March/05/ 2017
#adulting
Part 4
Emotions
1. How I feel affects my decisions.
2. How I feel affects my relationships.
3. How I feel affects my work.
4. How I feel affects my health.
I Kings 19:3-5 “Elijah was afraid and fled for his life. He went to Beersheba, a town in Judah, and he left his servant there. 4 Then he went on alone into the wilderness, traveling all day. He sat down under a solitary broom tree and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, Lord,” he said. “Take my life, for I am no better than my ancestors who have already died.”
Stats: An estimated 1 out of every 10 Americans will deal with some form of depression.
40 million adults or 18% of the adult American population deals with some kind of anxiety disorder.
How did Elijah go from devotion to depression?
1. Wear yourself out
2. Shut others out
verse 3-4a “he left his servant there. 4 Then he went on alone into the wilderness”
3. Stress yourself out
verse 5 “I’ve had enough. I’m no better than my ancestors.”
verse 10 “I’m the only one left who is serving you”
Pastor Gerald Brooks “Never add doom to your gloom.”
What do you do when you find yourself struggling with the dark side of emotions?
1. Remind
Jude 1:20 “But you, dear friends, build yourselves up in your most holy faith and pray in the Holy Spirit.”
2. Refuel
verse 5 “Then he lay down and slept under the broom tree. But as he was sleeping, an angel touched him and told him, “Get up and eat!” 6 He looked around and there beside his head was some bread baked on hot stones and a jar of water! So he ate and drank and lay down again. 7 Then the angel of the Lord came again and touched him and said, “Get up and eat some more, or the journey ahead will be too much for you.”
Psalm 34:17 “The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles.”
Psalm 40:2-3 “2 He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire;
he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. 3 He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God.”
Psalm 3:3 “But you, Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high.”
Psalm 42:11 “Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God…”
Romans 8:31 “if God is for us who can be against us.”
3. Reengage
Verse 15 “The Lord said to him, “Go back the way you came, and go to the Desert of Damascus. When you get there, anoint Hazael king over Aram. 16 Also, anoint Jehu son of Nimshi king over Israel, and anoint Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel Meholah to succeed you as prophet.”
80% of the word emotion is motion. Your motions can change your emotions.
February/19/ 2017
#adulting
part 2
FAITHFUL IN FINANCES
The REALITY.
Most people are living a LIE.
The LACK of money is not the real problem. (Haggai 1:6)
The RESPONSIBILITY.
We will give an ACCOUNT to God for what we did with what He gave us. (Matt. 25:14-30)
We can’t expect God to give us MORE if we are not faithful to manage what we have. (Luke 16:10-12; Matt. 25:21)
The RECOMMENDATIONS. (Rom. 13:8)
SOW some. (Mal. 3:8-12; 2 Cor. 9:6)
SAVE some. (Prov. 21:20)
SPEND some.
SHARE some. (Prov. 11:24-25)
The REAPING. (Gal. 6:7)
When finances are OUT of order:
STRESS increases.
STRAINED relationships occur.
A STAINED reputation is possible.
When finances are IN order:
You GET more. (Matt. 25:28-29)
You can GO more.
You can GIVE more. (Luke 12:48)
February/12/ 2017
Part 4:
Building a House
I Corinthians 3:10 “ Because of God’s grace to me, I have laid the foundation like an expert builder. Now others are building on it. But whoever is building on this foundation must be very careful.”
I Peter 2:4-5 “As you come to him, the living Stone—rejected by humans but chosen by God and precious to him— 5 you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.”
As bricks in the house God is building, our job is 4 things…
1. Lay down
Matthew 16:24 LB “If anyone wants to be a follower of mine, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.
I John 3:16 “This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.
2. Link up
Ephesians 2:21-22 “In Him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. 22 And in Him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.
Colossians 3:14 “And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.”
3. Lean on
Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 “Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor:
If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up. 11 Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one keep warm alone? 12 Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.”
Ephesians 4:16 “From Him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.”
4. Lock in
Legacy = Long faithfulness over time.
