HAVING A VISION FOR MENTORING CHALLENGING CALLING “Adding value to the life of others” Some people Add something to Life. We enjoy them. Subtract something from Life. We tolerate them. Multiply something in Life. We value them. Some people are Dividers. We avoid them. “Adding value to the life of others” Commit to encouraging at least one person daily. Little differences separates hurting from helping. Initiate the positive into a negative situation. Always remember that life is not a dress rehearsal. “Adding value to the life of others” BIBLICAL MENTORING 1. Moses and Joshua Joshua never duplicated the gift Moses had given him “And there was no king in Israel in those days and everyone did what was right in his own eyes." 2. Jesus and People Samaritan woman; Zacchaeus; man at the pool “When he saw the crowds he had compassion on them…they were harassed and helpless like sheep without a shepherd" 2. Jesus and the Disciples He Invested in them John 13 “Having loved his own who were in the world he now showed them the full extent of his love” “Go and make disciples…teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you" 3. Paul and Timothy “And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others” 2 Tim.2:2 Discernment, Trust and Vision. Phase 1 Parenthood Phase 2 Pacesetting Phase 3 Partnering 1Tim.1:2 2 Tim.3:10-11 Rom.16:21 Preaching embraces Fellowship We are stronger together than alone “If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But people who are alone when they fall are in real trouble.” Ecc.4:10 We build each other up in Mutuality “Adding value to the life of others” Three parts to Mutuality Mutual Encouragement Mutual Honouring Mutual Accountability “Let us consider how we may spur one another on towards love and good Heb.10:24 deeds” Helping others catch the Vision Moving from where you areto where you would like to be! TEAM WORK Training Example Availability Motivation How God develops our Faith Phase 1. Starts with a Dream (Vision) Phase 2. Decision Phase 3. Delay Phase 4. Difficulty Phase 5. Dead End Phase 6. Deliverance "God is able to do far more than we would dare to ask or even dream of, infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts or hopes." Ephesians 3:20 Assessing Yourself 1. Do you possess the right values? 2. Do you care for others? 3. Do you develop your God-given gifts? 4. Do you obey God’s commands? 5. Do you pass on what you learn? Reviewing your Preaching Your Motivation – Desire Your Consecration – Devotion Your Communication - Delivery "Let us never grow tired of doing what's right, for if we do not faint, we'll reap a harvest at the right time” Galatians 6:9 “He who has called you is faithful and He will do it” A specific attitude M “Forgetting what is behind and straining towards what is ahead. I press on towards the goal to win the prize for which God called me heavenwards in Christ Jesus.”