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MORE THAN A HEADLINE MORE THAN A HEADLINE MATT DAVIS

“NOT THAT I HAVE ALREADY OBTAINED THIS OR AM ALREADY PERFECT, BUT I PRESS ON TO MAKE IT MY OWN, BECAUSE CHRIST JESUS HAS MADE ME HIS OWN. BROTHERS, I DO NOT CONSIDER THAT I HAVE MADE IT MY OWN. BUT ONE THING I DO: FORGETTING WHAT LIES BEHIND AND STRAINING FORWARD TO WHAT LIES AHEAD, I PRESS ON TOWARD THE GOAL FOR THE PRIZE OF THE UPWARD CALL OF GOD IN CHRIST JESUS. LET THOSE OF US WHO ARE MATURE THINK THIS WAY, AND IF IN ANYTHING YOU THINK OTHERWISE, GOD WILL REVEAL THAT ALSO TO YOU. ONLY LET US HOLD TRUE TO WHAT WE HAVE ATTAINED.” (PHILIPPIANS 3:12-16)

3 OPINIONS THAT MATTER MOST: * WHAT ___ THINK OF MYSELF * WHAT __________________ THINK OF ME * WHAT _________ THINKS OF ME

HEADLINES THAT COMPLICATE MY OPINIONS: 1.

MY _________________________________ WITH OTHERS

“THE WHOLE LAW CAN BE SUMMED UP IN THIS ONE COMMAND: ‘LOVE OTHERS AS YOU LOVE YOURSELF.’” (GALATIANS 5:14)

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HOW I VIEW MY PERSONAL _______________ “SO IF THERE IS ANY ENCOURAGEMENT IN CHRIST, ANY COMFORT FROM LOVE, ANY PARTICIPATION IN THE SPIRIT, ANY AFFECTION AND SYMPATHY, COMPLETE MY JOY BY BEING OF THE SAME MIND, HAVING THE SAME LOVE, BEING IN FULL ACCORD AND OF ONE MIND. DO NOTHING FROM SELFISH AMBITION OR CONCEIT, BUT IN HUMILITY COUNT OTHERS MORE SIGNIFICANT THAN YOURSELVES. LET EACH OF YOU LOOK NOT ONLY TO HIS OWN INTERESTS, BUT ALSO TO THE INTERESTS OF OTHERS. THINK OF YOURSELVES THE WAY CHRIST JESUS THOUGHT OF HIMSELF.” (PHILIPPIANS 2:5)

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THE ______________________________ OF OTHERS “IF MY GOAL WAS POPULARITY, I WOULDN’T BOTHER BEING CHRIST’S SLAVE.” (GALATIANS 1:10)

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A ____________ OF WHAT THIS YEAR WILL BRING “THEREFORE I TELL YOU, STOP BEING WORRIED OR ANXIOUS (PERPETUALLY UNEASY, DISTRACTED) ABOUT YOUR LIFE, AS TO WHAT YOU WILL EAT OR WHAT YOU WILL DRINK; NOR ABOUT YOUR BODY, AS TO WHAT YOU WILL WEAR. IS LIFE NOT MORE THAN FOOD, AND THE BODY MORE THAN CLOTHING?” (MATTHEW 6:25) “SEEK YOU FIRST THE KINGDOM OF GOD AND HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS, AND ALL THESE WILL BE ADDED TO YOU” (MATTHEW 6:33)

HOW TO CREATE BETTER HEADLINES 1.

__________________ MY LIFE BY GOD’S ETERNAL HOPE. “WHAT IS YOUR LIFE?” (JAMES 4:14B) “’FOR I KNOW THE PLANS I HAVE FOR YOU,’ DECLARES THE LORD, ‘PLANS TO PROSPER YOU AND NOT TO HARM YOU, PLANS TO GIVE YOU HOPE AND A FUTURE. THEN YOU WILL CALL ON ME AND COME AND PRAY TO ME, AND I WILL LISTEN TO YOU. YOU WILL SEEK ME AND FIND ME WHEN YOU SEEK ME WITH ALL YOUR HEART.’” (JEREMIAH 29:11-13)

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____________________ MY CHOICES TO FULFILL GOD’S PURPOSE FOR ME. “FORGETTING WHAT LIES BEHIND AND STRAINING FORWARD TO WHAT LIES AHEAD, I PRESS ON TOWARD THE GOAL FOR THE PRIZE OF THE UPWARD CALL OF GOD IN CHRIST JESUS. LET THOSE OF US WHO ARE MATURE THINK THIS WAY.” (PHILIPPIANS 3:13B-15A)

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__________________ MY TIME, MONEY, TALENTS & RELATIONSHIPS IN WHAT WILL LAST FOREVER. “FOR WHAT BENEFIT IS IT FOR A PERSON TO GAIN THE WHOLE WORLD, YET FORFEIT HIS LIFE?” (MARK 8:36)

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____________ IN THE WAY OF WISDOM. “STORE UP MY COMMANDS WITHIN YOU, TURNING YOUR EAR TO WISDOM AND APPLYING YOUR HEART TO UNDERSTANDING, AND IF YOU CALL OUT FOR INSIGHT AND CRY ALOUD FOR UNDERSTANDING, AND IF YOU LOOK FOR IT AS FOR SILVER AND SEARCH FOR IT AS FOR HIDDEN TREASURE, THEN YOU WILL UNDERSTAND THE FEAR OF THE LORD AND FIND THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD. FOR THE LORD GIVES WISDOM, AND FROM HIS MOUTH COME KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING.” (PR.

2:1-6) 3 TIPS FOR WALKING IN WISDOM: USE GOD’S WORD AS MY GUIDE. LISTEN TO MY MENTORS. DO LIFE WITH GOD.

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