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Psalms 1:1-6 NIV
James 1:12-15 NIV
“Be killing sin, or it will be killing you.”
- John Owen
“How do we deal with sin so we can live a prosperous, God-focused live?”
1. If we want to prosper we need to know who not to listen to or hang out with.
Psalm 1:1a
Blessed is the one…
Psalms 1:1 NIV
It’s not referring to physical proximity but rather to being in the influential range of godless people.
If we are a follower of Jesus, we must choose wisely who we allow to influence us.
-Think about what we listen to…what are we streaming…what are we looking at on social media?
-Think about what we listen to…what are we streaming…what are we looking at on social media?
-Think about who we go to for advice and counsel when we need input and direction in our lives.
1. If we want to prosper we need to know who not to listen to or hang out with.
2. We must become consumed with God and His Word!
Psalms 1:2 NIV
We’ll only escape the pleasures of the world through a greater pleasure in the Word. Only as we turn our eyes on Jesus and look full in His wonderful face, will the things of earth grow strangely dim in the light of His glory and grace.
1. If we want to prosper we need to know who not to listen to or hang out with.
2. We must become consumed with God and His Word!
3.When our lives are aligned with God we experience His favor…that is…we Prosper!
Psalms 1:3 NIV
Isaiah 40:8 NIV
1. If we want to prosper we need to know who not to listen to or hang out with.
2. We must become consumed with God and His Word!
3.When our lives are aligned with God we experience His favor…that is…we Prosper!
4. When we ignore God in our life our life becomes meaningless.
Psalms 1:4-5 NIV
Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment,
nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
1. If we want to prosper we need to know who not to listen to or hang out with.
2. We must become consumed with God and His Word!
3.When our lives are aligned with God we experience His favor…that is…we Prosper!
4. When we ignore God in our life our life becomes meaningless.
5. The Lord really, really cares about the Righteous.
Psalms 1:6 NIV
For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous,