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“Enlarge the place of your tent, stretch your tent curtains wide, do not hold back; lengthen your cords, strengthen your stakes”. Introduction. Look back Review Implement Teach Learn. God has a plan and purpose for us. We’re not here by accident Our previous life was not by chance

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  1. “Enlarge the place of your tent, stretch your tent curtains wide, do not hold back; lengthen your cords, strengthen your stakes”

  2. Introduction Look back Review Implement Teach Learn

  3. God has a plan and purpose for us We’re not here by accident Our previous life was not by chance He redeems the past – sets us free from guilt and shame He loves us with an everlasting love – nothing can separate us from His love Our lives are in Jesus’ hands and His Holy Spirit lives within us We have an eternal future with Him Every spiritual blessing is ours

  4. Isaiah 54:2 (NIVUK) Enlarge the place of your tent Stretch your tent curtains wide Do not hold back Lengthen your cords Strengthen your stakes

  5. elongate strengthen expand develop cultivate reinforce lengthen liberate toughen enlarge spread inspire nurture stretch release unrestrained support grow multiply extend unfold don’t hold back increase

  6. Some questions • Are we willing to be enlarged? • What deliberate and intentional steps are we prepared to take? • What limitations are we placing on ourselves? • How are we going to lengthen our cords – reach | influence | impact? • How have we gone deeper in our faith?

  7. Hearing | Listening | Growing Hearing is passive Listening is active Discipleship is active Believers believe Followers follow Disciples believe, follow, become like

  8. Senses Sight | Hearing | Smell | Taste | Touch Taste buds can distinguish 6 flavours Temperature | Pressure | Pain Motion Balance Proprioception Danger Meaning | Understanding Hunger and thirst

  9. Enlarge Creativity big picture thinking imagining the possibilities not limiting God Breakout & Breakthrough mentality not being afraid to take a risk or to launch out confronting and overcoming our fears Accountability weighing up the costs being responsible for the outcomes

  10. A sense of Faith Focuses not on what has been but on what could Activates our desire to see what the potential could be Invests in the future rather than the present Trusts that one who is greater than us is leading us Handles difficulties along the way confidently Faith means living in the present in the conscious knowledge that we don’t have all the answers

  11. Dave Brailsford – Team GB “The aggregation of marginal gains” • Know what you want to achieve • Understand where you are now • Map out the difference • Put a plan into place • Get the right people around you • Start and revise as you go

  12. Enlarge • Put God first in our lives – deepen our relationship with Him • Love and serve each other deeply – strengthen and protect unity • Share our faith in Jesus whenever and wherever we can • Develop the fruit of the Spirit in our lives and live in His power demonstrating His gifts • Act justly, love mercy, walk humbly – integrity • Give generously and sacrificially • Pray more regularly – “without ceasing” • Be obedient to God’s word

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