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Genesis 6:9-14
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Genesis 6:9-14 (NIV)
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This is the account of Noah and his family.
Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked faithfully with God. Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham and Japheth.
Now the earth was corrupt in God's sight and was full of violence. God saw how corrupt the earth had become, for all the people on earth had corrupted their ways. So God said to Noah, "I am going to put an end to all people, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. I am surely going to destroy both them and the earth. So make yourself an ark of cypress wood; make rooms in it and coat it with pitch inside and out.

Committing to God Big Requires 6 Things
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How to you commit to God?
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by trusting him.

1. Expect commitment to be a STRUGGLE.
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No vision from God ever gets fulfilled without a person making a commitment.
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commitment is the key

Ephesians 6:12
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Ephesians 6:12 (NIV)
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For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

2. Don’t rely on TALENT alone.
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God will do more with our obedience and willingness to serve Him than He would ever do with all our talent combined.
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that is true.

Romans 12:6 NLT
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Romans 12:6 (NLT)
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In his grace, God has given us different gifts for doing certain things well. So if God has given you the ability to prophesy, speak out with as much faith as God has given you.

3. Focus on CHOICES, not conditions.
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Conditions change and you cannot control them. Your choices are all you can control.
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amen

Joshua 24:15
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Joshua 24:15 (NIV)
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But if serving the lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the lord."

4. Be SINGLE-MINDED.
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One of the reasons we can never commit is because we always keep an evacuation route in mind.
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true

James 1:8
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James 1:8 (KJV)
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A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.

5. Do what’s RIGHT even when you don’t feel like it.
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God doesn’t need superstars… He needs willing vessels.
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amen.

Genesis 4:7 NLT
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Genesis 4:7 (NLT)
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You will be accepted if you do what is right. But if you refuse to do what is right, then watch out! Sin is crouching at the door, eager to control you. But you must subdue it and be its master.”

6. Finish what you START.
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What are somethings you need to finish?
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organizing

Genesis 2:2a NIV
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Genesis 2:2 (NIV)
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By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work.

What Enabled Noah to Keep His Commitment?
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1. He desired to be OBEDIENT to God.

2. He wanted to PROTECT his family.

3. He had a vision bigger than HIMSELF.

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