ARC all access: DINO RIZZO

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

DINO RIZZO

Isaiah 58:10 Feed the hungry, and help those in trouble. Then your light will shine out from the darkness, and the darkness around you will be as bright as noon.

- Develope a culture of serving!

- If you want to finish your desting strong, you have to make choices.

- Its one thing to get the vision. Its another to ride the vision to the end.

- Longevity means durable, lasting thry different seasons. Can we maintain?

- Its not my ability or talent but about my surrender and folloing God.

Read Acts 5:1-22 (story of Annanias & Saphira)

- They lied about their offering and were struck dead for lieing to God (they lied and died).

- Strange that their names mean grace and beauty.

- Their imatation of another person was not genuine. If that is true of us, it will get us in trouble.

- What would the story have been like if they were honest?

- Transparency is a huge need today and is a character trait of successful leaders.

- What was it like for the young men who had to carry them out? They were getting a fresh picture of short lives vision.

- When we have a situation we know about that discredits others, don't say a word about it but get in the word about it.

3 Marks of Longevity:

1. HUMILITY

- not thinking less of yourself but thinking of yourself less (Rick Warren)

- Annanias and Saphira were proud about their gift.

2. HONESTY

- foundation of everything in our churches is honesty.

- Don't pretend to be something you are not.

3. HONOR

- create an honorable enviorment.

- Honor those that have gone before us. Then God will give us a long life.

- Guard our words ... use honrable words

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