02-26-23
Bringing Hope and Impacting Our Community
by Leading People into a Growing Relationship with Jesus
Relationship Baggage
So then, with endurance, let’s also run the race that is laid out in front of us, since we have such a great cloud of witnesses surrounding us. Let’s throw off any extra baggage, get rid of the sin that trips us up, Hebrews 12:1 (CEB)
1. __________________________ YOUR BAGGAGE
EVERYONE HAS BAGGAGE:
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Hope deferred makes the heart sick, Proverbs 13:12a (NLT)
They offer superficial treatments for my people’s mortal wound. They give assurances of peace when there is no peace. Jeremiah 6:14 (NLT)
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3 Lord, I prayed to you again and again, but I did not talk about my sins. So I only became weaker and more miserable. 4 Every day you made life harder for me. I became like a dry land in the hot summertime. Selah Psalm 32:3-4 (ESR)
2. ________________________ YOUR BAGGAGE TO JESUS
28 “Come to me, all you who are struggling hard and carrying heavy loads, and I will give you rest. 29 Put on my yoke, and learn from me. I’m gentle and humble. And you will find rest for yourselves. 30 My yoke is easy to bear, and my burden is light.” Matthew 11:28-30 (CEB)
NEXT STEP:
Take some time to reflect on the baggage you’ve been carrying that you need to address. Write down practical steps towards addressing it and releasing it to Jesus.