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“Momentum for Life”
Our culture constantly shows examples of personal failure: from Bill Clinton’s indiscretions to Martha Stewart’s deception, from the business collapse at Enron to the military meltdown at Abu Ghraib prison. Many church problems likewise can be traced back to personal failures. Such problems are nothing new. Stories of such failures are chronicled throughout the Bible. If we can't manage our own lives, we can't help others manage theirs.
This series is based on a book by Michael Slaughter, lead pastor and chief visionary at Ginghamsburg Church in Ohio. His model for daily living, which he has adapted from the Psalms of Ascent, involve five life practices. These practices for balance and self-leadership together form the acronym D-R-I-V-E:
Devotion to God,
Readiness for lifelong learning,
Investing in key relationships,
Visioning for the future,
Eating and Exercise for life.
Taken together, these practices shape life as an upward momentum. Every follower of Christ needs to find the self-management practices that create momentum for life and guard against the temptation to downsize God’s dream. “God can’t steer a parked car,” Slaughter says. “God is looking for people who will take their lives out of park and shift them into drive.” These tools will inspire and show you how to sustain personal health, integrity, and strategic focus.
[adapted from publishers liner notes]
Date
Speaker
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January 4, 2009 Pastor Melissa Rudolph Momentum #1: Devotion to God, Psalm 1 January 11, 2009 Pastor Melissa Rudolph audio archived** Momentum #2: Renewal, lifelong learning, Romans 12: 2 January 18, 2009 Pastor Melissa Rudolph audio archived** Momentum #3: Investing in Key Relationships; Psalm 128 January 25, 2009 Pastor Melissa Rudolph audio archived** Momentum #4: Visioning for the Future, Acts 2: 14-28 February1, 2009 Pastor Melissa Rudolph audio archived** Momentum #5: Eating and Exercise for Life, 1Cor 6:19-20 February 8, 2009 Steve Burke, Lay Speaker audio archived** The Prodigal Son
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