Desire for Influence/Impact

"Our people must learn to devote themselves to doing what is good, in order to provide for urgent needs and not live unproductive lives." - Titus 3:14

Slide 1: If you want to be great in God's Kingdom, follow the example of Jesus: Slide 2: Put God first But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. - Matthew 6:33 Slide 3: Serve others For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many. - Matthew 20:28 Slide 4: Be humble But those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted. Slide 5: Love unconditionally A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. - John 13:34

1. They’re watching you… 2. There are people in your life watching to see how you’ll react. 3. When things don’t go your way… When you get mad… When you’re struggling… 4. They know you’re a Christian, and they want to see if your faith is real. 5. Your response to what life sends your way is a greater witness than that fish on your car. 6. Show Jesus to the world in the way you respond.

Who in your life are you praying for right now?

A servant of the Lord must not quarrel but must be kind to everyone, be able to teach, and be patient with difficult people. - 2 Timothy 2:24

Don’t miss these opportunities to witness… 1. Your coworker mentioned they were going through something difficult… 2. Your neighbor asked why you seem so calm about everything… 3. Your friend calls you in crisis at 2am… 4. Small moments like these happen all the time. Don’t miss them.

What's one practical way you try to put others first in your daily life?

My Testimony: From death to life

You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide - John 15:16

Run Your Race: Live your life for the prize.

Don't wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize common occasions and make them great. - Orison Swett Marden

Invite a friend to church with you!

We love because God loved us first

As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend. - Proverbs 27:17

By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples. - John 15:8