One of the greatest gifts we have been given is the gift of choice. We make our choices and then our choices make us. sadly, some of us make the kind of choice that brings negative consequences. I preached a message to start 2014 with our church titled CHOICES and this is the slideshow that went with the message.

1. CHOICE
GETTING
READY
FOR
THE
REST
OF
YOUR
LIFE

2. ONE OF THE
GREATEST
GIFTS GOD
GAVE US
WAS THE
FREEDOM
TO CHOOSE.

3. WE MAKE
OUR
CHOICES
THEN OUR
CHOICES
MAKE US.

4. FOR MOST OF
US, WHAT WE
ARE TODAY IS
THE RESULT OF
THE CHOICES
WE HAVE MADE
IN OUR LIFE.

5. WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM YOUR LIFE
FROM THIS MOMENT FOWARD?

6. ES
IC
HO
C
FOUR RESOLUTIONS FOR 2014

7. HEBREWS 11:24-27
I T W A S B Y F A I T H T H A T M O S E S , W H E N H E G R E W U P,
REFUSED TO BE CALLED THE SON OF PHARAOH’S
DAUGHTER.
HE CHOSE TO SHARE THE OPPRESSION OF GOD’S PEOPLE
INSTEAD OF ENJOYING THE FLEETING PLEASURES
OF SIN.
HE THOUGHT IT WAS BETTER TO SUFFER FOR THE SAKE
O F C H R I S T T H A N T O O W N T H E T R E A S U R E S O F E G Y P T,
F O R H E W A S L O O K I N G A H E A D T O H I S G R E AT R E WA R D .
I T WA S B Y FA I T H T H AT M O S E S L E F T T H E L A N D O F E G Y P T ,
NOT FEARING THE KING’S ANGER. HE KEPT RIGHT
ON GOING BECAUSE HE KEPT HIS EYES ON THE ONE
WHO IS INVISIBLE.

8. CHOICE NUMBER ONE
I CHOOSE
TO BE THE
ME GOD
MADE ME
TO BE.

9. IDENTITY CRISIS
WHO AM
I
R E A L LY ?
WE EITHER
SUFFER
FROM A
NEED TO
BE LIKED
OR A NEED
TO BE
ACCEPTED.

10. WHO ARE
YOU
LETTING
DETERMINE
YOUR
IDENTITY?

11. WHO GOD MADE ME TO BE
W O R K M AT E S
FRIENDS
C H U R C H F A M I LY
PA R E N T S
THE CHOICE
PRETEND OR BE ME?

12. ROM. 12:2
!
D O N ’ T C O P Y T H E B E H AV I O R A N D
CUSTOMS OF THIS WORLD, BUT LET
GOD TRANSFORM YOU INTO A NEW
P E R S O N B Y C H A N G I N G T H E W AY
YOU THINK. THEN YOU WILL LEARN
TO KNOW GOD’S WILL FOR YOU,
WHICH IS GOOD AND PLEASING
A N D P E R F E C T.

13. JEREMIAH 29:11
!
FOR I KNOW THE PLANS I
H AV E F O R Y O U , S AY S T H E
LORD. THEY ARE PLANS FOR
GOOD AND NOT FOR
DISASTER, TO GIVE YOU A
FUTURE AND A HOPE.

14. YOUR FIRST LIFE SHAPING CHOICE
I CHOOSE
TO NO
MORE BE
DEFINED BY
ANYONE
EXCEPT
GOD!

15. I CHOOSE
SHORT TERM
PA I N S O I
CAN
ACHIEVE
LONG TERM
GAIN
CHOICE NUMBER TWO
KNOW
PAIN
KNOW
GAIN

16. MOST OF OUR PROBLEMS IN
LIFE COME FROM CHOICES
F O R I N S TA N T GRATIFICATION.

17. E A C H D AY Y O U M U S T C H O O S E …
!
T H E PA I N O F
DISCIPLINE OR
T H E PA I N O F
REGRET!

18. F O U R D A I LY C H O I C E S …
1. L E T G O D B E ‘ T H E G O D ’ O F
E A C H D AY.
2. B E C O M E A S T U D E N T O F L O N G
T E R M G A I N B E H AV I O U R S .
3. S U R R O U N D Y O U R S E L F W I T H
PEOPLE OF LIKE MIND.
4. W H E N Y O U F A L L D O W N , R E F E R
TO NUMBER 1!

19. S H O R T T E R M PA I N H E L P S M E G R OW
ROMANS 5:3-4
WE CAN REJOICE, TOO, WHEN WE RUN
INTO PROBLEMS AND TRIALS, FOR WE
K N O W T H AT T H E Y H E L P U S D E V E L O P
ENDURANCE. AND ENDURANCE
DEVELOPS STRENGTH OF CHARACTER,
AND CHARACTER STRENGTHENS OUR
C O N F I D E N T H O P E O F S A LV AT I O N .

20. YOUR SECOND LIFE SHAPING CHOICE
I CHOOSE
SHOT TERM
PAIN SO I
CAN
ACHIEVE
LONG TERM
GAIN!

21. CHOICE NUMBER THREE
I CHOOSE
GOD’S
VALUES,
NOT THE
WORLD’S.

22. T W O VA L U E S Y S T E M S
GOD
PURPOSE
WORLD
POPULARITY
PEOPLE
PLEASURE
PEACE OF MIND
POSSESSIONS
MOSES CHOSE!
MOSES GAVE UP!

23. W H AT M AT T E R M O S T
IN YOUR LIFE?
PURPOSE
POPULARITY
PEOPLE
PLEASURE
PEACE OF MIND
POSSESSIONS

24. IF YOU DON’T DECIDE
W H AT ’ S I M P O R TA N T
IN YOUR LIFE, OTHER
PEOPLE ARE GOING
TO DECIDE IT FOR
YOU!

25. M O S E S WA S L O O K I N G A H E A D
V I S I O N S E T S VA L U E S .
!
W H AT Y O U K E E P
L O O K I N G AT W I L L
D E T E R M I N E W H AT Y O U
VA L U E .

26. YOUR THIRD LIFE SHAPING CHOICE
I CHOOSE
TO LIVE BY
GOD’S
VALUES
NOT BY THE
WORLD’S.

27. I CHOOSE
TO LIVE
B Y FA I T H ,
NOT BY
FEAR.
CHOICE NUMBER FOUR
FAITH

28. H O W T O L I V E B Y FA I T H
1. CHOOSE TO BE THE YOU GOD
MADE YOU TO BE.
2. CHOOSE SHORT TERM PAIN TO
ACHIEVE LONG TERM GAIN.
3. CHOOSE TO LIVE BY GOD’S
VALUES NOT THE WORLD’S.

29. YOUR FOURTH LIFE SHAPING CHOICE
I CHOOSE
TO LIVE
BY FAITH
NOT BY
FEAR.

30. H O W T O L I V E B Y FA I T H
1. WHO YOU PUT YOUR FAITH IN
IS WHAT MATTERS MOST.
2. GET SUPPORT FROM YOUR
CELL FAMILY.
3. ASK AND EXPECT GOD TO
HELP.