CAN’T; CAN’T; SHAN’T; SHAN’T; WON’TWON’T

CAN’T; CAN’T; SHAN’T; SHAN’T; WON’TWON’T

2 Timothy 3:16-17 2 Timothy 3:16-17 (TNIV)(TNIV)

All Scripture is God-breathed and is All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that all and training in righteousness, so that all God's people may be thoroughly God's people may be thoroughly equipped for every good workequipped for every good work

2 Timothy 3:16-17 2 Timothy 3:16-17 (TNIV)(TNIV)

All Scripture is God-breathed and is All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,and training in righteousness, so that all so that all God's people may be thoroughly God's people may be thoroughly equipped for every good workequipped for every good work

2 Timothy 3:16-17 2 Timothy 3:16-17 (TNIV)(TNIV)

All Scripture is God-breathed and is All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that and training in righteousness, so that all all God's people may be thoroughly God's people may be thoroughly equipped for every good workequipped for every good work

We are called to be We are called to be different different

Romans 12: 2Romans 12: 2“Be transformed by the “Be transformed by the renewing of your mind”renewing of your mind”

2 Corinthians 3: 182 Corinthians 3: 18“And we, who with unveiled “And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord's faces all reflect the Lord's glory, are being transformed glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-into his likeness with ever-increasing glory”increasing glory”

James 1:23-25 James 1:23-25 (TNIV)(TNIV)

““Those who listen to the word but do Those who listen to the word but do not do what it says are like people who not do what it says are like people who look at their faces in a mirror and, after look at their faces in a mirror and, after looking at themselves, go away and looking at themselves, go away and immediately forget what they look like. immediately forget what they look like.

But those who look intently into the But those who look intently into the perfect law that gives freedom and perfect law that gives freedom and continue in it – not forgetting what continue in it – not forgetting what they have heard but doing it – they will they have heard but doing it – they will be blessed in what they do”be blessed in what they do”

James 1:23-25 James 1:23-25 (TNIV)(TNIV)

““Those who listen to the word but do Those who listen to the word but do not do what it says are like people who not do what it says are like people who look at their faces in a mirror and, after look at their faces in a mirror and, after looking at themselves, go away and looking at themselves, go away and immediately forget what they look like. immediately forget what they look like.

But those who But those who look intentlylook intently into the into the perfect law that gives freedom and perfect law that gives freedom and continue in itcontinue in it – – not forgettingnot forgetting what what they have heard but they have heard but doing itdoing it – they will – they will be blessed in what they do”be blessed in what they do”

ExamplesExamples

JosephJoseph•Can’t allow circumstances to Can’t allow circumstances to dictatedictate

DanielDaniel•Shan’t compromise my beliefsShan’t compromise my beliefs

Esther & MordecaiEsther & Mordecai•Won’t back down in the face Won’t back down in the face of injusticeof injustice

God’s Purpose for God’s Purpose for UsUs

Romans 8: 28-29 (NLT)Romans 8: 28-29 (NLT)

““And we know that God causes And we know that God causes everything to work together for the everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for called according to his purpose for them. For God knew his people in them. For God knew his people in advance, and he chose them to advance, and he chose them to become like his Son, so that his Son become like his Son, so that his Son would be the firstborn, with many would be the firstborn, with many brothers and sisters.”brothers and sisters.”

God’s Purpose for God’s Purpose for UsUs

Romans 8: 28-29 (NLT)Romans 8: 28-29 (NLT)

““And we know that God causes And we know that God causes everything to work together for the everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for called according to his purpose for them. For God knew his people in them. For God knew his people in advance, and he chose them to advance, and he chose them to become like his Sonbecome like his Son, so that his Son , so that his Son would be the firstborn, with many would be the firstborn, with many brothers and sisters.”brothers and sisters.”

Victorious LivingVictorious Living

Love in actionLove in action Integrity & Integrity &

honestyhonesty PerseverancePerseverance Faith & Faith &

faithfulnessfaithfulness ForgivenessForgiveness HospitalityHospitality KindnessKindness Obedience & Obedience &

submissionsubmission DisciplineDiscipline CourtesyCourtesy

TruthfulnessTruthfulness Grace & Grace &

graciousnessgraciousness Prayer & quiet timesPrayer & quiet times Witnessing to othersWitnessing to others Being joyfulBeing joyful Not worrying/fearingNot worrying/fearing Self control Self control GenerosityGenerosity PatiencePatience Being at peaceBeing at peace Showing mercyShowing mercy