1. Getting The Strength to Say NO
Titus 2:11-12

2. Getting The Strength To Say NO
Titus 2:11-12

3. Will Power Alone Can Only Take Us so Far The Power Of Positive Emotion
The Danger Of De-Emphasizing Emotion
Getting The Strength To Say NO

4. Obey “from the heart” (Rom. 6:17) Hope involves emotion (1 John 3:3)
Bringing Feeling Back Into Our Relationship With God
Obey “from the heart” (Rom. 6:17)
Hope involves emotion (1 John 3:3)
God’s grace teaches us to say no (Titus 2:11-12)
Illustration: Luke 7:36-50
Getting The Strength To Say NO

5. Appreciating God’s Forgiveness 1 Corinthians 15:9-10
Bringing Feeling Back Into Our Relationship With God
Appreciating God’s Forgiveness
1 Corinthians 15:9-10
2 Corinthians 5:14-15
A Natural Sequence:
Humility and Penitence (Matt. 5:3-6)
Acceptance of Forgiveness (Luke 15:18-19)
Gratitude (1 Timothy 1:12-15)
Love (Luke 7:47)
Serious Devotion
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6. Primary Ingredient In Relationship Is LOVE
Matthew 22:34-40
“If you love Me, keep My commandments”
Love “fulfills” the Law (Rom. 13:10; Gal. 5:13-14)
Nothing we do matters without Love (1 Cor. 13:1-3)
Love is the goal of the gospel (1 Tim. 1:5)
Love is the greatest (1 Corinthians 13:13)
Hebrews 10:24
1 John 5:3
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7. Love Is The Personal Element Of Our Relationship
Joseph (Genesis 39:9)
Paul (Acts 20:24)
Philippians 3:7-11
2 Timothy 1:12
2 Corinthians 5:9
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8. Getting The Strength To Say NO
CONCLUSION
We fight a losing battle if we have left our “first love” (Revelation 2:4-5)
Do you love God?
Getting The Strength To Say NO