ARC all access: Chris Hodges

Notes taken from ARC's All Access Conference at C3 Church, April 27-29

CHRIS HODGES

- you cannot have successful ministry by just having the right outside and not inside (speaking about out lives)

- God is more interested in and it is more important to focus on what we are becoming rather what we do.

- Having the right inner motivation is vital

- its easier to have the external right stuff or to look like you have all the right stuff together

- God wants us not just to "Love" or be "faithful" but to be "loving" and be faithful. The difference is living inside out. Changed first on the inside.

Daniel 6:3 Now Daniel so distinguished himself among the administrators and the satraps by his exceptional qualities that the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom.

- focus more on what you are becoming rather than what you are doing. HOW?

1. loving life

- enjoy today, not despising the moment you are in now

- dreaming of another or of a best day

- the best day is now

- ministry often takes us to another place mentally where we do not need to be. Live today.

- success follows living life today

2. loving people

- we need to see people

- illustration of Matthew Barnett and the Dream Center. Every month go get a view of where people really are, where they are hurting and needing hope.

- understand the plight of people

- 1 Thessalonians 2:3-12

- how do you feel about people today?

- some love the crowd but hate the person (that is so wrong)

3. living God

- motivation of our work should be because we are in love with God

- God said, "you love them more than you love me" speaking of the people you would rather be with than spending time with God. Get real with God.

- God asks, "I know what you do for me, but fo you love me?"

- 2 Corinthians 5:14-15 the love of God compels us

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