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Introduction : When does an action become natural? Think about driving a car—when does it move from remembering all of the steps and you just drive?   Or what about learning a sport?   When do you stop thinking about all of the fundamentals and just enjoy the sport?   Or with music, drama, or art, when do you move from the basics to joy in the process? This morning, we are going to look at two actions that come from two very different places. Review: ·          (JL) Distractions?-Religion, Relationship-What is distracting us from the most important thing? ·          (Brad) A Declaration of Independence-Three-part independence-Service, Humility, Love; Three-part declaration-Spirit or desires, Spirit or flesh, Spirit or law Works (vs. 19-21) ·          Vs. 19-Source of the works-flesh o    What is the flesh? §   Last week...

Introduction : How confident are you?   Confidence is defined by the American Heritage Dictionary as, “trust or reliance, feeling of assurance” It is usually easy to spot a person who is confident by what they say or do.   We can place confidence in ourselves, in others, or in things. On your notes page, I have listed several things we can place our confidence in.   Take about 30 seconds to circle those you place confidence in: self, spouse, friend, parent, child, job, school, sports, marriage, parenting, faithfulness, achievements, education, economy, politics. In our passage today, we learn about what Paul’s confidence was in. We will discuss three “look” phrases in the message today.    Look up (vs. 1a) ·          Finally, rejoice in the Lord. Paul begins Chapter 3 repeating one of his main themes: joy.   Remember our joy is not based on circumstances, but instead on who God is. Paul’s confidence was “...