JP Morgan spoke at the River in February, 2008. He made some good points during the sermon that I thought I would blog.
- You are a spiritual being looking for a human life. That is, if you're dead to your old life. If not, you are a human being seeking comfort and trying to look good in front of other people--keeping up appearances.
The single biggest factor in determining your effective tone (the atmosphere you create around you) is your thinking. Your mental preoccupation. What we need is a new default setting--what you think about when you're not doing anything. The goal is to see and think about things from HIS perspective. Essentially, this new default setting is what the bible talks about when it says, "Set your mind on things above."
- 1st mental preoccupation: Who am I in Christ? I am His disciple.
- 2nd mental preoccupation: How am I growing in my character? How am I exhibiting the fruit of the Spirit?
- 3rd mental preoccupation: What are my missions and giftings in life? What is my calling/purpose? How can I live out my calling, my unique Kingdom role?
We want to be the best at what we do. We become the best because we are serving Christ.
