Luke 14:1-24

3 Lessons in these verses

-Sin of self promotion and self pride

-Guests

   -Don't embrass yourself by thinking highly of yourself.

   - verses 7-11

   - verse 11

-Hosts

   -Luke 6:32-35

   -Love and reach out to the people who don't love you or won't reach back out.

-The Important Banquet with God

    -verse 24

    -verse 23-"I want my house full."

    -Those who refuse the request to the Kingdom have only their self to blame. It isn't God's fault. God wants Heaven full. 

  

   -What keeps you from enjoying the fullness and goodness of the Kingdom of God? What are the excuses? 

Faithfulness and Gentleness

UNLEASH FAITHFULNESS AND GENTLENESS”
Series, “Unleash” - Message 7
Mike McDaniel, Lead Pastor

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23

Mathew 25:21-23
-Goodness
-Faithfulness
-Did you manifest (God) Me in yourself?

MANIFESTATIONS OF GOD’S SPIRIT IN US

In parts one and two of this message emphasis, we looked into the first four manifestations:

1 ) Extreme LOVE (timeless, limitless, and selfless)
2 ) Sustainable JOY
3 ) Saturation PEACE
4 ) Gritty PATIENCE
5) Generous KINDESS (conduct)
6) Integrated GOODNESS (character)

7) Unswerving FAITHFULNESS

Faithfulness
-dependable
-steady
-trustworthy
-consistent
-soild
-reliable

-Psalm 25:10
-Lamentations 3:21-23

-God is faithful no matter what season you are in.
-We need to be that way too to other people no matter what season we are in ourselves. Faithfulness no matter what.

8) Humble GENTLENESS

Gentleness
-Meekness is not weakness.
-Gentleness= attitude

-1 Peter 3:4
-Matt. 11:27-29
-John 4:39
-Phil. 2:6-8
-Jesus' posture and approach
-Gal. 6:1
-Our posture and approach

Kindness and Goodness

Unleashed- The Fruits of the Spirit 

Matthew 7:20

John 15:1-2

   -No fruit

   -Some fruit

   -More fruit 

   -Most fruit 

-Do I have a growth mindset when it comes to my walk in the faith?

Matt. 7:17-19

1.God discards the fruitless.

2.God prunes the fruitful.

Gal. 5:22-23

Kindness-Conduct

Goodness-Character

-Generous Kindness

        -helpfulness 

        -usefulness

-Integrated Goodness

-Saul tried to undermine David because David was good enough to God to take his spot. But David didn't let Saul get to him.

-Titus 1:4-7

My January: Imagination

Mood Tracker:

Joy- 9 days

Unfocus- 1 day

Accomplish- 7 days

Sorrow- 5 days

Anxious- 9 days

Calm- 12 days

Habit Tracker:

Drink water- 19 days

Write in blog- 2 days

Eating Healthy- 11 days

Say Prayers- 10 days

Gratitude Log:

-a class

-Hugs

-Mom

-Chocolate

-Heater

-For not getting sick

-Sleep

-Fiancé 

Word of 2020: Bloom

Words of 2121: Flexible 

                            Hope

Word of 2022: Joy

Affirmations:

-I am a work of art.

-I am stronger then I know.

-I love myself as I am in this very moment.

-I slow down and take things one stop at a time.

-I will reward myself with Time to relax.

-I allow myself to receive and give love.

-I have endless creativity.

-I have an abundance of good ideas.

-My ideas are are unique and inspiring.

Dates:

-Jan. 1: Curtis' Christmas Get Together 

-Jan. 2: 1st snow

-Jan. 4: Last day of Christmas Break

-Jan. 5: First day of class for me this year

-Jan. 6: Snow half inch this morning and 3 degree wink chill at night

-Jan. 8: Ate with mom and Amber at Buttered Biscuit 

Talked with photographer for the wedding

-Jan. 9: Put Christmas tree away

-Jan. 11: Took Zack to a caoptric for the 1st time

-Jan. 12: Zack got his 1st treatment

-Jan. 15: It snowed all day!

-Jan. 18: My 1st day of Chiropractic.

-Jan. 19: my 2nd day of chiropractic

-Jan. 20: had 1st case @ work with a child

-Jan. 22: went to look at Man's Warehouse for suits for wedding

-Jan. 23: KC goes to the AFC!!!!!!!!!!!

-Jan. 24: Got the wedding invites in the mail

-Jan. 26: made a volcano with the children 

-Jan. 27: made banana pudding with the children 

-Jan. 29: brought flower girls baskets

-Jan. 30: KC lost the AFC. :( :( :( :( :( :(

Currently:

-Feeling: okay about my class and really good about my new assistant teacher.

-Enjoying: teaching again.

-Wishing: this COVID would go away for good.

-Planning: wedding cake and bacolatte party