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Step
1
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Premise:
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Matthew
5:1-12 |
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Principle:
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Being
Is More Important Than Doing |
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Theme:
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Building
Character |
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Issue:
|
Relationships |
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Focus:
|
Getting
Plugged Into The Source |
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to week two
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Step
2
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Premise:
|
Matthew
5:1-12 |
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Principle:
|
Being
Is More Important Than Doing |
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Theme:
|
Building
Character |
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Issue:
|
Relationships |
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Focus:
|
Getting
Plugs Into The Source |
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Step
3
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Premise:
|
Matthew
5:13-16 |
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Principle:
|
Let
Your Influence Make A Difference |
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Theme:
|
Salt
and Light |
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Issue:
|
Example |
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Focus:
|
Positive
Social Influence |
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Step
4
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Premise:
|
Matthew
5:17-20 |
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Principle:
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Respect
Divine Law |
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Theme:
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The
Word of God |
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Issue:
|
Submission |
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Focus:
|
Respect
for Authority |
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Step
5
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Premise:
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Matthew
5:21-22a |
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Principle:
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Be
Angry for Only The Right Reason |
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Theme:
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Discernment |
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Issue:
|
Anger |
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Focus:
|
Anger
Management |
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Step
6
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Premise:
|
Matthew
5:22b |
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Principle:
|
Never
Demean Anyone |
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Theme:
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Being
Considerate |
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Issue:
|
Attitude |
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Focus:
|
Quit
Jumping to Conclusions |
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Step
7
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Premise:
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Matthew
5:23-24 |
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Principle:
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Initiate
Reconciliation |
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Theme:
|
The
Value of Relationships |
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Issue:
|
Stubbornness |
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Focus:
|
Rebuilding
Bridges |
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Step
8
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Premise:
|
Matthew
5:25-26 |
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Principle:
|
Pay
Your bills |
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Theme:
|
Financial
Bondage |
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Issue:
|
Debt |
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Focus:
|
Financial
Freedom |
|
Step
9
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Premise:
|
Matthew
5:27-30 |
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Principle:
|
Do
Not Be Guilty of Sexual Fantasies |
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Theme:
|
The
Mind is a Battlefield |
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Issue:
|
Sexual
Impurity |
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Focus:
|
Freedom
From Sexual Bondage |
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Step
10
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Premise:
|
Matthew
5:31-32 |
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Principle:
|
Hold
Your Marriage Together |
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Theme:
|
Marriage |
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Issue:
|
Divorce |
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Focus:
|
Marriage
Wellness |
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Step
11
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Premise:
|
Matthew
5:33-37 |
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Principle:
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Never
Make A False Oath |
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Theme:
|
Integrity |
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Issue:
|
Lying |
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Focus:
|
Truth |
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Step
12
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Premise:
|
Matthew
5:38-39a |
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Principle:
|
Resist
Not Evil People Who Inquire of You |
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Theme:
|
Stay
with What You Know |
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Issue:
|
To
Know It All or To Not Know It All |
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Focus:
|
Give
Good Answers |
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Step
13
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Premise:
|
Matthew
5:39b-42 |
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Principle:
|
Respond
to Abuses Generously |
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Theme:
|
Seeing
is Believing |
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Issue:
|
Being
a Good Example |
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Focus:
|
Role
Models |
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Step
14
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Premise:
|
Matthew
5:43-48 |
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Principle:
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Respond,
Never React |
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Theme:
|
Responding
vs. Reacting |
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Issue:
|
The
Sovereignty of God |
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Focus:
|
Think
Before You Act |
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Step
15
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Premise:
|
Matthew
6:1-4 |
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Principle:
|
Let
Your Charitable Acts Be Without Recognition |
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Theme:
|
Motives |
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Issue:
|
Self-Centeredness |
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Focus:
|
Self-Respect |
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Step
16
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Premise:
|
Matthew
6:5-13 |
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Principle:
|
Pray
Privately |
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Theme:
|
Value
of Prayer |
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Issue:
|
Prayerlessness |
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Focus:
|
Prayer
For Guidance |
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Step
17
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Premise:
|
Matthew
6:14-15 |
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Principle:
|
Be
Forgiving |
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Theme:
|
Forgiveness |
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Issue:
|
Unforgiveness |
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Focus:
|
Restoration |
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Step
18
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Premise:
|
Matthew
6:16-18 |
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Principle:
|
Be
Discreet |
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Theme:
|
Performing
vs. Ministry |
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Issue:
|
Ego |
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Focus:
|
Grandstanding |
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Step
19
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Premise:
|
Matthew
6:19-21 |
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Principle:
|
Do
Not Hoard Money |
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Theme:
|
Money |
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Issue:
|
Greed |
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Focus:
|
Generosity
/ Sharing |
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Step
20
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Premise:
|
Matthew
6:22-23 |
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Principle:
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Be
A One-Eyed Person |
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Theme:
|
Light
and Darkness |
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Issue:
|
Enlightenment |
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Focus:
|
Decisions |
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Step
21
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Premise:
|
Matthew
6:24-32 |
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Principle:
|
Do
Not Worry |
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Theme:
|
You
Are A Valuable Person |
|
Issue:
|
Worry |
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Focus:
|
Trust |
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Step
22
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Premise:
|
Matthew
6:33-34 |
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Principle:
|
Prioritize |
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Theme:
|
The
Essential Person |
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Issue:
|
Who's
On First |
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Focus:
|
Priorities |
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Step
23
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Premise:
|
Matthew
7:1-5 |
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Principle:
|
Do
Not Judge Other People |
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Theme:
|
Understanding |
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Issue:
|
The
God Complex |
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Focus:
|
Humility |
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Step
24
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Premise:
|
Matthew
7:6 |
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Principle:
|
Be
Discreet With Things That Are Holy |
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Theme:
|
Wisdom |
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Issue:
|
Restraints |
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Focus:
|
Boundaries |
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Step
25
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Premise:
|
Matthew
7:7-11 |
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Principle:
|
Seek
God's Help |
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Theme:
|
God
Has A Plan "A" |
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Issue:
|
Man
Always Has A Plan "B" |
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Focus:
|
Discovering
Plan "A" |
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Step
26
|
Premise:
|
Matthew
7:12 |
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Principle:
|
Treat
Others Like You Would Like To Be Treated |
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Theme:
|
Thoughtfulness
/ Consideration |
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Issue:
|
Rudeness
or Just Being A Nerd |
|
Focus:
|
Flexibility |
|
Step
27
|
Premise:
|
Matthew
7:13 |
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Principle:
|
Travel
The Narrow Road |
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Theme:
|
Developing
A Narrow-Road MIndset |
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Issue:
|
The
Right/Wrong Crowd |
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Focus:
|
Warning
Signs |
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Step
28
|
Premise:
|
Matthew
7:14 |
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Principle:
|
Enter
The Narrow Gate |
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Theme:
|
The
Narrow-Gate Mindset |
|
Issue:
|
A
Load Too Wide For the Gate |
|
Focus:
|
Warning
Signs |
|
Step
29
|
Premise:
|
Matthew
7:15-23 |
|
Principle:
|
Beware
of Counterfeit People |
|
Theme:
|
Counterfeit
Lives |
|
Issue:
|
Users |
|
Focus:
|
Truth |
|
Step
30
|
Premise:
|
Matthew
7:24-27 |
|
Principle:
|
Wisdom
is the Anticipation of Consequences |
|
Theme:
|
Foundations
for Living |
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Issue:
|
The
Sand vs. The Rock |
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Focus:
|
Stability |
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