1. ICE REJ in The Lord “Rejoice in the Lord always.
2012 Theme Verse:
“Rejoice in the Lord always.
Again I will say, rejoice!” (Phil. 4:4)

2. The Disease To Please People
Destroy Our Faith
Silence Our Confession
Cause Us To Compromise The Truth
Spoil Our Vital Relationships
Cause US To Sin
Steal Our Heavenly Reward

3. to be well pleasing to Him”
Rejoice in the Lord
“We make it our aim…
to be well pleasing to Him”
2 Corinthians 5:9

4. Cure The Disease To Please
Become A Fool For Christ’s Sake
Paul Accepted The Label.
1 Cor 4:10; Phil 3:7-8; 1:21; 2 Cor 5:13;
Acts 17:18; 26:24; 2 Cor 10:10
The Label Comes With Commitment.
1 Cor 1:18, 26

5. Cure The Disease To Please
Hide Your Good Works From Your Pride
Keep It A Secret From Yourself .
Matt 6:2-3
The Desire For Recognition Is Not Of God.
1 John 2:15-17

6. Cure The Disease To Please
Seek Your Father’s Approval
Quietly Glorifying God Yields Lasting Reward.
Matt 6:4, 6, 17-18; Rom 2:7; Col 3:23-24
God Has A Long & Perfect Memory.
Heb 6:10

7. Cure The Disease To Please
Serve The Spiritual Needs Of Others
Set Aside The Desire To Please Self .
Rom 15:1-3; 1 Cor 10:32-33

8. Cure The Disease To Please
Relish Your Acceptance In Christ
God Freely Gives All Things To His Children.
Rom 8:28-39
He Cares Enough To Lift Your Burdens.
1 Peter 5:7; Eph 2:6

9. Rejoice in the Lord
“Be more conscious of the One who lives in us, than the ones who live around us.”
Galatians 2:20