PALC Assignments 12/16/08

PALC Gents...

Thanks for the sharpening yesterday. You will never know what a breath of fresh air you are to me! OK... that was a spiritual/emotional metaphor... because you were anything but fresh air to me yesterday... and I think you know what I' talking about.

For our next PALC on 12/16/08, be sure to be ready for the following:

1. Song of Solomon: Please read the eight chapters of SOS one more time before we meet... ideally... with your wife... and bring your study guide with your thoughts and insights written in it. Remember, we're going to study Song of Solomon because of Proverbs 5:15-20. So write your thoughts in those study guides and bring them with you ready to go.

2. Be ready to discuss the book, Leadershift, chapters 3, 6, 9 and 10.

3. Download, print out, read, and mark up chapter one of THE FORGOTTEN WAYS

4. Bring a list of 5-8 BIG ideas for your DDP (description of a discipled person). When your children leave your house, how will you know if they are fully devoted followers of Jesus? What EXACTLY do you mean when you say, "This child has been fully discipled." Try to include a passage of Scripture for each of your 5-8 descriptors of a discipled person.

5. We'll do memory verses front and center next time... so be ready... you have been warned. Let me stick my neck out and say that I will quote Psalm 112 in its entirety next time... anyone want to join me for part or all of Psalms 112? Also we will all do the following:

Leadership Community
Proverbs 27:17
As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.
Proverbs 27:17

The Power of a Personal Growth Plan
Luke 6:40
A student is not above his teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like his teacher.
Luke 6:40

Pathway to Purity
2 Timothy 2:22
Flee the evil desires of youth, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
2 Timothy 2:22

Train Others to Do the Ministry
Ephesians 4:11-12
It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up
Ephesians 4:11-12

Jesus’ Strategy: Train, Coach, and Mentor
Mark 3:14-15
He appointed twelve—designating them apostles—that they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach and to have authority to drive out demons.
Mark 3:14-15

6. Finally, at our next PALC time together, I would love to hear any reports on how things went with your wife as you read Song of Solomon together, or feedback from when you trained anyone with Dialogue #1 Training Makes All the Difference, or PGP stuff, or The Challenge of Finishing Well booklet.

7. Personal growth plan check up.