This document discusses empowerment and influence among youth and Christians in the 21st century. It defines influence as the power to affect others indirectly and lists qualities of influential people such as knowing, believing, understanding, being an example, attracting others, and having foresight. The document outlines spheres of spiritual influence including political, religious, workplace, and academic environments. It emphasizes that the key to spiritual influence is the Holy Spirit, whose purposes are to teach, guide, lead, explain, rebuke, release God's power, and help witness about Jesus Christ.

1. EMPOWERED FOR SERVICE YOUTH AND CHRISTIAN INFLUENCE IN THE 21ST CENTURY

2. TYPES OF EMPOWERMENT(7) TEACHERS PROPHETS EVANGELISTS PASTORS MIRACLE WORKING FAITH DISCERNERS OF TIMES AND SPIRITS

3. DEFINITION OF INFLUENCE “the power to have an effect on people or things…to affect or change how someone or something develops, behaves or thinks” C.A.L.D.(2003) “emanation from the stars affecting one’s fate or destiny” (Wiktionary) “power exerted on the minds or behaviour of others…an emanation of spiritual or moral force…the act or power of producing an effect without apparent application of force or direct exercise of command…the power or capacity to have an effect in indirect or intangible ways” (Merriam-Webster Dictionary) “the power to affect, control or manipulate something…the ability to change the development of fluctuating things such as conduct, thoughts or decision…to affect, modify, sway, persuade or induce change by gentle action…a person or thing that exerts influence” (Wiktionary)

4. QUALITIES OF INFLUENCE CARRIERS(10) KNOWS BELIEVES UNDERSTANDS AN EXAMPLE ( a light and a seasoning) ATTRACTS HAS FORESIGHT (sees a problem before it arises) INVOLVED IN DECISION MAKING (as a person, and because of his personality) A MENTOR A PILLAR (economic, social, emotional, spiritual ,etc REPUTABLE

6. SPIRITUAL (salvation, growth, stability, sanctification, edification, ministry, etc)You can have secular influence without spiritual influence; but with spiritual influence, you have secular influence. Consider Ahab and Elijah.

8. Repeated failure to provide solution to problems

9. Loss or lack of reputation

10. Lowering the bar of excellence

11. Aggressive and repulsive approach to life

12. Loss or lack of charisma

13. Lack of managerial skills (reaction to issues, complains, people

14. Over-confidence (believing you are indispensible

15. Reliance on material and pecuniary means (as opposed to building friendship

16. Detached-association (it does not concern me attitude, unconcerned, less concerned

18. RELIGIOUS MATTERS

19. WORKPLACE

20. RESIDENCE

21. ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT (excellence without cutting corners)

22. EMOTION (chaste but not reclusive)

23. SOCIAL (dressing, language, doing business, official duties, etc)People should take their time to say/do things when you are around them, such that they change to your way.

24. MEN OF GREAT INFLUENCE

25. IMPORTANCE OF INFLUENCE(7) Reformation: Martin Luther Leadership: David Preservation of the Faith: Daniel Enlightenment: Paul Custodian of Divine Mystery: Peter Discovery of Protégé: Timothy Mentoring: The Holy Spirit (a combination of all the above: we are disciples of Jesus because the Holy Spirit mentored us)

26. KEY TO SPIRITUAL INFLUENCE It is not by power or might, but by The Spirit of God. The Greatest Teacher is the Holy Spirit. You can not have Him and not know or understand The Bible. You can not have the Holy Spirit and not know Jesus is. In the later days, men will have a form of righteousness but lacking the power thereof. The power of righteousness is The Holy Spirit.

27. THE PURPOSE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT (7) To teach To guide To lead To explain To rebuke To release the power of God To help in witnessing Jesus Christ (the testimony of Jesus Christ is the Spirit of prophesy)