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Called to Influence
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The Book ofNehemiah 2: 5-20
Called to Influence
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“I opened my mouth and everyone listened and assumed I was a pastor. One girl pipes up, ‘Pastor, would you baptize me?’
Called to Influence
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I answered, ‘I’m no pastor, but I’ll baptize you.’ The thought came to my mind, ‘Could God use me?’” Greg Laurie
How do we know when God is calling us to do something?
Eight Confirmations
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God won't call you to do something for which
you have no interest
Number One
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Circumstances develop favorably
Number Two
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“The king’s heart is in the hands of the Lord, and as the
rivers of water, He turns it whichever way He wills.”
Proverbs 21:1
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God makes plans attainable by… “the good hand of God”
Number Three
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God supplies what we need whether or not we realize we need it
Number Four
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God supplies the right amount of opposition to keep us dependent
upon HimNumber Five
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God confirms the vision with time and discovery
Number Six
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“Do you see a man hasty in his words? There is more
hope for a fool than for him.”
Proverbs 29: 20
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People unite behind a common
endeavorNumber Seven
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The enemy solidifies unity
Number Eight
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94% are enduring the present while waiting for something better to happen.
Hugh Moorhead,
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“Are you satisfied?”
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35% Satisfied37% Somewhat unsatisfied28% Unsatisfied
“Are you satisfied?”
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“So many people have been so unhappy for so long, they’ve learned to simply ignore it.”
“Do you enjoy your fame?”
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“You gotta be careful what you wish for. I always wished and hoped for this (fame), but it’s turned into a nightmare…
“Do you enjoy your fame?”
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“… I can’t even go out in public. I can’t be treated like a regular person.”
Eminem
“Do you enjoy your fame?”
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“I’ve never felt any of the enjoyment. It’s all bad, all of it… I wish I was dead already.”
Lana Del Ray
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“There is a gaping, empty place in the soul that can’t be filled with a relationship, or with possessions, or with a position…
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“…or with an education, or even with pleasure. It’s an emptiness that only a relationship with Jesus Christ can fill.”
Greg Laurie
