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BRIMARY GOAL 8) Colostians 3:23 1) [Corinthians15:58 ) Galatians 5:16.17 4) Hobrows@:10 o) I Thee. 24,6 1) Matthew 8:33 4) Provarts 16:7 8) Matthew 7:26.27 1) Jamas 122, 25, ©) dames 226; 4:17 4} Philoplans 4:13 4) Galatians 6:9, 10 4 SERVING 5) Mark 10:5 1) (Peter 4:10 ©) Ephestane 2:10 Jahn 3:46 6 ABUNDANT LIFE 4) ohn 6:22, 98 1) ohn 10:10 @) Hohn tt © TMs MANAGEMENT 4) Ephosians 5:15, 16 7, COMMUNICATION 1) Ephesians 4:29; 6:4 1) James 118, 20 «) Proverbs: ) Proverbs 8 stupy gon's WORD a) Ace 17311 2) UPeter 35, 4 WTimothy 2:15, ) W Timothy 218, 4) Pealm tiastt 1) Mathew 2229 MEMORY LIST ®, SROURITY 4) Teraby 17 5) Tamas ¢) Ephesians 2:6, 8. 4 tom 13 6} Teno 2 10, MIS WILL. a) oa 5:14 1) Matthew €:10 co} Mathew 28:29 11, AEQOL 1) Proverbs 182 1} Provarba 12:16 ) Eecleiantes 63 ) Proverbs 1:7 12 MAN'S WAY, 8) Judges 2125 1) Provarbe 1412 ) Saalah $8 16, BAST & EUTURE 2) Prippiane 3:19 1b) Matthew 634 ‘4 goMegoNT PRIVATELY, QENTLY WITH ORES CATIENCE 9 Mathew 1815 1b) Prowerba27S, 6 ©) Galatians ext ) U Tamathy 42 15. SHABE & BEAR 1) demas 5:16 b) Galatiens €2 1. BEELEGT, ‘ENCOURAGE & BE MMDERSTANDING 4) Romans t2:15 b) Proverds 1528 17, Test sere 2) Ldobn ate Weer, 1323, 14 +e, PROVIDE FOR YQUE_OW a) | Timothy 5:6 19 BLESSED 19 Give 2) Acta 20838 20. GOLDEN AULE 1) Matthew 7:12 2, DWELL ON GOOD @ Romans 129 by Philippians 48 22 go0's (ove: INSEPARABLE ) {Peter $7 1) Hebrews 12:5 ) lTimotiy 218 ) Martuew 28:20 «) Romans 825,96, 29 23, THOUGHTS 4) Proverbs 237 & take es 2, TRIALS MATURE us 1) James 1254 1) tater B:t0 ) Romana 63 2. CONTENTMENT a) Lert 8,7. ') Philppians 4:14 2. LOVE, 1) I Corinthians t3:4,8 b) Provera 17:17, ) Lahn 3:18 | Corinthian 10:14 9) I Gorethians ) Ephesiens 52 9) Eohesians 6:25, ) Colessions 2:14 27. CONFESS, EQRSAKE AND BE FORGIVEN 2} Lobe 19 ) Proverbs 28:19, } Hebrews 12 ) Pasi 108:12 28, REPENTANCE 1) NCorintians 7:10 b) Acts 295 ¢} Lue 133 29, EORGIVING SELE ) Ephsiane 431,32 - 1B) Hebrews 812 ¢} Mashew 6:12, 14,15, ) Colossians 3119 90, ASSEMBLE AND ENCOURAGEMENT 2) WCorinthiane 12:8 1b) Timothy (12 } Timothy 42 Hebrews 1024-25 4) Isaiah 4031 doal225 2) U Tevet 1:7 8) Lehn te «) Pealmaaiis @ Pema