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"Begin with the Above in Mind"

Colossians 3:1-2    

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3: If then you have been raised with Christ [to a new life, thus sharing His resurrection from the dead], aim at and seek the [rich, eternal treasures] that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.

2: And set your minds and keep them set on what is above (the higher things), not on the things that are on the earth.

• As believers/Christians we are told to seek things that are above
• Winning souls, spreading the gospel
• Letting our light shine- the Love of Jesus flow into, though, and out of us
• We must set our minds and keep them on what is above
• God’s way of being right and doing right
• So when temptation comes we can stand against it
• Is your mind focused more on things of the earth than the things of God?

2 Corinthians 4:18

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18 Since we consider and look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen; for the things that are visible are temporal (brief and fleeting), but the things that are invisible are deathless and everlasting.

• Anything that is visible is temporary & subject to change
• Sickness, circumstances, being broke financially, family problems
• Look at things that are unseen; what does this mean?
• Making the word your final authority on life decisions
• Examples: faith

Hebrews 11:1        

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Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

Ephesians 6:10

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10: In conclusion, be strong in the Lord [be empowered through your union with Him]; draw your strength from Him [that strength which His boundless might provides].

• Our strength comes from him
• His strength has no limits
• Example: we are like cars that run out of gas, and God is our gas station to fill back up
• How do we draw strength from HIM?
• Spend time with Him, read the Word, devotion time, bible study, pray, talk to Him, listen to Him, obey what He tells you to do

James 4:6-8

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6: But He gives more grace. Therefore He says:

“God resists the proud,
But gives grace to the humble.”[ a]

7: Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. 8 Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

• God gives grace to the humble: mercy, favor, supply, forgiveness, deliverance
• Humility Cures Worldliness
• Surrender your problem to the Lord.  Surrender your circumstance to the Lord

Mark 11:22-24

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22: And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.

23: For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.

24: Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.

• The Faith of God; the God kind of Faith
• Whosoever shall say; are you a whosoever?
• The version of the word say comes up 4 times in verse 23
• Confession is important: I shall have whatsoever I saith

Psalm 91:1-5

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1: He who [a]dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall remain stable and fixed under the shadow of the Almighty [Whose power no foe can withstand].

2: I will say of the Lord, He is my Refuge and my Fortress, my God; on Him I lean and rely, and in Him I [confidently] trust!

3: For [then] He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence.

4: [Then] He will cover you with His pinions, and under His wings shall you trust and find refuge; His truth and His faithfulness are a shield and a buckler.

5: You shall not be afraid of the terror of the night, nor of the arrow (the evil plots and slanders of the wicked) that flies by day,

Luke 6:45: For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks. (vs2) reference

Psalm 91:14-15

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14: Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore will I deliver him; I will set him on high, because he knows and understands My name [has a personal knowledge of My mercy, love, and kindness—trusts and relies on Me, knowing I will never forsake him, no, never].

15: He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him.

Offering Message:

3 John 2                

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2: Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in every way and [that your body] may keep well, even as [I know] your soul keeps well and prospers.