Being A Self Starter

I. Training Objective: List from memory five reasons why we must be self starters.

II. Problems:

A. Laziness
B. Apathy- not caring about the right things
C. "Not my personality" (Personality has little to do with it.)
D. Sin -spiritual dryness.
E. Proverbs 19:2 Ignorance and hesitance.
F. Proverbs 29:18 Lack of vision
G. The greatest waste of time is the time it takes to get started.

III. Plan:

A. Romans 12:11 Serve the Lord fervently.
B. I Corinthians 9:25 Run to win.
C. II Timothy 4:7 Fight the good fight.
D. Revelation 12:11 Overcome Satan
E. James 1:2 Consider trials with pure joy.

IV. Questions:

A. Ask "why?" questions. Ex. - "Why am I doing what I'm doing?
B. What are the needs of people around me?
C. Begin like Paul, "What shall I do, Lord?" Acts 22:10
D. What is my magnificent obsession?
E. Am I wholehearted? II Chronicles 25:2

V. Memory Verses: James 4:14

VI. Reading Material:

Tyranny of the Urgent by Charles Hummel