Site hosted by Angelfire.com: Build your free website today!

New Year Resolutions

TEXTLuke 16:4

INTRODUCTION:

A.      THE ONLY PLACE "RESOLVED" IS FOUND.

B.      CERTAINLY A BIBLE CONCEPT.

          1.       Resolve, "to reach as a decision or intention; determine (resolve to go).

          2.       Resolution, "a resolving, or determining; deciding - the thing decided upon;

                             decision as to future action."

          3.       Something easily and quickly forgotten.

C.      TWO RESOLUTIONS:

          1.       Never preach on resolutions.

          2.       Avoid acronymic sermons.  Whoops!

I.      R - READ THE BIBLE MORE( 1 Tim. 4:13 ).

A.      THE GOSPEL IS GOD'S POWER TO SAVE( Rom. 1:16-17 ).

B.      IT WILL BETTER EQUIP ME TO LIVE( 2 Tim. 3:16-17 ).

C.      IT IS MY DELIGHT( Psa. 1:2-3;  19:7-10 ).

II.     E - ENDURE( James 1:12;  Matt. 10:22 ).

III.    S - SHINE( Matt. 5:16;  1 Pet. 2:11-12 ).

IV.   O - OBEY( Heb. 5:8-9;  1 Pet. 2:13-17;  Eph. 6:1 ).

V.    L - LOVE( Matt. 22:37-40 ).

A.      LOVE FOR GOD( 1 John 5:3 ).

B.      LOVE FOR OUR NEIGHBOR( 1 John 3:16-18 ).

VI.   U - UNDERSTAND( Eph. 5:17 ).

A.      HUMAN WISDOM GETS IN THE WAY( Eph. 4:17-20 ).

B.      COMES THROUGH STUDY, SUBMISSION AND PRACTICE( Heb. 5:14 ).

VII.  T - TEACH( Matt. 28:19-10;  10:36-38 ).

VIII. I - INCREASE( Prov. 1:5;  Phil. 1:9-11;  2 Pet. 3:18 ).

IX.   O - OFFER SACRIFICES( 1 Pet. 2:5; Heb. 13:15; Rom. 12:1 ).

X.    N - NUMBER OUR DAYS( Psa 90:12 ).

XI.   S - SERVE( Gal. 5:13;  Matt. 20:26-27 ).

CONCLUSIONWHAT KIND OF YEAR WILL YOU HAVE?