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Taking the Initiative

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  • Titus 2:14

  • Introduction

    • If we are to be zealous for good deeds, we must take the initiative.

    • Two people who took the initiative:

      • David (I Samuel 17)

        • I Samuel 17:32, 37, 47-53 – David took initiative to go out to Goliath.

        • Nehemiah (Nehemiah 1-6)

          • Nehemiah 1:1-4 – Nehemiah fasts and prays.

          • Nehemiah 2:5, 15-18 – Nehemiah prepares to work.

          • Nehemiah 4:4-6, 14, 17 – Nehemiah lead the people to work.

          • Nehemiah 6:15 – The wall is completed in 52 days.

          • How to take the initiative:

            • We need to care.

              • Romans 5:8 – God took the initiative in sending Jesus!

              • Acts 17:15-17 – Paul cared for the people enough to begin talking to them.

              • Elie Wiesel (1928-2016) – “Indifference, to me, is the epitome of evil.”

              • It helps to get others involved.

                • Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 – Companionship helps!

                • We must find the need and act!

                  • Luke 10:27-37 – The parable of the good Samaritan. We should be looking for ways to be a neighbor to others!

                  • Why not me?

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