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Matthew 6:19-21 NIV Matthew 6:31-33 NIV Matthew 6:34 NIV

Matthew 5:48-6:1 NLT IT’S NOT JUST WHAT YOU DO, BUT WHY YOU DO IT. Matthew 6:2-3 NLT Matthew 6:5-6 NLT Matthew 6:16-18 NLT When it comes to the actions of following Jesus: MOTIVATIONS MATTER The HEART of our HABITS “The greater the demand for holiness, the greater the opportunity for hypocrisy.” - D.A. Carson The DIRECTION of our DEVOTION Hosea 6:6 NLT

Matthew 5:21-48 NIV The Heart Test - Your current world view The Heart Dilation - Opening my heart for a closer look The Heart Exam - A deeper look inside my heart The Heart Prescription - The Call and invitation to clearer vision and life Romans 13:8 NIV

Matthew 5:1-12 NLT BLESSING IS NOT FOUND IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES AROUND YOU, BUT IN WHAT GOD DESIRES TO CULTIVATE WITHIN YOU. JESUS IS WORKING FOR MY GOOD AND HIS GLORY — NOT MY COMFORT CHALLENGES AROUND ME HELP REFINE THE CHARACTER WITHIN ME IT IS POSSIBLE TO HAVE A “BLESSED" EXTERNAL LIFE AND AN IMPOVERISHED INTERNAL LIFE JESUS IS MORE CONCERNED WITH THE PERSON I AM BECOMING THAN WITH THE PERSON I HAVE BEEN WHEN JESUS’ VALUES AND VIEWS ARE DIFFERENT THAN MINE — HE ISN’T THE ONE WHO NEEDS TO ADJUST

Acts 1:4-8 NLT Acts 14:19-20 NLT WITH JESUS INVITATION TO FOLLOW COMES HIS PROMISE TO FILL Jesus followers are ordinary people who have not only been FORGIVEN but who also have been FILLED by an extraordinary God. WILL I LIVE AWARE? Ephesians 1:13 NLT Romans 8:11 NLT WILL I EMBRACE THE PURPOSE? WILL I TAP INTO THE SOURCE? The power of the Holy Spirit is not a luxury, it is a necessity.

Genesis 1:27 NLT Luke 10:25-29 NLT Ephesians 2:14-18 NLT Amos 3:3 NLT 2 Corinthians 5:17-21 NLT

Ephesians 4:32 ESV We can’t just receive it, we have to extend it. Matthew 5:23–24 ESV Luke 17:3–4 ESV 1 John 1:9–10 ESV Resist Bitterness 2 Timothy 4:14–16 ESV Forfeit your right to retaliate "The tragedy of revenge is that so often it is the warm gulf waters over which hurricanes of violence will circle. Small winds of injustice, whether real or perceived, swirl about, each increasing and bringing about more retaliation. One act of revenge leads to another. With each rotation, the cycle picks up speed, and a full-scale storm begins. Before you know it, more are sucked into the violence, and the cycle gets bigger" Chris Brauns, Unpacking Forgiveness Do your part. Romans 12:18-21 ESV

Matthew 4:18-22 NLT THE LIFE THAT JESUS INVITES US INTO IS ANYTHING BUT COMMON Isaiah 55:8-9 NLT A NEW IDENTITY John 10:10 ESV A NEW ASSIGNMENT There is authority for the assignment Know Jesus, Make Jesus Known

2 Kings 5:8-15 NLT OBEDIENCE STARTS IN THE HEART 1 John 2:3-6 MSG The Challenge: -IT DEMANDS HUMILITY -IT REQUIRES FAITH James 2:17 NLT Under every behavior is a belief Obedience is the highest form of worship What is the simple thing Jesus is asking you to do?

How we view God will shape how we respond to Him. Luke 15:17-24 NLT ATTENTIVE ACTIVE ABUNDANT Romans 2:4 NLT Rags to a ROBE Rejection to a RING Separation to SANDALS Funeral to a FEAST Will we turn toward home?

