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• Doing God’s Work Together Will Change How a Generation Sees God! • Name What’s BROKEN. — Nehemiah 1:3 NIV • LEVERAGE whatever you have. — Nehemiah 1:11 NIV • PROXIMITY changes your PERSPECTIVE! — Nehemiah 2:4-5 NIV • There is no substitute in life for a CONSISTENT LEADER! — Nehemiah 2:17-18 NIV • Do something you DON’T know how to do! • Nehemiah positioned PARENTS to become CHAMPIONS for their c...

— 1 Peter 1:8 NIV • PRAISE GOD. — Psalm 34:1-3 NASB • SEEK GOD. — Psalm 27:4 NIV — Psalm 34:8 NIV — Psalm 51:12 NIV • OBEY GOD. — John 15:10-11 NIV

• Paul’s prescription for the anxieties of this world begins with a call to rejoice. — Philippians 4:4 NASB • You need to choose to rejoice in the LORD — Colossians 3:2 AMP — Psalm 89:6 ESV • Stare at the mountain less and at the Mountain Mover more. — Psalm 37:4 ESV — Philippians 4:6-7 NASB — Zephaniah 3:17 ESV

• ENJOY GOD! • ENJOYING GOD BEGINS WITH TRUST. — John 15:11 NIV — Hebrews 12:3 NIV • ENJOYING GOD IS THE RESULT OF PROPERLY RECEIVING GIFTS FROM GOD. — Psalm 16:8-9, 11 NIV

• Prayer comes from a proper orientation. — Philippians 4:12-13 NIV • Prayer happens freely in godly community. — Matthew 11:28-30 NIV • Prayer involves confession. — Psalm 32:1-5 NIV — Psalm 66:18 NIV • Prayer leads to spiritual restoration.

• CONSIDER GOD. • Consider the WILL of GOD! — Psalm 90:10-12 NIV — Psalm 39:4-6 NIV — Romans 12:1-2 NIV • Consider the WRATH of God. • Consider the WORK of God.

• Be who you say you are and allow the fruit of your life to prove it. • Fruit will ALWAYS expose the true identity of its tree. • You cannot carry good things in broken vessels.

— 2 Corinthians 8:7 NIV • POTENTIAL Giver — Acts 20:35 NIV • EMERGING Giver • CONSISTENT Giver • TITHE Giver — Malachi 3:10 NIV • EXTRAVAGANT Giver — 2 Corinthians 9:10-11 NIV

• It's UNCONTROLLABLE. — James 3:2-3 NASB • It's UNSTOPPABLE. — James 3:4-6 NASB • It's UNTAMABLE. — James 3:7-8 NASB • It's USABLE. — James 3:9-12 NASB

• Works give your faith the energy it needs to come alive. It is not enough to have belief – faith is present when we act on what we say we believe. • YOUR ACTION DEFINES YOUR FAITH. — James 2:14-26 AMP — Acts 4:32 AMP • Do my actions correspond with what I claim to believe? 1. Find out God’s will for your life. 2. Take Action – Decide what actions are needed to work with your faith.

• Favoritism DOES NOT FIT with real faith. — James 2:1 NIV • Favoritism is a CONTRADICTION of God’s treatment of the poor. — Deuteronomy 10:17 NIV — Romans 2:11 NIV — Proverbs 17:5 NIV — 1 Corinthians 1:26-29 NIV • Favoritism is a VIOLATION of the Royal Law of Love.

• Momma taught me to LISTEN. — James 1:26 NIV • Momma taught me to LIVE FOR GOD. — James 1:22-25 NIV — Isaiah 6:9-10 NIV • Momma taught me to LOVE OTHERS. — James 1:27 NIV

• TRIALS and TEMPTATIONS REVEAL the GIFT that God has implanted in us! — James 1:17-18 NIV • Let your TRIALS help to PRODUCE PERSEVERANCE. — Hebrews 10:32-36 NIV • Let your TEMPTATIONS help you to DEVELOP proper DESIRES. — James 1:6-8 NIV — Luke 4:1-4 NIV

