I AM A BETTER PERSON

THIS 2015 BY GOD'S GRACE

I AM A BETTER PERSON

THIS 2015 BY GOD'S GRACE

• 1Corinthians 15:10

But by the grace of GOD I am what I am, and HIS GRACE to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them- yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.

BECOME A BETTER A

PERSON THIS 2015 BY

GOD'S GRACE!

KEY FACTORS TO BECOME A BETTER PERSON THIS 2015:KEY FACTORS TO BECOME A BETTER PERSON THIS 2015:

• 1. CLEAR GOALS• 2. TIME-MANAGEMENT • 3. HABITS• 4. DISCIPLINE• 5. PASSION

1. SET AND WRITE YOUR CLEAR IMPORTANT GOALS

2. DEVELOP DAILY WISE TIME-MANAGEMENT TO BECOME

A BETTER PERSON

3. ESTABLISH AND STRENGTHEN GOOD HABITS THAT MAKE YOU

A BETTER PERSON

4. EXERCISE STRONG SELF-DISCIPLINE THAT GOD HAS GIVEN YOU.

1. SET AND WRITE YOUR CLEAR IMPORTANT GOALS

2. DEVELOP DAILY WISE TIME-MANAGEMENT TO BECOME

A BETTER PERSON

3. ESTABLISH AND STRENGTHEN GOOD HABITS THAT MAKE YOU

A BETTER PERSON

4. EXERCISE STRONG SELF-DISCIPLINE THAT GOD HAS GIVEN YOU.

•Today: •BE

PASSIONATE IN

BECOMING A BETTER PERSON

• Illus: JAPANESE MOTTO:

“IMPROVING THE IMPROVED”

•There is a passion to always improve.•There is an element of obsession in a true passion.•This is Passion for Perfection.•This is Passion for Excellence.

2Corinthians 3:18

And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect[1] the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

•(AMP)And all of us, as with unveiled face, [because we] continued to behold [in the Word of God] as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are constantly being transfigured into His very own image in ever increasing splendor and from one degree of glory to another; [for this comes] from the Lord [Who is] the Spirit.

PASSION DEFINES WHO YOU ARE AND WHAT YOU'LL

BECOME…

…. by Richard Chang

Passion is the energy that moves people to work tirelessly

Passion is the heart that makes

people alivePassion is the excitement that drives people to work without time awareness

Passion is a fulfillment that people feel

Passion is the number one thing necessary to become productive and excellent.

Passion is the energy that moves people to work tirelessly

Passion is the heart that makes

people alivePassion is the excitement that drives people to work without time awareness

Passion is a fulfillment that people feel

Passion is the number one thing necessary to become productive and excellent.

Colossians 3:23Whatever you do, work at it with all

your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men,

(AMP) Whatever may be your task, work at it heartily (from the soul), as [something done] for the Lord and not for men,

1.) PUT PASSION TO ALL YOUR GOALS THAT MAKE YOU A BETTER PERSON

1.) PUT PASSION TO ALL YOUR GOALS THAT MAKE YOU A BETTER PERSON

•Proverbs 27:17

As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens

another.

2.) SURROUND YOURSELF AND SPEND MORE TIME WITH PEOPLE OF THE SAME PASSION LIKE YOURS.

2.) SURROUND YOURSELF AND SPEND MORE TIME WITH PEOPLE OF THE SAME PASSION LIKE YOURS.

(TMSG) You use steel to sharpen steel,

and one friend sharpens another.

(CEV) Just as iron sharpens iron,

friends sharpen the minds of each other.

(CJB) Just as iron sharpens iron, a

person sharpens the character of his friend.

(TMSG) You use steel to sharpen steel,

and one friend sharpens another.

(CEV) Just as iron sharpens iron,

friends sharpen the minds of each other.

(CJB) Just as iron sharpens iron, a

person sharpens the character of his friend.

Proverbs 22:24 Do not make friends with a

hot-tempered man, do not associate with one easily angered,

Proverbs 22:25or you may learn his ways

and get yourself ensnared.

