What’s Water-Walking?What’s Water-Walking?

There is something There is something inside you that inside you that wants to walk on wants to walk on water…water…

……to leave the to leave the comfort of routine comfort of routine existence…existence…

……and abandon and abandon yourself to the high yourself to the high adventure of adventure of following God.following God.

Jesus is looking for Jesus is looking for people who will get people who will get out of the boat and out of the boat and walk with himwalk with him

What’s stopping you What’s stopping you from getting out of from getting out of the boat?the boat?

Fear?Fear?

Failure?Failure?

Comfort?Comfort?

• Water-Walkers…Water-Walkers…

• discern between discern between FaithFaith and and FoolishnessFoolishness

Water-Walkers…Water-Walkers…

get out of the Boatget out of the Boat

Water-Walkers…Water-Walkers…

expect Stormsexpect Storms

Water-Walkers…Water-Walkers…

accept Fear as the accept Fear as the price of Growthprice of Growth

Water-Walkers…Water-Walkers…

see Failure as an see Failure as an opportunity to Growopportunity to Grow

Water-Walkers…Water-Walkers…

learn to Wait on the learn to Wait on the LordLord

God has a calling for God has a calling for youyou

In what way might God In what way might God be calling you to get be calling you to get out of your “boat” out of your “boat” and step out into and step out into faith?faith?

Are you excited about Are you excited about your relationship with your relationship with God?God?

Is it growing?Is it growing?

Water-Walking Water-Walking brings a deeper brings a deeper connection with connection with GodGod

What’s stopping you What’s stopping you from getting out of from getting out of the boat?the boat?

The Tragedy of the The Tragedy of the Unopened GiftUnopened Gift

God has given each God has given each of us a great giftof us a great gift

Two ways to look at Two ways to look at a gift, talent or a gift, talent or ability…ability…

It’s too valuable to It’s too valuable to be usedbe used

oror

It’s too valuable NOT It’s too valuable NOT to be usedto be used

God, the Lord of the God, the Lord of the Gift, intends for us Gift, intends for us to use our gift or to use our gift or talenttalent in His service in His service

What will you do What will you do with your talent…with your talent…

Your life…Your life…

Your Mind…Your Mind…

Your Abilities…Your Abilities…

Your Body…Your Body…

Your Money…Your Money…

Your Will…Your Will…

Your FamilyYour Family

The greatest gift of all:The greatest gift of all:

God offers us himself God offers us himself to partner with you to partner with you in your life.in your life.

Are you playing the Are you playing the “When-Then” game?“When-Then” game?

WhenWhen I…… I…… ThenThen I’ll I’ll try using this gifttry using this gift

God is going to ask God is going to ask you one day, “What you one day, “What did you do with did you do with what I gave you?”what I gave you?”

What’s stopping you What’s stopping you from getting out of from getting out of the boat?the boat?

Find Your Calling Find Your Calling and Get Your Feet and Get Your Feet

WetWet

Calling vs CareerCalling vs Career

You choose a career You choose a career because it promises because it promises rewards…rewards…

A calling chooses A calling chooses youyou

You build a career You build a career on your own abilityon your own ability

You follow a calling You follow a calling on the basis of your on the basis of your trust and faith in trust and faith in GodGod

You are either on a You are either on a

mission from God mission from God

or you are or you are notnot

What is your calling?What is your calling?

Expand your Expand your spiritual comfort spiritual comfort zonezone

Take Take smallsmall steps out steps out of the boat that has of the boat that has you know and trust you know and trust God.God.

What small steps What small steps can you take can you take today?today?

What’s stopping you What’s stopping you from getting out of from getting out of the boat?the boat?

Facing our Facing our Challenges, Challenges, Conquering our Conquering our FearsFears

Sooner or later, Sooner or later, storms comestorms come

Storms have a way Storms have a way of teaching what of teaching what nothing else cannothing else can

What kind of What kind of “storms” do you “storms” do you face or encounter face or encounter in your life today?in your life today?

Resilience FactorResilience Factor

Reassert command over Reassert command over their destiny, rather their destiny, rather than be the victimthan be the victim

Resilience FactorResilience Factor

Have a strong Have a strong commitment to commitment to their valuestheir values

Resilience FactorResilience Factor

Find meaning in Find meaning in their sufferingtheir suffering

Who are you being?Who are you being?

Who you’re being Who you’re being will guide your will guide your actionsactions

Your results reflect Your results reflect who you’re beingwho you’re being

Any time you say Any time you say yes to God, you will yes to God, you will face winds, but face winds, but don’t give up…don’t give up…

… … it’s worth the rideit’s worth the ride

Good News for Cave Good News for Cave DwellersDwellers

He who has never failed He who has never failed somewhere, that man somewhere, that man cannot be great. cannot be great.

Failure is the test of Failure is the test of greatness.greatness.

Herman MelvilleHerman Melville

The cave named The cave named failurefailure

We all log time in We all log time in the “cave”the “cave”

God does some of God does some of his best work in his best work in cavescaves

God wants his power God wants his power to flow through to flow through your weaknessyour weakness

What areas of your What areas of your life are you in the life are you in the cave?cave?

Hope Hope

The fuel that the The fuel that the human heart runs onhuman heart runs on

When I hope, I believe that When I hope, I believe that God is at work to redeem God is at work to redeem all things all things regardless of regardless of how things happen to be how things happen to be turning out for me todayturning out for me today..

Something better is Something better is coming…coming…

……keep your keep your forkfork

How BIG is your How BIG is your God?God?

Our God is sooo big!Our God is sooo big!

Waiting on the Waiting on the Lord…Lord…

……it’s not a passive it’s not a passive waiting around for waiting around for something to something to happen…happen…

… … it’s the continual, it’s the continual, daily decision to saydaily decision to say

“ “I will trust you, and I will trust you, and I will obey you.”I will obey you.”

What God does in us What God does in us while we wait is as while we wait is as important as what it important as what it is we are waiting for.is we are waiting for.

Jesus is out on the Jesus is out on the water calling youwater calling you

What’s stopping you What’s stopping you from getting out of from getting out of the boat?the boat?

If you want to walk If you want to walk on wateron water

You have to get You have to get out of the boatout of the boat

What did you get out of these What did you get out of these session?session?

•InsightsInsights

•Your CallingYour Calling

•New adventuresNew adventures

What support do you need to What support do you need to get out of the boat?get out of the boat?

•What’s Next?What’s Next?–Monthly BreakfastMonthly Breakfast–Men’s SummitMen’s Summit

•What went well?What went well?

•What are some opportunities What are some opportunities for improvement?for improvement?