Bloom To Where You Are Planted 1

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1. Bloom Bloom PART 1 TO WHERE YOU ARE PLANTED TO WHERE YOU ARE PLANTED
2. Psalms 1:1NKJV 1 “Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly,
3. Psalms 1:1NKJV 1 “Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful;”
4. Psalms 1:2 NKJV 2 “But his delight is in the law of the Lord, And in His law he meditates day and night.”
5. Psalms 1:3 NKJV 3 “He shall be like a tree Planted by the rivers of water,
6. Psalms 1:3 NKJV 3 “That brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also shall not wither;”
7. Psalms 1:3 NKJV 3 “And whatever he does shall prosper.”
8. This message affirms that there is one way to True life, True life,
9. To ignore this way is to foolishly accept Death
10. Everyone has commentary on how to be Blessed.
11. We have to be careful where we are getting our information.
12. We must reject the council of the ungodly.
13. We must avoid standing around with the disobedient (sinners).
14. We must avoid sitting in the seat of the defiant (scornful).
15. Our friends and associates can have a profound Influence on us. Influence
16. Do your friends BUILD up your faith, or do they TEAR it down?
17. The Blessed man gets his HEART right,
18. Instead of looking to the ungodly, disobedient, or defiant,
19. The Blessed man Focuses on the WORD of GOD,
20. DESCRIPTION OF THE BLESSED LIFE
21. Planted (BY GOD) Planted
22. Isaiah 61:3 NKJV 3 “To console those who mourn in Zion, To give them beauty for ashes,”
23. Isaiah 61:3 NKJV 3 “The oil of joy for mourning, The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness;”
24. Isaiah 61:3 NKJV 3 “That they may be called trees of righteousness, The planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.”
25. Being planted is not something we can do on our own.
26. You might think you have the ability to succeed in life,
27. You don’t have the power, the knowledge, or whatever.
28. The blessing is NOT in our strength,
29. All we can do is walk, stand, and seat with the WORD OF GOD.
30. The Blessedlife is PLANTED by God.
31. Connected (WITH THE VINE)
32. John 15:5 NKJV 5 “I am the vine, you are the branches.”
33. John 15:5 NKJV 5 “He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.”
34. The branches are all those who claimed to be followers of Christ.
35. The believer who lovingly obeys the Word of God produces much FRUIT.
36. APART FROM CHRIST, a believer cannot accomplish anything of permanent spiritual value.
37. People who don’t bear fruit for God or who try to block the efforts of God’s followers will be cut off from His life giving power.
38. Unproductive believers are as good as dead and will be cut of off and tossed aside.
39. Sustained (BY THE RIVERS OF WATER) Sustained
40. Jeremiah 17:8 NLT 8 “They are like trees planted along a riverbank, with roots that reach deep into the water.”
41. Jeremiah 17:8 NLT 8 “Such trees are not bothered by the heat or worried by long months of drought.”
42. Jeremiah 17:8 NLT 8 “Their leaves stay green, and they never stop producing fruit.”
43. Believers who TRUST IN THE LORD Flourish like trees planted along a riverbank. Flourish
44. In times of trouble, those who TRUST IN HUMAN beings will be impoverished and spiritually weak,
45. So they have no strength to draw on.
46. Believers who TRUST IN THE LORD will have abundant strength, abundant
47. Not only on their on needs, but even for the needs of others.
48. Like a well watered tree, we will have STRENGTH in times of crisis STRENGTH
49. And even some to share as we BEAR FRUIT for the Lord. BEAR FRUIT
50. Influential Influential (BRINGS FORTH FRUIT)
51. Matthew 5:13 NLT 13 “You are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost its flavor?”
52. Matthew 5:13 NLT 13 “Can you make it salty again? It will be thrown out and trampled underfoot as worthless.”
53. Matthew 5:14 NLT 14 “You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden.”
54. Matthew 5:15 NLT 15 “No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket.”
55. Matthew 5:15 NLT 15 “Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house.”
56. Matthew 5:16 NLT 16 “In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see,”
57. Matthew 5:16 NLT 16 “So that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.”
58. If believers make no effort to affect the world around them, they are of little value to God.
59. If we are too much like the World, we are worthless.
60. Believers should Not blend in with everyone else. Not blend
61. We should affect others POSITIVELY, POSITIVELY
62. Just as seasoning brings out the best flavor in food. best flavor
63. Light at night can be seen for miles, likewise if live for Christ,
64. We will GLOW like lights, showing others what Christ is like. GLOW
65. Alive Alive (LEAF SHALL NOT WITHER)
66. John 10:10 NLT 10 “The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy.”
67. John 10:10 NLT 10 “My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life.”
68. Jesusgives life, the life He gives now is abundantly rich and full. abundantly rich and full.
69. It is eternal, yet it begins immediately.
70. Life in Christ is lived on a higher standard
71. Because of His overwhelming Forgiveness, Love, & Guidance.
72. With Christ, life on earth can reach much higher quality,
73. And then heaven it will be complete and perfect.
74. Effective Effective (WHATEVER HE DOES SHALL PROSPER)
75. Joshua 1:8 NLT 8 “Study this Book of Instruction continually.”
76. Joshua 1:8 NLT 8 “Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it.”
77. Joshua 1:8 NLT 8 “Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do.”
78. To MEDITATE means that one should reflect upon God’s Word in a thoughtful way, MEDITATE
79. Appropriating its truths personally & applying them to life. applying them to life.
80. To be successful, we must FOLLOW God’s Word to Joshua.
81. Are the first steps toward applying it to our every day life. GOD’S WORD Knowing Thinking &
82. We may not succeed by the world standards, but we will be successful in God’s eyes, His opinion is far more important.
83. Conclusion
84. The Psalm suggests that if only we remove ourselves from bad influences, remove
85. PLANT ourselves in good influences, then we will bear fruit of righteousness. PLANT bear fruit of righteousness
86. Fruit grows automatically on that tree, as it will with us. Fruit us
87. The more we delight in obeying God, the more FRUITFUL we are. obeying God FRUITFUL
88. Everything about the tree is valuable and productive.
89. Likewise, the righteous are valuable and productive to God and people in whom He finds pleasure.
90. Likewise, the righteous are valuable and productive to God and people in whom He finds pleasure.