Quiet Time Notes
Notes from my daily Quiet Times with God
A Life of Impact - Amazing Speech
July 4th, 2009Previous |
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Amazing Speech
Mark 6:1-6
Suspicions and fear can evaporate because of love and openness
1. Deep Conviction
- Listeners who put his words into practice were wise
- How convicted are you about what you’ll be saying?
- Think about what to say instead of how it will come across
2. Passion - If the speaker isn’t moved by the message, how can he expect it to move anyone else?
3. Integrity - Speaker must take plank out of their own eye before one can challenge other on the same topic
4. Person to person
- Speak at their level mean not “to talk down to” or “to talk up to” an audience.
- Apologizing without reason, belittles himself
- Jesus was above us, but he came down to our level
5. Inspirational
- Conservative and low-key he will have no impact
- We all want our lives to count for something
6. Practical
- Message must be practical and applicable
- He specifically addressed the sins in their lives
- He gave them direction, and at times He told them exactly what to do
7. Meet the Need - Out of touch with the needs on the audience can actually make things worst then they are.