Welcome back. Today
concludes our several programs
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dealing with sadness.
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We talked about the sadness, the
loss that we each experience,
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and how God wants to work in
our lives to bring deliverance.
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This is our application section.
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And I have some 3 x 5 cards here
on the table in front of me.
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Remember, during the
program I discussed writing out
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specific Bible promises.
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You can pick
whatever one you'd like.
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I would like to encourage
you this week to write out five
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different Bible promises.
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Pick five different
ones and write them out.
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I have a couple written
out here, and I broke them up
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into three different categories.
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The first category is joy.
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Maybe look up some
Scriptures dealing with joy.
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If you say, Jill I
don't even know my Bible.
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I don't even know where I
would find Scriptures on joy.
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Here's a couple of
references: Psalm 16:11.
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That could be one
that you choose this week.
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It says, You will
show me the path of life:
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in Your presence is fullness
of joy; at Your right hand
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are pleasures forevermore.
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Now the next one I'm
going to write out here.
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This also deals with joy.
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I'll put joy at the top.
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It'll remind me this is my
Scripture promise about joy.
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And it's, we're
going to do Nehemiah 8:10.
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And what does it say?
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We talked about it
during the program.
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The joy of the Lord makes
me weak, makes me tired? No.
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The joy of the
Lord is my strength.
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I love that
promise, so it's beautiful.
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The joy of Lord is my strength.
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These are promises on surrender.
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First category might be joy.
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The next category
might be surrender.
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Here's some
promises on surrender.
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Romans 8:28. We know that all
things work together for good
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to those who love Him,
to those who are called
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according to His purpose.
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What does that mean?
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I can trust God with whatever
is happening in my life.
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What about another promise?
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This is Romans 8:35-39.
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Who shall separate
us from the love of God?
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shall tribulation, or
distress, or nakedness,
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or peril, or sword? No.
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In all these things we
are more than conquerors
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through Him that loved us.
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You could choose to write
one out, maybe Philippians 4:11.
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I like this one.
Philippians 4:11.
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I have learned in whatever
state I am in to be content.
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Here I'm just writing, I
have learned to be content.
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Now you could
paraphrase, or you could choose
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to write out the whole promise.
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The point is to fill
your mind, your heart,
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with the Word of God.
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That's the second category.
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The third category
would be giving thanks.
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This one is 1
Thessalonians 5: 16-18.
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Rejoice always.
Pray without ceasing.
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In everything give thanks:
for this is the will of God
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in Christ Jesus concerning you.
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Now remember, we said during
the program it doesn't mean that
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everything is thankworthy;
that we shouldn't give
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thanks for everything.
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We just give thanks in all
things, because God is working
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a beautiful
thing out in our lives.
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So this week write out
some of those promises.
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I have some written out here.
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Take them out. Write out five.
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Take them out during the week.
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Work on memorizing those
promises, committing the Word
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of God into your
heart, and into your life.
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In addition, share one of
your promises with someone else.
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Pull out your promise
and tell someone else.
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You know what
God's doing in my life?
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You know what promise
God gave me this week?
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You know what God showed
me? what's really helped me
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in my own journey?
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Share that with somebody else.
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And then, as you do
that, it will encourage them.
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You could share it with
somebody else who's struggling,
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someone else who's
having a hard time.
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You could choose to share it
with someone who even asks you
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how you're doing with
your own sorrow and loss.
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Pick out your promise,
and share with them a promise
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from the Word of God.
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Our next program together
we're going to deal with
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the topic of purity.
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Purity is a sensitive
topic, and we want to make sure
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we handle it gently.
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But we want to share principles
from the Word of God that we can
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use as women to break
free from any of those chains
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that bind us, and to
enable us to walk in purity.
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Our closing
Scripture is Romans 15:13.
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Now may the God of hope
fill you with all joy and peace
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in believing, that
you may abound in hope,
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by the power of the Holy Spirit.
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