD TO STRENGTHEN ME TO CARRY MY CROSS
3)OBEDIENCE IS POSSIBLE WITH HIS SPIRIT John 14:24-27 NIV

FOCUS = WHERE IS MY LIFE HEADED?

1) MINE - HOW CAN I GET MORE/JEALOUSY? Philippians 2:3-5 NIV
2) ME - GIVE ME WHAT I LIKE/PREFER? Philippians 2:5-11 NIV
3) HIM - WHAT DOES GOD WANT ME TO DO? James 4:7-10 NIV