1. Staying connected

2. The infinite increase in connectivity has reduced the quality of personal connection.

4. Staying connected With God ~ With your spouse ~ With your children ~ With your family ~ With others ~

5. Staying connected Reducing noise ~ creating intentional relational space. Jesus with the disciples Jesus getting away ~Luke 5:16 Elijah on the run ~ I Kings 19 Life without a sound track Joshua 1:8; Psalm 63; Psalm 77;

6. Staying connected Reducing noise ~ creating intentional relational space. Reducing competition ~ Joshua 24:14-24 One cannot follow God and idols. Throw out what interferes ~ Phil. 3 The two masters thing is out altogether. Realize the comparative value.

7. Staying connected Reducing noise ~ creating intentional relational space. Reducing competition ~ Joshua 24:14-24 Intentionality

8. Deuteronomy 6:4-9 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. This is supposed to be the governing belief of our lives. Deuteronomy 6:4-9 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. This is supposed to be the governing belief of our lives. Declaration matters

9. Deuteronomy 6:4-9 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. This is the governing connection of our lives Deuteronomy 6:4-9 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. This is the governing connection of our lives Passion matters

10. Deuteronomy 6:4-9 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. What has your will declared? Joshua 24 What is your defined purpose that eliminates other purposes? Colossians 3:1-3 How do you define yourself? Colossians 3:4 Deuteronomy 6:4-9 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. What has your will declared? Joshua 24 What is your defined purpose that eliminates other purposes? Colossians 3:1-3 How do you define yourself? Colossians 3:4 The Core matters

11. Deuteronomy 6:4-9 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. No one said that this would be easy. Time (not my agenda) effort (to exhaustion) denial/sacrifice attention (S-ADD) Deuteronomy 6:4-9 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. No one said that this would be easy. Time (not my agenda) effort (to exhaustion) denial/sacrifice attention (S-ADD) Muscle matters

12. Deuteronomy 6:4-9 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Deuteronomy 6:4-9 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Study matters

13. Deuteronomy 6:4-9 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Modeling / Apprenticeship Discipling / Passing Down Intentionality Deuteronomy 6:4-9 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Modeling / Apprenticeship Discipling / Passing Down Intentionality Transmission matters

14. Deuteronomy 6:4-9 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home When you are chillin’ Deuteronomy 6:4-9 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home When you are chillin’ Peripatew matters

15. Deuteronomy 6:4-9 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home When you doing stuff Deuteronomy 6:4-9 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home When you doing stuff Peripatew matters

16. Deuteronomy 6:4-9 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, When you are traveling. Deuteronomy 6:4-9 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, When you are traveling. Peripatew matters

17. Deuteronomy 6:4-9 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Last thing at night & first thing in the morning Deuteronomy 6:4-9 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Last thing at night & first thing in the morning Peripatew matters

18. Deuteronomy 6:4-9 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. interaction identity (Do they feel Jesus?) (Do they see Jesus?) Deuteronomy 6:4-9 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. interaction identity (Do they feel Jesus?) (Do they see Jesus?) Peripatew matters

19. Deuteronomy 6:4-9 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates. Constant reminders! Deuteronomy 6:4-9 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates. Constant reminders! The grind matters

20. Take homes: Intentionally connect. God -> family -> fellowship -> friends Intentionally disconnect or limit connectivity. What hinders the vital connections? Do what is takes to enhance/strengthen the vital connections. These connections should dominate your life. The greatest connection directs all the others. Take homes: Intentionally connect. God -> family -> fellowship -> friends Intentionally disconnect or limit connectivity. What hinders the vital connections? Do what is takes to enhance/strengthen the vital connections. These connections should dominate your life. The greatest connection directs all the others.