Introduction

  • Why are we here? Why are you and I here on the Earth at this point in time?
  • Matthew 5:16

An individual’s “circle of influence”

  • No one else has the same circle of influence that you do.
  • How do these verses apply?
    • Mark 12:28-31 – People see how we treat other people.
    • I Corinthians 10:23-27
    • Galatians 5:13-14
    • Hebrews 13:1-2
    • Matthew 7:12-14
    • Philippians 2:3-5
    • Romans 15:1-2
    • Galatians 6:9-10 – “Do good to all people …”
    • Galatians 3:12-14 – Forgive one another.
    • Isaiah 1:17
    • Romans 13:8-10
    • I Thessalonians 3:12
    • Job 6:14
    • James 1:27
    • Zechariah 7:8-10
    • Matthew 22:36-40
    • II Peter 1:5-8
    • Luke 6:27-37
    • Romans 12:16-18 – Try to be at peace with all men.
    • Psalms 82:3-4
    • Luke 3:11
    • Matthew 5:13-16
  • What responsibility do we have to our circle of influence?

Talking to “Bob”

  • How would you approach a co-worker who was always angry?