Atomic (Be) Attitudes The Final Step – How free do you want to be?

Atomic (Be) Attitudes – The Final Step

How free do you want to be?

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Rom 7:15

15 I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do.

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Heb 4:15

15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin.

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John 10:10 (NLT)

10 The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life.

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Did you know that Jesus wants to give you a and life?

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How free do you want to be?

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John 8:36

36 So if the Son sets you free, you are truly free.

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8 Principles of Celebrate Recovery

1. I’m not God. I admit that I am to control my tendency to do the wrong thing and that my life is .

Matthew 5:3

3 “ are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

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2. believe that God , that I matter to Him and that He has the to help me recover.

Matthew 5:4
4  are those who mourn,
for they will be comforted.

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3. choose to all my life and will to Christ’s care and control.

Matthew 5:5
5 are the meek,
for they will inherit the earth.

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4. examine and confess my hurts, hang-ups and habits to myself, to God, and to someone I trust. (Steps 4 and 5)

Matthew 5:8

8  are the pure in heart,
for they will see God.

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“We pocket our pride and go to it, illuminating every twist of character, every dark cranny of the past. Once we have taken this step, withholding nothing, we are delighted. We can look at the world in the eye. We can be alone and at perfect peace and ease. Our fears fall from us. We begin to feel a nearness to our Creator.” Bill Wilson, AA Big Book

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James 5:16

16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.

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5. submit to any and all changes God wants to make in my life and humbly ask Him to remove my character defects. (Steps 6 and 7)

Matthew 5:6
6  are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they will be filled.

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6. all my relationships. Offer to those who have hurt me and make amends for harm I’ve done to others when possible, except when to do so would harm them or others. (Steps 8 and 9)

Matthew 5:7
7  are the merciful,
for they will be shown mercy.
 

Matthew 5:9
9  are the peacemakers,
for they will be called children of God.

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7. a daily time with God for self-examination, Bible reading, and prayer in order to know God and His will for my life and to gain the power to follow His will. (Steps 10 and 11)

Matthew 5:6
6  are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they will be filled.

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What kind of Jesus is our preaching?

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Matthew 5:13-15

13 “You are the salt of the earth…

14 “You are the light of the world…

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8.   myself to God to be used to bring this Good News to others, both by my example and my words. (Step 12)

Matthew 5:10-12

10  are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

11 “ are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. 12 , because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

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Eph 5:8

For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light

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Matthew 5:11-12

11 “Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. 12 , because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

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Acts 5:27-29

27 The apostles were brought in and made to appear before the Sanhedrin to be questioned by the high priest. 28 “We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name,” he said. “Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to make us guilty of this man’s blood.”

29 Peter and the other apostles replied: “We must obey God rather than human beings!

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Acts 5:40-42 NLT

…They called in the apostles and had them flogged. Then they ordered them never again to speak in the name of Jesus, and they let them go.

41 The apostles left the high council rejoicing that God had counted them worthy to suffer disgrace for the name of Jesus. 42 And every day, in the Temple and from house to house, they continued to teach and preach this message: “Jesus is the Messiah.”

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Personal Notes: