Getting The Strength to Say NO Titus 2:11-12

Getting The Strength To Say NO Titus 2:11-12

Will Power Alone Can Only Take Us so Far The Power Of Positive Emotion The Danger Of De-Emphasizing Emotion Getting The Strength To Say NO

Obey “from the heart” (Rom. 6:17) Hope involves emotion (1 John 3:3) Bringing Feeling Back Into Our Relationship With God Obey “from the heart” (Rom. 6:17) Hope involves emotion (1 John 3:3) God’s grace teaches us to say no (Titus 2:11-12) Illustration: Luke 7:36-50 Getting The Strength To Say NO

Appreciating God’s Forgiveness 1 Corinthians 15:9-10 Bringing Feeling Back Into Our Relationship With God Appreciating God’s Forgiveness 1 Corinthians 15:9-10 2 Corinthians 5:14-15 A Natural Sequence: Humility and Penitence (Matt. 5:3-6) Acceptance of Forgiveness (Luke 15:18-19) Gratitude (1 Timothy 1:12-15) Love (Luke 7:47) Serious Devotion Getting The Strength To Say NO

Primary Ingredient In Relationship Is LOVE Matthew 22:34-40 “If you love Me, keep My commandments” Love “fulfills” the Law (Rom. 13:10; Gal. 5:13-14) Nothing we do matters without Love (1 Cor. 13:1-3) Love is the goal of the gospel (1 Tim. 1:5) Love is the greatest (1 Corinthians 13:13) Hebrews 10:24 1 John 5:3 Getting The Strength To Say NO

Love Is The Personal Element Of Our Relationship Joseph (Genesis 39:9) Paul (Acts 20:24) Philippians 3:7-11 2 Timothy 1:12 2 Corinthians 5:9 Getting The Strength To Say NO

Getting The Strength To Say NO CONCLUSION We fight a losing battle if we have left our “first love” (Revelation 2:4-5) Do you love God? Getting The Strength To Say NO