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Sermon Notes
January 4, 2015
Pastor Bob Bryant
“2015 New Year Resolution”
Matthew 6:33 (KJV)
33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Romans 12:1-2 (NLT)
12 And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him. 2 Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.
“What’s the problem?”
James 1:8 (NLT)
8 Their loyalty is divided between God and the world, and they are unstable in everything they do.
Matthew 15:3, 8-9 (NLT)
3 Jesus replied, “And why do you, by your traditions, violate the direct commandments of God?
8 ‘These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. 9 Their worship is a farce,
for they teach man-made ideas as commands from God.’”
“Heart – the will and even the intellect; the center of anything, mind”
Jeremiah 17:9-10 (NLT)
9 “The human heart is the most deceitful of all things, and desperately wicked. Who really knows how bad it is? 10 But I, the Lord, search all hearts and examine secret motives. I give all people their due rewards, according to what their actions deserve.”
Proverbs 23:7 (KJV)
7 For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.
“What’s the answer?”
1. We must become better listeners.
Matthew 11:15 (NLT)
15 Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand!
2. We have to renovate our old mind, not add to.
Ephesians 4:23 (KJV)
23 And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;
(NLT) 23 Instead, let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes.
3. We have to rebuild our heart, with new or the right things.
Mark 16:15 (NLT)
15 And then he told them, “Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone.
1 Corinthians 15:1-2 (NLT)
15 Let me now remind you, dear brothers and sisters, of the Good News I preached to you before. You welcomed it then, and you still stand firm in it. 2 It is this Good News that saves you if you continue to believe the message I told you—unless, of course, you believed something that was never true in the first place.
2 Timothy 3:16 (NLT)
16 All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right.
2 Peter 1:3-5, 9-11 (NLT)
3 By his divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know him, the one who called us to himself by means of his marvelous glory and excellence. 4 And because of his glory and excellence, he has given us great and precious promises. These are the promises that enable you to share his divine nature and escape the world’s corruption caused by human desires. 5 In view of all this, make every effort to respond to God’s promises. Supplement your faith with a generous provision of moral excellence, and moral excellence with knowledge
9 But those who fail to develop in this way are shortsighted or blind, forgetting that they have been cleansed from their old sins. 10 So, dear brothers and sisters, work hard to prove that you really are among those God has called and chosen. Do these things, and you will never fall away. 11 Then God will give you a grand entrance into the eternal Kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Luke 4:18 (NLT)
18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, for he has anointed me to bring Good News to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim that captives will be released, that the blind will see, that the oppressed will be set free,