What Do You Know?
What Do You Know? March 5, 2016
What Do You Know? • Preaching in a cemetery!? • “The Bible says that they are dead in their sins. You can preach your heart out, but nothing will happen unless God does a miracle to give them the life to listen.”
What Do You Know? • Define “sin”. • James 4:17 (NLT) Remember, it is sin to know what you ought to do and then not do it. • James 4:17 (NIV) Anyone, then, who knows the good he ought to do and doesn’t do it, sins. • 5 Categories regarding Knowledge & Self-Awareness.
1. You know; and know you know (confidence). 2. You know; and do not know that you know (lack of confidence & selfawareness). 3. You don’t know; and know you don’t know (acknowledged ignorance). 4. You don’t know; and don’t know that you don’t know (blind spot). 5. You think you know; but you don’t know (foolishness/unreliable confidence).
Luke 10:25-28 • None of us can be all we need to be by ourselves. • Skirting responsibility is a favorite pastime of many people. • Merely reading the instructions won’t assemble the apparatus. • Be careful not to confuse knowledge with action. Knowing is not the same as doing.
What Do You Know? • Matthew 21:28-32. • Awareness is different than behavior. • Did the lawyer feel embarrassed that he already knew the answer to the question he’d asked? • The bigger mystery is, now that he knew, would he act on his knowledge?
What Do You Know? • What was already in the man’s head had not made it to his heart, the symbolic seat of will and action. • Do you have beliefs that you can’t seem to live out? • A belief is something you hold. • A conviction is something that holds you!
What Do You Know? • Sometimes our so-called beliefs are no more than mere opinions. • John 14:3-6. • Truth not acted upon is wasted. • Who’s holding you responsible for applying what you know? • Who are you helping to be responsible for doing what they know?
Who Moved My Pulpit? By Thom Rainer • • • • • •
5 Unmovable Church Members: The Deniers. The Entitled. The Blamers. The Critics. PAST is an acronym for “People Are Saying That . . .” • The Confused.
Who Moved My Pulpit? By Thom Rainer • I have never seen successful and sustaining change take place in a church without prayer. Never. Not once. It is incumbent upon you to put the matter to prayer for a period of time. It is incumbent upon you to ask others to join you in a season of prayer for the change initiative.
Who Moved My Pulpit? By Thom Rainer • Dare we commit to three months of focused prayer to seek the Lord’s direction for our church family? 1. Pray for Wisdom. 2. Pray for Courage. 3. Pray for Strength.
Who Moved My Pulpit? By Thom Rainer • Effective change leadership in the church will not take place in human power; it can only come from God. • Isaiah 40:21-31.
Isaiah 40:28-30 • Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth does not become weary or tired. His understanding is inscrutable. 29 He gives strength to the weary, and to him who lacks might He increases power. 30 Though youths grow weary and tired, and vigorous young men stumble badly,
Isaiah 40:31 (AMP) • But those who wait for the Lord [who expect, look for, and hope in Him] shall change and renew their strength and power; they shall lift their wings and mount up [close to God] as eagles [mount up to the sun]; they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint or become tired.
Time to Lead Change • Prayer is not an option in leading change in the church; it is foundational. • You are not smart enough to lead change. You need to pray for wisdom. • You are not brave enough to lead change. You need to pray for courage.
Time to Lead Change • You are not strong enough to lead change. You need to pray for strength. • I have never seen successful sustaining change take place in a church without prayer.
What Do You Know? • Preaching in a cemetery!? • “The Bible says that they are dead in their sins. You can preach your heart out, but nothing will happen unless God does a miracle to give them the life to listen.”
What Do You Know? • Define “sin”. • James 4:17 (NLT) Remember, it is sin to know what you ought to do and then not do it. • James 4:17 (NIV) Anyone, then, who knows the good he ought to do and doesn’t do it, sins. • 5 Categories regarding Knowledge & Self-Awareness.
1. You know; and know you know (confidence). 2. You know; and do not know that you know (lack of confidence & selfawareness). 3. You don’t know; and know you don’t know (acknowledged ignorance). 4. You don’t know; and don’t know that you don’t know (blind spot). 5. You think you know; but you don’t know (foolishness/unreliable confidence).
Luke 10:25-28 • None of us can be all we need to be by ourselves. • Skirting responsibility is a favorite pastime of many people. • Merely reading the instructions won’t assemble the apparatus. • Be careful not to confuse knowledge with action. Knowing is not the same as doing.
What Do You Know? • Matthew 21:28-32. • Awareness is different than behavior. • Did the lawyer feel embarrassed that he already knew the answer to the question he’d asked? • The bigger mystery is, now that he knew, would he act on his knowledge?
What Do You Know? • What was already in the man’s head had not made it to his heart, the symbolic seat of will and action. • Do you have beliefs that you can’t seem to live out? • A belief is something you hold. • A conviction is something that holds you!
What Do You Know? • Sometimes our so-called beliefs are no more than mere opinions. • John 14:3-6. • Truth not acted upon is wasted. • Who’s holding you responsible for applying what you know? • Who are you helping to be responsible for doing what they know?
Who Moved My Pulpit? By Thom Rainer • • • • • •
5 Unmovable Church Members: The Deniers. The Entitled. The Blamers. The Critics. PAST is an acronym for “People Are Saying That . . .” • The Confused.
Who Moved My Pulpit? By Thom Rainer • I have never seen successful and sustaining change take place in a church without prayer. Never. Not once. It is incumbent upon you to put the matter to prayer for a period of time. It is incumbent upon you to ask others to join you in a season of prayer for the change initiative.
Who Moved My Pulpit? By Thom Rainer • Dare we commit to three months of focused prayer to seek the Lord’s direction for our church family? 1. Pray for Wisdom. 2. Pray for Courage. 3. Pray for Strength.
Who Moved My Pulpit? By Thom Rainer • Effective change leadership in the church will not take place in human power; it can only come from God. • Isaiah 40:21-31.
Isaiah 40:28-30 • Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth does not become weary or tired. His understanding is inscrutable. 29 He gives strength to the weary, and to him who lacks might He increases power. 30 Though youths grow weary and tired, and vigorous young men stumble badly,
Isaiah 40:31 (AMP) • But those who wait for the Lord [who expect, look for, and hope in Him] shall change and renew their strength and power; they shall lift their wings and mount up [close to God] as eagles [mount up to the sun]; they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint or become tired.
Time to Lead Change • Prayer is not an option in leading change in the church; it is foundational. • You are not smart enough to lead change. You need to pray for wisdom. • You are not brave enough to lead change. You need to pray for courage.
Time to Lead Change • You are not strong enough to lead change. You need to pray for strength. • I have never seen successful sustaining change take place in a church without prayer.
