GM 2009-04-12 Uncommon 11
Uncommon 11 – Out of the Ashes
Easter Message
Notes:
“Good News”
Standing (or falling)
Sacrifice
Resurrection
Received?
Uncommon 11 – Out of the Ashes
Easter Message
Notes:
“Good News”
Standing (or falling)
Sacrifice
Resurrection
Received?
Uncommon 10 – Pursue Your Purpose
Notes:
Self-fulfillment
Pursue: actively seek
Purpose: direction, meaning, results
Alternative pursuits
Acquisition of Fortune
Acclaim of Fame
Approval of Family
Admiration of Friends
Obstacles to overcome
Purpose and destiny
Uncommon 9 – Create Balance in Your Life
Notes:
Balance and Self-Discipline
1. Pray more, worry less
2. Praise more, want less
3. Plan more, waste less
Uncommon 8 – Choose Influence Over Image
Notes:
setting an example
Influence, to influence
small objects are magnified
perception vs. reality
Uncommon 7 – Choose Substance Over Style
Notes:
“Don’t settle for style. Succeed in substance.” -Wynton Marsalis
Perception vs. reality
Realistic evaluation of strengths and weaknesses
Uncommon 6 – Practice Positive Thinking
Notes:
Be careful how you
- speak to yourself
- think of yourself
- conduct yourself
- develop yourself
Keys to being positive
1. Visualizing or Imagining
2. Thinking or Concentrating
3. Doing or Practicing
Uncommon 5 – Respect Authority
Notes:
Respect, Admiration
Acknowledge, Accept, Appreciate
Disagree, Discuss, Disrespect
Undeniable Truths:
God is in control
Justice inevitably arrives
The purpose of authority:
to benefit those under that authority
submission is a choice
When to disobey authority:
Immoral, Illegal
Uncommon 4 – Receive Good Counsel
Notes:
Regarding good counsel…
1. Receive it
2. Hold it close
3. Run with it
Negatives and Positives
- self-delusion
+ self-awareness
- collective folly
+ interactive wisdom
++ exponential expansion
Good counsel comes from:
- relationship
- best interest
- God-honoring
- Jesus
Uncommon 3 – Lift Your Friends
Notes:
Friendship is essential to life…
Choose your friends wisely
Choose your friends for the sake of friendship
Choose your friends for their values
Lift Your Friends
Alternatives:
Drag your friends down
Push your friends down
Hold your friends back
Push your friends away
Actions:
Play together
Pray together
Stay together
Uncommon 2 – Love Your Family
Notes:
God is Love
Husbands… sacrifice + service
Wives… honor + respect
Parents… discipline + modeling
Children… obey + reflect