This is the fourth and final message of Pastor Chuck Bernal's series TRACTION. This message discusses how we can get "unstuck" from the things that keep us from moving forward. Building on the previous messages in this series, Pastor Chuck reveals the "secret sauce" that will help us gain and maintain TRACTION in our lives - and that is connecting with other people who will come along side and help us get and stay unstuck. Using a focal Scripture passage from Ecclesiastes 4:9-12, he gives the four practical principles that we need to help each other move ahead in life. This message was delivered on Sunday, January 31, 2016.

1. Pastor Chuck Bernal – Part 4 – January 31, 2016
REMEMBERING WHAT WE’VE ALREADY LEARNED ABOUT TRACTION!
DAVID:His painful past became a __________________________
THE ISRAELITES:Their fearof the futureled to _________________
PAUL: His present strugglescreated ______________________________
AND THEY ALL NEEDED TRACTION!
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SOME IMPORTANT REMINDERS REGARDING TRACTION
Reminder 1: It’s sucks to be stuck, especially when you are all _____________
MY ISOLATION ONLY LEADS TO MORE FRUSTRATION
Reminder 2: You will never gain __________________________ all byyourself.
WHEN YOU GO IT ALONE – YOU’RE ON YOUR OWN!
Reminder 3: To get traction you need the right ___________________________
TO GET “UNSTUCK” YOU NEED THE HELP OF OTHER PEOPLE!
We belong to each other, and each needs all the others.
(Romans 12:5 – LB)
Help each other in troubles and problems.
This is the kind of law Christ asks us to obey. (Galatians 6:2 – NLV)
PRACTICAL PRINCIPLES FOR POSITIVE TRACTION

2. Two people are better than one. When two people work together, they get more work
done. If one person falls, the other person can reach out to help. But those who are
alone when they fall have no one to help them. If two people sleep together, they will
be warm. But a person sleeping alone will not be warm. An enemy might be able to
defeat one person, but two people can stand back-to-back to defend each other. And
three people are even stronger. They are like a rope that has three parts wrapped
together—it isveryhard to break.(Ecclesiastes4:9-12 -ETRV)
The “c_______________________e______________________”principle
The “u_______________________s______________________”principle
The “t_______________________e______________________”principle
The “s_______________________t______________________”principle
Companionsas we are in this work withyou . . . I heard your call in thenick of time; the
day you needed me, Iwas there to help.Well, now is theright time to listen, the day to
be helped. Don’t put it off; don’t frustrate God’s work by showing up late, throwing a
question mark over everything we’re doing. Our work as God’s servants gets
validated—or not—in the details. People are watching us as we stay at our post,
alertly, unswervingly. . . in hard times, tough times, bad times; whenwe’re beaten up,
jailed, and mobbed; working hard, working late, working without eating . . . when
God’s showinghispower;we’redoingour best .. .
(2 Corinthians 6:1-3, 7 – Msg)
WITH THE HELP OF GOD AND OTHERS
WE CAN GAIN TRACTION AND RISE UP
FROM WHATEVER IS KEEPING US STUCK
We are pressed on every side by troubles, but not crushed and broken. We are
perplexed because we don’t know why things happen as theydo, but we don’t give up
and quit. We are hunted down, but God neverabandons us.We getknocked down, but
weget up againand keep going. ..
(2 Corinthians 4:8-9 – LB)
DAVID:His painful past became a distraction
THE ISRAELITES:Their fearof the futureled to inaction
PAUL: His present strugglescreated dissatisfaction

3. Reminder 1: It’s sucks to be stuck, especially when you are all alone
Reminder 2: You will never get traction all by yourself.
Reminder 3: To get traction you need the right interaction
The ”combined effort” principle
The ”unconditional support” principle
The ”tangible encouragement” principle
The ”combined effort” principle