Difference Makers

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Difference Makers

• 2Chron 169 and Selected

Pastor Dave Martin Cross Creek Community Church
July 25, 2004
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Difference Makers

• Acts 214 Then Peter stood up with the Eleven,
  raised his voice and addressed the crowd "Fellow
  Jews and all of you who live in Jerusalem, let me
  explain this to you listen carefully to what I
  say...
• 241 Those who accepted his message were
  baptized, and about three thousand were added to
  their number that day.

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Difference Makers...

• 1. Has a Positive Spiritual INFLUENCE on Others.
• Philip. 24 Each of you should look not only to
  your own interests, but also to the interests of
  others.
• John 154 Remain in me, and I will remain in you.
  No branch can bear fruit by itself it must
  remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit
  unless you remain in me.

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Difference Makers...

• 2. Are SOUGHT by God.
• Ezekiel 2230 "I looked for a man among them who
  would build up the wall and stand before me in
  the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have
  to destroy it, but I found none.

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Difference Makers...

• 3. Has Gods BLESSINGS upon them.
• 2 Chron. 169a For the eyes of the Lord range
  throughout the earth to strengthen those whose
  hearts are fully committed to him.

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Why should I become a Difference Maker?

• You were created to bring glory to God.
• You will one day give an account of your life.
• You are needed by others around you.

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Become a Difference Maker...

• Get close to God.
• James 48 Come near to God and he will come near
  to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify
  your hearts, you double-minded.

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Become a Difference Maker...

• Separate from the Worlds Influence.
• Romans 122 Do not conform any longer to the
  pattern of this world, but be transformed by the
  renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to
  test and approve what God's will is--his good,
  pleasing and perfect will.

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Become a Difference Maker...

• Begin Serving God somewhere.
• Matthew 2026-28 Instead, whoever wants to become
  great among you must be your servant, and whoever
  wants to be first must be your slave-- just as
  the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to
  serve, and to give his life as a ransom for
  many."

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Become a Difference Maker...

• Guard the Attitude of your Heart.
• Proverbs 423 Above all else, guard your heart,
  for it is the wellspring of life.

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Be a Difference Maker...

• Get close to God.
• Separate from the Worlds Influence.
• Begin Serving God somewhere.
• Guard the Attitude of your Heart.

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• 1 Cor. 1558 Therefore, my dear brothers, stand
  firm. Let nothing move you. Always give
  yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because
  you know that your labor in the Lord is not in
  vain.

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Difference Makers...

• Impact Lives for an ETERNITY !

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