THE 3 SPIRITUAL HABITS OF EFFECTIVE PEOPLE

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• THE 3 SPIRITUAL HABITS OF EFFECTIVE PEOPLE
• Building My Character Through Commitment - Part 2
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• "Take the time and the trouble to keep yourself
  spiritually fit."
• I Timothy 47 (Philips)
• "(Spiritual exercises) will help you not only in
  this life, but in the next life too."
• I Timothy 47 (Living Bible)

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• Three Life-Changing Habits

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• 1. ____________ with God every day!

HANG OUT
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• "Quiet Time"
• for Bible reading and prayer.

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• The Reason
• He renews my strength. He guides me along right
  paths, bringing honor to his name.
  Ps. 233

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• The Routine
• "Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and
  prayed." Luke 516

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• The Result
• (Jesus) "But if you stay joined to me and my
  words remain in you, you may ask any request you
  like, and it will be granted!" John 157

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• 2. Give God a ______every week!

TITHE
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• "Tithing"
• -- giving the first 10 of my income back to
  God.

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• The Reason
• "Where your treasure is, there your heart is
  also." Matthew 621
• "The purpose of tithing is to teach you to
  always put God first in your life."
• Deut. 1423 (Living Bible)

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• The Routine
• "On every Lords Day, each of you should put
  aside some amount of money in relation to what
  you have earned and save it for this offering..
• I Corinthians 162

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• The Result
• "Bring your whole tithe into My storehouse.
  Test me in this, says the Lord, and see if I
  won't throw open the floodgates of heaven and
  pour out so much blessing that you won't have
  enough room for it!" Malachi 310

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• Get Together with
• __________________Regularly!

OTHER BELIEVERS
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• "Fellowship"
• -- with others in a small group.

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• The Reason
• "And let us not neglect our meeting together, as
  some people do, but encourage and warn each
  other, especially now that the day of his coming
  back again is drawing near."
  Hebrews 1025

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• The Result
• Two people can accomplish more than twice as
  much as one they get a better return for their
  labor. 10 If one person falls, the other can
  reach out and help. But people who are alone when
  they fall are in real trouble."
  Ecclesiastes 49-10

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• A Growth Covenant
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• "... We are making a binding agreement, putting
  it in writing, and our spiritual leaders are
  affixing their seals to it." Nehemiah
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