Perry Noble just kicked off the NewSpring Leadership Conference. Here are the notes with John 2 as the text:
1. Awareness Of His Presence
- Jesus went to parties.
- We didn’t grow up with “Party Jesus”.
- I never see Jesus show up in the bible and the place get boring. I never see it more predictable. Jesus made things happen.
- The presence of Jesus causes us to fear less and be fearless.
- Maybe so many in our church are doing life without Jesus is because so many churches are doing church without Jesus.
2. Desperation For His Voice
- We want a code to fix our church more than we want Jesus.
- What if we spent less time on Facebook and more timeo on our face before a Holy God?
- Leadership is as easy as listening to God and doing what He says.
- The best thing you can do is fall on your face and plead with God for your church.
3. A Realization Of What He Has Given Us
- The vessel for a miracle was already in the house.
- I’ve been to Kenya. I’ve seen under-resourced churches.
- We focus on what we don’t have while God has put the resources in the house.
4. A Desire To Work Hard
- The reason you don’t have normal conversations on Sundays is because after the service, the normal people go home.
- We got people in America who want to do great things for God but they’re not willing to work.
- Many church leaders are willing to pray but they’re not willing to perspire.
- “Their heart’s good”. But their voice sucks. I don’t get to listen to their heart.
5. A Desire For People To See Jesus Clearly
- You must mention Jesus by name.
- You are a temporary container. Life is a gift. Eternity is a reality. We all check out of Hotel Earth one day.
- Then only thing that brings them together is Jesus Christ.