I have decided to follow Jesus,

I have decided to follow Jesus,

I have decided to follow Jesus,

No turning back, no turning back

The world behind me,

The cross before me.

The world behind me,

The cross before me.

The world behind me,

The cross before me.

No turning back, no turning back

Though none go with me,

I still will follow.

Though none go with me,

I still will follow.

Though none go with me,

I still will follow.

No turning back, no turning back

I Timothy 1:15-16  -  “This is a true saying, and everyone should believe it: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners - and I was the worst of them all.  But that is why God had mercy on me, 

so that Christ Jesus could use me as a prime example of his great patience with even the worst sinners.  Then others will realize that they, too, can believe in him and receive eternal life.”

Romans 3:22   -  “We are made right in God’s sight when we trust Jesus Christ to take away our sins.  And we all can be saved in this same way,

no matter who we are or what we have done.”

WE WILL LAY DOWN OUR:

Feelings of INADEQUACY

WE WILL LAY DOWN OUR:

Need for CONTROL

WE WILL LAY DOWN OUR:

Right to be OFFENDED

WE WILL LAY DOWN OUR:

Longing for APPROVAL

Slaying our EGO is a life-long task...

And it WILL feel a little bit like

DEATH

SIGNS YOU ARE LONGING FOR APPROVAL:

SIGNS YOU ARE LONGING FOR APPROVAL:

- You worry about what people THINK

SIGNS YOU ARE LONGING FOR APPROVAL:

- You worry about what people THINK

- You are often overly SENSITIVE

SIGNS YOU ARE LONGING FOR APPROVAL:

- You worry about what people THINK

- You are often overly SENSITIVE

- You compromise your VALUES

SIGNS YOU ARE LONGING FOR APPROVAL:

- You worry about what people THINK

- You are often overly SENSITIVE

- You compromise your VALUES

- You hesitate sharing your FAITH

SIGNS YOU ARE LONGING FOR APPROVAL:

- You worry about what people THINK

- You are often overly SENSITIVE

- You compromise your VALUES

- You hesitate sharing your FAITH

- You have a hard time saying NO

PROVERBS 29:25

How do we overcome our need for APPROVAL?

How do we overcome our need for APPROVAL?

1).  Focus on pleasing GOD instead of pleasing PEOPLE

- Galatians 1:10

How do we overcome our need for APPROVAL?

1).  Focus on pleasing GOD instead of pleasing PEOPLE

2). Live FROM the approval of God, not FOR the approval of people

- I Thessalonians 2:4

WE WILL LAY DOWN OUR:

1).  FEELINGS OF INADEQUACY.

2).  NEED FOR CONTROL.

3).  RIGHT TO BE OFFENDED.

4).  LONGING FOR APPROVAL.

Who does GOD say that

YOU 

are?