Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams

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Blessed is the man who does not walk in the
counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of
sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. But his
delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law
he meditates day and night. He is like a tree
planted by streams of water, which yields its
fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither.
Whatever he does prospers.
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Born February 5th, 1837 Dad died when He was
four Oldest brother, at age 15, ran away from
home. At age 10 he had to leave his house to live
and work far away (this was good because it left
his mom with one less mouth to feed) Left school
for good by the 6th grade Became a shoe salesmen
around age 17 At age 18, he was finally
saved. When he was 20, God began to give him a
great desire to share his faith. He found a
Mission organization in Chicago and told them he
couldnt teach, but he wanted to help. The man
there told him to find kids and bring them to
Sunday School.
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He didnt plan on teaching, but everyone
once-in-a-while the teacher wouldnt show up and
he would have to teach. He wasnt a good speaker
and was very nervous. The Sunday school grew to
600 members As time went by, this young man got
married and became a full-time evangelist. He
even started a Bible College to train others to
do what he was doing. There was one important
statement he heard that he never forgot The
world has yet to see what God can do through one
person totally dedicated to Him. Dwight
responded by saying, By Gods grace, I want to
be that one person.
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Who was this man?
Dwight L. Moody Founder of the Moody Bible
Institute
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Hebrews 121-3 Therefore, since we are
surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses,
let us throw off everything that hinders and
the sin that so easily entangles, and let us
run with perseverance the race marked out
for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the
author (of our faith) and perfecter of our
faith, who for the joy set before him
endured the cross, scorning its shame,
and sat down at the right hand of the throne of
God. Consider him who endured such opposition
from sinful men, so that you will not grow
weary and lose heart.
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Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a
great cloud of witnesses,
Whenever we see the word, THEREFORE, we must
ask what it is there for.
MOSES
SAMUEL
GIDEON
ABRAHAM
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Let us throw off everything that hinders and
the sin that so easily entangles, and
What Are Some Hindrances to our Christian life?
What Are Some Sins that might hurt our Christian
life? What sins are hurting your walk with God?
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Let us run with perseverance the race marked
out for us.
Would a friend view your Christian life as a
race, a fast walk, a slow walk, or a snooze?
What does perseverance tell you about the race?
What is the race marked with?
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Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author (of
our faith) and perfecter of our faith, who
for the joy set before him endured the cross,
scorning its shame, and sat down at the right
hand of the throne of God.
Focus on Christ Because
He Started our Faith hell get us through
Hes been thru everything
He went thru everything and he did it by
focusing on the joy to come not the present pain
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Consider him who endured such opposition from
sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and
lose heart.
It is easy to give up on the Christian life.
The problem with Christianity is not that its
been tried and found wanting, but that its been
found difficult and left untried. - G. K.
Chesteron
When you want to throw in the towel, think of all
that Jesus went through for us.
Jesus gave His life for you what are giving for
Him?
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FOOD FOR THOUGHT
If you had NOT been part of youth group last
year, what difference would it have made in the
lives of everyone else that was there?
How is your school different for Christ because
of you?? If you had never gone to your school,
how would everyones view of God be different
than it is now?
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• The Christian life is not always easy (thats a
  promise). Its a race a marathon and were
  in it for the long haul.
• SO
• Throw off entanglements and sins
• Run with perseverance
• Fix your eyes on Christ

Take time now to write down your sins and
entanglements. I challenge you to share those
with someone who loves you enough to keep you
accountable.
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He is like a tree planted by streams of water,
which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf
does not wither.
THE WORLD HAS YET TO SEE WHAT GOD CAN DO THROUGH
ONE PERSON TOTALLY DEDICATED TO HIM.
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I hope these slides help you in some way (feel
free to delete this slide). Feel free to contact
me for any reason. I have some handouts and extra
info for some of the slides that I did not
include. There are also a few notes at the
bottom of some slides, but not as much as I
should have. If you have some great ideas or
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