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MY NOTES
- Revelation 2:2-5 NLT
[2] “I know all the things you do. I have seen your hard work and your patient endurance. I know you don’t tolerate evil people. You have examined the claims of those who say they are apostles but are not. You have discovered they are liars. [3] You have patiently suffered for me without quitting. [4] “But I have this complaint against you. You don’t love me or each other as you did at first! [5] Look how far you have fallen! Turn back to me and do the works you did at first. If you don’t repent, I will come and remove your lampstand from its place among the churches.
The Greatest Commandment: Love God, Love People
- Matthew 22:34-40 NIV
[34] Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees got together. [35] One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question: [36] “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” [37] Jesus replied: “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ [38] This is the first and greatest commandment. [39] And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ [40] All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”
Above All: Guard Your Heart
Proverbs 4:20-22 NLT
[20] My child, pay attention to what I say. Listen carefully to my words. [21] Don’t lose sight of them. Let them penetrate deep into your heart, [22] for they bring life to those who find them, and healing to their whole body.Proverbs 4:23 NIV
[23] Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.Proverbs 4:23 NLT
[23] Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life.Psalms 139:23 NLT
[23] Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.Proverbs 23:7 NKJV
[7] For as he thinks in his heart, so is he. “Eat and drink!” he says to you, But his heart is not with you.Numbers 13:33 BSB
[33] We even saw the Nephilim there—the descendants of Anak that come from the Nephilim! We seemed like grasshoppers in our own sight, and we must have seemed the same to them!”Numbers 13:33 NIV
[33] We saw the Nephilim there (the descendants of Anak come from the Nephilim). We seemed like grasshoppers in our own eyes, and we looked the same to them.”
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Citizens of Heaven
John 17:11 ESV
[11] And I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them in your name, which you have given me, that they may be one, even as we are one.John 17:16 ESV
[16] They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.Philippians 3:20 NLT
[20] But we are citizens of heaven, where the Lord Jesus Christ lives. And we are eagerly waiting for him to return as our Savior.Philippians 3:20 NIV
[20] But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,2 Corinthians 5:20 ESV
[20] Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.
The Thief of Identity in Christ
2 Corinthians 2:11 NIV
[11] in order that Satan might not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.1 Peter 5:8 NIV
[8] Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.Genesis 3:1 NIV
[1] Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?”
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What you don’t know CAN hurt you!
- Hosea 4:6 KJV
[6] My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.
One reason humility is so important in the life of a believer is because of just how much power, authority, and greatness God has made available to us through our identity in Christ Jesus!
2 Chronicles 16:9 ESV
[9] For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to give strong support to those whose heart is blameless toward him. You have done foolishly in this, for from now on you will have wars.”Matthew 5:5 NIV
[5] Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.Matthew 5:5 NLT
[5] God blesses those who are humble, for they will inherit the whole earth.
MY NOTES
Below is a PARTIAL list of the things and the promises that God has spoken over you through His Word. Beyond the titles or descriptors the world has or will assign you (good or bad or in between) THIS LIST IS YOUR TRUE IDENTITY as a blood bought child of God!
- YOU are a Child of God, Created in His image.
- You are the first and not the last, The head and not the tail.
- You are chosen and You are loved.
- In fact, You are His dearly beloved, The apple of his eye.
- You are completely forgiven, washed clean, and made new.
- Your sins are removed as far as the east is from the west.
- You ARE the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus, who always gives you the victory.
- You are blessed when you’re coming and blessed when you’re going.
- You are blessed in the city and you are blessed in the field.
- He no longer calls you a servant but a friend.
- And as you trust and obey God, everything you put your hands to shall prosper.
- You are an ambassador of the Highest Kingdom, representing the King of all kings.
- You are a co-heir with Christ, made part of the royal family of God.
- You are sealed with His Spirit, You are Called by His Name.
- You are a New creation in Christ Jesus and the Joy of the Lord is your strength!
- You are God’s treasure, God’s workmanship, God’s masterpiece. The prized possession of all His creation.
- You are chosen generation, a Holy nation, and a royal priesthood to God.
- You’ve been Raised to life with Christ and seated in Heavenly places.
- You will rule and reign with Him.
- You’ve been given the mind of Christ.
- You’re the salt and light of the world.
- And in Christ, you have every spiritual blessing that heaven has to offer.
- You can do all things through Christ that strengthens you.
- You are an overcomer, You are victorious.
- In fact, so victorious that you are MORE than a conqueror.
- And nothing, yes nothing…no sin, no fear, no darkness, no person, no demon, no sickness, not even death itself can ever separate YOU from the Love of God that YOU have in Christ Jesus!
What a list of promises over YOU! And it is just a partial list of WHO you are and HOW you are seen by God!
MY NOTES
Mark 2:17 NIV
[17] On hearing this, Jesus said to them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”Romans 5:8 NIV
[8] But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.Romans 7:24-25 NLT
[24] Oh, what a miserable person I am! Who will free me from this life that is dominated by sin and death? [25] Thank God! The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord. So you see how it is: In my mind I really want to obey God’s law, but because of my sinful nature I am a slave to sin.Romans 8:1-2 NLT
[1] So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus. [2] And because you belong to him, the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed you from the power of sin that leads to death.2 Corinthians 12:9 NLT
[9] Each time he said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me.Hebrews 4:16 NKJV
[16] Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.Hebrews 4:16 NLT
[16] So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.II Corinthians 5:17 NKJV
[17] Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.
Complete Dependency On Christ
MY NOTES
Philippians 4:13 NKJV
[13] I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.John 15:5 NIV
[5] “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.Romans 7:18-25 NLT
[18] And I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. I want to do what is right, but I can’t. [19] I want to do what is good, but I don’t. I don’t want to do what is wrong, but I do it anyway. [20] But if I do what I don’t want to do, I am not really the one doing wrong; it is sin living in me that does it. [21] I have discovered this principle of life—that when I want to do what is right, I inevitably do what is wrong. [22] I love God’s law with all my heart. [23] But there is another power within me that is at war with my mind. This power makes me a slave to the sin that is still within me. [24] Oh, what a miserable person I am! Who will free me from this life that is dominated by sin and death? [25] Thank God! The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord. So you see how it is: In my mind I really want to obey God’s law, but because of my sinful nature I am a slave to sin.Galatians 5:17 NLT
[17] The sinful nature wants to do evil, which is just the opposite of what the Spirit wants. And the Spirit gives us desires that are the opposite of what the sinful nature desires. These two forces are constantly fighting each other, so you are not free to carry out your good intentions.Romans 8:37 NIV
[37] No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.
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