WEIGHT LOSS CHALLENGE CORRECTION

Total pastoral staff weight is 875 pounds!

SET A GOAL EACH WEEK

Remember that each week in your small group you will set a goal in each of the seven areas of health.  Be sure to write them down and monitor your progress!

Gary

STAFF WEIGHT LOSS CHALLENGE

The pastoral staff is offering a challenge to the body at RF...

As a fund raiser for the FUEL youth group, we are looking for people who would be willing to pay $1 or more for every pound the staff loses between now and the Sunday before Christmas.


TOTAL STAFF BEGINNING WEIGHT: 845 pounds!

TOTAL STAFF ENDING WEIGHT: ??? pounds!


Let us know if you are interested in donating.
Gary

SERMON NOTES: PHYSICAL HEALTH

FROM STRESSED TO BLESSED

50 Days of Transformation - Part 2 (Physical Health)

Pastor Gary

August 24, 2014

 “Peace of mind makes the body healthy.”  Proverbs 14:30 (TEV)

            “A relaxed attitude lengthens a man’s life.”  Proverbs 14:30 (NLT)

7 SPIRITUAL HABITS THAT REDUCE STRESS

PSALM 23

1.   ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­___LOOK TO GOD TO MEET ALL MY NEEDS_____

      “The Lord is my shepherd, so I have all I need.”  Psalm 23:1

      “Since God did not spare even his own Son for us but gave him up for us, won’t he also surely give us everything else we need?”  Romans 8:32 (LB)

2.   ___I NEED TO OBEY GOD’S INSTRUCTIONS ABOUT REST___

      “He makes me lie down.  .  .”      Psalm 23:2a

      “Six days are set aside for work, but every seventh day you must rest completely, even during your seasons of plowing and harvest, you must observe a Sabbath day of rest.”      

      Exodus 34:21

 3.  ___RECHARGE MY SOUL WITH BEAUTY______

       “He makes me lie down in lush green meadows and leads me beside calm, quiet waters.  He restores my soul.”  Psalm 23:2-3a

      “You’ll do best by filling your minds and meditating on things true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious—the best, not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly.” Philippians 4:8 (Mes)

4.   ___GO TO GOD FOR GUIDANCE_________

      “He guides me in the right paths for his name’s sake.”  Psalm 23:3

       

5.   ___TRUST GOD IN THE DARK VALLEYS_____

      “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff comfort me.”     Psalm 23:4

      “When I am ready to give up, he knows what I should do.”  Psalm 142:3 (TEV)

 6.  ___LET GOD BE MY DEFENDER_____________

      “You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies,   and you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.”  Psalm 23:5

      “How I love you, Lord! You are my defender, my protector, and my strong fortress.  In you I am safe.  You protect me like a shield.”  Psalm 18:1-2

7.   ___EXPECT GOD TO FINISH what HE STARTS IN ME______

      “Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.”  Psalm 23:6

Jesus: “COME to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.  TAKE my yoke upon you, and LEARN from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.  For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”

       Matthew 11:28-30 (RSV)

       When I’m “yoked” with Christ, we move together in the same direction and the same speed.

This week in your small group:

Six Reasons Your Health Matters To God

DAILY DEVOTIONS FOR WEEK 2

Here are the Scriptures for your daily Bible readings this week!

DAY 8     1 Corinthians 6:19-20

DAY 9     2 Corinthians 12:9

DAY 10    Isaiah 40:29-31

DAY 11    Philippians 4:13  

DAY 12    2 Timothy 1:7

DAY 13    Proverbs 3:7-8

DAY 14    Philippians 1:6

If you do not have a TRANSFORMED workbook, read and meditate on the daily passage, journal any insights the Lord gives you, then turn them into personal prayer!

Use these prompts to guide you...

1.  What did you hear?

2.  What do you think?

3.  What will you do?

4.  Now talk to God.


Be blessed as you seek Him daily!
Gary

WEEK 2 MEMORY VERSE

Here is the memory verse for week 2...

1 Corinthians 6:19–20 (NKJV) ¹⁹ Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? ²⁰ For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s. 

Gary

SERMON NOTES: SPIRITUAL HEALTH

HOW TO GET CLOSER TO GOD

50 Days of Transformation - Part 1 (Spiritual Health)

Gary Wilcox

January 25-26, 2014

The further away you get from God, the more your life is troubled

The closer you get to God, the more your life is transformed.

