HAGGAI INSTITUTE OMAN 2ND NATIONAL SEMINAR
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INTEGRITY:
What does integrity mean to
you?
Where do you find these characteristics?
How do you link these characteristics with what God
says about us?
Genesis 1: 26 “Then God said, Let us make man in our own image.”
Do you think it is important for us to be like God? .
Sum up what God wants us to be:
Why is integrity important to you?
1.
2.
Mention a person of integrity:
Integrity is important only
to World Leaders, we are not
important to the wider
scheme of things. True or False
Who is a Leader? ~
INTEGRITY IN THE OLD
TESTAMENT:
List those people who you think were people
of integrity:
INTEGRITY IN THE NEW
TESTAMENT:
The word
‘Integrity’ does not appear in the New Testament except in the NIV and NRSV. Is
integrity therefore modelled by the various lives that are recorded in it? We
must look for people who walked
the walk that Jesus walked and talked. Who are the giants of the New Testament?
Jesus is the obvious and first choice, but else? Who can be included on your list?
INTEGRITY AND MONEY
Does integrity has anything to do with
managing our finances
Are finances in church and
our personal lives a problem
How can we effect change?
WHAT IS OUR GOAL AS PEOPLE
OF INTEGRITY?
Ephesians 4:24
Where is INTEGRITY
important?
COMMITMENT
When
a person starts up a business, what are some of the essentials if the business
is to succeed? Name 0/ply you three top thou hts.
What is the major cause of
failure in any enterprise? ~
What is the ‘number one’
priority when striving for success?
How can you define
Commitment?
A
commitment is the obligation or pledge to carry out some action or policy or to
support a policy or person.
The
degree of an individual’s commitment to a particular matter will
determinetheenergy,determinationa~rice~theindividu1is willing to expend
Paul J. Meyer wrote in Bridging the Leadership Gap:
“Commitment
is the application of sustained effort, controlled
attention,
and concentrated energy.
George
Soros, a leading stockbroker and investor, listed these as
the
most important hints for business success. The first six are:
1. Overwhelming
confidence in one’s own ability
2. Responsiveness to clients and customers
3. Ability to motivate people to achieve
4. Clear communication channels
5. Recognition as an honest, trustworthy company that has high ideals
6. A strategic vision for the organisation
What does God want from us? Let us look at Revelations
Chapter 2 & 3, which are letters written to the seven churches and tell the
churches what God knows of them and what He requires of them:
Church What God knows What God requires
Ephesus
Smyrna
Pergamum
Thyatira
Sardis
Philadelphia
Laod icea
There are
factors that refer to the warnings given to the seven churches. The most
important refers to Laodicea, where the church is charged with being ‘lukewarm’,
which is intolerable to God.
God requires total commitment from His people.
EXAMPLES AND PROFILES OF COMMITMENT:
Joshua 24:
14—15
1 Sam 7:3
1 King 8:61
Pro 16:3
John 15:10
Acts 2:42
Acts 6:8—15&1:51 -60
II Corinthians 11:23—27
Hebrews 1:11 to 14
THE 80/20
PRINCIPLE /
Many of you must
have heard of this principle, which was formulated by an Italian economist,
Vilfredo Pareto. Simply put, it means that in any given situation, 80% of the
work is done by 20% of those involved.
In business, for
example, 80% of a company’s revenues are generated by 20% of its products. 80%
of a country’s taxes are paid by 20% of the population.
So, c~n we safely say that 80% of
our church work is being done by 20% of the congregation who are truly
committed?
Where does that
leave us? Can we ignite a holy fire in the 80% not fully committed to the
Lord’s work?
Matthew 9:37.