KEY POINTS

- Wherever you are – there you are!

- Only God sees your heart : what others may reject, God’s hand anoints.

- Maybe you are where you are because you often allow the wrong people to decide what God can and can’t do in your life.

- The presence of your insufficiencies does not signify the absence of God.

- Start where you are!

KEY POINTS

- God has good plans for us. We can live in the plans knowing that they are good – not easy, but good.

- God’s purpose is going to happen. Are you willing to be a part of it? You can be enthusiastic like Isaiah or you can be bitter and angry like Jonah.

- We sometimes fear being willing to say “Here I am” because he will ask you to go somewhere or do something.

- We are called to go and make disciples – to let others know about the love of God.

KEY POINTS

- Wherever the Holy Spirit is, something powerful happens.

- When God gives you a vision, resistance is part of starting something new.

- What may feel like a distraction, God is using to refocus our faith.

- God’s presence is what takes you beyond your ability.

KEY POINTS

- It’s difference that draws us together.

- The opposite ends of your life experience are what others find attractive in faith.

- Sometimes not being chosen is what you need to appreciate the power of being chosen.

- When you forget that God chose you, you can’t hold the tension of the old you and the new you.

- Baptism isn’t our arrival, it’s the beginning.