What’s Next? – Difference Makers

Ephesians 1:16-18  //  I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people,

• Know God

1 Timothy 6:21 (TLB)  //  Some of these people have missed the most important thing in life—they don't know God. May God's mercy be upon you. Sincerely, Paul.

• Find Freedom

John 8:36  //  So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.

• Discover Purpose.

Galatians 6:4 (MSG)  //  Make a careful exploration of who you are and the work you have been given, and then sink yourself into that.

• What was the BEST day of your life?
• Make a Difference.

John 15:8, 11  //  This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples. 11 I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.

• My ultimate purpose is to make a difference for eternity.
• Heaven & People

John 17:18 (MSG)  //  In the same way that you gave me a mission in the world, I give them a mission in the world.

Acts 20:24 (NCV)  //  I don’t care about my own life. The most important thing is that I complete my mission, the work that the Lord Jesus gave me—to tell people the Good News about God’s grace.

Acts 1:8  //  “You will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

• JERUSALEM: Those closest to me
• JUDEA & SAMARIA: Those close to me but different than me
• ENDS OF THE EARTH: Those far from me
• Make a difference in my world.

Mark 5:19 (NCV)  //  Go home to your family and friends. Tell them how much the Lord has done for you and how he has had mercy on you.

Proverbs 3:27-28 (MSG)  //  Never walk away from someone who deserves help; your hand is God’s hand for that person. Never tell your neighbors to wait until tomorrow if you can help them now.

• Make a difference beyond my world.

1 Corinthians 9:22 (TLB)  //  Whatever a person is like, I try to find common ground with him so that he will let me tell him about Christ and let Christ save him.

• Make a difference in the whole world.

Mark 16:15 (NCV)  //  Jesus said to His followers, “Go everywhere in the world, and tell the Good News to everyone.”

Mark 10:29 (LB)  //  Jesus replied, “Let me assure you that no one has ever given up anything... for love of Me and to tell others the Good News, who won’t be given back, a hundred times over...”

• Ultimate fulfillment comes when you’re a part of a family and making a difference for eternity!