God created you for a purpose and designed you with the unique giftedness needed to fulfill your potential. In this session, you’ll discover how to integrate your faith into every facet of your life in order to have a fulfilling journey. We’ll discuss your purpose and discover your unique gifts to integrate your career and calling. In addition, you’ll learn how to use your creative potential to grow your business in a recession. http://equipu.lwcc.org for accompanying video.

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4. Oct 14 – Seeing your World Through God’s Perspective Oct 21 – The Gift of Grace to Run Your Race Coming Up

5. • Find what works for you and do it. • Equip U site for resources • Come next week & invite a friend Homework

7. Pastoral Care – Food Needed

8. Text Poll: What recent crisis has most impacted you? To vote, text keyword to 99503 OPTION TO VOTE Housing crash Text CRASH Flu scare Text H1N1 Bailout uncertainty Text BAILOUT Iranian ambitions Text IRAN

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11. Lesson 1: Purpose – The Gift of Your Unique Calling

12. What is your calling? Lesson 1: Purpose –

13. What is your response? You did not choose me, but I chose you to go and bear fruit - fruit that will last. - John 15:16 Lesson 1: Purpose –

14. Finding your calling in your strengths. Your “Sweet Spot”: The intersection of what you love to do with what you do well Lesson 1: Purpose –

15. The Five Dimensions of Your Unique Giftedness: - Abilities - Subject Matter - Circumstances - Relationships - Payoff Lesson 1: Purpose –

16. Finding your calling in your weakness. - Your greatest crisis is your greatest opportunity - Humility is a prerequisite for leadership Lesson 1: Purpose –

17. Practical Tip: - Put the total package (including your warts) on display. Lesson 1: Purpose –

18. Key Question: - What’s your story? Lesson 1: Purpose –

19. Lesson 2: Potential – The Gift of Your Creativity

20. The Seven Steps to Maximizing Your Creative Potential Open my eyes so that I may see wonderful things. - Psalm 119:18 Lesson 2: Potential –

21. Lesson 2: Potential – Step 1 – Invest Step 2 – Investigate Step 3 – Illuminate Step 4 – Imagine

22. Lesson 2: Potential – Step 5 – Incubate Step 6 – Innovate Step 7 – Improvise

23. Practical Tip: - Faithful with a few. Lesson 2: Potential –

24. Key Question: - What’s your peanut? Lesson 2: Potential –

25. • Life isn’t about what happens to you, but what happens to what happens to you • Your calling lies within your strengths and your weaknesses • Your greatest resource is your God-given creativity. Use it to honor God and serve others. Summary

26. • Lesson 1 – What’s your story? Complete the Unique Giftedness Exercise • Lesson 2 – What’s your peanut? Complete the Open Your I’s Exercise Homework

27. • Perspective: Building on what you have as opposed to what you don’t have. •Platform: The gift of your foundation – Let who you are speak for what you believe Next Week