June 17 & 21, 2020
Now is the time to get rid of anger, rage, malicious behavior, slander, and dirty language…you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. —Colossians 3:8, 12 NIV
STAGE 1: The feeling of offense.
STAGE 2: The choice of offense.
Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them. —Psalms 119:165 KJV
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. —Proverbs 3:5 NIV
LIVE A LIFE led by faith and not feelings. Some of the best decisions you can make in your life will be the decisions you don’t feel like making.
We live by faith, not by sight. —2 Corinthians 5:7 NIV
To change feelings…change your
…Be transformed by the renewing of your mind. —Romans 12:2 NIV
We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. —2 Corinthians 10:5 NIV
Bless the LORD, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! —Psalms 103:1 NIV
To change feelings…change your
Stop forming inappropriate relationships with unbelievers. Can right and wrong be partners? Can light have anything in common with darkness? —2 Corinthians 6:14 GWT
To change feelings…change your
because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”
So we say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?” —Hebrews 13:5-6 NIV
If feelings were a person, you would not trust them.
Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit. —Proverbs 18:21 NIV
To change your feelings…change your
Lift up your heads, you gates; lift them up, you ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in. —Psalm 24:9 NIV
Therefore, my brothers and sisters, you whom I love and long for, my joy and [victors] crown, stand firm in the Lord in this way, dear friends! —Philippians 4:1 NIV
FILL OUT THIS WEEK’S CONNECTION CARD HERE
-Today, I accept Jesus in my life for the first time.
-I will make a decision that I am afraid to make, but it will create better for my life.
-I choose to live my life by faith and not my feelings.
-As a family, we will practice adding truth to our feelings in daily life.