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GIVE IT UP! A LENTEN JOURNEY of RELEASE and GAIN!
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GIVE IT UP! 46 Day Window of DOING SOMETHING to EXPERIENCE BEING UNCOMFORTABLE
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GIVE IT UP! Mirrors Social Media Talking TV & Internet Cell Phones
ALL the above!
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MIRROR, MIRROR… Philippians 4: 8 - 9
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MIRROR, MIRROR… How many times a day do you look into a mirror?
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— On Avg Women: 8 to 71 times a day, which includes Compacts!
MIRROR, MIRROR… — On Avg Women: 8 to 71 times a day, which includes Compacts! —On Avg Men: 23 times!
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MIRROR, MIRROR… How many Mirrors surround you at home,
Interesting… How many Mirrors surround you at home, or car, or work?
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INTERESTING…2008 Americans spent: —$7 Billion on cosmetics
—$1.5 Billion on breast implants —$1 Billion on Tummy Tucks — $1.3 Billion on Liposuction
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INTERESTING… Ladies spend on average $1, year on beauty products
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What does Paul implore us to focus on? Remember Paul is in prison as he shares!
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“While helpless to change his outward situation, he still shares
HOPE for INWARD CHANGE!”
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Notice how Scripture ASKS US to work on internal values and less on outward appearances
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our outward appearance
In contrast our world spends much time and resources on our outward appearance
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LENTEN JOURNEY… SO WHAT?
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LENTEN JOURNEY… “MIRRORLESS LIVING!”
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—6 hours a day without a mirror?
LENTEN JOURNEY… Can you go —3 days without a mirror? —6 days without a mirror? —6 hours a day without a mirror?
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LENT JOURNEY… Can you instead use this time to focus on
the internal goodness within you and others?
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