FROM BITTER WATERS TO SWEET HEALING

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-Jesus abiut doing good, healing all

-healing comes from God, sickness is from the devil

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-Jesus saw her even if she didn't cry for help 

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-Jesus not only heal, but broke the bondage 

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-the 4 friends have faith 

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-healing is a 2 sided.. we must be willing to try

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TALENTS FOR CHRIST

-our body dies but our soul continues living

-everybody is traveling... But where are we going?

-Jesus says "I am the way the truth and the life".. we knows Jesus, that's why we know the way 

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-be thankful, be faithful, be careful 

   -thankful to the teacher 

   -thankful to God for the people He places in our life

   -thankful to the church and stop criticism

   -be faithful to the things and people God has given us 

      -protect our testimony / character.. no testimony without passing test. No testimony, no trust.. when there's trust, God entrust 

         -the cost of our testimony is Christ 

      -protect our family 

         -a wise women builds their house. A foolish women destroys it

         -husbands be faithful 

      -protect our children 

      -the church should be in the world, but the world should not be in the church 

         -the entire ocean cannot sink a boat unless the boat allow the water to enter

          -with prayer

   -be careful with the trouble makers

      -stay away from them

   -be careful with finances 

      -money cannot guarantee safety, health, our family, take us to heaven 

         -the more we love money, it destroys our mind 

         -pray to God for our needs and not our wants 

   -be careful with character 

      -Solomon lost his character 

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THE PATH TO PERFECTION part 3 - detachment

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-he is at the peak of career, knew God and follows God

-the human heart is created for God... Not for wealth and riches 

-he longs to enjoy God

-perfection requires detachment

-if we can detach something, we are letting Jesus

-his sorrow shows his attachment 

-wealth is not the problem, but it's wealth owning him

-love for God is impossible if there's something 

-detachment allow us to walk up humility to love

-detachement is not losing things, but gaining the relationship with God

-Jesus came to the world as a human

-Jesus died as a criminal on the cross 

-Jesus loved His family, but He still chooses God the Father 

-Jesus rejected every temptation from Satan

-Jesus committed Himself to God on the cross just before His death

-doing the opposite of the attachment until our heart is restored to freedom 

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-if our security is on the things we own, we will never be filled cos there no amount is enough 

-Jesus notice that people are looking to seat at the front seat

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-are we willing to let go... Holy Spirit will reveal the thing to let go

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7 path ways

-humility = surrendering of ego

   -guards love from corruption and keeps it pure

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-dont fight God cos we will never win

-poor = being humble

   -without God, we cant do anything 

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-to be poor in spirit = to be child like... Dependent, teachable, nothing to boost about 

-not despise ourselves 

-there's no need to deny our talent / boost / compare

   -false humility

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-humility does not come by declaration 

-its something the Holy Spirit forms in us 

How to practice humility 

1. pratice honest confession before God

-real surrender to God

2. practice gratitude

-thank and acknowledge God is the source of the blessings 

3. practice serving others 

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-practice serving as long as it does not burn us out

4. embracing life's humiliatings

-humility instead of bitter 

-humility expose our weakness, yet in God's hands, these difficult times refine us

-what pride cant teach us, humility does 

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