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One of the words that has been a fascination for me is this word INFLUENCE?
Influence is the capacity or power of persons or force to produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions,., of others:
Influence is a leadership word…
Influence might sound simple but it is profound; a person may have a position of leadership, but if he/she is not affecting the thoughts and actions of others, they are not really the leader… Leadership at its most basic level is simply influence.
Leadership happens at every level within a system whether an organizational system or family a family system…
Today in leadership studies you will hear about about leading from the middle… in other words you don’t have to be at the top of an organization… to have influence.... because it doesn't necessary flow from the top down…
Think of middle children – they are usually the ones who bring siblings together, managing relationships diplomatically and effectively.
Think of middle states (i.e., the Midwest) – farmers, small towns, and expansive prairies that values of what is possible.
Think of the middle of an Oreo cookie – it is what holds things together and brings out the flavor in base ingredients.
The middle is full of value!
The point is everyone of us have influence..
There is this African Proverb that says, ‘If you think you are too small to make a difference, try spending the night in a closed room with a mosquito”.
Vance Havner made this observation - The tiniest post office can bear a letter that may wreck or bless a nation.
And the simplest life can relay blessings that may rock a continent toward God.
This morning we are concluding our sermon series entitled Under The Hood… we have been looking at the Gospel of God… Book of Romans has had the most impact on the church through out History.. Influencing men like Augustine - church father.. Martin Luther- reformer — John Wesley and basically the whole protestant evangelical movement.
In Romans Paul tells us that he is not ashamed of the Gospel because it is the power of God to salvation… In the Gospel we who were once estranged from God’s promises have been reconciled into relationship with God that is marked by his peace.
We have been justified (declared righteous) by Faith alone apart from works apart from the law… When we came to Christ we literally passed from spiritual death into spiritual life… That we were regenerated by the Holy Spirit..
The world regenerate is a powerful world it means to produce life.. it is the picture of jump leads on a dead battery… that God spirit came into us and breathed his life into us and we literally became new Creatures in Christ.
The same Spirit that raised Christ now resides in us…the same HS that has dwelled in the Christians in the early church lives in the heart of a believer… The life that we now live in Christ… if based upon grace… we are free from guilt and condemnation… Instead of being motivated and influenced by laws or works we are now influenced by the Spirit that dwells in us.
In other words as many who are influenced by the Holy Spirit are the Sons of God…
The word Spirit is the word Pneuma also means wind… but the HS is much more than wind… (power, influence)… because the Holy Spirit is a Person… .
(mind emotion and will)… Holy Spirit is a person with self aware and has “Power” to affect the course of humans events.
T/S This morning we are going five motivators/ influences that can have a dramatic impact on the way that we live and interact in the world… The first motivator is the word FEAR....
1. Influenced by the Problem of Fear
Paul Martin, in his book The Sickening Mind (HarperCollins, 1997) -tells of a study that was conducted During the Gulf War.
In 1991,Iraq launched a series of Scud missile attacks against Israel.
Many Israeli citizens died as a result of these attacks.
After the war was over, Israeli scientists analyzed the official mortality statistics and found something remarkable.
Although the death rate had jumped among Israeli citizens on the first day of the Iraqi attacks, the vast majority of them did not die from any direct physical effects of the missiles.
They died from heart failure brought on by fear and stress associated with the bombardment.
It was fear and the psychological impact of the missiles, not the physical impact, that claimed the majority of victims.
Fear is an emotion that God placed in our DNA..
Fear can be your foe or your friend.
When you find yourself in the path of a frightening storm—whether figurative or literal— fear can be a paralyzing force spiraling you down into the depths of darkness . . .
or a propelling motivator moving you to higher ground.
As the storm approaches, fear can be like a deadbolt lock keeping your mind confined . . .
or like a loud alarm warning you to move to safety.
The question is — What role does fear have in your life?
Is fear and Immobilizer or energizer...
Fear does not have control our lives…
With the coming of the Holy Spirit comes freedom.
Now, we need to remember if you are struggling with fear — you are not less than… anyone else… Freedom is a process… We are those who are being set free… Paul is making the point that we are no longer obligated Law that bring condemnation… He calls living under the law.... the spirit of Slavery.... we don’t have to go back into slavery...
The influencer or motivator is no longer the “spirit” (power, influencer ) of the law but the H.S..
The Spirit of fear brings us into bondage and will strip you from liberty… Paul says that the Holy Spirit you received was not a spirit of Fear-
What is a spirit of fear? - In most languages there isn’t a noun for the word fear it is normally a verb… there are expressions such as ‘be afraid’ or ‘to fear.”
But in this verse it is used as a noun it is talking about a state of fear… It living from the PLACE Of fear… Slavery is a state of being subject to another -
Why is this so important to understand — Fear and anxiety is one of the most common disorders today....research tells us that 1 in every 4 people struggle with have an anxiety order within their life time and 1-10 will have one in the next year..
