1. OUR MISSION: To guide those far from God into the new start found in Jesus Christ.

3. “Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith...” Hebrews 12:2 Chapter One: “I Decided To Start” Daniel 6:4-10 The decisions that we made yesterday determine the stories that we'll tell today The decisions that we make today will determine the stories that we tell tomorrow How do we live a story worth telling? Chapter One: I Decided To Start Chapter Two:I Decided To Stop Chapter Three:I Decided To Stay Chapter Four:I Decided To Go

4. “Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith...” Hebrews 12:2 Chapter One: “I Decided To Start” Daniel 6:4-10 The existence of positive disciplines create other positive disciplines 1 Peter 3:7 "Husbands, likewise, dwell with them with understanding, giving honour to the wife, as to the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life, that your prayers may not be hindered." (NKJV)

5. “Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith...” Hebrews 12:2 Chapter One: “I Decided To Start” Daniel 6:4-10 What is that one certain something? Daniel 6:4-5 At this, the chief ministers and the satraps tried to find grounds for charges against Daniel in his conduct of government affairs, but they were unable to do so. They could find no corruption in him, because he was trustworthy and neither corrupt nor negligent. Finally these men said, "We will never find any basis for charges against this man Daniel unless it has something to do with the law of his God."

6. “Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith...” Hebrews 12:2 Chapter One: “I Decided To Start” Daniel 6:4-10 What is that one certain something? Daniel 6:10 “Now when Daniel learned that the decree had been published, he went home to his upstairs room where the windows opened towards Jerusalem. Three times a day he got down on his knees and prayed, giving thanks to his God, just as he had done before.”

7. “Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith...” Hebrews 12:2 Chapter One: “I Decided To Start” Daniel 6:4-10 Two questions: 1. What does God want you to want? What is the story that God wants you to tell Successful people plan for the future 2. What do you need to start? What do you need to start to live a story worthy of telling? The key is to pick just one thing

8. “Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith...” Hebrews 12:2 Chapter One: “I Decided To Start” Daniel 6:4-10 The decisions that you make today will determine the story that you tell tomorrow 1 Kings 20:13-14 Meanwhile a prophet came to Ahab king of Israel and announced, ‘This is what the L ORD says: “Do you see this vast army? I will give it into your hand today, and then you will know that I am the L ORD.”’ ‘But who will do this?’ asked Ahab. The prophet replied, ‘This is what the L ORD says: “The junior officers under the provincial commanders will do it.”’ ‘And who will start the battle?’ he asked. The prophet answered, ‘You will.’ You can live a story worth telling if you'll decide to start what God wants you to start today

10. OUR MISSION: To guide those far from God into the new start found in Jesus Christ.