The 6 Marks Living Desperately

OUR MARKS/MEASURES

This is our Target – It is the When – when are we successful and hit the target (our mission) we believe that is set before us.  This is personal and are questions that we want every person who is a part of our church asking on a daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly basis of themselves and of each other. 

How Am I Living…

• Authentically?
• Biblically?
• Connectedly?
• Desperately?
• Evangelistically?
• Faithfully?

How Am I Living Desperately?

Psalm 63:1-8; 42:1-2a; John 15:1-11 Acts 4:23-31; Exodus 33:15; Hebrews 4:16; Jeremiah 33:3

• Abiding and connecting to Jesus so they can live this Christian life.
• One who is desperately seeking the Lord in their daily life
• Living with a daily sense that if I don’t depend on Christ, I can’t make it through and can’t accomplish the things He is calling me to do. Understand it’s not our independence that the Lord desires but our dependence upon Him.
• Has a deep and growing prayer life
• One who understands that we are desperate for the Lord to transform us and desperate for His favor to rest on our lives.
• Not content to stay in the safe places of life, but willing to get out of their comfort zones and on the edge of following God’s purpose and plan.

Scale

                                                                 ___________                1                                                5                                        10

In Control                                                                Out of Control

Independent                                                      Deeply Dependent

Safe Zone                                                                  On the Edge

Desperately Seeking… 

• Desperate for the Presence of God
• Desperate for the Preference (Favor) of God
• Desperate for the Power of God
• Desperate for the Purpose/Plan of God
• Desperate for the Priorities of God
• Desperate to Please God
• Desperate for the Promises of God
• Desperate for the Peace of God

The Evidence of Desperation

• There is a Plea to God
• There is Plug In – Abide
• There is a Pursuit of God – A Panting
• There is Proof – It’s in the Progress
• There is Power
• There is Purpose
• There is Prayer – Petition