2. JOURNEY TO “A Better Life” Let's Get Spiritual

3. Journey to “A better life” TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THIS “JOURNEY” “U” MUST BE SPIRITUALLY PREPARED

4. For A Better Life Oh, do not pray for easy lives! Pray to be stronger Vessels! Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers; pray for powers equal to your tasks! Then the doing of your work shall be no miracle. But you shall be a miracle. Every day you shall wonder at yourself, at the richness of life which has come in you by the grace of God.

5. TRIVIA QUESTION What Bible verse commands the execution of witches?

6. TRIVIA answer What noted Hebrew had a magic cup for divination? “Joseph” Gen. 44:1-5 “And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, fill the men’s sack with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man’s money in his sack’s mouth. And put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack’s mouth of the youngest, and his coin money. And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken. And as soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses. And when they were gone out of the city, and not yet far off, Joseph said unto his steward, Up, follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say unto them, Wherefore have ye reward evil for good? Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he divineth? Ye have done evil in so doing”

7. Journey to “A Better Life” God’s Job Description For You The foundation having been laid!! The change is in affect Now let’s seek some spiritual employment!!!

8. Journey to “A Better Life” God’s Job Description For You I.Filling Out The Application A. our predicament without Christ (Eph. 2:1-3) Eph. 2:1 “As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins” 1. The Walking Dead (Zombies) 1 Corin. 2:14 “The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned” Non-Christians cannot understand God; and they cannot grasp that God’s Spirit lives in believers. Don’t expect most people to approve of or understand your decision to follow Christ. It all seems so silly to them

9. Journey to “A Better Life” God’s Job Description For You I.Filling Out The Application A. our predicament without Christ 1. The Walking Dead (Zombies) a) An uninspired life when you are spiritually dead… —You Got Nothing From Reading The Word— —Going To Church Was Uneventful— —What Few Prayers Came From Us Had No Power— 2. When the world guides our living!! 1 Jn. 2:15 “Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him” Some people think that worldliness is limited to external behavior—the people we associate with, the places we go, the activities we enjoy. Worldli- ness is also internal because it begins in the heart

10. Journey to “A Better Life” God’s Job Description For You I.Filling Out The Application A. our predicament without Christ 2. When the world guides our living!! a) The worlds description for our living For lazy-----“ Motivationally Dispossessed ” For Dishonest-------“ Ethically Disoriented ” For Serial Killer----- “ Socially Misaligned ” 3. Eph. 2:2 “In which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is at work in those who are disobedient”

11. Journey to “A Better Life” God’s Job Description For You I.Filling Out The Application A. our predicament without Christ 3. Eph. 2:2 “In which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is at work in those who are disobedient” a) When the “Unholy Trinity” con- trols (The World, The Devil & The Flesh)…Jn. 3:36b “…But whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God’s wrath remains on him” {Do not make God call in His Loan}

12. Journey to “A Better Life” God’s Job Description For You I.Filling Out The Application B. our position in Christ (Eph. 2:4-7) Eph. 2:4 “But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy…” 1. “Death,” No more power … Jn. 11:44 “The dead man came out, his hands and feet wrapped with strips of linen, and a cloth around his face. Jesus said to them, ‘Take off the grave clothes and let him go’”

13. Journey to “A Better Life” God’s Job Description For You I.Filling Out The Application B. our position in Christ 1. “Death,” No more power … a) Benefits of what He did…We are …..Made alive…....…..Raised up……..seated with Him. b) Why we lose sight of the Better Life We still identify more with earth than with heaven (so we have to be told) Col. 3:2 “Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things” This means concentrating on the eternal rather than the temporal We need to know “who we are,” and “whose we are”

14. Journey to “A Better Life” God’s Job Description For You I.Filling Out The Application B. our purpose through Christ (Eph. 2:8-10) Eph. 2:8 “It is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from your- selves, it is the gift of God” He, (God), is under no obligation to do what He does; we certainly haven’t earned it; He Simply Does {it’s called grace} Grace Is God’s Hand Reaching Down Faith Is Our Hand Reaching Up

15. Journey to “A Better Life” God’s Job Description For You I.Filling Out The Application B. our purpose through Christ —Believing in Christ doesn’t save us— —Committing ourselves to Him does— >> 1. It must be by grace…Rom. 11:6 “And if by grace, then it is no longer by works; if it were, grace would no longer be grace” 2. From the hands of an artist… Eph. 2:10 “We are God’s workmanship created in Christ Jesus to do good works” “Not by good works; but to do good works”

16. Journey to “A Better Life” God’s Job Description For You I.Filling Out The Application B. our purpose through Christ 2. From the hands of an artist… a) Verified “God’s Workmanship” Jn. 15:8 “This is to My Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourself to be My disciples” God is glorified when people come into a right relationship with Him and begin to bear “much fruit” in their lives Remember: you are purposed; for a purpose!! Now hand in your job application and go get your assigned task ///////There’s work 2-b-done///////

17. Journey to “A Better Life” God’s Job Description For You Before a Christian the “flesh” is what dominated my exist- ence. I was under the assumption that the more I gave in to it, the happier life would be. Not so; pit fall after pit fall hounded me. I knew Christ and His Father, in name only. Now after a complete and continuing makeover, the real joys of life are all before me and I’m having a great time experiencing them all. I actually have a greater peace, now that I know my purpose... —I’m next in line for a miracle—

18. Journey to “A Better Life” God’s Job Description For You THE PHRASE THAT PAYS!!!!!!!!!! MY FAITH WILL NEVER RISE ABOVE THE LEVEL OF MY CONFESSION

19. Journey to “A Better Life” God’s Job Description For You B.elievers I.nformation B.efore L.eaving E.arth

20. Journey to “A Better Life” God’s Job Description For You WHAT IT SAYS This is my Bible, I am who my Bible say I am, I can do what my Bible say I can do. I have what my Bible say I have, my Bible teaches my spirit, my spirit teaches my mind, and my mind teaches my body. My Bible is full of promises and command- ments, my Bible has good and bad examp- les. How do I know my Bible is true? By comparing scripture with scripture and spiritual things with spiritual things. I study my Bible to show myself approved, rightly dividing the Word of God.

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