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Keeping Your Heart Part 3 – Luke 18:1

How do you talk yourself out of giving up?

Jesus gave us an idea on how to avoid losing heart, and his idea was that we should pray. Notice Luke 18:1. 

“And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart.” Luke 18:1 ESV

Another way to avoid losing heart is to pray. This parable is about a woman who wanted justice from the unrighteous judge.

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Keeping Your Heart Part 2 – 2 Corinthians 4:1

Have you ever been tempted to give up? 

“Therefore, since we have this ministry, as we received mercy, we do not lose heart.” 2 Corinthians 4:1 NASB

This continues the episode from yesterday. We’ve been given a mission. We talked about that yesterday. You have received a ministry. And since it was God that gave that to you, he will bring his results to pass. He’s not working to achieve my goals.

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Keeping Your Heart Part 1 – 2 Corinthians 4:1

Have you ever been tempted to lose heart?

“Therefore, having this ministry by the mercy of God, we do not lose heart.” 2 Corinthians 4:1

Recently, I was tempted to lose heart. I got the idea that what I was trying to accomplish wasn’t worth the effort. That very day, my daily devotional brought me to this verse. I was reminded that the Greek word translated “lose heart,” in this passage is only used a few times in the New Testament. 

This Greek word means to cowardly surrender.

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Wisdom in Action – Matthew 7:24

“Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock.” Matthew 7:24 ESV

The wise person acts and so does the fool. Notice the contrast in 24 and 26.  The foolish man didn’t listen. He was “smarter” than the first man. In some degree, this comes back to humility. We can’t always go against what we know to be right and get away with it. 

The building process and the bad weather came to both men.

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The Earnest Manifestation – Romans 8:19

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I have a routine with my daughter in the morning school drop-off line. Like clockwork, I pull her up to the door and speak it over her while she gathers her things:

You are the head and not the tail;

You are above and not beneath; 

You are the lender and not the borrower.

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What Is Your Motivation? – Matthew 7:21-23

What does it mean to enter the kingdom of heaven? What difference do our motives make? 

“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.” Matthew 7:21-23 ESV

Why did Jesus say this right after the passage on the tree and its fruit above?

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The Fruit and the Tree – Matthew 7:15-20

This powerful analogy has been used in many ways. But what does Jesus mean? Notice where this is in the sermon. 

Do you ever think about the impact you have on others?

“Thus, you will recognize them by their fruits.” Matthew 7:20

When you interact with others, how do they feel? I confess there were long periods in my life when anyone I interacted with got angry or disappointed.

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Importance of Leaving a Lasting Impact with Becky Robinson #134

In this episode, Mike and Becky talk about how Weaving Influence got started, Becky’s new book Reach, the importance of leaving a lasting impact, valuing generosity, accessibility is the key to expanding an audience and leaving a lasting impact, and how God uses His followers to bless others

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Take the Difficult Path – Matthew 7:13-14

Do you get in a hurry?

“Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few.” Matthew 7:13-14 ESV

I’m often in a hurry. It’s silly. God’s in charge and I know it.

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Doing Our Part – Matthew 14:16

What does Jesus expect of us?

But Jesus said, “They need not go away; you give them something to eat.” Matthew 14:16 ESV

Today is the first day of Action Week on the Marketplace Mission Trip. When we hang out with Jesus, we quickly find we have a job to do. The story about feeding the 5000 is in every one of the 4 Gospels. This was a big deal. Probably more than 10,000 people had been following Jesus for some time.

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