Scott & Clare
Loughrige Sr. Pastors
Open the Door to the
Positive
(Slam the Door on the
Negative)
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Open the Door to the Positive
(Slam the Door on the Negative)
Do you feel God is
treating you well? Do you feel He has blessed you and given you an
unlimited life of abundance just waiting for you to discover? Your
attitude will follow your altitude. Your outlook will bring your outcome
or as Jesus said it, "Let it be done to you according to your faith."
Where do we begin. . .
Positive or Negative _______________________________ (a)
Luke
No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear
good fruit.
Positive or Negative _______________________________ (b)
James 3:2-12 TNIV
2 We
all stumble in many ways. Those who are never at fault in what they say are
perfect, able to keep their whole body in check.
3
When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn
the whole animal. 4 Or take ships as an example. Although they are
so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small
rudder wherever the pilot wants to go. 5 Likewise, the tongue is a
small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest
is set on fire by a small spark. 6 The tongue also is a fire, a
world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole person, sets
the whole course of one's life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.
7 All
kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and sea creatures are being tamed and have been
tamed by human beings, 8 but no one can tame the tongue. It is a
restless evil, full of deadly poison.
9
With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human
beings, who have been made in God's likeness. 10 Out of the same
mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not be. 11
Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring? 12
My brothers and sisters, can a fig tree bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs?
Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.
Positive or Negative _______________________________ (c)
Numbers
27 They
gave Moses this account: "We went into the land to which you sent us, and
it does flow with milk and honey! Here is its fruit. 28 But the
people who live there are powerful, and the cities are
fortified and very large. We even saw descendants of Anak
there.
30 Then Caleb silenced the
people before Moses and said, "We should go up and take possession of the
land, for we can certainly do it."
31
But the men who had gone up with him said, "We can't attack those people;
they are stronger than we are." 32 And they spread among the
Israelites a bad report about the land they had explored. They said, "The
land we explored devours those living in it. All the people we saw there are of
great size. 33 We saw the Nephilim there
(the descendants of Anak come from the Nephilim). We seemed like grasshoppers in our own eyes, and
we looked the same to them."
14:2
All the Israelites grumbled against Moses and Aaron, and the whole assembly
said to them, "If only we had died in
6 Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had explored the land,
tore their clothes 7 and said to the entire Israelite assembly,
"The land we passed through and explored is exceedingly good. 8 If
the LORD is pleased with us, he will lead us into that land, a land flowing
with milk and honey, and will give it to us. 9 Only do not rebel
against the LORD. And do not be afraid of the people of the land, because we
will swallow them up. Their protection is gone, but the LORD is with us. Do not
be afraid of them."
3 DOORS
Door #1 ____________________________________ (d)
Door #2 ____________________________________ (e)
Door #3 ____________________________________ (f)
John 10:9-10 TNIV
9
I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. They will come in and
go out, and find pasture. 10 The thief comes only to steal and kill
and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.
Action
Steps:
IDENTIFY—faith-defeating and self-defeating thoughts
LOSE--negative words of doubt and defeat
CHOOSE--words of life, faith, hope and gratefulness
Conversations and Questions to Consider
1. What would
you say is the main nourisher of your thought life? (Bible, News, TV, Problems, Music, Money Issues, Work, _______?)
2. Where have
you seen that your words and actions have been a direct result of your thought
life?
3. If the
thoughts you consistently dwell on directly affect the way you will live, what
are some things that would be important to dwell on? Have you made this
an intentional part of your schedule?
4.
Recall a time you said something you regretted afterward. Why
was it so hard to control your tongue?
5. What are
some ways that have helped you tame your tongue?
Resources:
Today’s
message is available in the bookstore on CD or DVD.
Streaming
audio and videos of today’s message are also available on our website: ccmonline.org.
Read:
Get a Life by Brian Houston
Answers:
a.
Thoughts b. Words c. Actions
d.
f.
Abundant Life
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