DNW2012 > Session 3 Notes

• If Scripture is true, it is true regardless of our circumstances. 
• There is no fence to ride – Jesus is a gate and he either lets us in or he doesn’t.
• If you are mad at God you might as well tell him because he already knows.
• There are some of us who need to put up or shut up in following Jesus
• The question isn’t are you an influence – what kind of influence are you?

Acts 11:19
Barnabas and Saul were sent off to share the Gospel with those who never heard it.
1. Look for the grace of God

• cant find it if you aren’t looking for it.
• God has given all of us gifts to serve Him according to His plan – what is God’s perspective on us and our situation?

2. Choose joy

• easier to be joyful when we see God working around us all the time.
• The more you focus on self the less joy you have. The more you focus on God the more joy you have.
• Your attitude is a choice – can be your friend or your foe.
• God is always good but life is not always fair. Attitudes are contagious.

3. Be an encourager

• encourage others to follow and focus on Christ.
• When was the last time you encouraged someone? It’s not encouragement if you expect something in return.
• Encourage someone every day!

4. Have integrity and character

• Something about Barnabas that set him apart.
• The most dangerous people in church are those who forgot that they are sinners.
• If the Gospel is changing us we will hate sin!

5. Share Christ!

• Hundreds of people on your school campus are living enslaved to sin and are a heartbeat away from being separated from God for eternity in hell!
• Don’t separate your burden for a social issue from the desire to see people set free from bondage to sin! Jesus died for the traffickers and those who have had abortions too.
• The are 350 million orphans in the world!

6. Mentor others!

• Help them grow spiritually! Barnabas mentored Saul.
• Maybe one of the most godly things you can do is to take a younger believer aside and help them grow spiritually.