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Greatness Requires Connecting with the

Right People

Psalms 12Corinthians6:14-18(TLB)

Positioned to Make A Mark PT11TheMakingofGREATNESS

Greatness Requires Connecting withtheRightPeople

DefiningGreatness:

IamCalledtobeExceptionallyOutstandinginthePurposeDesignedforMe.


ManwasnotCreatedtoactIndependentofOthers

Gen2:18(NLT)Eccl4:9-10(NLT)

Num 11:14-17(NLT)


14Ican’t carryallthesepeoplebymyself!Theloadisfartooheavy!15Ifthisishowyouintendtotreatme,justgoaheadandkillme.Domeafavorandsparemethismisery!” 16ThentheLORDsaidtoMoses,“Gather before me seventy men who are recognized as eldersandleadersofIsrael.BringthemtotheTabernacletostandtherewithyou.17Iwillcomedownandtalktoyouthere.IwilltakesomeoftheSpiritthatisuponyou,andIwillputtheSpirituponthemalso.Theywillbeartheburdenofthepeoplealongwithyou,soyouwillnothavetocarryitalone. Numbers11:14-17(NLT)


Relationshipsare“Necessary” whenpursuingGreatness

BUT…WemustbecarefultomaketherightConnections


14 Don’tbeteamedwiththosewhodonotlovetheLord,forwhatdothepeopleofGodhaveincommonwiththepeopleofsin?Howcanlightlivewithdarkness?15 AndwhatharmonycantherebebetweenChristandthedevil?HowcanaChristianbeapartnerwithonewhodoesn’tbelieve?16 AndwhatunioncantherebebetweenGod’stempleandidols?ForyouareGod’stemple,thehomeofthelivingGod,andGodhassaidofyou,"Iwillliveinthemandwalkamongthem,andIwillbetheirGodandtheyshallbemypeople."17 ThatiswhytheLordhassaid,"Leavethem;separateyourselvesfromthem;don’ttouchtheirfilthythings,andIwillwelcomeyou18 andbeaFathertoyou,andyouwillbemysonsanddaughters." 2 Corinthians6:14-18(TLB)


BadConnections(relationships)canRuintheJourneytoGreatness

Becomewisebywalkingwiththewise;hangoutwithfoolsandwatchyourlifefalltopieces.Prov 13:20(MSG)


• 1Oh,thejoysofthosewhodonotfollowevilmen’s advice, who do not hang around with sinners, scoffing at the things of God. 2ButtheydelightindoingeverythingGodwantsthemto,anddayandnightarealwaysmeditatingonhislawsandthinkingaboutwaystofollowhimmoreclosely.3Theyareliketreesalongariverbankbearingluscious fruit each season without fail. Their leaves shall never wither, and all they do shall prosper. 4Butforsinners,whatadifferentstory!Theyblowawaylikechaffbeforethewind.5TheyarenotsafeonJudgmentDay;theyshallnotstandamongthegodly.6FortheLordwatchesoveralltheplansandpathsofgodlymen,butthepathsofthegodlessleadtodoom.• Psalm1:1-6(TLB)


TheRightConnectionwillusuallypositionYouforGreatness

• Joseph’sConnectiontoPharaoh’scupbearerpositionshimforgreatness

• Joshua’sConnectiontoMosespositionshimforgreatness

• Esther’sConnectiontoMordecaipositionsherforgreatness


TheImportanceofConnectingtotheRightPeople

•Mentoring(discipling) Tit2:3-8• Accountability Eph 5:21• PersonalGrowth Col1:9-12• ImpartationofSpiritualThings Rom1:11• EstablishesOrdainedKingdomRelationships 1Sam18:3-5


• Impartations arenecessaryforinitiatingorstirringup“SpiritualGifts” neededforaperson’scalltoministryorratherGREATNESS

• John20:22• 1Tim4:14• 2Tim1:6


• KingdomRelationshipsarenecessaryforthepassingdownofspiritual “Mantles” tocontinuealegacyofGREATENESS

• SimplyPut:aMantlesignifiestheanointing&authoritythatcovers&empowersapersoninanofficeorcalling

• Luke15:22• 1Sam18:3-5• 1Ki19:19

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