The Promise: Follow for 28 days and you’ll be a new person The Premise: Follow for 28 days and it will become a habit The Potential: Increase energy.

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The Promise: Follow for 28 days and you’ll be a new person The Premise: Follow for 28 days and it will become a habit The Potential: Increase energy levels Decrease anxiety & stress Improve cognitive health Enhance emotional balance Shed unwanted weight Increase productivity Help get through the day Assist in kicking bad habits Build strength, stability and endurance

Conversion into the Image of Christ (2 Cor. 3:18) Change Inwardly Avoid outward conforming (v. 2a) Focus on inward transformation of character Commanded By God Imperative emphasizes this not optional Cultivated By God Passive voice emphasizes the change is being done TO us Conversion into the Image of Christ (2 Cor. 3:18) Becoming more like Him Our model, our goal is the image of Jesus Himself Continuous Process Present tense emphasizes an ongoing process Continual and repeated effort creates a habit This transformation never reaches the end, never finished (Prov. 23:7 + Phil. 4:8)

The Promise: Follow for 28 days and you’ll be a new person The Premise: Follow for 28 days and it will become a habit The Potential: Increase energy levels Decrease anxiety & stress Improve cognitive health Enhance emotional balance Shed unwanted weight Increase productivity Help get through the day Assist in kicking bad habits Build strength, stability and endurance

#PBL28days Practical, tangible applications for each of us in 2018 28 days each month to transform your life spiritually How do you compare spiritually with where you were on Jan. 1, 2017? Are you where you SHOULD be? Are you where you COULD be? Are you where you WANT to be? Are you where you CAN be? Are you where you WILL be on December 31, 2018? #PBL28days

Read 28 psalms in 28 days #PBL28days 1. Psalm 1 11. Psalm 37

Annual Events in 2018 Sunday AM & Wednesday PM Bible Classes Fifth Sunday Night Cook-Offs Jan. 28 Mission Sunday Mar. 11-14 Gospel Meeting with Glenn Colley Apr. 19 Ladies’ Day May 20 Promotion Sunday June 17-20 Vacation Bible School Aug. 3-4 Charged By Christ with Joe Wells Oct. 19-21 Spiritual Enrichment Weekend Nov. 1-4 23rd Annual South Florida Lectureship

NEW Events in 2018 May 5 Power Up! A Recharge for Christian Men May 23, etc. “Kick Start Your Summer” Series (May 23, May 30, June 6, June 13, June 27) Second Sundays Special Emphasis Every Month To Invite Our Friends & Reach Out to Local Community

Where are you in your walk with the Lord? Are you walking with the Lord? Believe Jesus is God’s Son – Acts 16:31 Repent of your sins and turn to God – Acts 3:19 Confess your faith in Jesus Christ – Matthew 10:32 Be immersed into Christ – Acts 2:38 God will forgive all of your sins – Acts 22:16 God will add you to His church – Acts 2:47 God will register you in heaven – Hebrews 12:23 Walk daily and faithfully with the Lord – 1 John 1:7