Multiplication: God’s Math
This past week we began a series at Northpark about God’s Math – MULTIPLICATION. It is God’s will for us to be fruitful and to multiply. John 15:8 shows us that God is glorified when we produce large results. As a church and as individuals, we are praying that God would MULTIPLY:
- Our spiritual depth.
- Our anointing and understanding of God’s Word.
- Our desire for prayer and fasting.
- Our love and compassion for others.
- Our influence that we might pastor a city.
- Our finances and resources.
- Our relationships in our homes.
- Our numbers as we reach out to those who are lost.
- Our effectiveness in ministry.
However, sitting back and hoping it will happen is not going to bring it! It takes a definite passion for God and a passion to see God move in our lives to drive that reality. We must give birth to those things on the inside before we can receive those things on the outside.
In Sunday’s message, we spent a lot of time talking about that kind of passion. To take this discussion a step further, I want to share with you some KEYS TO CULTIVATING PASSION. Author, Mark Sanborn, writes the following in his book THE ENCORE EFFECT (click the link to purchase your copy – it’s a great resource).
As you read the following, consider how they apply to your life!
- Study and Learn – In today’s society, there is no excuse for not growing in your area of ministry or vocation. Information will fuel your heart and mind to push to become more passionate about what you put your hands to.
- Use Small Achievements or Success to Fuel Larger Ones – Focus on achieving a remarkable performance today, then another one tomorrow – not on becoming a company CEO.
- Look to Other Passionate People as Role Models – Reach out to people you respect for their passion and performance. Passion is more CAUGHT than TAUGHT.
- Plug the Leaks – Don’t spend time on things that diffuse your focus and do not advance your goals.
- Make Passion Part of Your Life – Where the head goes, the heart will follow. You may not feel passionate, but if you deliberately and consciously act with passion, you will come to feel that passion.
Listen to the sermon, “MULTIPLICATION: GOD’S MATH.”
Thanks for the nice mention of my book, The Encore Effect. I also recommend that people consider that even if you aren’t passionate about what you do, you can be passionate about why you do it, how you do it, or for whom you do it. Passion can be cultivated in each of those areas.