Session 1: Mark Beeson

Innovate 08- "Stop Talking"
Key ideas worth writing down:

-carve out time in your spirit for an encounter with Christ and with others
-live like you're already IN the Kingdom; act like the body
-the church is a lot of talk with little action; are we keeping up with the world?
-Stop talking and start engaging; the world is waiting for something spiritual to happen- why are we waiting to show them?
-sometimes the issue is clear to everyone BUT us
-we can't fix everything; relate to God like a 911 call. Tell Him the problem/situation, then let him send the help. Don't try to tell him how he should solve things.
-"I'm not God; You direct me" vs. "I am God; I direct You."
-If you're making progress, you will stumble from time to time because you're leaning into God's Kingdom, and sometimes when you lean, you fall.
-"Be clear. Make progress. There's no one else lined up to do what God has called us to do."

The coolest part was his breakdown of the word "immediate" in the Bible. It happens around 40 times in Mark [about once every 16 or 17 verses]. Do we have the sense of urgency that Jesus and the disciples had about the Gospel, or are we sitting around waiting?

[check out Mark's blog here]