GROWTH & DESTINY

GROWTH & DESTINY

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PHILIPPIANS 3:13-14 13 Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.

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DEFINE THE FINISH LINE

- LESS THAN 3/10 FINISH THE RACE

- CLARITY & PARTNERSHIP - VISION & COVENANT

PRESS - TO ENDURE THROUGH PERSECUTION

- PRESSING IS A SIGN OF MATURITY

GROWTH PUSHES YOU TOWARDS THE GOAL

4 CATALYSTS OF GROWTH IN THE BELIEVERS LIFE THAT LEAD TO DESTINY

PAIN - WHERE IT HURTS

JOHN 15:2 2 He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful.

PAIN REVEALS FRUITLESS BRANCHES

GOD DOES’NT CAUSE ALL THINGS, BUT HE USES ALL THINGS - KEN ROBERTS

ROMANS 8:28 28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

WHERE ARE YOU BLEEDING?

WHERE ARE YOU CUT?

PAIN CONTAINS THE POTENTIAL OF GROWTH IF GIVEN PERMISSION

IF IT HURTS YOU, IT MATTERS WHERE

THE ENEMY CREATES PAIN, THE SAVIOR CUTS - PAIN TO PUNISH VS CUTS TO HEAL

WHERE ARE YOU EXPERIENCING PAIN IN YOUR LIFE?

PASSION - WHAT GETS YOU GOING

PSALM 37:4 Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.

MATTHEW 7:7 7 “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.

BE CAUTIOUS OF WHATS IN YOUR HEART

PASSION IS POWER TO PUSH

CREATE IN ME A CLEAN HEART IN ORDER THAT MY DESIRES TAKE ME TO MY DESTINY INSTEAD OF MY DEMISE.

ARE YOU CONSCIOUS OF YOUR DESIRES?

PRESENCE - WHEN DO YOU EXPERIENCE JESUS

*IS AN INDICATION OF WHERE HE IS LEADING

PSALM 23:1-3 The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, 3 he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake.

PRESENCE IS THE DIRECTION TO DESTINY

I AM LEAD BY HIS PRESENCE

REFUSE TO GO WHERE HIS PRESENCE IS NOT

FOLLOW ONLY HIS PRESENCE

WHAT LEADS YOU? PERSONALITIES, IDEOLOGIES, APPETITES ?

PEOPLE - WHO IS YOUR TRIBE

*DRAFT - FURTHER FASTER WITH LESS FUEL

2 TIMOTHY 3:5 5 having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people.

THE RIGHT PEOPLE WILL AWAYS BE A PROVOCATION TO GROWTH AND DESTINY, NOT AN ACCOMMODATION TO CONVENIENCE AND APATHY.

ACCOUNTABILITY TO YOUR PEOPLE WILL CREATE A PARTNERSHIP FOR YOUR DESTINY AND GROWTH

ARE YOU CONNECTED TO COVENANT PEOPLE?

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STORY OF GROWTH AND DESTINY

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