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Choosing your future… right values… right guide … now, the right Team of people.
To do what God wants you to accomplish, you will have to have a team.
Success is never a one man show.
Even solo athletes have a support team.
You need a personal Team… a Dream Team.
Today we will look at three angles… The Kinds of people… the reasons to have a team … what to look for.
Four Kinds of People You Need in Your Life
Models
who inspire you by their example.
Everything you learned… the way you walk and talk you learned from modeling.
If you don’t have a model of where you want to be in 5 … 10 years, you won’t get there.
Mentors
who coach you.
Coaches help people accomplish their goals.
My dad - taught hard work, honesty, forgiveness...
Jon Elder - taught me to depend og the Lord and to stay close to him… no matter what.
Buford Easley - stand strong with God for what you believe.
Partners
who share your dream and work with you.
It’s bigger than you can accomplish on your own.
Friends
who will love and pray for you even if they don’t share your dream or goal.
They are there if you succeed or fail.
Walk in when others walk out...
You don’t need hundreds, but you do need a few good friends that bring out the best in you...
You don’t want friends that will pull you down.
It’s easier to be pulled down than to pull other’s up.
You may know what God wants you to do, but the wrong friends can cause you to miss it.
I believe God wants you to live a fulfilled life, but some will not… some will be sidelined or even out of the church completely.
Some not serious about following Jesus
Some did not build your dream team… You didn’t get connected.
When times get tough, you don’t have that team of friends to fall back on… to help you up.
You need these types of people… Let’s call them your Dream Team....
Here are 5 REASONS YOU NEED A TEAM FOR YOUR LIFE
Why You Need a Dream Team in Your Life
To make up for my weaknesses.
None of us has all the talent… all the know how.
We need people who compensate for our weaknesses.
We are shaped differently for a reason.
We all need people in our lives… especially working with us that fill in the gaps of our giftings.
To bring out the best in me.
I don’t just need someone to compensate fro my weaknesses.
I need people who bring out the best in me… you do to.
We all need this.
Ask, do these friends sharpen me and do they shape me to be the person God wants me to be?
If they don’t sharpen you or make you better, they are not your friends.
Your closest friends should only sharpen you.
To get more done.
Obvious 2 can do more than 1… 3 more than 2...
ILL - Project that you need to do and you can do it alone, but it’s much faster and easier when you have someone helping you.
To help me get back up when I stumble.
We will all stumble.
You may have God’s dream, but you may not go straight to it.
You will stumble… make mistakes ....
You will fall, but it doesn’t matter when you have a team to help you get back up.
You need people who can help make up for your weaknesses, bring out the best in you, get more done and get back up when you stumble…
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To Resist attacks and criticism.
The moment you begin doing what God wants you to do, the enemy will come against you.
People will try to rain on your parade…
No matter who you are in life, you're going to be criticized by somebody.
You just have to decide who do I want to be criticized by?
I want to be criticized by small-minded thinkers.
I want to be criticized by people who don't understand the kingdom of God.
I want to be with people who do understand that people matter to God, that Jesus is the way, and who are big thinkers
The more strands in a rope the stronger it is… the more people you have ion your team, the stronger your team and the less likely you will cave when attacked.
Describe BG Team
What made them so effective?
BG chose wisely using these criteria.
Picking Your Team… what to look for.
1. Choose people who want to love and serve God.
If you are choosing people to be on your Dream Team, they have to love the Lord and be willing to serve him.
If the people closest to you don’t love and serve the Lord, you are going in the wrong direction.
I have seen this over and over… bad company corrupts good character.
You can have good dreams, and you can have good character, but if you choose the wrong team, you go in the wrong direction.
2. Choose people committed to growing in character.
Talent will only take you so far.
Character will take you to the end of your life.
A lot of talented people flame out… and drop out.
BG chose men and women of good character and who were committed to helping each other grow...
Specifically 3 characteristics God always blesses.
1. Integrity.
If you want God to bless you, you better live a life of integrity.
Integrity is not just about honesty… it’s about staying focused on what God wants you to do.
ILL - BG was offered the part of Moses in 10 commandments… he said I’m not a star… I am a preacher of the Gospel.
2. Humility.
If you want God's favor on your life, on your dream, on your business, on your blessing, then you need to walk with humility.
BG - traveled the world preaching 60 plus years and never bought a jet.
Great people are not impressed with themselves.
They are focused on you, not themselves.
They don’t put people down, but they build them up.
3. Generosity.
Not just talking about money.
More promises regarding generosity than all others.
If you want God to bless what you are doing, be generous.
BG - paid for a crusade here in New Orleans after Katrina.
When you live a godly life, a life of encouraging others, a life of serving the Lord, you will flourish.
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People who do what’s right even when it’s hard.
Have to do this if you want God to use you.
This is a promise to us when we obey him.
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