GM 2009-04-12 Uncommon 11

Uncommon 11 – Out of the Ashes
Easter Message

Notes:
“Good News”
Standing (or falling)
Sacrifice
Resurrection
Received?

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GM 2009-04-05 Uncommon 10

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

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GM 2009-03-29 Uncommon 9

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

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GM 2009-03-22 Uncommon 8

Uncommon 8 – Choose Influence Over Image

Notes:
setting an example
Influence, to influence
small objects are magnified
perception vs. reality

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GM 2009-03-15 Uncommon 7

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

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GM 2009-03-08 Uncommon 6

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

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GM 2009-03-01 Uncommon 5

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

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GM 2009-02-22 Uncommon 4

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

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GM 2009-02-15 Uncommon 3

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

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GM 2009-02-08 Uncommon 2

Uncommon 2 – Love Your Family

Notes:
God is Love
Husbands… sacrifice + service
Wives… honor + respect
Parents… discipline + modeling
Children… obey + reflect

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