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God and Goal Setting

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Dr. Ken Blue

YouTube AUDIO SERMON: God and Goal Setting

If a Christian is going to have new excitement continually coming, he is going to have to set some goals. These goals must be God honoring goals that require some work and digging into the Bible.  Unfortunately, the average Christian is too lazy to dig for new information.  They would rather have their spiritual diet handed to them on a silver platter.

Paul speaks about elders who labored in doctrine (1 Tim. 5:17).  These were those who dug deep into learning about God, so much so that they were considered to be laboring at it. When they did so, the Bible remained exciting and alive to them.  To do this, they did some goal setting.  This allowed them to stay on track.

All too often Christians find themselves haphazardly studying God’s word.  They have a desire to learn, but they are just feeding off of crumbs that they find here and there.  They don’t really get a full meal.  They don’t get satisfied.  In fact, they get frustrated and give up.  What they have failed to do is to set some goals.  (You can’t accomplish anything if you don’t have anything to accomplish).

Every Christian should use some form of goal setting for their approach at studying God’s word.  In this AUDIO SERMON, Dr. Blue speaks about the importance and methods of goal setting.  If you have a desire to keep the Bible fresh and exciting, if you desire to stop eating milk and start eating some meat, you can learn how to use goal setting to create a plan tailored just for you.

“THE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH”

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THE BENEFIT OF PURPOSEFUL GOALS

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By Ken Blue

When called to the witness box in court, the attorney may ask probing questions and will not accept anything except a “yes” or “no” response. The goal is to discover our understanding and the facts concerning the subject. We may not like the questioning process, and desire to explain, but we are not always permitted to do so. The attorney has an agenda, and he attempts to move everything in that direction.

Perhaps those in the ministry should “sit in the witness box” and ask themselves some probing questions. Let me share some that might be a good place to start.

1. Do you have a clearly defined purpose statement that you understand and you are passionate about?
2. Do you have your purpose statement posted so others see it, and do your church members know and understand it?
3. Do you have five to seven clearly defined objectives stated and understood in order to reach your purpose statement?
4. Do you have clearly defined goals (these include what, why, who, when, where and how) on your calendar?
5. Do you have 5, 3, and 1 year’s goals on your calendar, and are these broken down into 6, 3, and one-month goals?
6. If you don’t have the above, can you be specific about what you are trying to accomplish?

What I observe in many churches is that their only goal is to have another church services next Sunday, and more special meetings throughout the year. The pastor thinks if everyone is busy, the church is moving forward. The truth is, they are on a carousel and don’t realize it.