Series: Everybody’s Leading Somebody Title: Excellence Text: Proverbs 22:29 Tonight’s Truth – Good leaders strive for excellence 1. Why should we strive for excellence? 2. What if your best isn’t best? 3. How do I get the best out of those I’m leading? 4. What do I do if people fall short of their best?…
Series: Diagnosis: Healthy Church Title: Prayer Ninja Text: 1 Timothy 1:18-2:7 Today’s Truth – A healthy church wages the good warfare of prayer 1. Pray for strength to withstand and confront the lies of false teachers 2. Pray for government leaders to let us peacefully and freely worship God 3. Pray for lost people to…
Series: Everybody’s Leading Somebody Title: Motivate Text: Proverbs 14:4 Leadership Principle #4 – Good leaders motivate instead of manipulate 1. Know the difference between motivation and manipulation 2. Realize that abundant results is greater than control 3. Discover what it takes to motivate those around you May God bless the organized mess and bring about…
Series: Diagnosis: Healthy Church Title: Mission Swift Text: 1 Timothy 1:12-17 Today’s Truth – A healthy church never forgets that Christ came to save sinners 1. Let the mission of Christ burn into your brain 2. Keep the faith that anybody can be saved 3. Make Jesus’ mission our mission and your mission May the…
Series: Diagnosis: Healthy Church Title: Use Only as Directed Text: 1 Timothy 1:8-11 Today’s Truth – A healthy church uses the law lawfully 1. Understand the law of God is good for you… 2. Unless you use it wrongly 3. Use the law to lead you to the gospel May we get off the ladder…
Series: Everybody’s Leading Somebody Title: God-Led Text: Proverbs 2:1-22 Tonight’s Truth – Good leaders are led by God 1. They recognize God is greater than them 2. They earnestly seek to know God’s wisdom 3. They are confident God’s wisdom will benefit and protect them May you be a better leader because you are a…
Series: Diagnosis: Healthy Church Title: An Ounce of Prevention Text: 1 Timothy 1:1-7 Today’s Truth: A healthy church guards against false doctrine 1. Draw and uphold doctrinal boundaries 2. Let love motivate you to guard against false doctrine 3. Hold closely as a church those you call “teacher” May this local body of Christ guard…
Series: Everybody’s Leading Somebody Title: Influence Text: Proverbs 11:14 Leadership Principle #1 – Good leaders understand that leadership is influence 1. Everybody has influence in some capacity 2. Your influence is either positive or negative 3. Your influence should be shaped by Scripture 4. Your influence is maximized by being intentional 5. Your influence can…
Title: The Best Year Ever Text: Romans 12:1-2 Today’s Topic – How to have the best year ever 1. Set the right goal: I will live my life as if every second reflects to God how valuable I think He is… because it does 2. Depend on the right resources: I will draw on the…
Title: Preparing Our Hearts for 2021 Text: 2 Corinthians 4:1-18 As we come into 2021, I pray that you will… 1. Refuse to lose heart 2. Remember the faithfulness of God 3. Rest in the power of God all the more May you look forward to 2021 because God is already there and will be…