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Note to Self

Some truths we have to keep preaching to ourselves. This series is a set of notes to self: keep hope alive, it's okay to need help, you can't earn grace, and words matter. The most important voice you hear every day is your own—make sure it's telling you the truth.

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Week 1 | August 9th

Keep Hope Alive

Hebrews 6:19 3 phases of hopelessness 1. We get discouraged Job 4:5 2. We get depressed Proverbs 13:12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick 3. We feel despair Despair = the complete loss or absence of hope. 2 Corinthians 1:8 Jeremiah 29:11 Hebrews 6:19 We have this hope as an anchor for the soul,firm and secure. “certain” hope. Hope (Elpizo) = A confident expectation based on something solid. Job 8:13 Those who forget God have no hope. Anchors Eliminate Drift Anchors Provide Stability In The Storms. ANCHOR 01 IMAGE ANCHOR 02 IMAGE ANCHOR 03 IMAGE The bigger the ship is, the bigger the anchor needs to be. The bigger the life, the bigger the hope.
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Josh Blount
Josh Blount
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Week 2 | August 16th

I Need Help

Genesis 2:18 And the Lord God said, “ It is not good that man should be alone; Proverbs 18:1 Whoever isolates himself seeks his own desire; he breaks out against all sound judgment. Just you and God is not good, it’s not enough. Genesis 2:18 “ It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him an help meet comparable for him. help meet comparable for him = ezer kenegdo ) = “a helper appropriate and worthy for corresponding in form and function with him.” Help made for Him. God has created relationships for your life that are “help made for you” Your destiny is tied to your community or lack there of. Significant people have significant relationships.
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Josh Blount
Josh Blount
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Week 3 | August 23rd

Words Matter

Words Are Powerful Proverbs 18:21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue. James 3:2 For we all stumble in many things. If anyone does not stumble in word, he is a perfect man , able also to bridle the whole body. 3 we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole animal. 4 Or take ships as an example. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot wants to go. 5 Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. 6 The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body.
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Josh Blount
Josh Blount
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Week 4 | August 30th

You Can't Earn This

Jesus didn’t say, “Earn this” from the cross. He said, “It is finished.” The message of Jesus is a message of Grace. And so many people and Christians don’t really understand what Grace really is… and so they go through life aiming at the wrong targets and they feel shame and condemnation and live under a fear of failure?… They live performance-oriented , perfection-driven lives and they end up discouraged and depressed, because they feel like they can never measure up … no matter how hard they try, they just can’t seem to “earn this”… And so lets be clear this morning… You can’t earn this. God’s love, God approval, God’s favor… You can’t earn it….
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Josh Blount
Josh Blount