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The Brick A young and successful  executive was traveling down a neighborhood street,  going a bit too fast in his new Jaguar. He was  watching for kids darting out from between parked  cars and slowed down   when he thought he saw  something.  As his car passed, no children appeared.  Instead, a brick smashed into the Jag's side door!  He slammed on the brakes and backed the Jag back to  the spot where the brick had been thrown. The angry  driver then jumped out of the  car, grabbed the nearest kid and pushed him up  against   a parked car shouting, 'What was that all about and who are you? Just what  the heck are you doing? That's a new car and that  brick you threw is going to cost a lot of money Why  did you do it?' The young boy was apologetic.  'Please, mister...please, ...

Discipleship:  Phase 1: Foundations - Understanding Baptism LINK:  https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=1vkH5yF4AnR38di8qL2cO_cddTvo2hIyH What do you think is the meaning of baptism? It was introduced by John, developed by Jesus, and later the Apostle Paul found more meaning. Lets look at John the Baptist  (Mark 1:4-5): What was the focus of John’s baptism? What do you think being baptized in water symbolized for all these people? Focus: REPENTANCE Symbolism: BEING WASHED CLEAN John was preparing people for the coming of the Messiah and the Kingdom of God. He warned them of their need to see how they had drifted away from God and to seek forgiveness for their sin. As people came, repenting of their sin, they were baptized as a public confession, denouncing their old, sinful way of life and affirming their new loyalty to God. They were preparing for life under the coming Kingdom of God. Lets look at Jesus  (Matthew 3:13-17): If Jesus was ...

Business Tips : 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth Our management is doing a new study on the John Maxwell curriculum with the book called the 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth. We recommend you pick up a copy or listen to it online if you have the technology to do so. We will be exploring these laws as a team this year.               The goal in the study is to help each of us learn how to grow and develop ourselves so we have the best chance of becoming the person we were created to be. ~ The Law of Design ~               If you don’t design your own life’s plan, chances are that you fall into someone else’s plan. You need a system. A system is a process of predictively achieving a goal based on a logical and specific set of how-to principles. Why is it so crucial? Systems permit ordinary people to predictively achieve extraordinary results. Systems lever ...

Discipleship:  Phase 1: Foundations - The Lordship of Jesus LINK:  https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=1vkH5yF4AnR38di8qL2cO_cddTvo2hIyH Good evening, I hope you are finding our study helpful. So far we have went through Who is God, Who are we, Who is Jesus, and Why did Jesus Come This next topic is about the Lordship of Jesus. The questioning that Jesus goes through with the man is just amazing. "....what good thing must I do to get eternal life?" - the man asks in the book of Matthew. Jesus' response is that "There is only ONE who is good." Jesus corrects the man's assumption by saying that there is no one who is good except God alone. In other words, if he is hoping to get to heaven based on being good, he has really fallen short. The man presses harder on Jesus about what to do. Jesus names some of the commandments and the man basically says.....check....did it. Jesus then says sell everything and follow me. Then the young man was ...