The problems with fear is that it can be disabling and can cause other health issues… such as phobias, post traumatic disorders, obsessive compulsive disorders.. and cause panic attacks.
Ten years ago we had lots going on in our lives and were making some life altering decisions… including taking on a degree in seminary with a family.... what I didn’t know that at this time is I was caring a lot of stress and worries.. but my body knew this.
And one day at work… I collapsed on the floor.... my heart was racing… and I honestly thought I was having a heart attack the church secretary had to call 911… What I experienced was a panic attack.. something I battled for the next four years… I had huge obstacles to overcome in my recovery..
I used to quote this verse often - God has not give me a spirit of fear but of love power and sound mind…
Again, God designed panic to be an engerizer - not an immobilizer... God engineered that into our DNA for our our protection… when danger comes we will move… its a protective mechanism....
Think that we often forget that the Christian life is a daily event… Pick up your cross daily… give us today our daily bread… casting our cares upon him is not a weekly event but a daily event..
put on the armor of God daily… because everyday we are engaged in spiritual warfare.
Put on the Gospel of the shoes of peace.. pick up the shield of faith, we put on the righteousness of God… we pick up the sword of the spirit.. pick up the sword of the spirit.. the Bible and put on the helmet of Salvation.
T/S we looking at five motivators/ influences that can have a dramatic impact on the way that we live and interact in the world… The first motivator is the problem of FEAR.... the second
2. Influenced by the position of Adoption
My brother in-law have two beautiful daughters who they have adopted… Hannah and Bina… they have come into a loving home environment and they are thriving… What is interesting is that both Hannah and Bina are both incredible swimmers… they are both very competitive.
Just a couple of weeks ago Hannah swam for Zimbabwe against South Africa swimmers…
But one thing about the Brits family is that they are just like any other family…the reason is that they are family....Hannah and Bina are not biologically their but through adoption that are relationally theirs....
They have been fully accepted as daughters I believe that … God loves Adoption…it is what he did with us… Adoption is being welcomed into the Family of God…
When a person gets saved, they are born again / experience the new birth / regeneration / become God’s child LITERALLY!
(Not a metaphor / not figurative) We are in all actuality, literally, children of God…He’s our Father…this is a family, the family of God.
Welcome to the family!
God, with His infinite love has adopt us into His family, with this relationship comes all kind of changes and privileges
The first and most fundamental thing that He changes when He adopts us into His family is our status.
So, God changes our status.
If you’ve got that in your notes, write that down.
“He changes our status.”
At the beginning of Romans we were aliens outside of Grace… separated from the promises of God… but we have received the Holy Spirit who is the seal of adoption..
There is a change in status in relationship…
Adoption is the legal transfer from one family situation into another family situation...
In Roman culture, the adopted person lost all rights in his old family and gained all the rights of a legitimate child in his new family.
He became a full heir to his new family.
Likewise, when a person becomes a Christian, he or she gains all the privileges and responsibilities of a child in God's family.
Adoption is the summit of Christian experience… it is the ceiling… there is no higher status than being a son and daughter of God.
John Murry calls adoption, “the Apex of grace and privilege.”
J.I Packer says, “it is the highest privilege that the gospel can offer..
We relate to God in terms of our Father… … it is through the relationship of adoption that we cry out Abba Father…
The word Cry is interesting word Krazo
It means express deep emotion.
… We “cry” it is to throw ourselves on him in dependence...
What a privilege we have to call God our Father… this term is reserved for those with a special relationship… My children call me dad… they are my dependance… and I am their provider… think about how we long for our children to thrive… we want to set them up with the best opportunities possible… well our heavenly father has set us up to thrive.
How can we be sure that we are adopted?
Paul tells us that there is this inner witiness.
The spirit of God bears witness with our spirit... the evidence is the HS that we belong to God… We have been included into the family — there is belonging in Christ.. We have assurance in our hearts… and the result is that we have all the benefits of the relationship
In this adoption process we become heirs of God that is from the Father…
The Roman law made all children, including adopted ones, equal heritors.
Jewish law gave a double portion to the eldest son… Through adoption you have all of God’s affection… every blessing… freedom, Favor, blessing…
T/S we looking at five motivators/ influences that can have a dramatic impact on the way that we live and interact in the world… The problem of FEAR.... the position of Adoption… We are also...
3. Influenced by the perspective of theFuture
Did you know that the average adult spends 12 percent of the day thinking about the future?
roughly one of every eight hours.
One of the huge influences on our lives is our perception of the future....
One of my favorite verses is
God has a positive outlook of the future..
Tim Keller gives this illustration of how our idea of the future impacts our present.
Imagine you have two women of the same age, the same socioeconomic status, the same educational level, and even the same temperament.
You hire both of them and say to each, "You are part of an assembly line, and I want you to put part A into slot B and then hand what you have assembled to someone else.
I want you to do that over and over for eight hours a day."
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