i think i might buy a little notebook to go with my bible

todays sermon was really good.. i enjoyed it muchly, hence, my notes:

learning to enjoy the people we have around us: phillipians 1.3-11 (check out the passage here)

+ be grateful for the good in people

*vs3 focusing on anything positive in your relationship

*actively choosing not to focus on the negative

*don't minimise any pain that has been caused however, instead choose not to dwell on it.

*remember loyalty

+ practice positive prayer

*vs4 pray with joy

*positive relationships come from positive defined prayer

*paul prays specifically a- for the church in philipi to abound in love, b- make wise choices, c- do the right thing, d- be fruitful in jesus (vs9-11)

+be patient with peoples progress

*vs6 jesus always completes what he starts- GOD is not finished with people

*learn to enjoy people as they are not as you wish they were.

*our mistake is to judge people on how far they've to go rather than how far they've come

+love from the heart

*react with heart knowledge not head knowledge

*we need to have understanding, to have that we need to listen, with our hearts

*love with GOD's infinite, unending love see romans 5.5 thats the secret, be filled with GODs love and it will spill out