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The theme of our conference is “Press On”
I hope that yesterday you received fresh courage.
You know where you are going and you are motivated, ready to go.
Now what?
How do we get there?
What are the three questions:
What is the goal?
What is my motivation?
What does it mean to press on?
And how do I run that race well?
It’s one thing to be motivated, but you also need some fresh ideas.
A conference should challenge you to consider trying new things.
As a pastor, if you are not growing you will limit the growth of your people.
If you are not learning, you will continue to say the same things.
You will preach the same message, just using different texts.
You cannot lead people to where you have not been.
If you want your people to grow and to change, you have to grow and change.
You have to be willing to get out of your comfort zone and learn.
There is another scripture where Paul talks about running for a prize and gives some ideas about how to do it.
Press on means you are in it to win it!
In other words, don’t be lazy.
The analogy is that of an athlete, a competitor.
Athletes spend their time improving their game.
Each day they push their bodies to the limit to increase ether body's capacity to perform.
They are always stretching their capacity.
Paul is not writing to athletes, he is writing to believers as those who are partners in the gospel and fellow ministers.
This is not just a game, this is the restoration of the world and the redemption of mankind.
Yesterday I told you that you don’t have to do anything to earn God’s favor - that’s true.
But today I’m telling you that if we are going to accomplish God’s plan for our lives we should step up our game.
Exercise discipline
1 Corinthians 9:25 (ESV)
25 Every athlete exercises self-control in all things.
Self control is the ability to rule over ones own heart, mind and actions.
It is discipline.
When we are children, we are disciplined by adults to help shape our character.
But when we are adults, we discipline ourselves.
And we submit to the Lord’s discipline.
We set rules and guidelines for ourselves to shape our own thoughts and behavior.
Focus on the important things, not just the urgent.
Leaders need to learn to manage their time
What is most urgent is not always most important.
Former president of the US Eisenhower was a military general who divided his priorities into four categories.
His chart has been the basis for professional time management for decades.
Urgent and important - these are the things that must be done.
They are both urgent in terms of time and important in term of priority.
Someone is sick or dying.
A bill is due to be paid or there will be consequences.
The house is on fire.
Things that are both urgent and important must be done right away.
Urgent but not important.
These are things that must be done immediately, but are not your highest priority or someone else can do it.
Delivering a message.
Making a purchase.
Even praying for the sick.
Whenever possible, these are the things that you want to delegate to someone else.
Not urgent but important.
these are things that can be done anytime, but we often do not get to them even though they are important.
Bible study to enrich ourselves and our ministry.
Meaningful time spent with our spouse and children.
Time spent alone listening to God.
These are things that you must make time for, but it will only happen if you are intentional.
You must set aside time to do these things or they will not happen.
Then there are those things which are neither urgent nor important.
These are time wasters - things that take up or time but give no meaning or purpose.
Video games or TV.
Social media and internet.
Gossiping.
Recreation is not a time waster if we are using it to grow our minds, our bodies or to build relationships.
Any of these things can be good if used properly, but most often we use them to escape reality.
Learn how to learn.
Recently, I have had the opportunity to continue my education.
The Hopewell Network encourages continuing education
But there is no promotion for education or degrees.
The emphasis is on character and calling.
I study because of what it does for me.
It makes me aware of topics and issues that I would not have discovered on my own.
It broadens my thinking by interacting with professors and other students with different backgrounds.
It is a discipline for me to read and study.
Even if you do not have the opportunity for a formal education, there is much that you can do to educate yourself.
If you are a good reader - then build a good library.
Whenever I hear a good book or a good author mentioned, I write it down so that I know what to look for when I am in a bookstore or a library.
Also, you can share books and sermons with each other.
If you have access to the internet, there are many good resources available, but you need to know what you are looking for.
Not everything on the internet is true.
Look at the comments under a preacher or teacher to see what is the impact of their ministry and who their critics are.
Are they just arguing about disputable things or are lives being transformed by their message?
Since COVID, all of my sermons are on YouTube.
I have people from India who tune in to our service and watch.
I also have been corresponding with a young man from the Philippines who has been learning about God from my sermons and writes to ask me questions.
He is using what he learns from my sermons to teach others in his village.
People are also a great resource.
Every person has a personal story.
Every person is like a book waiting to be read.
My father was a farmer who only completed eight grades of school, but he is very intelligent because he engages in conversation with smart people, finds out what they know and asks them questions.
He understands many things about plants, animals, the environment and how to grow the best crops, just from talking with other farmers and people who are experts in these things.
He also knows a lot about the Bible and about ministry and helping people because he has talked with so many people an learned from their stories and experiences.
One of the most important things I have learned from education is that when you learn how to learn, everything and everyone can become your teacher.
You learn by observing, asking questions and searching for answers; and then testing your answers in real situations.
Be intentional
If I could share some wisdom from what I have learned, good things do not happen by accident, they happen by intention.
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