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true whether we've lost a loved one, or we decided to move on-----or any other

"t1"~ncrp to say, this also includes what har:lpells when we Savior and Lord! Paul

of our sins and receive Jesus Christ as in 2 Corinthians 5:

Pastor Chuck! Paul said that we're creatures' when we come to Christ-that 'old

, and all kinds 'new ' come into our

Sometimes that "old and new" stuff is hard for a handle. For think of all the radical chalng~~s

occurred in Paul's life when he came to Christ. He had to

he went to JeruSallena!

" and ended up

means that we are at a it off as

will

we must choose to allow Him pnnCllpi€!S that we can into 1"'o1"r.'l"'hl"'p·

We need to remember aU the ways that we were blessed the etc. that we have

other had excelled at what he m01ugltn became a believer-and in many

was a wonderful hprlt~{u"

were and remember and over the

of our life.

For my father has been gone for over "",n" ..• "" ... years, and miss his presence in my life. And

passes without my rernelnberutlg--'\iV] while we were

love for the lUulgnLess to work hard

what the Word is

B. We also need to see that our value as persons didn't then-and doesn't on those

whatever counted as count all

that we thanked

Whether we realize it or not, with these Paul was to any reliance he may have had-----or

ten1Ptt~Cl to have-on all his

c011ce:rmlng my father: my value as a person did not on the 1 had with him before he died-nor do I derive my worth from my pmntlC)ll as of the First or even from the husband of beautiful Sandra Dee. am who I am because I know Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior! other is downstream from that one.

c. We also need to learn to

In Jeremiah 29: that 1

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tombstone to read: "NEVER GIVE UP!" The reason for this is to counteract an the naysayers go around

know God is with "You

you'll never amount to Those words-and others like them-are lies from Satan himself. As as you God has a purpose for need to look for

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