Stratagies for Christian Influence

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10 Strategies for Christian Influence/Leadership

• How to increase flavor and shine brighter,
• 8, Lighten Up

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We Have Considered 7 Strategies

1. Vision Victories
2. Personal example
3. An optimistic faith
4. Endurance
5. Body language
6. Humility
7. Controlling conflict

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Celebration Laughter Run Through the Scriptures

• Luke 15 - celebrating over sheep, coin, son
  v.7- rejoicing in heaven, v. 10- angels rejoicing

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Ecclesiastes 34

• a time to weep, and a time to laugh a time to
  mourn, and a time to dance

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Job 820-21

• Behold, God will not reject a blameless man, nor
  take the hand of evildoers. 21 He will yet fill
  your mouth with laughter, and your lips with
  shouting.

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Psalm 22,4

• The kings of the earth set themselves, and the
  rulers take counsel together, against the Lord
  and against his Anointed, saying 4 He who sits
  in the heavens laughs the Lord holds them in
  derision.

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Psalm 1263

• Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our
  tongue with shouts of joy then they said among
  the nations, The Lord has done great things for
  them. 3 The Lord has done great things for us
  we are glad.

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Celebration Laughter Run Through the Scriptures
Luke 15 Eccl. 34 Job 820-21 Psalm 22,4
598 Psalm 526-7 1262-3 Genesis 213
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Celebration Laughter Run Through the Scriptures
Luke 15 Eccl. 34 Job 820-21 Psalm 22,4
598 Psalm 526-7 1262-3 Genesis 213 Proverbs
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Celebration Laughter Run Through the Scriptures
Luke 15 Eccl. 34 Job 820-21 Psalm 22,4
598 Psalm 526-7 1262-3 Genesis 213 Proverbs
3125 Luke 621
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• Reasons for Leading with Laughter

• The Ability to lighten up can
• Break a spiral of depression
• Stimulate creativity
• Cut thru fear and tension
• Enable a team to refocus, reenergize, and
  surmount obstacles
• Contributes to optimistic faith strategy
• Contributes to example strategy
• Part of encouraging body language strategy

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• Gods Great Days in the O.T. were Marked with
  Feasts

Open House? Annual Youth Series? Anniversaries? An
nual Vision Sunday? Bring Your Neighbor Day?
Early gospel meetings were both celebratory and
entertaining
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Acts 1530-31

• So when they were sent off, they went down to
  Antioch, and having gathered the congregation
  together, they delivered the letter. 31 And when
  they had read it, they rejoiced because of its
  encouragement.

Rejoiced over letter from the apostles
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Acts 1634

• Then he brought them up into his house and set
  food before them. And he rejoiced along with his
  entire household that he had believed in God.

Rejoiced over their own obedience
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Romans 1215

• Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those
  who weep.

Rejoicing was something to be shared
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Philippians 44

• Rejoice in the Lord always again I will say,
  Rejoice.

Rejoicing part of being in the Lord
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1 Thessalonians 516

• Rejoice always,

Rejoicing is part of life
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• To shine brightly and taste more flavorful, find
  something to celebrate and something to laugh
  about.