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THE PEOPLE FACTORTHE PEOPLE FACTORActs 4:11; 19-26Acts 4:11; 19-26

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And you shall love the Lord your And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. 31 and with all your strength. 31 The second is this: 'You shall love The second is this: 'You shall love your neighbour as yourself. There your neighbour as yourself. There is no other commandment greater is no other commandment greater than these. than these. (Mark 12:30-31)

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Jesus loved people and gave Himself Jesus loved people and gave Himself for people. When we are successful for people. When we are successful in life, we will reflect the love of God in life, we will reflect the love of God for people. for people.

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► Invest Yourself In People

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Let each of you look not Let each of you look not only to his own interests, only to his own interests, but also to the interests but also to the interests of others. of others. (Philippians 2:4)

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Invest In PeopleInvest In People

We Are In The People We Are In The People BusinessBusiness

The only thing God is going to rescue The only thing God is going to rescue from this world is People.from this world is People.

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Invest In PeopleInvest In People

WE ARE IN THE PEOPLE WE ARE IN THE PEOPLE BUSINESS BUSINESS

INVESTING IN PEOPLE PAYS INVESTING IN PEOPLE PAYS DIVIDENDS DIVIDENDS

EIGHT WAYS TO INVEST IN EIGHT WAYS TO INVEST IN PEOPLE PEOPLE

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INVEST IN PEOPLEINVEST IN PEOPLE

• • EncourageEncourage

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BarnabasBarnabas

Thus Joseph, who was also called by the apostles Barnabas (which means son of encouragement), a Levite, a native of Cyprus, 37 sold a field that belonged to him and brought the money and laid it at the apostles' feet. ( Acts 4:36-37)

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27 But Barnabas took him and 27 But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles and brought him to the apostles and declared to them how on the road declared to them how on the road he had seen the Lord, who spoke to he had seen the Lord, who spoke to him, and how at Damascus he had him, and how at Damascus he had preached boldly in the name of preached boldly in the name of Jesus. (Acts 9:26-27)Jesus. (Acts 9:26-27)

And when he had come And when he had come to Jerusalem, he to Jerusalem, he attempted to join the attempted to join the disciples. And they disciples. And they were all afraid of him, were all afraid of him, ……

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When he came and saw the When he came and saw the grace of God, he was glad, grace of God, he was glad, and he exhorted them all to and he exhorted them all to remain faithful to the Lord remain faithful to the Lord with steadfast purposewith steadfast purpose, , (Acts (Acts 11:19)11:19)

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Acts 15:36-Acts 15:36-3939

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The Happiest People Are Those Who Have The Happiest People Are Those Who Have Invested Their Lives In Others..Invested Their Lives In Others..

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INVEST IN PEOPLEINVEST IN PEOPLE• • EncourageEncourage• • AppreciateAppreciate• • ForgiveForgive• • ListenListen• • UnderstandUnderstand• • BelieveBelieve• • Help GrowHelp Grow• • ModelModel

LifeRootsThree Attitudes To Three Attitudes To DevelopDevelop

► Invest In People ► The Greatest Expression Of Our Faith Is To Love People

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… love the Lord your God with all your heart … 31 The second is this: 'You shall love your neighbour as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these. (Mark 12:30-31)

LifeRootsA new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: …, you also are to love one another. 35 By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another. (John 13:34-35)

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INVEST IN PEOPLEINVEST IN PEOPLE

• • God Commands Us To Love PeopleGod Commands Us To Love People

• • If You Walk With Christ, You Will LoveIf You Walk With Christ, You Will Love

• • People don’t care how much you know People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.until they know how much you care.

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If you don’t love them, how will they know Jesus loves them?

LifeRootsThe Roots Of The Roots Of Successful LivingSuccessful Living

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