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New Year’s
by Clyde White Luke 10:41-42 Yes, I’d say that we Christians need to make some real changes in order to make our "walk" equal our "talk". Just a few hours ago, many believers made a determination or "resolution" to do better. However, most who make such determinations have no real idea what is involved in bringing such resolutions to reality, OR the consequences of not keeping such a commitment to God. Full Sermon » 
New Year Priorities
by Steve Shepherd Matthew 6:33 What are your priorities in life? And what are your priorities for any given day? What’s your first order of business besides getting out of bed and cleaning up your body? Coffee? Breakfast? Read the paper? TV news? Or pray and read Scripture or a devotional book? Full Sermon » 
New Year’s Commitment
by Jerry Falwell Nehemiah 2:18 New things give us an opportunity to start over. A new job means you have a challenge to do better than the last job. In a new job they don’t know your weaknesses, failures and problems. A new job is a second chance. We need to make a new commitment for the New Year. The world makes New Year’s resolutions; I want us to make a NEW YEAR COMMITMENT. Full Sermon » 
New Year’s Resolutions Require More Than Duct Tape
by Chris Mason Mark 10:17-22 The first week in January has to be the most depressing week of the year! The holidays are over, all the family and friends are gone, the presents have all been opened, the Christmas candy has dwindled, and now it’s time to go back to work and school! What a drag! While I think that all of those things are very depressing, they are not the most depressing aspect of the first week in January. Full Sermon » 
How To Meet The New Year
by Darrell Garrett Philippians 3:13-14 Why has mankind found it necessary to celebrate the beginning of a New Year? The answer to that lies somewhere in the spiritual instincts of man. From ancient times he has known that progression is built into the foundations of the universe. The Hebrew people were keenly aware that the God of creation gave new days and new years with new opportunities and new responsibilities. Time is life. Full Sermon » |
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Dad’s Resolution
Last year when I called my parents to wish them a happy New Year, my dad answered the phone. "Well, Dad, what’s your New Year’s resolution?" I asked him. "To make your mother as happy as I can all year," he answered proudly. Then mom got on, and I said, "What’s your resolution, Mom?" "To see that your dad keeps his New Year’s resolution." Source: Readers Digest - Contributed by: Jeanette Case
Resolution
Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing. Source: Abraham Lincoln
Resolution Phases
A young man was at a New Year’s party. He asks his friend for a cigarette. The friend replied, “I thought you made a New Year’s resolution to quit smoking.” The young man answered, “I’m in the process of quitting; right now, I am in the middle of phase one.” “What’s phase one?” his friend asked. The young man replied, “I’ve quit buying." Contributed by: Dan Mahan
Deciding to Jump
A boy told his father, "Dad, if three frogs were sitting on a limb that hung over a pool, and one frog decided to jump off into the pool, how many frogs would be left on the limb?" The dad replied, "Two." "No," the son replied. "There are three frogs and one decides to jump, how many are left?" The dad said, "Oh, I get it, if one decides to jump, the others would too. So there are none left. "The boy said, "No dad, the answer is three. The frog only DECIDED to jump." Does that sound like last year’s resolution? Great inspiration and great resolutions, but often times we only decide, and months later we are still on the same limb of do-nothing. Source: http://irsweb.com/ - Contributed by: Help4Sunday, January, 1999
Resolutions of 2007
Here are the percentages of resolutions that people have promised to make for 2007. Now, if you are into making goals and wanting to set them there is a website just for you. It’s called mygoals.com and it helps you stay on track, but it also has trends for what people are going to make as goals for 2007. Here is the breakdown: 27% of resolutions involve health and fitness, which is down from last year. 15% involve personal growth and interests, 15% personal finance, 9% education and training, 6% time management and organization, 5% recreation and leisure, 5% family and relationships. So let’s go back to priorities for a second. We said, well, surely the answer should be God is #1, but notice that list again. Did you hear me mention any resolution concerning God? It’s not there. To find anything about spirituality you have to look in the personal growth section, and there you will see that in the personal growth and interests - the second most popular resolution - only 2% are interested in becoming more spiritual. By the way, improving one’s mind and attitude is at 27% and improving one’s appearance is at 22%, yet changing their spiritual makeup is only a dismal 2%. Need further proof? The Barna Group which specializes in research about Christianity reported that only 1 out of 7 adults (15%) place their faith in God at the top of the priority list. You say, well, that’s not fair because some of those are non-Christians. Okay, the survey goes on and says that out of Christians, not quite 1 out of 4 (23%) place their faith in God at the top of the priority list. The majority of people are focused on the here and now and not on their relationship with God. Contributed by: Chris Carroll |
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