• Good Wounds Happen in The Context of Relationship. (Proximity, Fellowship, Communication) — Proverbs 27: 5-6 AMP • GOOD FRIENDS will leave GOOD WOUNDS. • Good Wounds Are Only Meant for Growth • Good Wounds Help You See — Psalm 141:5 NIV — 2 Samuel 12: 5-7 NIV — 2 Sam 12: 13 NIV • Good Wounds Are Grounded in Love. (Faithful Are the Wounds of a Friend)

• Examine the WOUND: Do I KNOW the TRUE NATURE of the offense? • Examine my HEART: Am I WILLING and READY to DEAL with the offense? — Matthew 5:23-24 NIV — Matthew 7:1-2 NIV • Examine my APPROACH: HOW am I MOVING TOWARD my offender? — Luke 17:3 NIV ** EXTRA RESOURCES ** "The Peacemaker" by Ken Sande "How to Stop the Pain" by Dr. James Richards "I Should Forgive, but . . ." by Dr. Chuck Lynch

— 2 Corinthians 1:2 NIV — 2 Corinthians 1:3-5 NIV • FOCUS on your HEAVENLY Father as your SOURCE of ALL COMFORT. • Learn how to CRY OUT to the Comforter. — Psalm 56:8-11 NASB • LEARN how to PROPERLY GRIEVE your PARENT WOUNDS in his PRESENCE. • Learn how to RECEIVE his comfort IN your pain.

— John 13:1-5 NIV • Jesus’s HEART stayed SECURE in his FATHER’S LOVE. • You must IDENTIFY the LIES that have been written on your heart. • You must choose to WRITE GOD’S TRUTH on your heart.

— John 20:19-20, 24-29 NIV — Isaiah 53:4-5 NIV — John 20:29-31 NIV

— Matthew 28:18-20 AMP • Step 1: Select — Matthew 4:18-22 NIV — Matthew 9:9-10 NIV • Step 2: Disciple — Matthew 28:20 AMP — John 8:31 AMP • Step 3: Equip — You do it. (competence) — You do it while someone is with you. (demonstration) — They do it while you are with them. (coaching) — They do it. (empowerment) — They do it while someone else is with them. (reproduction) (Adapted from "The Five Lev...

**Due to technical difficulties, the audio quality for this message is less than optimal. We apologize for the inconvenience but our desire is that the truths taught concerning making disciples will still be useful for the building up of the church.** _____________________ • Messy discipleship means . . . You have to get in someone else’s BOAT! — Luke 5:8-11 NIV • Messy discipleship means . . . Yo...

— 2 Timothy 1:1-7 Things to note about this relationship: • Father/Son Relationship — 2 Timothy 1:14 — 2 Timothy 2:16 • This Relationship Had Proximity — Acts 16:1 • This Relationship Was Challenging — 2 Timothy 4:2-3 — 2 Timothy 3:16 Find Your Timothy: - Who do you have influence over?  - Who is God directing you to?  - Who has been in the baptistry?

WHAT DO DISCIPLES DO? • Disciples FOLLOW. — Acts 14:21-22 NIV — Matthew 4:18-23 NIV • Disciples LEARN. • Disciples DISCIPLE! — Matthew 28:18-20 NIV

— Matthew 18:10 NIV • Say YES to God in answer to his CALL for you to SERVE the NEXT GENERATION. • Every child is a potential PRINCE or PRINCESS in the Kingdom of Heaven. — Matthew 19:14 NIV • Our GOAL ought to be that of BRINGING children into the PRESENCE of GOD! — Mark 10:13-16 NIV

WHY SHOULD YOU SAY “YES” TO INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS? • Jesus COMMANDED us to GO to ALL the nations. — Acts 1:8 NIV — Matthew 28:18-19 NIV • Someone said “Yes” for YOU! — Ephesians 2:12-13 NIV • If we do not GO, others will not KNOW how to find eternal life! — Romans 10:14-15 NIV • Jesus won’t return UNTIL the Gospel is preached in EVERY NATION! — Matthew 24:14 NIV HOW CAN YOU SAY “YES” TO INTERNATI...

— Matthew 28:18-20 (NIV) • YOUR LIGHT MUST LIGHT YOUR CITY. — Matthew 5:14-16 (AMP) • The Role — Matthew 5:14 (AMP) — 2 Corinthians 5:20 (NIV) • The Work — Matthew 5:15 (AMP) — 1 Corinthians 4:20 (NIV) • The Responsibility — Matthew 5:16 (AMP)