This week we are continuining our series on Focus….and I dealing with the topic of partnership…the one between Zechariah and Zerubbabel….

Zechariah and Zerrubabels story….

There must be unity at the top
There must be a very clear decision to lead without gossip.
Leaders are the worst gossipers.
Gossip defined….someone who spreads negative news about someone else without doing the biblical thing first.
Lead from the high places….
“Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.”
Eph. 4:29

Proverbs 13:18 “Whoever listens to correction is honored.” Sign I saw this week: “I’d rather change my mind and succeed than have my own way and fail.”

for the rest….you know the drill…see you this Sunday morning!

Courtesy of “Street View” Google maps….google your own house, you might be suprised!

Here is a simple loop I made up for the new series…focusing on Zechariah 4

For the month of August our church is going to be looking at the 4th chapter of Zechariah….
should be fun!

Here is one of the paragraphs from this weeks message….

For the next month we as a church are going to look at this chapter of scripture. Zechariah 4. I once heard the story of a pastor who preached a great message, the people were touched and came back expecting more of the same. Well they got more of the same because he preached exactly the same message the next week. There were a few people who had not heard it the first time, and they thought it was great. Even those who had heard it the first time thought…yes this is good….The third week everyone rocked up and lo and behold…the pastor preached the same message. A delegation of deacons got together and summed up the courage to approach the rather fiery young man to ask him to explain his actions….
They approached him and said…look the message was great the first week, interesting the next….but now…why three times?
The pastor turned to them with passion and fire in his eyes and said…well you did not do what I said the first week, so I am going to keep giving the same message until you do!!!!

Having a keen vision of what God wants for your life is very important

Now in the month of September at the last Sunday in September we are going to have vision Sunday where we explore what the vision of our particular church is.

But this morning I want to speak about what your vision for your life is.
You see Gods vision for your life is that you would have a good life…a life that is full of promise and blessing. This does not mean you will be rich or materially well off, plenty of Christians are not…and I don’t read about Jesus cruising around the dead sea in his powerboat…
(see you at church for the rest!)