June 14 – 20, 2008

POSSIBILITY LIVING

In this lesson you will learn as you apply James 4:6-7 to your life, surrender, to the Lord, and submit to the Word, you will be able to get rid of negative thinking, doubt, and unbelief and become a positive believer in Jesus Christ.

I. Possibility living.

A. Luke 1:37-38 – The angel Gabriel said to Mary about the virgin birth of Jesus, “‘For with God nothing will be impossible.’” Then Mary said, “‘Let it be to me according to your word.’”

B. Luke 1:45 – Elizabeth said to Mary, “Blessed is she who believed, for there will be a fulfillment (performance) of those things which were told her from the Lord.” If you take God’s Word personally in your life, there will be a performance of everything God has spoken to you that you have believed.

C. Jeremiah 32:17 – “You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. There is nothing too hard for You.”

D. Jeremiah 32:27 – “Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh. Is there anything too hard for Me?”

E. Genesis 18:10-14 – “Is there anything too had for the Lord?” – v. 14.  If God has spoken something to you, it will come to pass.

F. Matthew 19:26 – “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

II. Criteria for possibility living.

A. Positive thinking:  Proverbs 23:7 – “For as he thinks in his heart, so is he.” Maybe you were raised in a family of pessimists who were negative.  However, you are now in a new family of possibility thinkers, the family of God.

B. Positive belief:  Mark 11:24 – “Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.” Your reaction to the problem is always more important than the problem.  

C. Positive faith:  Matthew 17:20 – “If you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.”

D. Positive attitude:  Luke 18:27 – “The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.” More important than the facts is your attitude toward the facts, because your attitude determines your altitude.

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

• Did you grow up in a negative or positive home life?
• How have you become a positive thinker and believer?
• Is there an area of your life that you need a positive attitude?

BE A DOER OF THE WORD

Remember negatives are developed in a dark room and you develop positives in the light of God’s Word.

SCRIPTURE MEMORY VERSE: Luke 1:37 – “For with God nothing will be impossible.”