Lost people Saved

Saved people Pastored (cared for)

Pastored people Trained

Trained people Mobilized (Great Commission)

Make a Difference

Promise to us in fulfillment.

(Exodus 6:6-7 NIV) I will take you as my own people, and I will be your God. ...

(John 10:10 NIV) The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full

Why do we we leave life unfulfilled?

• I let my yesterdays determine my tomorrows.

(Psalm 38:4 NLT) My guilt overwhelms me--it is a burden too heavy to bear.

(Matthew 11:28 MSG) “Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.”

Why do we we leave life unfulfilled?

• I allow Truth to be relative.

(Psalm 38:4 NLT) My guilt overwhelms me--it is a burden too heavy to bear.

(Matthew 11:28 MSG) “Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.”

Why do we we leave life unfulfilled?

• I allow Truth to be relative.

(Romans 1:24-25 MSG) 'So God said, in effect, “If that’s what you want, that’s what you get.” It wasn’t long before they were living in a pigpen, smeared with filth, filthy inside and out. And all this because they traded the true God for a fake god, and worshiped the god they made instead of the God who made them—the God we bless, the God who blesses us .

Why do we we leave life unfulfilled?

• I fly solo.

(Ecclesiastes 4:8 NIV) There was a man all alone; he had neither son nor brother. There was no end to his toil, yet his eyes were not content with his wealth.

God saves a person.

God fulfills His people.

(2 Corinthians 6:16 NLT) .... For we are the temple of the living God. As God said: "I will live in them and walk among them. I will be their God, and they will be my people.

How do we walk out Make A Difference? I know that ...

1. I've ALWAYS been a part of God's plan.

(2 Timothy 1:9 NIV) He has saved us and called us to a holy life--not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace.

Got to ---> Get to

How do we walk out Make A Difference? I know that ...

2. I understand God's plan points at One Purpose.

• God blesses you with more so you can do more.

(Acts 20:24 NLT) But my life is worth nothing to me unless I use it for finishing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus--the work of telling others the Good News about the wonderful grace of God.

How do we walk out Make A Difference? I know that ...

3. My focus changes from me to we.

(Ecclesiastes 4:9 NIV) Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor:

(John 15:11 NLT) I have told you these things so that you will be filled with my joy. Yes, your joy will overflow!