MY HIGHEST GOAL Jerry D. Porter

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MY HIGHEST GOALJerry D. Porter

• Southwest Indiana District
• Church of the Nazarene
• Camp Camby 17 July 2014

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My highest goal for 2014

• to be like Jesus

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My highest goal

• to be like Jesus
• The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy,
  peace, patience, kindness, goodness,
  faithfulness, gentleness, self-control against
  such things there is no law. (Gal. 522-23
  NASB)

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THE MISSION OF THE CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
To make Christlike disciples in the nations
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My highest goal

• How to transform pain into spiritual gain
• Irritations, pain, and sorrow are the common
  denominators of the human race

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My highest goal

• The Lord is more interested in how I REACT to
  what happens to me than in what happens to me!

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To be like Jesus

• We all, who contemplate the Lords glory, are
  being transformed into his image with ever
  increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who
  is the Spirit. (2 Cor. 318)

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To be like Jesus

• Three wrong reactions
• Eye for and eye
• Cast blame
• Bitterness

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To be like Jesus

• Three growth reactions
• Thank you, Lord
• Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in
  all circumstances for this is Gods will for you
  in Christ Jesus. (1 Thes.
  516-18)

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To be like Jesus

• Three growth reactions
• Thank you, Lord
• Teach me, Lord
• We know that in all things God works for the good
  of those who love him, who have been called
  according to his purpose. (Rom. 828)

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To be like Jesus

• Three growth reactions
• Thank you, Lord
• Teach me, Lord
• Suffer with the Lord
• Blessed are those who are persecuted because of
  righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of
  heaven.

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To be like Jesus

• Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute
  you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you
  because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great
  is your reward in heaven, for in the same way
  they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
  (Mat 510-12)

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CHARACTERISTIC Joy in spite of circumstances Genuine love Flexibility Internal peace Wise generosity Strength of convictions
GROWTH
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IRRITATION Bitter circumstance Hard to love Confusion Irritations Pressing needs Strong temptations CHARACTERISTIC Joy in spite of circumstances Genuine love Flexibility Internal peace Wise generosity Strength of convictions
GRIEF GROWTH
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• Summing up Be agreeable, be sympathetic, be
  loving, be compassionate, be humble. That goes
  for all of you, no exceptions. No retaliation. No
  sharp-tongued sarcasm. Instead, bless that's
  your job, to bless. You'll be a blessing and also
  get a blessing

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• If with heart and soul you're doing good, do you
  think you can be stopped? Even if you suffer for
  it, you're still better off. . . Be ready to
  speak up and tell anyone who asks why you're
  living the way you are, and always with the
  utmost courtesy

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• It's better to suffer for doing good, if that's
  what God wants, than to be punished for doing
  bad. That's what Christ did definitively
  suffered because of others' sins, the Righteous
  One for the unrighteous ones. He went through it
  all was put to death and then made alive to
  bring us to God. (1 Peter 38-9, 13-15, 17-18
  MSG)

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My highest goal

• to be like Jesus

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To be like Jesus

1. Physical healing
2. Emotional healing
3. Social healing
4. Financial healing
5. Church healing
6. Spiritual healing

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My highest goal

• to be like Jesus

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