Check out the Sunday school lesson I had on Sunday Oct 11th at Thomas Road Baptist Church (trbc.org) Pastors Bible Class. The last section of the lesson was "How to make good choices".
1 - Put Christ first Matthew 6:33 2 - Remove any selfishness James 4:7-10 - Submit to God; Resist the devil; Come near to God; Wash your hands...purify your heart; Grieve and mourn and weep in sorrow for your sins; Humble yourself before the LORD 3 - Not I but Christ Galatians 2:20 & I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13 4 - Learn to appreciate & accept your weaknesses II Corinthians 12:9,10 5 - Yieldedness does not mean idleness, or inactivity, or worklessness. a.) Yield results to God but intercede for success b.) We surrender to God, but WORK DILIGENTLY in ministry. 6 - Make choices in keeping with your life's goal and your core values. 7 - Good choices keep us from making bad choices. 8 - Your weakness plus Christ is empowered abundantly. "We are workmen/together with God" II Corinthians 3:9 9 - Christ "in you" makes you learn discipline, and practice, until you can do more for God than you expected. 10 - Predisposition. The more bad choices you make the easier it becomes to make them. The more good choices you make the easier it becomes to continue making them. 11 - The choices of your "hero" will greatly influence your choices. -from Pastor's Bible class, Elmer Towns teacher, Thomas Road Baptist Church Oct 11, 2009.
Week 4 Celebrate Our Weaknesses "But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory though our LORD Jesus Christ. I Corinthians 15:57
Day 1 Strength in Weakness Prayer: 'Forgive me LORD for doubting Your active role in my struggle to lose weight.'
'Help me see Your Grace LORD.'
"Thank You, LORD that in Your mercy and love You are helping me to put You first place in all things in my life. I praise You for Your all-sufficient grace."
Day 2 Weakness that Leads to Strength Prayer: "God, sometimes I get so overwhelmed by my troubles that I fail to see Your grace and mercy in and through the situation. Help me to see all the circumstances in my life from Your perspective. Amen."
What weakness do you have that is teaching you to rely more on God's strength?
How can you rejoice in that weakness?
"O LORD, You are my strength and my song. When I am weak, Your power can give me the strength I need to do the things You call me to do. Amen."
Day 3 Upside Down
Day 4 Dying to Live Prayer: "Merciful Father thank You for sending Jesus into the world to save me. How grateful I am that Your grace is not based on my strength but on Your strength being manifested in me. Amen."
Day 5 A Paradoxical Victory God's ways are not our ways
Day 6 Reflection Prayer: "Gracious God, I often feel oppressed. I have given in to temptation too many times and, as a result, I have become bound by destructive habit patterns. Thank You for helping me realize the truth that victory is mine in Christ Jesus my LORD, Amen."
Day 7 Reflection Prayer: " LORD God, You made me for Yourself. Help me to honor You with my body, even as I rejoice in Your goodness and tender mercy. Amen."
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Check out the Sunday school lesson I had on Sunday Oct 11th at Thomas Road Baptist Church (trbc.org) Pastors Bible Class. The last section of the lesson was "How to make good choices".
1 - Put Christ first Matthew 6:33
2 - Remove any selfishness
James 4:7-10 - Submit to God; Resist the devil; Come near to God; Wash your hands...purify your heart; Grieve and mourn and weep in sorrow for your sins; Humble yourself before the LORD
3 - Not I but Christ Galatians 2:20
& I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13
4 - Learn to appreciate & accept your weaknesses II Corinthians 12:9,10
5 - Yieldedness does not mean idleness, or inactivity, or worklessness. a.) Yield results to God but intercede for success b.) We surrender to God, but WORK DILIGENTLY in ministry.
6 - Make choices in keeping with your life's goal and your core values.
7 - Good choices keep us from making bad choices.
8 - Your weakness plus Christ is empowered abundantly. "We are workmen/together with God" II Corinthians 3:9
9 - Christ "in you" makes you learn discipline, and practice, until you can do more for God than you expected.
10 - Predisposition. The more bad choices you make the easier it becomes to make them. The more good choices you make the easier it becomes to continue making them.
11 - The choices of your "hero" will greatly influence your choices. -from Pastor's Bible class, Elmer Towns teacher, Thomas Road Baptist Church Oct 11, 2009.
Week 4 Celebrate Our Weaknesses
"But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory though our LORD Jesus Christ. I Corinthians 15:57
Day 1 Strength in Weakness
Prayer: 'Forgive me LORD for doubting Your active role in my struggle to lose weight.'
'Help me see Your Grace LORD.'
"Thank You, LORD that in Your mercy and love You are helping me to put You first place in all things in my life. I praise You for Your all-sufficient grace."
Day 2
Weakness that Leads to Strength
Prayer: "God, sometimes I get so overwhelmed by my troubles that I fail to see Your grace and mercy in and through the situation. Help me to see all the circumstances in my life from Your perspective. Amen."
What weakness do you have that is teaching you to rely more on God's strength?
How can you rejoice in that weakness?
"O LORD, You are my strength and my song. When I am weak, Your power can give me the strength I need to do the things You call me to do. Amen."
Day 3 Upside Down
Day 4 Dying to Live
Prayer: "Merciful Father thank You for sending Jesus into the world to save me. How grateful I am that Your grace is not based on my strength but on Your strength being manifested in me. Amen."
Day 5 A Paradoxical Victory
God's ways are not our ways
Day 6 Reflection
Prayer: "Gracious God, I often feel oppressed. I have given in to temptation too many times and, as a result, I have become bound by destructive habit patterns. Thank You for helping me realize the truth that victory is mine in Christ Jesus my LORD, Amen."
Day 7 Reflection
Prayer: " LORD God, You made me for Yourself. Help me to honor You with my body, even as I rejoice in Your goodness and tender mercy. Amen."
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