Have you got the X-factor?

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Youth Retreat 2006, Ovoca Manor
RE-THINK
RE-COMMIT
RE-BUILD
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What if I told you it was all meant to be? Would
you believe me, would you agree? Its almost that
feeling that we've met before so tell me that you
dont think Im crazy when I tell your love is here
and now. A Moment like this. Some people wait
a lifetime for a moment like this. Some people
search forever for that one special kiss. I cant
believe its happening to me. Some people wait a
lifetime for a moment like this. Everything
changes, but beauty remains. Something so tender
I cant explain. Well I may be dreaming but til I
awake..Can we make the dream last forever? And
I'll cherish all the love we share for a moment
like this.
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Some people wait a lifetime for a moment like
this. Some people search forever for that one
special kiss. I cant believe its happening to
me. Some people wait a lifetime for a moment
like this. The speed of waiting love of all. I
wanna know that you will catch me when I fall.
So let me tell you this. Some people wait a
lifetime for a moment like this... Some people
search a lifetime for a moment like this. Some
people search forever for that one special kiss.
I cant believe its happening to me. Some people
wait a lifetime for a moment like this.
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• All my life Ive waiting for
• I still havent found what Im looking for
• Dont you wish your girlfriend was hot like me.
• Shes the one
• Whatever else

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Have you got the X-factor?

• Youth Retreat 2006
• Ovoca Manor, Co Wicklow

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• X factor
• X box
• Special
• Anything else called X
• X-mas
• X-ian

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Questions?

• Why are you here?
• What do you want to get out of these few days?,
  fun joy laugh craic
• Reaction first time here, unknown, here a few
  times
• Duty
• Ive been here before
• Disappointment?!
• Do you want to get the X factor retreat?

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Who are you?

• Identity outside, inside
• What defines you?

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WorthIdentity

• Worth
• Identity
• What you are about
• Describe yourself in three words (like blind
  date)
• Love and to be loved
• Purpose
• Course
• What is the most fashionable thing that the
  celebrity must have? Dogs? Kids? Charity

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Words to describe this

• Fulfilment
• Excitement
• Sense of purpose
• Chi kek
• keng
• Wasabi
• Awesome man
• Solid
• Cool

• Beautiful human being
• Arrived
• This is it
• Ive been looking for this
• Yeah!
• At peace

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• Celebrity A, B, C, Z how to get famous
  write an autobiography!!!
• Thinness, outrageous Jackass, jet set?!

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I want X factor in my

• House, room that I live in
• Career
• Mate
• Girlfriend/boyfriend
• Holiday
• Career, security, kid,
• Its a lot about me!!!

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What would people do to get it
Motivation Sacrifice Drive Oomph
GOAL
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Are you building your dreams
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What describes your pursuit at the moment?

• Dead keen
• Still looking
• Anticipating
• Nearly there
• Disappointing
• Satisfied?!
• Wow

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FAITH, BELIEVE
Oposition Obstacles
I want this
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• Is it the right building
• Is that what you are searching for

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Are you building your dreams
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My own journey searching for X-factor
Looks good!
Top of the class
FAMILY LIFE
SECURITY
ABUNDANT LIFE
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I want to know what its all about!!!!
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Deuteronomy 28

• Good life- obedience
• Set up above all the other nations
• Blessed in the city and the country
• Fruit of your womb and crops of land be blessed
• Basket kneading through

• Protection and safety wherever you are
• Enemies defeated, one to seven
• Everything you put your hand to.
• Lend to many and borrow from none
• Head and not tail
• Cause blessings to overtake you

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Deuteronomy 28

• The yuk life disobedience
• Cursed wherever you are
• Basket and kneading through
• Children and herds, lands
• Confusion in what you do- ruin
• Ill-health, disease, wasting disease and
  inflammation

• Tough life- hardened ground
• Defeated
• You come to enemy in one direction and leave in
  seven (flee)
• Itch, madness, blindness, confusion
• Cannot enjoy the fruit of your toil
• Other people over you
• In bondage

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Promises

• Abundant life
• Peace
• Security
• Overflowing goodness
• No lack in my life
• riches

• Protection
• Identity
• I belong
• Good plans for my life
• Wisdom
• Directions
• Victory

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How near are you to your dreams?

• Out of reach
• Ever going to get it
• Wishful thinking?!
• Believing in a lie
• Seek it
• Dull it
• Kill it
• Kill self

• Ecclesiastes (paraphrse) once a rich, wise,
  everything he wants did not deny himself
• Vainity oh vainity
• Wealth and looks happiest people must live in
  Hollywood

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What describes your pursuit at the moment?

• Dead keen
• Still looking
• Anticipating
• Nearly there
• Disappointing
• Satisfied?!
• Wow

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It's possible! You can have a GREAT life!
 1Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a
great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off
everything that hinders and the sin that so
easily entangles, and let us run with
perseverance the race marked out for us. 2Let us
fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter
of our faith, who for the joy set before him
endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat
down at the right hand of the throne of God.
3Consider him who endured such opposition from
sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and
lose heart.
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Youth Retreat 2006, Ovoca Manor
RE-THINK
RE-COMMIT
RE-BUILD
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Exercise

• How do you show love, or express your love for
  another?
• How does another show love to you?
• Put on paper. Drop it in box anonymous.