This document discusses how to allow God to guide one's life and ministry. It emphasizes reflecting a commitment to God's authority by honoring leaders, displaying the fruit of the spirit such as love and kindness, and avoiding destructive sin patterns. Regular self-examination is encouraged to test whether Jesus Christ is the driver or if one's own desires are in control. With God's tools, every thought can be made obedient to build effective and mature lives.

1. Who’s Driving?

2. Buyer Beware
• “I have been a Christian my whole life.”
• “I believe in God.”
• “I’m spiritual.”

3. Serving in Ministry
• Reflects a commitment to allow God to
drive and a willingness to learn how God
drives
• As iron sharpens iron, so one person
sharpens another. - Proverbs 27:17 (NIV)

4. Submission to
Authority
• And now, friends, we ask you to honor
those leaders who work so hard for you,
who have been given the responsibility of
urging and guiding you along in your
obedience. 1 Thessalonians 5:12 (MSG)

5. Signs of the
Fruit of the Spirit
Fruit of the Spirit
• But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,
patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
gentleness, and self control. Against such
things there is no law. Gal 5:22-23 (TNIV)

6. Are you driving?
• Sin patters that are allowed to continue for
months or years become entrenched in
our behavior/ mind set/ worldview which
cripple our effectiveness and affect our
dating relationships.

7. Destructive Sin
Patterns
• Test yourselves to make sure you are solid
in the faith. Don’t drift along taking
everything for granted. Give yourselves
regular checkups. You need first hand
evidence, not mere hearsay, that Jesus
Christ is in you. Test it out. If you fail the
test, do something about it. 2 Cor. 13:5

8. The Right Tools for the
Job
• We use our powerful God-tools for
smashing warped philosophies, tearing
down barriers erected against the truth of
God, fitting every loose thought and
emotion and impulse into the structure of
life shaped by Christ. Our tools are ready
at hand for clearing the ground of every
obstacle and building lives of obedience
into maturity. 2 Cor. 10:4 (MSG)