Impact Team Conference : Part 2

Stir Up The Sweetness - Jennie Lusko

Making This House Home

Kindness

Pleasant Perspective

Fragrance of Christ Diffused

1. Stir Up What Is In You

2 Timothy 1:5-7

We are responsible for our soul.

No one can stir this up but you.

We're not mustering up the faith, God already started it.

The sweet spot in sports is where it's most effectively hit.

Where is your sweet spot?

Keep your gift and talent hot.

We have the world at our fingertips.

We need to be learners, stirring up the gift within us.

2. Stir Up Love and Good Works In Each Other

Hebrews 10:24

Encouragement and love

A key to stirring up love and good works in others is warmth.

Warmth = cozy

Sweetness in your soul

3. Stir Up The Relationships Around You

We need each other.

Healthy relationships nourish us like nothing else...Lysa TerKeurst

Children : honest, silly, fun

Childlike faith, sweetness, fun with each other.

Ephesians 5:1 imitators of God

Fight for these relationships.

Give much, much love, keep short accounts.

Proverbs 27:9

Be the encouragers, but also have those people in your life.

Speak life.

Do what you do with excellence.

Be aware of each other.

Speak thankfulness, honor, encouragement.

Some Assembly Required : 5 positives

Not having an ear for criticism.

Speak kindly and sweetly.

Ephesians 5:15

Have you lost that loving feeling?

A white lily flower represents sweetness.

Give God the first.

4. Fight For A Sweet Spirit

Sometimes you have to work at stirring in the sweetness.

Fight for it.

Work at it.

Deep breath, say God I need your spirit.

Be the sweetness you want to see in others.

Matthew 5:43

Be soft, do not let the world make you hard.

Do no let the pain make you hate.

5. Stir Up A Sweet Aroma

Romans 12:1

When you're serving you are pleasing God.

Do this for the Lord.

What is your social media smell?

Angers stirs up strife.

Love covers a multitude of sins.

Our platform should be encouragement.

Challenging and exaltation.

2 Corinthians 2:15

We are the fragrance of Christ to a lost and hurting world.

God can use us to reach someone where we are.

Philippians 2:15

Stars shining bright.

Our churches are the Savior's candelabra ...

burn bright for the whole world to see.