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Spiritual ADEQUACY: LIFE SAVING. GALATIANS 5:13-14. Beginning swimmer. Share our life Share new truth Share new habits. Advanced swimmer. Connect to God Connect to a small group Connect to a purpose. Life saving. Provide ministry opportunities Equip for ministry Release to do ministry.
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Spiritual ADEQUACY:LIFE SAVING GALATIANS 5:13-14
Beginning swimmer • Share our life • Share new truth • Share new habits
Advanced swimmer • Connect to God • Connect to a small group • Connect to a purpose
Life saving • Provide ministry opportunities • Equip for ministry • Release to do ministry
For you have been called to live in freedom—not freedom to satisfy your sinful nature, but freedom to serve one another in love. For the whole law is summed up in this one command: LOVE your neighbor as yourself.Galatians 5:13-14
Galatians 5:13-14 • Freedom in Christ • The incentive is LOVE
Parts of an intentional relationship • God’s Part • Convict, Love, Bring, Opportunity • Our Part • Pray, Release, Encourage, Create Ministry Opportunities • Their Part • Respond—Stay connected to Jesus and the church
Physical reality • Passionate • Able • Available • Intelligent • Need freedom • Creative • Not jaded • Energy • Dreamers • Naïve
Application to phase • Excited to serve • Able to serve • Free to serve • Knowing the Bible • Released to serve • Able to creatively • Still hopeful • Serving • High Expectations • Lacking Biblical wisdom
Here at nine forks • Planning for growth • Proactive –vs- reactive • Providing ministry opportunities • Preschool and Children • Ushers and Greeters • Equip people for ministry • Training and Coaching • Release to do ministry • Get in the game!