Blueprint Intro Week – 5/22

Blueprint for Life – Intro Week

Here are the notes from this morning:

And Jesus came up and spoke to them saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, 20teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Matthew 28:18-20

A. Creating a life blueprint containing goals and action steps for each of the five areas of life:

1. Spiritual

2. Relational

3. Physical

4. Financial

5. Career

Click here for the worksheet on creating your Blueprint for Life and completer it this week.

We should focus on the “spiritual” first and we are then able to have His heart and focus on the others (see “Blueprint for Life Intro Week”).

1. Recognize who He is

2. Enter into His presence

“Delight yourself in the Lord; and He will give you the desires of your heart.” Psalm 37:4

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. 6In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.” Proverbs 3:5-6

Full obedience comes with full surrender. Partial obedience is disobedience!

We lack a hunger for God?

“They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.” Acts 2:42

B. Prayer requests

1. Carrie – Matt’s wife

2. Daniel – wife Violet is pregnant and they have a doctor’s appointment

3. Dennis’ brother Larry – God’s will

C. Connection – Personal Interaction

1. Call the person on your left and encourage them by offering care and prayer

I watched a great video today that asks the question – What do I worship? I trust it will challenge you as I know it certainly challenged me to repentance. I encourage you to watch this video and utilize the notes provided here “What Do I Worship?”

Here is the video link:http://www.lifechurch.tv/message-archive/fanatic/1

For next week (5-29):

1. Let’s read Chapter 1, listen to “Tony Evan” on the drive audio, and complete lesson 1

2. Focus on the “spiritual” blueprint and answer the following question:

A. What are the things that concern God? Examples:

1. Salvation

A. “The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.” 2 Peter 3:9

2. Sanctification

B. “For this is the will of God, your sanctification; that is, that you abstain from sexual immorality.” 1 Thessalonians 4:3

I appreciate you sharing your thoughts this morning and look forward to praying for each of you this week. Thanks for being willing to take the “next step” and grow together.

Have a GREAT week.

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Dennis Johnston