Ideas for Impact |
What kinds of churches can we become?
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1. The history of our life is kind of like a bowl of spaghetti noodles. Our life touches many others and many people touch our life. On the battlefield of life, fear is contagious and bravery is contagious.
2. Most of us feel inferior at some point. If I was just taller, or smarter, or richer, or more talented. In I Samuel 16 it says "The Lord looks at the heart." 3. Every person contributes to the flow of history and is important in their own way. People like Washington, Lincoln and Einstein take center stage, but they were raised to adulthood by people who cared for them, fed and clothed them, and taught them. 4. We are loved, chosen and called. I Sam 16:12 "Rise and anoint him." 5. God prepares us. I Sam 16:18 "play the harp ... brave ... warrior ... speaks well ... the Lord is with him." The years he spent being a shepherd to sheep were also preparing him to be a leader of men. 6. God gives us the strength we need. I Sam 16:13 "the Spirit of the Lord came upon David in power" 7. God puts us in the right place at the right time. I Sam 17:23 "Goliath ... stepped out ... and shouted his usual defiance and David heard it." There were three types of soldiers - infantry, cavalry and artillery. Goliath was infantry and David was artillery. 8. God uses our unique strengths and weaknesses. I Sam 17:39 "I cannot go in these (coat of armor) ... with his sling in his hand, approached the Philistine." 9. God gets the glory when we trust Him. I Sam 17:46 "The world will know that there is a God." Acts 13:36 "David served God's purpose in his own generation." |
AuthorGarry Goodin is the Executive Director of the Mid-State Baptist Association Archives
April 2024
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