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Marcus Refsland
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God’s glory protects us from our past and redefines our future. CUE: Let go of the past and get ready to move into the future.
What you’ve been entrusted with is far less important than what you do with what you have. CUE: Ask God to help you be absolutely committed to using everything He has put in your life for His glory.
Take your cue about you from the One who made you. CUE: Make a decision to take our cue about you from the One who made you.
There is no win in comparison. CUE: Identify all the areas where we compare ourselves to others.
The future might have some scary parts but we need not fear because we are on the winning team. CUE: Think about the future and identify the part you play in it.
God has already given you the tools to defeat fear. CUE: Read the Bible and build up your battle verses.
Hearing stops fearing. CUE: Find someone far from God and give them something that they don’t deserve.
Healing means I trust God can make my life, not just my pain, a demonstration of His goodness. CUE: Choose to not just cope but work toward a place of healing.
Forgiven people forgive. CUE: Stop judging what is fair and instead focus on what Christ has done.
The more you hold a grudge, the more the grudge has a hold on you. CUE: Sri the evil for evil cycle and choose to forgive.
If you want to make your days count, count your days. CUE: Pray that God would help you recognize the value of your time and that He would also help you to make it count.
With God, there’s no limit to what you can do. CUE: Three questions to wrestle with: 1) What am I avoiding right now because I’m not sure I can succeed? 2) What areas of my life would I have the courage to change, if I knew God was with me? 3) Is my view of myself and my limits calculating the God that lives within me?
Big influence starts with one small obedient first step. CUE: Take a small obedient step in the direction that God is leading you.
The Kingdom of God is the most important thing and if we aren’t careful we might miss it. CUE: How can I free myself up to be able to participate in what God is doing right now?
You are more than what you post. CUE: Pray - “Search my heart oh God, and help make it more like you.
What you post matters. CUE: Before you post it ask: “Is this helpful or is this hurtful?”
You have the power to do great good or harm to those around you. CUE: Engage with people and humbly let your light shine.
Just because you love one thing doesn’t mean it is everything. CUE: Identify your top 5 values.
When we become obsessed with a desire, we lose sight of who we are. CUE: Is there any desire that has consumed you in a way that has pulled you away from your true identity?
What happened in a church service was never meant to stay in the service. CUE: Invite people to join you for next week’s online service.
Jesus is close even when you are far. Cue: How can I move one step closer to Jesus this week?
Jesus is God’s amazing answer to “now what?” CUE: In light of COVID19: How has God already been working in this situation? What might He want to do in my life right now?
Blood reminds us of the limitless love that comes from our limitless God. Cue: Don’t let the Easter story become just a common story but instead let it become real in your life.
God is present in the storms of our lives because of what Jesus experienced on Good Friday. Cue: Make a list of all the difficult things God has already walked you through.
Jesus is the daily bread that reminds us of God’s provision. CUE: Take some time as a family to partake in communion this week.
Conflict has the potential to make a friendship stronger or tear it apart. We decide which. CUE Let’s put action to resolving the conflicts in our current relationships.
God has a name for you. Cue: Take some time to pray about the name God is speaking over your life. Then pray about who you can speak a new name over.
The best friendships are built on giving, not just on getting. Cue: How can I follow Jesus’ lead to serve, with the friends that are in my life?
The people closest to us shape who we are. Cue: How can I start being more proactive and not just reactive to the people who enter my life?
Before you pay back, remember you were paid for. Cue: Compare the debt of the person who wronged you to the debt that Christ forgave you.
When it comes to prayer, don’t quit because it’s quiet. Cue: Find something worth praying about consistently.
Nothing values humanity like humility. Cue: Five Questions - 1) Do I have a hard time remembering the last time I apologized? 2) Do I have a hard time remembering the last time I admitted to being wrong. 3) Can I immediately think of someone that I think I’m better than? 4) Do I avoid people who would love to be noticed by me? 5) Do I talk about people (or groups of people) like they have little or no value?
You have tremendous value to God. Cue: Answer these two questions: 1) Do I see God correctly? 2) Am I looking at myself and others through His eyes?
When you give something your attention, you move in that direction. Cue: Wrestle with these two questions - 1) What has captured your attention? 2) What do you need to begin giving more attention to?
Divine direction begins with surrender. Cue: Identify an area you think you control and surrender it to God.
When you see a warning sign, turn around. Cue: Identify the paths that you need to get off and take action today.
Your direction, not your intention, determines your destination. Cue: Ask God to give you insight to see where you are and where you are not. Then pray for Him to give you the courage to do something about it.
Keep your eyes on Jesus. Cue: Answer this question: How can I do a better job of keeping my focus on Jesus?
Don’t let your feelings drive your faith. Cue: Celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ our Savior
God has a part - even for people who are falling apart. Cue: Make some time to be part of the Christmas story.
Life’s greatest riches are ground when we begin to view everything in life as an excuse for relationships. Cue: Realize the blessing all people can be in our lives and begin building those relationships.
Being blessed is not about the price of our belongings, but the person we are becoming. Cue: Take an inventory of our attitudes and actions and compare them to the attitudes and actions that Jesus highlights in the Beatitudes.
You can change the mood in every room you walk into. Cue: Commit to changing the mood in every room you walk into.
Learning to deal with your family is as much about your future as it is about your now. Cue: What patterns do I currently need to change or strength when it comes to strengthening my families future?
Your family may not act great, but you can still respond in a great way. Cue: Establish an attitude that will affect change.
Celebrate the steps you take in your relationship with God, and celebrate the steps others take as well. Cue: Take some time to celebrate your own last step. Then recognize and celebrate someone else’s last step.
The way you get from where you are to where you want to be is one step at a time. Cue: Share with a trusted friend what the Holy Spirit is leading you to do for your next step.
Following Christ is about steps, not leaps. Cue: Turn toward Jesus and ask Him for help in your next step.
God values your presence over your performance. Cue: Figure out one step you could take to be more yoked to God.
What God Thinks > What They Think Cue: Answer these two questions: 1) Whose approval could be a snare for me? 2) What would it look like to please God over them?