Motivation Makes You Do...What You Do - Outline

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First, God motivated Abraham with the promise he would have a child and become the father of many nations.

Romans 4:18-24 NIV

18 Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations,just as it had been said to him, “So shall your offspring be.19 Without weakening in his faith, he faced the fact that his body was as good as dead—since he was about a hundred years old—and that Sarah’s womb was also dead.20 Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthenedin his faith and gave glory to God,21 being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised.22 This is why “it was credited to him as righteousness. 23 The words “it was credited to him” were written not for him alone,24 but also for us,to whom God will credit righteousness—….”

Second, God gave Joseph a dream of ruling and reigning.

Genesis 37:5-8 NIV

“Joseph had a dream,and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him all the more.He said to them, “Listen to this dream I had:We were binding sheavesof grain out in the field when suddenly my sheaf rose and stood upright, while your sheaves gathered around mine and bowed down to it.”

His brothers said to him, “Do you intend to reign over us? Will you actually rule us?”And they hated him all the more because of his dream and what he had said.”

Genesis 39:2 AMPC

2 “But the Lord was with Joseph, and he [though a slave] was a successfuland prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.”

Psalm 102:19 NLT

“Until the time came to fulfill his dreams,theLord tested Joseph’s character.”

Third, is the example of Joshua, Moses faithful follower as they left Egypt for the Promised Land.

In Joshua 1:1-2 NJKV

“After the death of Moses the servant of theLord, it came to pass that theLord spoke to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ assistant, saying:“Moses My servant is dead. Now therefore, arise, go over this Jordan, you and all this people, to the land which I am giving to them—the children of Israel.”

Joshua 21:45 NLT

“Not a single one of all the good promises the LORD had given to the family of Israel was left unfulfilled; everything he had spoken came true.”

Fourth, Caleb was motivated by seemingly impossible odds to go where others refused to venture.

Joshua 14:10-12 NLT

10 “Now, as you can see, theLordhas kept me alive and well as he promised for all these forty-five years since Moses made this promise—even while Israel wandered in the wilderness. Today I am eighty-five years old.11 I am as strong now as I was when Moses sent me on that journey, and I can still travel and fight as well as I could then.12 So give me the hill country that theLordpromised me….”

Fifth, Jesus was motivated by a clear purpose and destiny.

Hebrews 12:2 AMPC

“Looking away [from all that will distract] to Jesus, Who is the Leader and the Source of our faith [giving the first incentive for our belief] and is also its Finisher [bringing it to maturity and perfection]. He, for the joy [of obtaining the prize] that was set before Him, endured the cross, despising and ignoring the shame, and is now seated at the right hand of the throne of God.”

Sixth, Paul was motivated by the prize of the upward call of God. . .by the knowledge that he had a mission to accomplish.

Philippians 3:8 AMPC

“Yes, furthermore, I count everything as loss compared to the possession of the priceless privilege (the overwhelming preciousness, the surpassing worth, and supreme advantage) of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord and of progressively becoming more deeply and intimately acquainted with Him [of perceiving and recognizing and understanding Him more fully and clearly]. For His sake I have lost everything and consider it all to be mere rubbish (refuse, dregs), in order that I may win (gain) Christ (the Anointed One).”

Seventh, Timothy was motivated by the apostolic influence of his spiritual father Paul and by his understanding of the scriptural principles shared by Paul.

2 Timothy 3:16 AMPC

“Every Scripture is God-breathed (given by His inspiration) and profitable for instruction, for reproof and conviction of sin, for correction of error and discipline in obedience, [and] for training in righteousness (in holy living, in conformity to God’s will in thought, purpose, and action).”

`Five Dangers To Motivation

1.       Doubt.

2.       Procrastination.

3.       Devotion to false symbols.

4.       Complacency.

5.       Loss of purpose.

Seven keys to Godly motivation.

First, character.

Romans 5:3-5 AMPC

“Moreover [let us also be full of joy now!] let us exult and triumph in our troubles and rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that pressure and affliction and hardship produce patient and unswerving endurance.

4 And endurance (fortitude) develops maturity of character (approved faith and tried integrity). And character [of this sort] produces [the habit of] joyful and confident hope of eternal salvation.

5 Such hope never disappoints or deludes or shames us, for God’s love has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit Who has been given to us.”

Galatians 5:16-17 AMPC

“But I say, walk and live [habitually] in the [Holy] Spirit [responsive to and controlled and guided by the Spirit]; then you will certainly not gratify the cravings and desires of the flesh (of human nature without God).

17 For the desires of the flesh are opposed to the [Holy] Spirit, and the [desires of the] Spirit are opposed to the flesh (godless human nature); for these are antagonistic to each other [continually withstanding and in conflict with each other], so that you are not free but are prevented from doing what you desire to do.”

Second, dreams.

Philippians 3:13-14 AMPC

“I do not consider, brethren, that I have captured and made it my own [yet]; but one thing I do [it is my one aspiration]: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal to win the [supreme and heavenly] prize to which God in Christ Jesus is calling us upward.”

Ephesians 3:20 AMPC

“Now to Him Who, by (in consequence of) the [action of His] power that is at work within us, is able to [carry out His purpose and] do superabundantly, far over and above all that we [dare] ask or think [infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts, hopes, or dreams].”

Third, calling.

1 Corinthians 7:17 MSG

“And don’t be wishing you were someplace else or with someone else. Where you are right now is God’s place for you. Live and obey and love and believe right there. God, not your marital status, defines your life.”

2 Peter 1:10-11 AMPC

“Because of this, brethren, be all the more solicitous and eager to make sure (to ratify, to strengthen, to make steadfast) your calling and election; for if you do this, you will never stumble or fall.

11 Thus there will be richly and abundantly provided for you entry into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.”

Fourth, sensitivity to the Holy Spirit.

2 Timothy 1:14 AMPC

“Guard and keep [with the greatest care] the precious and excellently adapted [Truth] which has been entrusted [to you], by the [help of the] Holy Spirit Who makes His home in us.”

John 16:13 AMPC

“But when He, the Spirit of Truth (the Truth-giving Spirit) comes, He will guide you into all the Truth (the whole, full Truth). For He will not speak His own message [on His own authority]; but He will tell whatever He hears [from the Father; He will give the message that has been given to Him], and He will announce and declare to you the things that are to come [that will happen in the future].”

Fifth, understanding God’s word.

Matthew 19:26 AMPC

“But Jesus looked at them and said, With men this is impossible, but all things are possible with God.”

Mark 9:23 GWT

“Jesus said to him, “As far as possibilities go, everything is possible for the person who believes.”

Sixth, fear of God.

Proverbs 1:7 AMPC

“The reverent and worshipful fear of the Lord is the beginning and the principal and choice part of knowledge [its starting point and its essence]; but fools despise skillful and godly Wisdom, instruction, and discipline.”

Matthew 12:36 says:

“But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.”

Seventh, spiritual gifting.

What am I motivated to accomplish for the Kingdom of God?

Write it out. . .think about it. . .pray over it and then … make it happen.

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