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3. New Year’s Sermon 2011 Resolutions

4. The tradition of the New Year's Resolutions goes all the way back to 153 B.C. Janus, a mythical king of early Rome was placed at the head of the calendar. With two faces, Janus could look back on past events and forward to the future. Janus became the ancient symbol for resolutions and many Romans looked for forgiveness from their enemies and also exchanged gifts before the beginning of each year. When the Roman calendar was reformed, the first month of the year was renamed January in honor of Janus, establishing January 1 as the day of new beginnings. History of resolutions

5. AUSTRIA - The suckling pig is the symbol for good luck for the new year. It's served on a table decorated with tiny edible pigs. Dessert often consists of green peppermint ice cream in the shape of a four-leaf clover. • ENGLAND - The British place their fortunes for the coming year in the hands of their first guest. They believe the first visitor of each year should be male and bearing gifts. Traditional gifts are coal for the fire, a loaf for the table and a drink for the master. For good luck, the guest should enter through the front door and leave through the back. Guests who are empty-handed or unwanted are not allowed to enter first. • WALES - At the first toll of midnight, the back door is opened and then shut to release the old year and lock out all of its bad luck. Then at the twelfth stroke of the clock, the front door is opened and the New Year is welcomed with all of its luck. New years around the world

6. SICILY - An old Sicilian tradition says good luck will come to those who eat lasagna on New Year's Day, but woe if you dine on macaroni, for any other noodle will bring bad luck. • SPAIN - In Spain, when the clock strikes midnight, the Spanish eat 12 grapes, one with every toll, to bring good luck for the 12 months ahead. • GREECE - A special New Year's bread is baked with a coin buried in the dough. The first slice is for the Christ child, the second for the father of the household and the third slice is for the house. If the third slice holds the coin, spring will come early that year. • NORWAY - Norwegians make rice pudding at New Year's and hide one whole almond within. Guaranteed wealth goes to the person whose serving holds the lucky almond. • JAPAN - The Japanese decorate their homes in tribute to lucky gods. One tradition, kadomatsu, consists of a pine branch symbolizing longevity, a bamboo stalk symbolizing prosperity, and a plum blossom showing nobility. New years around the world (2)

7. Top ten resolutions 10 "I want to travel."

8. Top ten resolutions 9 "I plan to get organized this year"

9. Top ten resolutions 8 "I am going to stop smoking"

10. Top ten resolutions 7 “I am going to expand my education"

11. Top ten resolutions 6 "I will better apply myself at work this year"

12. Top ten resolutions 5 "I am going to spend more time with family this year"

13. Top ten resolutions 4 “This year I am going to save money"

14. Top ten resolutions 3 “This year I am going to get out of debt"

15. Top ten resolutions 2 "I am going to get fit this year"

16. Top ten resolutions 1 "I am going to lose weight this year"

17. A University of Washington study in 1997 found 47 percent of the 100 million adult Americans who make resolutions give up on their goals after two months. This figure has grown to 80 percent in the past decade, according to recent research completed at the University of Minnesota. Resolutions

18. Not sitting in the house all day. • Not sitting in the house all day in pajamas. • Living in the future instead of in the past. • Not worrying about the future. • Watching more TV. • Using the Internet more. • Paying more attention to the children, rather than the Internet. • Doing more housework instead of playing on the Internet. • Gaining weight. • Coming up with new excuses for taking time off work, instead of using the same old excuses every time. • Remembering to shower and use deodorant every day. • Taking fewer baths to conserve water. • Giving up a certain food, such as vegetables. (not chocolate) • Not sending texts to your significant other, especially when that person is sitting in the same room. • Asking for directions. • Reading manuals. • Not repeating jokes or stories over and over at every gathering of family and friends. Resolutions?

19. Resolutions are a part of a process, not a sudden event • Success comes in small bites • Success comes with rewards • You can only manage what you measure Suggestions for success

20. To become Christ Aware • To align with the heart of God • To worry less Recommendations for 2011 resolutions

21. Galatians 2: 20 “I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives IN me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me. To become Christ Aware

22. To align with the heart of God To engage in the pain of this world Philippians 2:5-8 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, being in the form of God, ... made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

23. Eph 1:18 I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, The inheritance – a body

24. “In the world” Luke 19:5When Jesus came to the place, He looked up and said to him, "Zaccheus, hurry and come down, for today I must stay at your house." And he hurried and came down and received Him gladly. 7When they saw it, they all began to grumble, saying, "He has gone to be the guest of a man who is a sinner." ... And Jesus said to him, "For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost."

25. 2 COR 1:8 We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, about the troubles we experienced in the province of Asia. We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired of life itself.  9Indeed, we felt we had received the sentence of death. But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead.  10 He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us again. On him we have set our hope that he will continue to deliver us, To worry less (dying to self)

26. "Do not worry then, saying, 'What will we eat?' or 'What will we drink?' or 'What will we wear for clothing?' Matt 6:31 "So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. Matt 6:34 " But when they hand you over, do not worry about how or what you are to say; for it will be given you in that hour what you are to say. Matthew 10:19 "And which of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life's span? Luke 12:25 “do not worry”!!

27. Romans 16:20The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.

28. Philippians 4:6,7 Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.  Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus. How to

29. Philippians 4:6,7 Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.  Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.

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