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Sunday, April 6, 2008
Thinking with Excellence Pastor Tan, 05 Apr 08 How we are in life is dependent on how we think. 2 Peter 1:5-7 Virtue added to faith. Virtue = Arete (Gr) Arete = Excellence, efficiency 7 Stages of Development 1. VIRTUE Laziness & fooliness are more condemned than drunkenness Excellence = exceed a given standard that is ordinary, average, terrible, unworthy
a) To be superior in quality Quality never happens by chance. It is by high intentions, having purpose in our hearts. Not to compromise. The call of God in our lives is the call of excellence, not the call of mediocrity If anything is worth doing, do it well If you don't have the time to do an excellent work, when would you have the time to redo it? It's not about being nice, but doing things with excellence - paying attention to details etc. Broken window hypothesis: Leaving one window broken indicates that disorder is tolerated and this invites more disorder Songs of Solomon 2:15 The things that spoil the wine are the little things
b) To obtain greater in quantity Be as productive as possible John 15:16 Faithful and fruitful Instant gratification doesn't happen. It takes persistancy to be productive Abraham Lincoln: Your beginning may be small but if you don't lose heart, success will come Winston Churchill's greatest speech: Never give up Psalm 126: 5-6 We must be willing to pay the price The price of success places a demand on: (i) Our heart Provb 4:23 - "issues of life" High achievers are people who are able to motivate others and themselves. They have deep emotional tanks. Successful people love what they do. Story of the donkey in the well: The key to overcome failures is to shake them off and step on them (ii) Our time Learn to manage our time! All of us have 24hrs a day Time is the occurence of events one after another Thus, time management is event management! .: Wake up early! It gives one a headstart. Time to pray, think, plan. Sleep less, live longer! Optimum hours of sleep is 6.5hrs (iii) Our money To dream costs nothing, but acting on our dreams is pricely If God gives you the vision, He will also give you the provision Luke 16:11 Are you faithful in the little that God has given you? Learn to spend your money within your ways so that when you have accumulated enough, yuou can spend on whatever you want
c) To transcend job description Go the extra mile Matt 5:41 Be people who are willing to do more 1st mile: duty. 2nd mile: Love Be like God, go beyond the 1st mile! Romans 13:8 Love can only begin AFTER the call of duty is met
d) To outdo myself each time I am my biggest competitor Exceed expectations - God is able to do that! Eph 6:5-8 "not with eye service, as men pleases" Do not do your work only because other people are watching, but because you know God is watching
How can we change and start thinking differently? From LAWS to LIBERTY In serving... From SYSTEMS to SERVICE In source... From SELF-CENTRED to SPIRIT-CENTRED In leadership... From LEGALISM to LOVE If you don't love God, you loyalty will not last If you don't love a person, you will not respect him/her If you don't love, there will be no love involved
In mentoring... From FEAR to FAITH In supervision, follow-up... From CONTROL to CONCERN/CARE In work... From DUTY to DEVOTION (love) In attitude... From GETTING to GIVING In lifestyle... From EXPLANATION only to EXAMPLE When you can do all these... From BONDAGE to BREAKTHROUGH Our life changes when our thinking changes!
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