2. 5 Weeks Be

3. Wake up to realize The joy of it is gone And has been for a long time

4. Or it's begun To consume your thoughts And become your life

5. Organizational Mission-Drift

6. Why is that?

7. 5 Weeks…

8. Luke 10 72 Sent Out

9. Luke 10 72 Sent Out The kingdom of God has come near

10. The seventy-two returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name!”

11. And he said to them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven

12. Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall hurt you

13. Nevertheless, do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven”

14. Rejoice in whose you are Rather than what you can do

15. Rejoice in whose you are Rather than what you can do God-centered vs. self-centered

16. Rejoice in being Rather than doing

17. We are called to be Before we ever do Else we miss the point Of what we're doing

18. Your sense of self Of worth and value Should come from Whose you are Not what you do (Even if it's for God)

19. Lawyer testing Jesus: "What should I do to inherit Eternal life?"

20. Lawyer testing Jesus: "What should I do to inherit Eternal life?" "You tell me"

21. "Love God, love your neighbor"

22. Deut. 6:5 plus… "Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against anyone among your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD"- Leviticus 19

23. "Love God, love your neighbor" "Then do it, and live"

24. But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

25. A Priest, a Levite and a Samaritan Walk into a bar…

26. Which of these three, do you think, proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?”

27. He said, “The one who showed him mercy” And Jesus said to him, “You go, and do likewise”

28. Good Samaritan Being what we all should be What we do comes out of Who we are

29. Ultimate Truth… What you believe About yourself Determines what you do With the life you've been given

30. Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a village. And a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house

31. And she had a sister called Mary…

32. Preparations Maybe 13-14 People Martha, Mary, Servants

33. "And Mary, I was thinking we could…Mary? Mary?"

34. And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to his teaching

35. But Martha was distracted with much serving. And she went up to him and said, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me”

36. She's being here Being lazy Being in the wrong place Being at your feet Instead of doing what she ought

37. But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, but one thing is necessary

38. Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her” - Luke 10

39. "These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship of me is based on merely human rules they have been taught"- Isa. 29

40. We are called to be Before we ever do Else we miss the point Of what we're doing

41. Marriage Parenting Job Church Christ Hobbies

42. Marriage/Relationships

43. Marriage/Relationships Be a Christ-follower who is a Husband/wife Partner/Friend

44. Marriage/Relationships - Glorify Christ - Be sanctified - Serve the other person

45. Marriage/Relationships - Glorify Christ - Be sanctified - Serve the other person Can't go through the motions

46. Parenting Be a follower of Christ With a responsibility to God For what he's entrusted to you

47. Parenting - Contagious in your love for God - Integrity in living the faith - Purposeful in interaction - Love enough to filter media

48. Job Be a follower of Christ At work

49. Job: Jesus at work - Serving God, not men (Col. 3) - Conscious of witness - Work to live, not the other way around

50. Relationship with Jesus - Not to get better or do ritual - Glorify and praise because of… - Get to know better - Let light shine

51. Relationship with Jesus - Not to get on good side - Glorify and praise because of… - Get to know better, walk free - Let light shine, not do ritual

52. Church - Mutual encouragement - Sanctification - Be real and be known/accepted - Witness to watching world

53. Be still, and know that I am God

54. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way…

55. …though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble at its swelling

56. There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy habitation of the Most High There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy habitation of the Most High

57. God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved; God will help her when morning dawns

58. The nations rage, the kingdoms totter; he utters his voice, the earth melts The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress

59. Come, behold the works of the LORD, how he has brought desolations on the earth He makes wars cease to the end of the earth;

60. he breaks the bow and shatters the spear; he burns the chariots with fire

61. “Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!”

62. The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress - Psalm 46

63. Be still and know that I am God Who he is

64. Be still and know that I am God Who he is Who we can't be Who we don't have to be

65. Be still and know that I am God Who he is Who we can't be Who we don't have to be Who we are

66. When you are still And let God be God over you You no longer need Anything else

67. God's acceptance of you Forms the basis for Unbelievable freedom In every relationship

68. No fronting No trying to win favor No need to show disfavor But instead, grace with truth

69. No being manipulated You can only be manipulated If you have an agenda Without it, you're free - Dave

70. The issue isn't what they've Done to you But how you're going to Treat them

71. Doing flows out of being Or else it becomes doing Without meaning Or with wrong motives

72. THAT'S what happens In relationships, jobs, churches We forget why we're doing What we're doing

73. When's the last time You considered God's Purpose For your relationship, job Church, faith…?

74. What if we took the time to Be still and know that he is God To sit at his feet, rejoice in him Before we did anything else?

75. This week All keyed to knowing Who he is And who you are in light of Who he is

76. When doing flows out of being It becomes doing With purpose and meaning And a lot of selfless sacrifice To God's glory and our joy

77. Take the Journey This Week

79. Youth!

80. Next Week Moms

81. Chili Cook-off May 18 Benefits Youth Trip

82. Community Group Training