Covered but not hidden

-Genesis 3:6-7

-Adam and Eve were trying to fix their own problem.

-when sin enters a situation shame and fear follow.

-Deuteronomy 8:18

-Intimacy with the Lord grows with time and with relationship.

-Shame and guilt are going to rush us into situations and influence us to make rash decisions.

-Genesis 3:21

-Proverbs 14:12

-what lies do you believe? What lies are you currently listening to?

-God is full of grace. Grace tells Adam to come out of hiding.

-The covering you put on yourself is always temporary.

-Luke 15

-We have been clothed with the robe of righteousness.

-Because a Christian shared the Gospel, in a country where it is illegal,  Mohamad was saved!

-Jesus is the only God that died, but didn't stay dead. All other gods died and stayed dead and so there is no hope with any other god. We have hope because our God is alive!

-Matthew 5:10

-Matthew 10:22

-We need to understand what the Gospel is so that we are able to share with people. The Gospel is the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ.

-Religion is we break Gods law and now with the works of righteousness we work to pay the debt, but the truth is Jesus already paid the debt.

-Even though He has paid our debt, we still have to accept it.

-1 Corinthians 11:23

The Real You: The Power He Gives Us

-Romans 5:17

-We inherit the sin nature through Adam.

-If you receive Jesus you can reign in this life.

-2 Corinthians 5:17

-We are a new creation.

-You received faith when you received Jesus. Without faith it’s impossible to please Him, we all have faith.

-“if you never see it, it doesn’t mean it’s not there” faith is there whether we exercise it or not. We need to realize what we have! We are pleasing to God at all times because we have received Him.

-James 1:2

-The joy of the Lord is our strength so strength comes in with the joy.

-Galatians 5:16

-Hebrews 4:12

-2 Peter 1:3

-Hebrews 13:20

-Hebrews 10:19

-Matthew 18:21

-Matthew 18:21-35

-Ephesians 3:16

-Intimate time with Jesus builds trust.

-He doesn’t build your strength so you can perform better. He builds you so love remains in you strong.

-Acts 1:8

-Sometimes we feel failure but that’s not who we are.

-Someone is always watching you. Make sure you are representing Jesus well.

-Romans 6:14

-Sin does not have dominion over me. Sin has no power or control over me.

-Sin = missing the mark

-2 Corinthians 12:9

-When we feel weak- the truth is Jesus is inside of us and His power is inside of us.

-Isaiah 53:4

-Love is the power.

-Stop telling people all of your problems the moment you meet them.

-Romans 8:9

-We are not in the flesh and we do not live in the flesh.

-Matthew 5:29

-Romans 8:14

Patience/ Newness of Life

-Delay does not mean denial.

-Every time you are patient you will produce and Ishmael.

-James 1:4

-With Christ we lack NOTHING!

-Everything we need has already been done.

-Patience is trust when nothing is moving.

-Galatians 5:22

-Have joy while being patient.

-Throughout the story of Joseph you see patience. He had a dream and it was always true and would come to pass in time, but Joseph needed to remain patient.

-Colossians 1:9-14

-If you are in Christ you have been delivered from darkness.

-Why do we carry the cares Jesus asks us to give Him?

-We are a new creation in Christ.

-2 Corinthians 9:10

-To whom much is given, much is required.

-Whatever you’re praying for be ready for it.

-Proverbs 23:7

-Philippians 4:8

-Say, “good morning God” when you wake up to stop the immediate busy thoughts before you get out of bed. What can you say, think, or do to stop those negative thoughts right when you wake up?

-Even if we don’t feel any change we can change the way we think and what we say about ourselves.

-If you don’t have anything good to say because you’re not feeling good you can praise Him.

-Meditate on means dwell on.

-We don’t fail, we learn. Let the Holy Spirit reveal things so we can learn and grow.

-Where is your heart?

-Acknowledge the offense. Offense comes from fear.

-The goal is to be a secure person in Christ where other people can’t hurt you.

-Philippians 4

-With Jesus we win.

-Every day we wake up we have a choice to make.

-Quit taking orders from fear.

-Things don’t happen to me, things happen for me.

-John 10:10

Jeremiah:

-When we can’t do it- He does it in us because His strength is perfected in our weakness.

-I only do what my Father tells me. I might resist for a minute, but I always do what He says and it always works out.

-Jesus said “just believe” faith and belief mean trust. Trust God.

-Jeremiah 29:11

-Galatians 2:20

-We are dead to the worry’s and cares of this life.

Colleen:

-The closer we get to the heart of God it is less of a struggle to hear Him.

-If we don’t know who God is and what He has for us it’s going to be hard for us to trust Him.

-Romans 10:9-10

-Exodus 15:26

-God is our healer in every way

-Malachi 3:6

-God doesn’t change His mind. If He tells you something in His word, He wont change His mind.

-His nature, promises, and character remain constant.

-Pslam 89:34

-Hebrews 8:12

-God doesn’t look at us with regret

-Trust isn’t passive. Our job is to be quiet enough to listen, know we can trust Him, and obey what He is saying.

-Hebrews 13:8

-Pslams 68: 4-5

-There is compassion in His heart for each of us.

Dr. Kevin Chapman: Christian Living

-Romans 10:9

-Colossians 3

-Christian living requires Christian dying.

