Stronger Part Two: Poised For Influence
Stronger Part Two: Poised For Influence
Speaker: Pastor Lee Cummings
Date: January 11, 2020
Stronger is a brand new series that will look at the book of Daniel as the prototype for how to live our lives in the middle of deeply influenced culture.
In week two of Stronger, Pastor Lee Cummings focuses on Daniel 2 and reveals five ways that you can become a Kingdom influencer.
Focus Scripture
Daniel 2:1-10 (ESV)
“In the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams; his spirit was troubled, and his sleep left him. 2 Then the king commanded that the magicians, the enchanters, the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans be summoned to tell the king his dreams. So they came in and stood before the king. 3 And the king said to them, “I had a dream, and my spirit is troubled to know the dream.” 4 Then the Chaldeans said to the king in Aramaic,[a] “O king, live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation.” 5 The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, “The word from me is firm: if you do not make known to me the dream and its interpretation, you shall be torn limb from limb, and your houses shall be laid in ruins. 6 But if you show the dream and its interpretation, you shall receive from me gifts and rewards and great honor. Therefore show me the dream and its interpretation.” 7 They answered a second time and said, “Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will show its interpretation.” 8 The king answered and said, “I know with certainty that you are trying to gain time, because you see that the word from me is firm— 9 if you do not make the dream known to me, there is but one sentence for you. You have agreed to speak lying and corrupt words before me till the times change. Therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that you can show me its interpretation.” 10 The Chaldeans answered the king and said, “There is not a man on earth who can meet the king's demand, for no great and powerful king has asked such a thing of any magician or enchanter or Chaldean.”
Sermon Highlights
Influence is the capacity or power to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions of others.
How to become a Kingdom influencer:
Build a history with God before you need it.
Train in obscurity so you can reign in adversity.
Embrace the place you've been assigned.
Who are you called to bring light to?
See divine opportunity where others see dead ends.
Walking with people during the most difficult seasons of their lives is often where we can make the biggest difference.
Reframe the narrative.
Shoot straight and point it back to God.
Guard your influences.
You're only as strong as what/who you allow to influence you.
Don't allow yourself to become under the influence by the things of this world.