December 1 2013 Showing I Care For My Family

Showing I Care for My Family

Open Before Christmas Part 1

MEMORY VERSE: Matthew 25:40 “When you did it to one of the least of these, my brothers and sisters, you were doing it to Me.”

I Timothy 5:8 “If anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for his immediate family, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

FIVE CARE PACKAGES THAT I CAN GIVE TO MY FAMILY.

1. PRAY for my family.

Ezekiel 22:30-31.

Philippians 1:3. “Every time I think of you, I give thanks to my God.. Whenever I pray, I make my request for all of you with joy.”

2. KEEP IN TOUCH with my family.

Philippians 1:9. “I pray that your love for each other will overflow, more and more so that you will keep on growing in your knowledge and understanding.”

3. HONOR my parents.

Ephesians 6:1--Children, obey your parents because you belong to the Lord. And this is the right thing to do. Honor your father and mother, this is the first of the ten commandments that ends with a promise. And this the promise. If you honor your father and mother, you will live

4. FORGIVE my family.

Ephesians 4:32. “Be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another just as God through Christ has forgiven you.”

Matthew 6:12-15 Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.

5. EXPRESS LOVE TO my family.

Luke 6:38. “Give and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”

I John 4:19. “We love each other, because He loved us first.”

December 20 2012 How To Set Your Priorities

HOW TO SET YOUR PRIORITIES
Exodus 20:1-3

Just as a new mower comes equipped with an owner’s manual, explaining how to get maximum performance with minimum wear and tear, God has given us the Ten Commandments as instructions for life as it’s meant to be.

I. Why God gave us the Ten Commandments.
God’s motive: He Loves Us.

II. Step #1 to the Better life
Verse 3 - You shall have no other gods before me.

1. The principle God must have First place.

Definition of a “god.” Anything that has first place In your life.

Key to freedom: Choosing the best Master.

2. The promise He’ll take care of you.

Seek first God’s kingdom and his righteousness and all these things will be given to you as well.

3. The procedure Give our whole life to God.
How do I make God the #1 priority of my life?

F. First in our Finances.
Proverbs 3:9-10 - Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the first fruits of all your crops, then your barns will be filled to overflowing and your bats will brim over with new wine.
1 Corinthians 16:2 - The purpose of tithing is to teach you to put God first in your lives.

I. First in your Interest.
1 Corinthians 10:31 - So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God.

R. First in our Relationships.
Proverbs 27:19 - What a man is really like is shown by the kind of friends he chooses.

Joshua 24:15 - As for me and my house we will serve the Lord.

S. First in your Schedule.
Psalm 55:17 - I will pray morning, noon, and night and He will hear and answer me.

Mark 1:35 - Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up and went off to a solitary place where He prayed.

T. First in your Troubles.
Psalm 50:15 - Call upon me in your day of trouble and I will deliver you and you will honor Me.

Colossians 1:18 - (Christ) was raised from death in order that He alone might have first place in all things.