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The New Journey
Decisions that Define Our Direction
The New Journey
Decisions that Define Our Direction
Each of us face moments of
decision about what direction our
life will take!
The New Journey
Decisions that Define Our Direction
“In his heart a man plans his course,
but the Lord determineshis steps.”Proverbs 16:9
The New Journey
Decisions that Define Our Direction
The Mountainsthat Define Us!
Deuteronomy 1:1-8
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Decisions that Define Our Direction
1 “These are the words which Moses spoke to all Israel on this side of the Jordan in the
wilderness, in the plain opposite Suph, between Paran, Tophel, Laban,
Hazeroth, and Dizahab. 2 It is eleven days’ journey from
Horeb by way of Mount Seir to Kadesh Barnea. 3 Now it
came to pass in…
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Decisions that Define Our Direction
…the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first
day of the month, that Moses spoke to the children of Israel according to all that the Lord
had given him as commandments to them, 4
after he had killed Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in
Heshbon, and Og king of Bashan, who…
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…dwelt at Ashtaroth in Edrei. 5 On this side of the Jordan in
the land of Moab, Moses began to explain this law,
saying, 6 “The Lord our God spoke to us in Horeb, saying: ‘You have dwelt long enough at this mountain. 7 Turn and take your journey, and go to
the mountains of the Amorites, to all the…
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…neighboring places in the plain, in the mountains and in the lowland, in the South and on the seacoast, to the land
of the Canaanites and to Lebanon, as far as the great river, the River Euphrates. 8
See, I have set the land before you; go in and possess
the land which the Lord swore to…
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…your fathers—to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—to give to them and their descendants
after them.’Deuteronomy 1:1-8
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Decisions that Define Our Direction
The Mountains that Define Us!
Revelationor
Rebellion
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Decisions that Define Our Direction
The Mountains that Define Us!
Revelation
A New Realm
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Decisions that Define Our Direction
“Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘Come up to Me on the mountain and be there; and I will give you tablets of stone, and the law and commandments which I
have written, that you may teach them.’”
Exodus 24:12
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Decisions that Define Our Direction
The Mountains that Define Us!
Rebellion
An Old Reality
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“Now when the people saw that Moses delayed coming
down from the mountain, the people gathered together to
Aaron, and said to him, “Come, make us gods that
shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man who
brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.”
Exodus 32:1
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Decisions that Define Our Direction
The Decisions Which Establish Us!
You Have Stayed Here Long Enough!
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Decisions that Define Our Direction
The Decisions Which Establish Us!
“I must have a prodigious amount of mind; it takes me as
much as a week, sometimes, to make it
up!” Mark Twain
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Decisions that Define Our Direction
The Decisions Which Establish Us!
Turn!
Some Things We Need to Leave Behind!
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Decisions that Define Our Direction
The Decisions Which Establish Us!
“I do not understand the things I do. I do not do what I want to do, and I do the things I hate.” Romans 7:15 NCV
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Decisions that Define Our Direction
The Decisions Which Establish Us!
Take!
Some Things We Needto Embrace!
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The Decisions Which Establish Us!“Therefore, if anyone is
in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away;
behold, all things have become new.” 2
Corinthians 5:17
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Decisions that Define Our Direction
The Decisions Which Establish Us!
Triumph!
Moving Into AKingdom Realm!
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Decisions that Define Our Direction
James 1:21-25 NCV
21 “So put out of your life every evil thing and every
kind of wrong. Then in gentleness accept God’s
teaching that is planted in your hearts, which can save you. 22 Do what
God’s teaching says; when you only…
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…listen and do nothing, you are fooling yourselves. 23 Those who hear God’s teaching and do nothing
are like people who look at themselves in a mirror. 24 They see their faces and then go away and quickly forget what they looked
like. 25 But the truly happy people are those…
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…who carefully study God’s perfect law that
makes people free, and they continue to study it. They do not forget what
they heard, but they obey what God’s teaching says. Those who do this will be
made happy.”James 1:21-25
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So…
How Long Will You Stand Before Your
Mountain?
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“There must be a few times in life when you stand at a
precipice of a decision. When you know there will forever be a Before and an After...I
knew there would be no turning back if I designated
this moment as my own Prime Meridian from which everything else would be
measured.”Justina Chen in North of Beautiful
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So…
Will You Make the Decision to Begin the New
Journey?
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Decisions that Define Our Direction
