3. Psalm 15:1-5

4. Matthew 26:26-29 Matthew 26:26-29 26 And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, "Take, eat; this is My body." 27 Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you. 28 For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. 29 But I say to you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in My Father's kingdom."

7. How many victories in 2015? How many failures? How many frustrations with yourself or with others? What will you do with 2016, are you planning something different? Today, is just the 3 rd day of this New Year, and we are going to walk depending on the will of God for another 362 days, but before that happens, I have prepared a simple lessons in order to help us to start another year with the right foot. I don’t want to hear anyone saying well, too late, I already started it with the wrong foot… No, no, that’s too early for that!

9. 15 Psalm Principles for an Awesome 2016 Do not follow the wicked! (#1) Psalm 1:1; 1 Cor. 15:33). Do not follow the wicked! (#1) Psalm 1:1; 1 Cor. 15:33). Psalm 1:1 (NKJV) 1 Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful; 1 Corinthians 15:33 (NKJV) 33 Do not be deceived: "Evil company corrupts good habits."

10. 15 Psalm Principles for an Awesome 2016 Memorize God’s Word Memorize God’s Word (2) Psalm 119:15-16; cf. 1 Tim. 4:13). Psalm 119:15-16 (NKJV) 15 I will meditate on Your precepts, And contemplate Your ways. 16 I will delight myself in Your statutes; I will not forget Your word. 1 Timothy 4:13 (NKJV) 13 Till I come, give attention to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.

11. 15 Psalm Principles for an Awesome 2016 Keep God’s Word Keep God’s Word (3) Psalm 119:11; cf. 15:1-5). Psalm 119:11 (NKJV) 11 Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against You! Psalm 15:1-5 (NKJV) 1 LORD, who may abide in Your tabernacle? Who may dwell in Your holy hill? 2 He who walks uprightly, And works righteousness, And speaks the truth in his heart; 3 He who does not backbite with his tongue, Nor does evil to his neighbor, Nor does he take up a reproach against his friend; 4 In whose eyes a vile person is despised, But he honors those who fear the LORD; He who swears to his own hurt and does not change; 5 He who does not put out his money at usury, Nor does he take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be moved.

12. 15 Psalm Principles for an Awesome 2016 No matter what happens put your trust in God No matter what happens put your trust in God (4) Psalm 37:1-5; Psalm 34:8, 19). Psalm 37:1-5 (NKJV) 1 Do not fret because of evildoers, Nor be envious of the workers of iniquity. 2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, And wither as the green herb. 3 Trust in the LORD, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness. 4 Delight yourself also in the LORD, And He shall give you the desires of your heart. 5 Commit your way to the LORD, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass. Psalm 34:8 (NKJV) Psalm 34:8 (NKJV) 8 Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good; Blessed is the man who trusts in Him! Psalm 34:19 (NKJV) Psalm 34:19 (NKJV) 19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous, But the LORD delivers him out of them all.

13. 15 Psalm Principles for an Awesome 2016 Do not let your anger get out of control and avoid anxiety (5) Psalm 37:8; cf. Eph. 4:26; Phil. 4:6). Do not let your anger get out of control and avoid anxiety (5) Psalm 37:8; cf. Eph. 4:26; Phil. 4:6). Psalm 37:8 (NKJV) 8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath; Do not fret--it only causes harm. Ephesians 4:26-27 (NKJV) 26 "Be angry, and do not sin": do not let the sun go down on your wrath, Philippians 4:6 (NKJV) 6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;

14. 15 Psalm Principles for an Awesome 2016 Be wise when you speak Be wise when you speak (6) Psalm 37:30; cf. Prov. 10:21; Eph. 4:29; Col. 4:6). Psalm 37:30 (NKJV) 30 The mouth of the righteous speaks wisdom, And his tongue talks of justice. Proverbs 10:21 (NKJV) 21 The lips of the righteous feed many, But fools die for lack of wisdom. Ephesians 4:29 (NKJV) 29 Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers.

