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“The Best Yes” #2An original sermon by Gary Olsen
From whom
did you learn
to drive?
From whom
did you learn
to drive?
“The Smith System of No-Accident Driving”
1) Aim high in steering
2) Get the big picture ahead
“We steer where we stare.”
Lysa Terkeurst
The Best Yes
“Our decisions point our lives
in directions we’re about to head.
Show me a decision
and I’ll show you a direction.”
Lysa Terkeurst, The Best Yes
My two most
influential words are
“Yes” and “No.”
How I use “Yes” and “No”
determines
how I set my schedule.
How I set my schedule
determines
how I live my life.
~
How I live my life
determines
how I spend my soul.
My two most
influential words are
“Yes” and “No.”
“The Best Yes” #2An original sermon by Gary Olsen
Proverbs 24:26 NCV
An honest answer
is as pleasing
as a kiss on the lips.
Proverbs 24:23b-24a NCV
23 It is not good to take sides when you are the judge.
24 Don’t tell the wicked that they are innocent
Proverbs 24:28 NCV
Don’t testify against your neighbor for no good reason.
Don’t say things that are false.
Proverbs 24:26 NCV
An honest answer
is as pleasing
as a kiss on the lips.
“The Best Yes” #2An original sermon by Gary Olsen
“Best Yes” Best Practices
#1
Saying “Yes” to one thing
is saying “No” to other things
Luke 9:62 NCV
Jesus said, “Anyone
who begins to plow a field
but keeps looking back
is of no use in the kingdom of God.”
“Best Yes” Best Practices
#1
Saying “Yes” to one thing
is saying “No” to other things
“Best Yes” Best Practices
#2
Daily study and prayer
in God’s Word
Psalm 119:105 NCV
Your word is like a lamp for my feet and
a light for my path
“Best Yes” Best Practices
#2
Daily study and prayer
in God’s Word
“Best Yes” Best Practices
#3
“Knowing God’s part
for you to play”
Ephesians 2:10 NCV
God has made us what we are. In Christ Jesus,
God made us to do good works,
which God planned in advance
for us to live our lives doing.
1 Corinthians 12:8-9 NCV
8 The Spirit gives one person
the ability to speak with wisdom, and the same Spirit gives another
the ability to speak with knowledge. 9 The same Spirit gives faith to one.
And, to another, that one Spirit
gives gifts of healing.
“Best Yes” Best Practices
#3
“Knowing God’s part
for you to play”
“Best Yes” Best Practices
#4
“Chasing down your decisions
to see where they are taking you”
Proverbs 24:26 NCV
An honest answer
is as pleasing
as a kiss on the lips.
“Lord, unrush me.
Set my life
to your rhythm of
connection, compassion,
and calling.
~ ~ ~
Amen!”
“The Best Yes” #2An original sermon by Gary Olsen