6/1/08 Sermon notes

• Baseline in Christ
  • Don’t get distracted by “shadow missions”
  • May not be able to completely control random thoughts, but we can control what lives there (stays)
  • Invite the Holy Spirit to guide your thoughts to stay focused on pleasing God
  • Not everything that counts can be counted
• Re-calibrate your expectations from time to time (to shorten your “need” list)
• Keep the baseline as Christ
  • Gifts above the baseline are just gravy
• What do you have going for you?  Christ
• Christ-centered
• What are you doing when no one is looking?
  • Humility: think less about you and more about God
• What is the majority of your discretionary thinking spent on?  You get to choose
• Are you an authentic seeker or an image manager?
• Are you a Christ follower or a try-hard Christian?
• Are you Christ knowing or rule keeping?