{"id":10068,"date":"2021-10-24T12:48:20","date_gmt":"2021-10-24T16:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/?p=10068"},"modified":"2021-10-24T12:48:20","modified_gmt":"2021-10-24T16:48:20","slug":"thepivot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/2021\/10\/thepivot\/","title":{"rendered":"The Pivot"},"content":{"rendered":"

2021 THEME: Life on the Edge
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Series: Attitude Check
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TITLE: <\/strong>The Pivot
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Scripture: 1 Tim. 1:12-15; Dt. 33:25<\/strong><\/h1>\n

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\u00a0I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 SETTING THE STANDARD \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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It is essential to know and believe this: thankfulness is not just a (religious duty<\/strong><\/span>), or a task on a list, or something nice people do. It is not just something we teach our children. Gratitude changes our (attitude<\/strong><\/span>). Gratitude changes the way people (perceive us<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n

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What drove Paul\u2019s gratitude was his realization of the (price paid for him<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n

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\u201cGratitude is the divinely given spiritual ability to see grace, and the corresponding desire to affirm it and its giver as good.\u201d Sam Crabtree<\/p>\n

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II.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 CHOOSING TO PIVOT\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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\u201cAnd as your days, so will your strength be.\u201d Spoken to descendants of Asher:<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 First mentioned in Gen.30.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Genesis 49- Jacob\u2019s blessing upon Asher<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Deut.33- Moses\u2019 blessing as \u201cmost blessed\u201d or \u201cmost happy.\u201d<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Luke 2- Anna, the prophetess<\/p>\n

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What can we learn from the life of Asher?<\/p>\n

1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 When we belong to Christ, we belong to a (happy tribe<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n

2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 When we belong to Christ, He is our (prosperity and protection<\/span><\/strong>).<\/p>\n

3)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 When we belong to Christ, God promises us (strength<\/strong><\/span>) to equal our days.<\/p>\n

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Next Week: Series: Attitude Check<\/p>\n

\u201cPictures Don\u2019t Lie\u201d- Col.3:16-17; Psalm 18:1-3, 8-9, 16-19<\/p>\n

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2021 THEME: Life on the Edge Series: Attitude Check TITLE: The Pivot Scripture: 1 Tim. 1:12-15; Dt. 33:25   \u00a0I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 SETTING THE STANDARD \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0   It is essential to know and believe this: thankfulness is not just a (religious duty), or a task on a list, or something nice people do. It is not just … <\/p>\n

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