Ever feel your life lacks impact? Stop feeling frustrated. God’s plan for you is significant! Chip shares how to overcome futility and tap into God’s very best for your life.

Introduction: “Empty Buckets”

• Futility – Webster’s – lit. “that which easily pours out,” hence untrustworthy; that which fails completely of the desired end, or incapable of producing any result; trifling, unimportant. Syn: vain, fruitless, ineffective, useless
• Fruitful – Webster’s – Latin “fructus” – enjoyment, means of enjoyment, profitable, productive, producing results and/or desired ends.

How can we avoid futility in our lives?

• Refuse to Confuse Success With SIGNIFICANCE! -Luke 9:25-26

How can we move from success to significance?

1. Clarify your MISSION! Why are you here?

• Two things last forever: God’s Word & people’s souls
• Matthew 28:19-20
• To know CHRIST and make Him KNOWN!

2. Embrace your MISSION FIELD! Where are your greatest spheres of influence?

• Your home -Deut 6:4-9
• Your work -Col 3:22-25
• Your network -Col 4:5-6

3. Engage in the Harvesting Process

• Network
• Befriend
• Identify
• Share
• Invite
• Harvest

4. Sharpen your tools for impact!”

• Learn spiritual “door openers”
• Learn your evangelistic style
• Not Beyond Reach by Aaron Pierce

Broadcast Resource

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Additional Resource Mentions

• I Choose Love Book
• Daily Discipleship - Psalms of Hope
• BOOK: "Halftime" by Bob Buford
• BOOK: "The Paradox of Success" by John R. O'Neil
• CHART: "The High Impact Church" by Linus Morris

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