15. 15 Psalm Principles for an Awesome 2016 Pay your debts lest you be considered wicked Pay your debts lest you be considered wicked (7) Psalm 37:21; Prov. 22:7; Rom. 13:8). Psalm 37:21 (NKJV) 21 The wicked borrows and does not repay, But the righteous shows mercy and gives. Proverbs 22:7 (NKJV) 7 The rich rules over the poor, And the borrower is servant to the lender. Romans 13:8 (NKJV) 8 Owe no one anything except to love one another, for he who loves another has fulfilled the law.

16. 15 Psalm Principles for an Awesome 2016 Improve your attendance to worship services Improve your attendance to worship services (8) Psalm 122:1; 26:8; cf. Heb. 10:25). Psalm 122:1 (NKJV) 1 I was glad when they said to me, "Let us go into the house of the LORD." Psalm 26:8 (NKJV) 8 LORD, I have loved the habitation of Your house, And the place where Your glory dwells. Hebrews 10:24-25 (NKJV) 24 And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, 25 not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.

17. 15 Psalm Principles for an Awesome 2016 Fellowship with your brethren more Fellowship with your brethren more (9) Psalm 133:1; Acts 2:41). Psalm 133:1 (NKJV) 1 Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brethren to dwell together in unity! Acts 2:42 (NKJV) 42 And they continued steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers.

18. 15 Psalm Principles for an Awesome 2016 Always give thanks to God Always give thanks to God (10) Psalm 118:1; 1 Thess. 5:18). Psalm 118:1 (NKJV) 1 Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 (NKJV) 18 in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

19. Pray without ceasing (11) Psalm 34:4-6, 15). 15 Psalm Principles for an Awesome 2016 Psalm 34:4-6 (NKJV) 4 I sought the LORD, and He heard me, And delivered me from all my fears. 5 They looked to Him and were radiant, And their faces were not ashamed. 6 This poor man cried out, and the LORD heard him, And saved him out of all his troubles. Psalm 34:15 (NKJV) 15 The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, And His ears are open to their cry.

20. Give God the first place in your home Give God the first place in your home (12) Psalm 127:1-5). 15 Psalm Principles for an Awesome 2016 Psalm 127:1-5 (NKJV) 1 Unless the LORD builds the house, They labor in vain who build it; Unless the LORD guards the city, The watchman stays awake in vain. 2 It is vain for you to rise up early, To sit up late, To eat the bread of sorrows; For so He gives His beloved sleep. 3 Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, The fruit of the womb is a reward. 4 Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, So are the children of one's youth. 5 Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them; They shall not be ashamed, But shall speak with their enemies in the gate.

21. 15 Psalm Principles for an Awesome 2016 Ask God to help you overcome sin Ask God to help you overcome sin (13) Psalm 19:12-14; cf. Phi. 2:12). Psalm 19:12-14 (NKJV) 12 Who can understand his errors? Cleanse me from secret faults. 13 Keep back Your servant also from presumptuous sins; Let them not have dominion over me. Then I shall be blameless, And I shall be innocent of great transgression. 14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Your sight, O LORD, my strength and my Redeemer. Philippians 2:12 (NKJV) 12 Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling;

22. 15 Psalm Principles for an Awesome 2016 Share God with other people Share God with other people (14) Psalm 26:6-7). Psalm 26:6-7 (NKJV) 6 I will wash my hands in innocence; So I will go about Your altar, O LORD, 7 That I may proclaim with the voice of thanksgiving, And tell of all Your wondrous works.

23. 15 Psalm Principles for an Awesome 2016 Make sure if you die, you die a saint Make sure if you die, you die a saint (Psalm 116:15; cf. Rev. 14:13; Jas. 4:13-17). Psalm 116:15 (NKJV) 15 Precious in the sight of the LORD Is the death of His saints. Revelation 14:13 (NKJV) 13 Then I heard a voice from heaven saying to me, "Write: 'Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.' " "Yes," says the Spirit, "that they may rest from their labors, and their works follow them." James 4:13-17 (NKJV) 13 Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit"; 14 whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away. 15 Instead you ought to say, "If the Lord wills, we shall live and do this or that." 16 But now you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil. 17 Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin.

24. 2016 you can make it, or you can brake it! 2016 you can make it, or you can brake it! Not a Christian yet? Not a Christian yet? You can make 2016 by obeying the Lord. Living in sin? You can make 2016 by confessing to God all the things that you did in 2015 or just in the past 3 days of 2016?