POWER OF CHOICES, PART 1 Choices – Part 1

Spiritual Physical God’s Choice Financial Vocational Relational

HUB:THE POWER OF GOD’S CHOICE

‘In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.’ Genesis 1:1 NIV

‘Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule…”’ Genesis 1:26 NIV

‘God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it...”’ Genesis 1:28a NIV

‘The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.’ Hebrews 1:3 NIV

‘“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”’ Jeremiah 29:11 NIV

‘For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.’ Ephesians 2:10 NIV

SPOKES: THE POWER OF OUR CHOICES

Spiritual God’s Choice Physical Financial Vocational Relational

Spiritual God’s Choice Physical Financial Vocational Relational

1. SPIRITUAL

a) God chose us for relationship with Him

b) I choose to walk closely with Him

2. PHYSICAL

a) God chose to give us physical life

‘Then the Lord God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.’ Genesis 2:7 NIV

‘For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb.’ Psalm 139:13 NIV

‘Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;’ 1 Corinthians 6:19 NIV

b) I choose to honour Him with my body

‘Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God – this is your true and proper worship. Romans 12:1 NIV