What are you being challenged to Change

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What are you being challenged to Change?
Living Hope 4-Square Church June 10,2007
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METATHESIOPHOBIA Fear of Change
1 a persistent, abnormal, and unwarranted fear
of changes , despite the understanding by the
phobic individual and reassurance by others that
there is no danger  
2 a strong fear of, dislike of, or aversion to
changes  
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How Can I Ever Change?
We cling to even the minor routines with an odd
tenacity. We're upset when the waitress who
usually brings us coffee in the breakfast shop
near the office suddenly quits, and are
disoriented if the drugstore or the cleaner's in
the neighborhood closes!
Journalist Ellen Goodman
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How Can I Ever Change?
Everything CHANGES but CHANGE
itself John F. Kennedy
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How Can I Ever Change?
Three Reasons Why We Resist CHANGE
1. We DOUBT OUR ABILITIES to Change!
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How Can I Ever Change?
Three Reasons Why We Resist CHANGE
2. Change creates the FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN!
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How Can I Ever Change?
Three Reasons Why We Resist CHANGE
3. Change upsets the STATUS QUO !
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How Can I Ever Change?
The truth is
CHANGE is a necessary part of a GROWING life!
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Jacob means
Cheater OR Schemer
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24 This left Jacob all alone in the camp, and a
man came and wrestled with him until dawn. 25
When the man saw that he couldn't win the match,
he struck Jacob's hip and knocked it out of joint
at the socket.
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26 Then the man said, Let me go, for it is
dawn. But Jacob panted, I will not let you go
unless you bless me. 27 What is your name? the
man asked. He
replied, Jacob.
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28 Your name will no longer be Jacob, the man
told him. It is now Israel, because you have
struggled with both God and men and have won. 29
What is your name? Jacob asked him.
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Why do you ask? the man replied. Then he
blessed Jacob there. 30 Jacob named the place
Peniel face of God for he said, I have
seen God face to face, yet my life has been
spared. Genesis 32 24-30 (NLT)
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Gods Four Step Program for CHANGE!
Step ONE The CRISIS Phase!
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Gods Four Step Program for CHANGE!
Step TWO The COMMITTMENT Phase!
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How Can I Ever Change?
Then the man said, Let me go, for it is dawn.
But Jacob panted, I will not let you go unless
you bless me. Genesis 3226 (NLT)
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Gods Four Step Program for CHANGE!
Step THREE The CONFESSION Phase!
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Gods Four Step Program for CHANGE!
Step FOUR The COOPERATION Phase!
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Your name will no longer be Jacob, the man told
him. It is now Israel, because you have
struggled with both God and men and have
won. Genesis 322 (NLT)
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From Gods perspective
A CHANGED name indicates a CHANGED nature!
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What marvelous love the Father has extended to
us! Just look at it We're called children of
God! That's who we really are 1 John
31 (Msg)
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ISRAEL means
PRINCE of God !