2Timothy 2:16 Avoid godless chatter,

because those who indulge in it wil l become more and more ungodly.

2Thessalonians 3:6 In the name of the Lord Jesus

Christ, we command you, brothers, to keep away from every brother who is idle and does not l ive according to the teaching[1] you received from us.

3.) PRAY FOR PASSION FOR

YOUR GOALS AS YOU PRAY FOR

YOUR GOALS TO BE

ACCOMPLISHED

3.) PRAY FOR PASSION FOR

YOUR GOALS AS YOU PRAY FOR

YOUR GOALS TO BE

ACCOMPLISHED

James 1:5 If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.James 1:6 But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.James 1:7 That man should not think he will receive anything from the Lord;

James 1:5 If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.James 1:6 But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.James 1:7 That man should not think he will receive anything from the Lord;

YOUR HIGHEST PASSION MUST BE

GOD.Mark 12:30 Love the Lord your God with all

your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.'[6

CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION

Mark 12:30 The Message (MSG)

Jesus said, “The first in importance is, ‘Listen, Israel: The Lord your

God is one; so love the Lord God with all your passion and prayer

and intell igence and energy.’ And here is the second: ‘Love others

as well as you love yourself. ’ There is no other commandment

that ranks with these.”

Revelation 3:15I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other!

Revelation 3:16So, because you are lukewarm- neither hot nor cold--I am about to spit you out of my mouth.

Revelation 3:15I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other!

Revelation 3:16So, because you are lukewarm- neither hot nor cold--I am about to spit you out of my mouth.

LOVING AND EJOYING EARTHLY PASSIONS MORE THAN GOD IS CALLED IDOLATRY.

ALL OTHER EARTHLY PASSIONS ARE TEMPORAL BUT

PASSION FOR GOD IS ETERNAL.

Luke 12:15 Then he said to them, "Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.“

Luke 12:16 And he told them this parable: "The ground of a certain rich man produced a good crop.

Luke 12:15 Then he said to them, "Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.“

Luke 12:16 And he told them this parable: "The ground of a certain rich man produced a good crop.

Luke 12:17 He thought to himself, 'What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.‘

Luke 12:18 "Then he said, 'This is what I'll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.

Luke 12:17 He thought to himself, 'What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.‘

Luke 12:18 "Then he said, 'This is what I'll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.

Luke 12:19 And I'll say to myself, "You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry."

Luke 12:20 "But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?‘

Luke 12:19 And I'll say to myself, "You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry."

Luke 12:20 "But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?‘

Luke12:21 "This is how it will be with anyone who stores up things for himself but is not rich toward God."

(NLT)“Yes, a person is a fool to store up earthly wealth but not have a rich relationship with God.”

Luke12:21 "This is how it will be with anyone who stores up things for himself but is not rich toward God."

(NLT)“Yes, a person is a fool to store up earthly wealth but not have a rich relationship with God.”

GOD GIVES THE GODLY DESIRES OF THOSE WHO ARE PASSSIONATE FOR

HIM.

Psalms 37:4 Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you

the desires of your heart.

GOD GIVES THE GODLY DESIRES OF THOSE WHO ARE PASSSIONATE FOR

HIM.

Psalms 37:4 Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you

the desires of your heart.

Psalms 43:4 Then will I go to the altar of God, to God, my joy and my delight. I will praise you with the harp, O God, my God.

Psalms 37:4 Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart.

Psalms 1:1 Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers.

Psalms 1:2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night.

Isaiah 58:13 "If you keep your feet from breaking the Sabbath and from doing as you please on my holy day, if you call the Sabbath a delight and the LORD's holy day honorable, and if you honor it by not going your own way and not doing as you please or speaking idle words,

Isaiah 58:14 then you will find your joy in the LORD, and I will cause you to ride on the heights of the land and to feast on the inheritance of your father Jacob." The mouth of the LORD has spoken.