Goals (2 of 6)
Series: Maximum Impact
Steve Jones
Luke 12:47-48
Sermon Summary: God expects us to live lives of “maximum impact.” A Biblical and practical method of realizing our potential and maximizing our impact is to be goal oriented people.
INTRODUCTION: I’m in a series entitled “maximum impact.” In the first message, we established something very important - God’s expectation. God expects us to live lives of maximum impact. He expects us to influence, change, transform, create, encourage, illuminate, uplift, and make a difference. We said three things last week:
1) Your life represents an investment from God.
2) God expects a return on that investment.
3) God expects a huge return on a huge investment and he has made a huge investment of life and potential in all of us.
Lk.12:47-48 “When someone has been given much, much will be required in return; and when someone has been entrusted with much, even more will be required.”
In this message, I want to talk about setting goals. Namely, should you do it? In the interest of full disclosure, I’ve never been one to formally “set goals.” My philosophy has always been “my goal is to always do my best and be my best. There, that’s my goal.” When I would sit in on leadership conferences or seminars and the teacher would start in on the “goals” piece I would mentally check out. I just didn’t believe it was all that important. (Plus, I was probably a little bit lazy about it). Even though these “goal people” seemed to make a pretty good case that setting goals helps you to grow as an individual and makes you more productive. The evidence is compelling.
The following information is from “Distribution of Wealth in the US 2009.”
3% IN THE U.S. ARE INDEPENDENTLY WEALTHY
(Have everything they want. Work only if they want to)
10% FINANCIALLY COMFORTABLE
(Have everything they need. Have good jobs and take nice vacations. Own homes, drive nice cars, have recreational toys. Send their c ...
Series: Maximum Impact
Steve Jones
Luke 12:47-48
Sermon Summary: God expects us to live lives of “maximum impact.” A Biblical and practical method of realizing our potential and maximizing our impact is to be goal oriented people.
INTRODUCTION: I’m in a series entitled “maximum impact.” In the first message, we established something very important - God’s expectation. God expects us to live lives of maximum impact. He expects us to influence, change, transform, create, encourage, illuminate, uplift, and make a difference. We said three things last week:
1) Your life represents an investment from God.
2) God expects a return on that investment.
3) God expects a huge return on a huge investment and he has made a huge investment of life and potential in all of us.
Lk.12:47-48 “When someone has been given much, much will be required in return; and when someone has been entrusted with much, even more will be required.”
In this message, I want to talk about setting goals. Namely, should you do it? In the interest of full disclosure, I’ve never been one to formally “set goals.” My philosophy has always been “my goal is to always do my best and be my best. There, that’s my goal.” When I would sit in on leadership conferences or seminars and the teacher would start in on the “goals” piece I would mentally check out. I just didn’t believe it was all that important. (Plus, I was probably a little bit lazy about it). Even though these “goal people” seemed to make a pretty good case that setting goals helps you to grow as an individual and makes you more productive. The evidence is compelling.
The following information is from “Distribution of Wealth in the US 2009.”
3% IN THE U.S. ARE INDEPENDENTLY WEALTHY
(Have everything they want. Work only if they want to)
10% FINANCIALLY COMFORTABLE
(Have everything they need. Have good jobs and take nice vacations. Own homes, drive nice cars, have recreational toys. Send their c ...
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