     

The LOST Son & LOVING FATHER: Luke 15:11-24

Jesus told this story: “A man had two sons. The younger son told his father, ‘Give me my share of your estate now, instead of waiting until you die.’ So his father divided his wealth between his sons.

      A few days later the younger son packed all his belongings and left home to live in a distant land. (He got as far away from his Father as he could.) There he squandered the gift he’d been given and wasted his life and money on wild parties and reckless living. About the time all his money ran out, a severe famine hit the land, and he began to starve because he was left with nothing.

                  The only job he could find was feeding swine on a farm. He became so desperate and hungry that even the pig slop he was feeding the swine looked good to him. But no one would give him anything for his hunger.

     When he finally came to his senses, he said to himself, ‘This is crazy! At my Father’s home even the lowest paid workers eat well, while I’m far away dying of hunger!  I’m going to return home to my Father and humbly say: Father, I have sinned against both God and you, and I am not worthy to be a part of this family or called your son. But please just make me one of your servants who works for you.’ With that attitude, he headed back home to his Father.

                  But while the son was still a long distance away, his father saw him coming. Filled with love and compassion, he ran out to his son, threw his arms around him, and kissed him! The son said ‘Father, I’ve sinned against both God and you, and I’m no longer worthy of being called your son.’ But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring me the finest robe in our house and put it on him. Then get my signet ring for his finger and shoes for his feet. Then roast the calf we have been fattening. We’re going to celebrate with a feast of eating and drinking. For this child of mine was distant and dead but now he’s back and alive! He was lost, but now he’s found! So the party began!’”

1.  ___Get fed up with your life___________________________

      “...he wasted it all…he had nothing left…he got desperate and hungry…           he finally came to his senses...”  Luke 15:13-14, 17

     GOD: “You’ll find me when you get serious about finding me and want it more than anything else.” Jeremiah 29:13 (Mes)

2.   ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­____Own up to your sin____________________________

      “When he came to his senses, he said...“I have sinned against God and

      you...”  Luke 15:17-18

      “Your sins have separated you from your God, and have hidden his face from you...” 

      Isaiah 59:2 

     

      “Be merciful to me, O God, because of your constant love. Because of your great mercy wipe away my sins! Wash away all my evil and make me clean! I recognize my faults and I am Conscious that I’ve sinned against you.”  Psalm 51:1-4 (TEV)

“The Lord says, ‘No matter how deep the stain of your sins, I can remove it. I can make you as clean as freshly fallen snow.’”  Isaiah 1:18 (NLT)

The HABIT of a Regular Spiritual Check-up:

      “Test yourself to make sure you’re solid in the faith. Don’t drift along taking everything for granted. Give yourself regular checkups. If you fail the test, do something about it.” 

      2 Corinthians 13:5 (Mes)

      “A man ought to examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup.”                                        1 Corinthians 11:28 (NIV)

3.   ___Offer up yourself to God__________________________

            The son drifted away saying, “GIVE ME MY share...”  Luke 15:12

      He returned to the Father saying, “MAKE ME a servant” Luke 15:19

“Because God is merciful to you, OFFER yourselves as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship. And do not conform to the pattern of this world, but BE transformed by the renewing of your mind.”  Romans 12:1-2 (NIV)

THE FATHER’S RESPONSE

      “Filled with love and compassion, he ran out to his son, threw his arms around him, and kissed him!...Bring the best...” Luke 15:20, 22

4.   _____Lift up prasies to HIm___________________________

      “We’re going to celebrate with a feast of eating and drinking...He was lost but now he’s found! So the party begins!”  Luke 15:23-24 

            “Sing to God, sing praises to his name; lift up a song to him...  his name is the Lord!”                      Psalm 68:4 (ESV)

      “I will sing to the Lord because he has been so good to me!”   Psalm 13:6 (NLT)

“On the night he was betrayed, the Lord Jesus took bread and spoke a prayer of Thanksgiving. He broke the bread and said, ‘This is my body, which is given for you. Do this to remember me.’”          1 Corinthians 11:23-24

This week in your small group:

      Seven Habits For Spiritual Health