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Happy New Year, 2009 “New Beginnings, and Walking with Grace in your Life and Marriage”

Happy New Year, 2009 “New Beginnings, and Walking with Grace in your Life and Marriage”. Today’s Major Themes and Ideas. Action words : restore, rebuild, renovate, revive, renew Action words : grace and mercy Action word : walk

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Happy New Year, 2009 “New Beginnings, and Walking with Grace in your Life and Marriage”

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  1. Happy New Year, 2009“New Beginnings, and Walking with Gracein your Life and Marriage”

  2. Today’s Major Themes and Ideas • Action words: restore, rebuild, renovate, revive, renew • Action words: grace and mercy • Action word: walk • The applications of each to our everyday lives, our Spiritual lives and our marriages

  3. Coming Attractions • January 11 - “Walking with Grace in your Life and Marriage, part 2”, testimony with Jeanne and Nathan Mondrus • January 18th - “What is a Healthy Marriage?”, testimony with Shawn and Kristen Hallinan; Elder meeting at 12:15 • January 25th - “Couples in Community”, led by Jeff and Donna Sweetin • February 1st - “Couples in the Bible Series: The Honeymoon is Over--The Adam and Eve Story” - testimony with Doug and Lindsey Greenwald

  4. Coming Attractions • February 8th - “Yes, my Lord--the Abraham and Sarah Story” • February 15th - “Biblical Goal Setting” -led by Jay and Ashley Byars • February 22nd - “Talk to Me--the Jacob and Rebekah Story” • March 1st - “Never satisfied--The Jacob and Rachel Story” • March 8th - “Caught in the Tempter’s Trap--the David and Bathsheba Story” • March 15th - “Be Honest with Our Resources--the Ananias and Sapphira Story”

  5. Other 2009 dates to ink in • April 3-5 Couples Retreat, Colorado Springs Glen Eryie Retreat Center • April 12th-- Easter, no class, meet at Fiddler’s Green Amphitheater at 10 AM • May 17th, Chapel class at 10:45(no 9 AM), and annual picnic on the grounds

  6. New Couples • Prayer

  7. At your Tables • Action words: restore, rebuild, renovate, revive, renew • Action words: grace and mercy • Action word: walk • What do these action words mean to you, and are there any Scriptures that come to mind on each?

  8. Define: restore, rebuild, renovate, revive, renew • New start • New person • Continually looking for improvement • Invest • Support • Invigorate • Bring back to life

  9. Scripture: restore, rebuild, renovate, revive, renew • Psalm 51 • Lamentations 5:21 “Turn us back to you, Lord, and we will be restored (returned), renew us.” • Psalm 103:1-5 • 2 Cor 4:16-18 • Isaiah 40:28-31 • Titus 3:3-7 • Rom 12:2

  10. Define: grace and mercy • Grace---getting something good you don’t deserve--- gk. Charis = gift • Mercy---not getting something bad you do deserve--- gk eleed = compassion to the afflicted, confused, least of these, mistaken

  11. Scripture: grace and mercy • Ephesians 2:8-9 - “By grace are you saved through faith, not of yourselves….” • John 1:1-14 • Micah 6:8 - “…do justly, love mercy… walk humbly w/ your Lord” • Lamentations 3:22-23 - “…through His mercies we are not consumed…they are new every morning…great is Your faithfulness…” • 1 Chronicles 16:34 - “…His mercy endures forever” • Psalm 100 • Psalm 103:10-18

  12. Define: Walk • Conduct one’s self • Make one’s way • Live one’s life • Direct one’s life

  13. Scripture: Walk • 1 John 2:6 • 2 John 4-6 • Galatians 5 :22-26

  14. Back at your tables, given what you have heard this morning about these action words What are the real applications of these action words to your: Everyday life Spiritual life Married life

  15. WALK GRACE/MERCY RESTORE, RENOVATE, RENEW, REVIVE, REBUILD EVERYDAY SPIRITUAL MARRIAGE SCREEN

  16. Everyday Life Rebuild, restore, revive, renovate, renew grace and mercy, and walk • Continuous improvement attitude • Simplify, order • Sense of excellence in everything I do • Unfinished chores • Positive attitude • Jealousy of a co-worker • Financial stability • Reputation • Neighborly • Grudges • Exercise

  17. Spiritual life Rebuild, restore, revive, renovate, renew grace and mercy, and walk Tap His power to restore, rebuild, revive, renovate, renew your heart and spirit Dysfunction---friends, sister, couple Improving your behavior will not give you victory in your Christian life Letting Christ live through you will…and it will improve your behavior

  18. Marriages Rebuild, restore, revive, renovate, renew, grace and mercy, and walk • Innovation • Investment • Energy • Let Christ love your spouse through you. • Behavior in marriage is insufficient for a victorious marriage. • Selflessness and Christ’s influence in our marriages, loving our spouse through us with grace and mercy, will however, improve our behaviors.

  19. Next Sunday, January 11th Walking with Grace and Mercy in your Life and Marriage, part 2 Testimony with Nathan and Jeanne Mondrus Think on this: 1. Behavior is insufficient for a successful Christian life, and your marriage, and 2. You cannot please each other enough to stay married.

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