August 7, 2011
Accusation: a claim that someone has done something wrong or illegal : a charge that someone has committed a fault or crime
- Revelation 12:10-11
- Job 1:9-11
- Job 2:4
Isolation: the state of being in a place or situation that is separate from others; the condition of being isolated
- Ecclesiastes 4:12
- Hebrews 10:23-25
Intimidation: to make (someone) afraid
Elimination: the act or process of removing something or someone
Inspiration: a force or influence that inspires someone
- John 16:12-15
- Mark 16:19-20
Determination: a quality that makes you continue trying to do or achieve something that is difficult
February 27, 2011
James 1:12—Anyone who meets a testing challenge head-on and manages to stick it out is mighty fortunate. For such persons loyally in love with God, the reward is life and more life. MSG
EIGHT THINGS TO REMEMBER IN FINISHING STRONG:
1. Be consistence
Gal 6:9-10—MSG
Prov 24:15-16—MSG
2. Don’t compare yourself to others, and stay focus (Don’t pay attention to your critics) —
Neh 4:1-4—
3. Pace yourself—
Eph 5:15-17—MSG
4. Be a team player, we need each other—
Prov 27:17—
5. Remember you are not God, listen to His game plan—
Prov 3:5-6—
6. Practice AMNESIA often, let go of your past, forgive and forget—
Phil 3:13-14—
7. Don’t get prideful, don’t let the opponent get a foothold.
1 Tim 6:20-21—MSG
2 Tim 1:14—Guard this precious thing placed in your custody by the Holy Spirit who works in us. MSG
8. Stay committed, be determined to not give up—
Ps 92:12-14—
Heb 10:24—
Heb 10:35-36—
Heb 12:1-4 -
February 20, 2011
The Instruction Phase
Luke 9:51-56
1 Cor 11:1-2 NIV
Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ. I praise you for remembering me in everything and for holding to the teachings, just as I passed them on to you.
1 Sam 22:1-2
1 Cor 4:16-17
The Cost Phase
Luke 9:57-62
1 Kings 19:19-21
Kissing things that gave birth to you good bye
Kissing things that you gave birth to good bye
Burning bridges
The Commissioning / Application Phase
Luke 10:1-3
Matt 28:18-20
The Evaluation Phase
Luke 10:17-20
You don’t get what you expect, you get what you inspect.
Setting a standard:
1. Pick something important
Matt 25:21
2. Involve other faithful people
3. Establish measurable requirements
4. Make the requirements visible
Hab 2:2-3
5. Set up an evaluation often
6. Have the discipline to stay the course
February 13, 2011
After that whole generation had been gathered to their fathers, another generation grew up, who knew neither the Lord nor what he had done for Israel. Judges 2:10
SPIRITUAL FAMILY
- YOU CAN HAVE OR BE A SPIRITUAL FATHER. 1 Cor 4:15-17
guardians: paidagogos (pahee-dag-o-gos’); servant who take a child to school; a tutor, instructor.
- YOU CAN HAVE OR BE A SPIRITUAL MOTHER. Titus 2:3-5
LET’S GET PRACTICAL – DEFINE WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR
TIMOTHYS (SONS OR DAUGHTERS)
- ASK QUESTIONS, LISTEN, TAKE NOTES. Acts 16:29-30
- PUT INTO PRACTICE WHAT YOU SEE. Phil 4:9
- SHOW HONOR. Rom 12:10
PAULS (FATHERS OR MOTHERS)
- BE AN EXAMPLE IN THE WAY YOU LIVE. Titus 2:7
- TELL STORIES. Ps 145:4, 6
- SHARE YOUR LIFE. 1 Thess 2:8
February 6, 2011
CULTURE SAYS SUCCESS IS RAISING WELL-ROUNDED, WELL-EDUCATED, HAPPY KIDS.
Matthew 16:26
Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, till I declare your power to the next generation, your might to all who are to come.
Psalm 71:18
WE ARE CALLED TO UNLEASH SINGLE-MINDED, CHRIST-CENTERED, BIBLICALLY ANCHORED, WORLD CHANGERS.
IMPARTING SPIRITUAL LIFE
Deuteronomy 6:4-9
1. ENLIST SUPPORTING VOICES.
Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. Deuteronomy 6:4
2. RAISE THE EXPECTATIONS.
Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. Deuteronomy 6:5
1 Corinthians 13:11
3. KEEP IT REAL.
Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. 8 Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. 9 Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.
Deuteronomy 6:7-9
Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, till I declare your power to the next generation, your might to all who are to come.
Psalm 71:18
