• To grow into maturity, our diet must change.

• When Jesus tried to change their diet, many disciples left Him.

• The way the modern church presents Jesus and His message is underwhelming.

•  Jesus was not seeker-friendly. He was hungry-friendly, thirsty-friendly, truth-friendly, weary-friendly.

There is a straight line from deception to depression.

Deception- Independence-Distraction-Indiscipline-Depression

God’s answer to deception is sanctification.

• Great Grace is available for the seriously thirsty.

• For those who are seriously thirsty, spiritual upgrade this year will be rapid.

• Grace grows, as we grow in grace. 

• Growing in Grace requires a continued upgrade in our appetite, desires and ambitions.

• To grow into maturity, our diet must change.

• Grace was never designed to function only in seasons of strength. Grace is most necessary precisely where weakness is most evident. 

• We are not loved because we are steady; we become steady because we are loved.

• God does not always remove the pressure immediately, but He stands with us within it.

• They were still the Lord’s people, but they were no longer on the Lord’s side.

• When we live for ourselves, we are pleased, when we live for Christ, God is pleased.

• Great Grace is always God's response when His people please Him.

• Knowing the will of God must be preceded by a determination, a willingness to do the will of God, whatever, it may be. 

• A stumbling block for many Christians is insisting on first learning the will of God before deciding if they will comply. 

• When willingness precedes knowledge, it is an act of faith. 

• If we insist on first knowing, that would be walking by sight. 

This is a year of faithful obedience to God, using the “Kingdom Principles” rather than “Empire Principles.”

Kingdom Principles: Faithful Selflessness

Empire Principles: Effective Self-promotion

A carnally minded Christian and an unregenerated person are often so similar you cannot tell the difference.