-2 Corinthians 5:17-18

-You are no longer who you used to be. Stop identifying yourself as who you used to be.

-Christian living requires you to identify as a saint not a sinner.

-How you describe yourself indicated what you value.

-Christian living requires you to set your mind on the word not the world.

-People can be triggers but not causes. People can’t make you do, say, or feel anything.

-1 Corinthians 2:12

Aly Johnson

-Do you have something impossible in your life? Jesus already did it.

-Isaiah 43:18

-Now it is springing forth right now. We don’t have to see it with our physical eyes.

-Daniel 3

Mike Hoesch

-What does the gold medal look like?

-Galatians 6:14

-We aren’t competitors we have already received the gold.

-Philippians 3

-Rest in the medal that has already been won in you. Christ is the medal and He lives in you.

-It’s not something we have to obtain we already have it.

-Go look again at what Jesus did.

-The gold can’t be taken away from you but you can surrender the value of the gold if you choose to focus on something other than what has already been done for you.

-1 Corinthians 3:10-11

-Romans 8:2

-Paul is speaking from his heart.

-Romans 8:34

-This is something we have, but are you persuaded? Paul said “I am persuaded”

-Ephesians 6:12

-The battle is in our mind.

-The enemy can’t conquer you if you know that you have the victory.

-1 Peter 5

-Who is your advisory? Don’t give place to the devil.

-The challenge isn’t the problem it’s what we’re thinking about the problem.

-2 Corinthians 11:2, 10:3

-Romans 6:16

-You cannot focus on a truth and a lie at the same time.

-You have to believe and know the knowledge of God!

-The enemy is constantly trying to separate you from the victory that you already have!

-Matthew 28:18

-John 14:30

-Matthew 8:16

-Isaiah 51: 7

-When you are in agreement with God the worst things can be going on around you and you can have joy in your heart.

-The only reason you would let fear into your life is because you think it’s bigger than God is.

-My God is in charge of me and I will do what He tells me to. My body is not in charge of me.

-Deuteronomy 30:19 We get to choose!

-John 10:24

-Jesus said the scripture cannot be broken.

-The enemy wants to magnify your fear in your mind. That’s why you need to take every thought captive.

-The enemy waits until you are weak.

-Job 3:25

-Job greatly feared and that is what opened that door.

-Luke 10:19

-2 Timothy 2:25-26

-1 John 4:18

-1 John 2:5

-Hebrews 4

-It’s a divided mind that weakens us.

-The enemy will plant thoughts that make you doubt that the word of God is true.

-When God gives you something, He won’t take it back.

-If you don’t Embrace what you have, it’s not God holding back.

-Romans 4:13

-The moment we think we have to do one more thing it is saying what Christ did wasn’t enough.

-1 Corinthians 2:1

-If you know the truth the truth will set you free. The knowing is believing.

-Our salvation wouldn’t be complete if it didn’t include everything we lost through sin.

-Isaiah 53:1

-The flesh profits nothing.

-2 Corinthians 5:21

-1 Peter 2:24

-The only way we receive is through faith.

-Exodus 23:25

-Acts 10:38

-There’s not another answer for any of your struggles.

-We need to be single minded on what God has already provided through Jesus Christ.

-Don’t let the enemy add anything to what you already have because it will weaken what you already have which is Christ in you.

-1 Peter 2:18

-2 Peter 3:14

-2 Corinthians 11:12

-Matthew 7:15

-Acts 20:29

-Ask the Lord for discernment.

-Be careful who you’re listening to. Check the source.

-We need to make sure we can hear the voice of the Lord and are not depending on the words of people.

-Song of songs 8:6-7 Passion

-What is fastened upon your heart?

-When you’re born you look like your parents, when you die you look like your decisions.

-Luke 24:32

-Romans 5:5

-If He’s not consuming your heart what is consuming your heart?

-Fasten Jesus to your heart!

-We got the gold medal when we said yes to Jesus. The question is what are we doing with it?

-Refuse to allow yourself to live in a natural state of mind.

-Make the choice today to not act or live like a natural person.

-Lots wife got fearful which made her get stuck

-Lots wife wanted what she was leaving more than what God had for her and her future. Her attachment to the past was greater than her commitment to the future.

-The all consuming fire is so great that we won’t consider staying stuck.

-Fire Can: Heat, light, warm, destroy, power (empower), purify, fire spreads.

-Hebrews 12:29 For our God is a consuming fire

-When God shows up things change.

-Is God absent? Then He shows up? NO. Our access to Him doesn’t change. He never leaves.

-It is our understanding of His presence that changes.

-Deuteronomy 31:6

-Hebrews 13:5

-The fire of God attracts those who are called.

-God is near, God is speaking, God is calling

-Burning Bush- Exodus 3:2

-Sometimes God lights the fire in our lives to get our attention.

-Fire burns away: fear, pride, doubt, compromise, laziness.

-How do we stay close to the fire? How do we feel warmth?

-God’s love is a burning, consuming fire. It WILL consume you if you allow it to, but it will burn away anything untrue.

-God is not trying to destroy you. He is trying to refine you.

-Acts 2:3-4 Holy Spirit fire

-It rested on them.

-When the fire fell: Disciples became bold preachers, ordinary men changed the world, 3000 people were saved in one day.

-Fire of God turns spectators to world changers.