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_________ with people and his word

_________ people

_________ growth by the end of 2010

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1. _________ -HeartedWhole

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2 Chronicles 31:21 In everything In everything that he undertook in the service of that he undertook in the service of the house of God and in the house of God and in obedience to the law and the obedience to the law and the commands, seeking his God and commands, seeking his God and worked wholeheartedly. And so he worked wholeheartedly. And so he prospered.prospered.

Colossians 3:23 Whatever you do, Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for working for the Lord, not for men… men…

John 2:17 His disciples His disciples remembered that it is written: remembered that it is written: "Zeal for your house will consume "Zeal for your house will consume me."me."

Mark 12:29-30 "The most important "The most important commands, ...Love the Lord your commands, ...Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. Love and with all your strength. Love your neighbor as yourself.”your neighbor as yourself.”

2. _________ -MindedSingle

2 Chronicles 29:3-5 In the first In the first month of the first year of his reign, month of the first year of his reign, he opened the doors of the temple he opened the doors of the temple of the LORD and repaired them. of the LORD and repaired them. 44He brought in the priests and the He brought in the priests and the Levites, assembled them in the Levites, assembled them in the square on the east side square on the east side

55and said: "Listen to me, Levites! and said: "Listen to me, Levites! Consecrate yourselves now and Consecrate yourselves now and consecrate the temple of the consecrate the temple of the LORD, the God of your fathers. LORD, the God of your fathers. Remove all defilement from the Remove all defilement from the sanctuary.”sanctuary.”

Why should we be single-minded?

transient

Everything in this world is temporal and __________ .

2 Peter 3:10 the day of the Lord the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything in it and the earth and everything in it will be laid bare.will be laid bare.

Life_____ is too _______ to be wasted.short

James 4:14 Why, you do not even Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and that appears for a little while and then vanishes. then vanishes.

Hebrews 12:2 Let us fix our eyes Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, before him endured the cross, despising its shame, and sat down despising its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of at the right hand of the throne of God.God.

differenceYour ministry makes a ___________ .

1 Corinthians 15:58 ...my dear ...my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.in the Lord is not in vain.

Luke 9:51 As the time approached As the time approached for him to be taken up to heaven, for him to be taken up to heaven, Jesus resolutely set out for Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.Jerusalem.

Mark 10:33 “We are going up to “We are going up to Jerusalem," he said, "and the Son Jerusalem," he said, "and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and teachers of the chief priests and teachers of the law. They will condemn him to law. They will condemn him to death and will hand him over to death and will hand him over to the Gentiles,the Gentiles,

Joshua 1:7 Be strong and very Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my Moses gave you; do the law my Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be the left, that you may be successful wherever you go.successful wherever you go.

Philippians 3:12-14 Not that I have Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of which Christ Jesus took hold of me. me. 1313...But one thing I do: ...But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead,straining toward what is ahead,

1414I press on toward the goal to win I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.me heavenward in Christ Jesus.

3. _________ SpiritFighting

2 Chronicles 30:10 The couriers The couriers went from town to town in went from town to town in Ephraim and Manasseh, as far as Ephraim and Manasseh, as far as Zebulun, but the people scorned Zebulun, but the people scorned and ridiculed them.and ridiculed them.

2 Chronicles 31:20 This is what This is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah, Hezekiah did throughout Judah, doing what was good and right doing what was good and right and faithful before the LORD.and faithful before the LORD.

2 Corinthians 11:24-28 Five times I Five times I received from the Jews the forty received from the Jews the forty lashes minus one. lashes minus one. 2525Three times I Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked, I spent a night and a shipwrecked, I spent a night and a day in the open sea, day in the open sea,

2626I have been in danger from I have been in danger from rivers, in danger from bandits, in rivers, in danger from bandits, in danger from my own countrymen, danger from my own countrymen, in danger from Gentiles; in danger in danger from Gentiles; in danger in the city, in danger in the in the city, in danger in the country, in danger at sea; and in country, in danger at sea; and in danger from false brothers. danger from false brothers.

2727I have labored and toiled and I have labored and toiled and have often gone without sleep; I have often gone without sleep; I have known hunger and thirst and have known hunger and thirst and have often gone without food; I have often gone without food; I have been cold and naked. have been cold and naked. 2828Besides everything else, I face Besides everything else, I face daily the pressure of my concern daily the pressure of my concern for all the churches.for all the churches.

2 Timothy 2:3-6 Endure hardship Endure hardship with us like a good soldier of with us like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. Christ Jesus. 44No one serving as a No one serving as a soldier gets involved in civilian soldier gets involved in civilian affairs--he wants to please his affairs--he wants to please his commanding officer. commanding officer.

55Similarly, if anyone competes as Similarly, if anyone competes as an athlete, he does not receive the an athlete, he does not receive the victor's crown unless he competes victor's crown unless he competes by the rules. by the rules. 66The hardworking The hardworking farmer should be the first to farmer should be the first to receive a share of the crops. receive a share of the crops.

1 Corinthians 9:25-27 Everyone Everyone who competes in the games goes who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will we do it to get a crown that will last forever.last forever.

2626Therefore I do not run like a man Therefore I do not run like a man running aimlessly; I do not fight running aimlessly; I do not fight like a man beating the air. like a man beating the air. 2727No, I No, I beat my body and make it my beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached slave so that after I have preached toto others, I myself will not be others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.disqualified for the prize.

Acts 15:26 …men who have risked …men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.Jesus Christ.

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