1 Corinthians 9:24-26 NLT IS THE FINISH IN FOCUS? 2 Timothy 4:6-8 NLT Two Problems & Two Principles to keep in mind: PROBLEM: When we live like there is no finish line A FINISH LINE IS GUARANTEED PROBLEM: When we assume there shouldn't be a fight THE FIGHT ISN'T JUST TO FINISH, THE FIGHT IS TO FINISH FAITHFUL 2 Timothy 4:9-11 NLT

Run...to Win 1 Corinthians 9:24-25 NLT Judges 6:14-16 NLT Train...to Win 1 Corinthians 9:26-27 NLT Matthew 28:18-20 NLT

1 Corinthians 9:22-27 NLT WHAT ARE YOUR SPIRITUAL VITAL SIGNS? Everyone is living an EXISTENCE, Not everyone is living a PURPOSE RUN WITH GROWTH IN MIND Stress + Rest = Growth RUN TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE Ephesians 2:8-10 NLT RUN FOR A “WELL DONE" Hebrews 12:1-2 NLT

1 Corinthians 11:23-33 NLT LOOK BACK LOOK AHEAD LOOK IN LOOK AROUND John 19:30 NLT THREE KEY WORDS OF REST: IT IS FINISHED Communion reminds us: We don’t work FOR salvation, we RECEIVE it.

Matthew 12:9-14 NLT 3 ways we can miss the point: ENGAGING THE PRACTICE WITHOUT THE HEART TREATING TIME ONLY AS A MASTER AND MISSING THE MEANING Chronos: What time is it? Kairos: What is this time for? APPROACHING SABBATH AS BURDEN INSTEAD OF BLESSING Psalms 34:8 NLT

Matthew 11: 28-30 MSG Luke 10: 38-42 ESV Ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life Humble Philippians 2: 3–4 ESV Luke 10: 40 ESV John 15: 5 ESV Helpful “I cannot think of a single advantage I’ve ever gained from being in a hurry. But a thousand broken and missed things, tens of thousands, lie in the wake of all that rushing. Through all that haste, I thought I was making up time. It turns out I was throwing it away.” -Mark Buchanan, The Rest of God Luke 10: 30-34, 37 ESV Luke 10: 38 ESV Happy

Matthew 11:28-30 (NLT) JESUS INVITES US IN TO EXPERIENCE HIS REST IN THE MIDST OF WORK Matthew 11:28-30 (MSG) “In a culture where busyness is a fetish and stillness is laziness, rest is sloth. But without rest, we miss the rest of God: the rest he invites us to enter more fully so that we might know him more deeply. “Be still, and know that I am God.” Some knowing is never pursued, only received. And for that, you need to be still.” -Mark Buchanan | The Rest of God WORK ISN’T AN ENEMY Genesis 2:15 (NLT) REST ISN’T A REWARD OUR ASSIGNMENT IN OUR WORK AND REST IS TO BRING GLORY TO GOD

Psalm 42:1-2 (NLT) John 7:37-38 (NLT) THE ONLY SOLUTION TO OUR UNLIMITED NEED IS AN UNLIMITED SAVIOR. “The soul is never satisfied until it finds its rest in God.” Augustine WHAT IS THE THIRST THAT DRIVES ME? WHAT IS THE SOURCE I LOOK TO? Jeremiah 2:13 (NLT) WHAT IS FLOWING OUT OF MY LIFE?

Matthew 7:24 (NLT) Proverbs 17:17 (ESV) Mark 2:1-12 (NLT) FOCUS ON THE TYPE OF FRIEND YOU ARE CALLED TO BE, NOT JUST THEY TYPE OF FRIEND YOU THINK YOU NEED. RECOGNIZE the need REACH beyond self RISK to make room

You’re a masterpiece...in progress Ephesians 2:8-10 NIV The best is yet to come... Ephesians 3:20 NIV Don’t fight for...fight from Ephesians 6:10-18 NIV