This document provides guidance and encouragement for preparing and living in 2015 according to God's word. It discusses following Jesus and allowing him to shape you in order to spread his kingdom. It also discusses how God brings people out of distress into a spacious place where they can inherit delightful things and be content through giving thanks, trusting God, and focusing on others. Spaciousness represents more than just physical space, but also involves God's goodness, mercy, and presence in one's life.

1. PREPARE FOR 2015

2. Matthew 4:19 (ESV)
19 …. “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of
men.”

3. FOLLOW ME
Yes, Lord – I will follow you
to love Jesus,
to hear His voice,
to commit to obey whatever He tells you

4. I WILL MAKE YOU
Yes, Lord – I will allow you to make & shape me
To practice community and accountability so
Jesus can make us like Him

5. FISHERS OF MEN
Yes Lord – I will spread your Kingdom on earth
To share Jesus with those who don’t know Him,
to influence our WP, our community, our
culture and the nations, to live mercy and
generosity to the poor, to be sent people

6. Matt 13:37-38
37 He answered, "The one who sowed the good
seed is the Son of Man. 38 The field is the world,
and the good seed stands for the sons of the
kingdom.

7. 2 Samuel 22:20 (NIV)
20 He brought me out into a spacious place; he
rescued me because he delighted in me.
Psalm 18:19 (NIV)
19 He brought me out into a spacious place; he
rescued me because he delighted in me.

8. 1. GOD IS BRINGING YOU OUT TO BRING YOU IN
Psalm 18:4-6 (NIV)
4 The cords of death entangled me; the torrents
of destruction overwhelmed me. 5 The cords of
the grave coiled around me; the snares of death
confronted me. 6 In my distress I called to the
Lord; I cried to my God for help. From his
temple he heard my voice; my cry came before
him, into his ears.

9. Job 36:16 (NIV)
16 “He is wooing you from the jaws of distress to
a spacious place free from restriction, to the
comfort of your table laden with choice food.

10. Psalm 18:19 (NIV)
19 He brought me out into a spacious place; he
rescued me because he delighted in me.

11. 2 . LO O K AT YO U R L I NE S A N D S AY “ T H I S I S
PLEASANT; SURELY I HAVE A DELIGHTFUL
I N HE R I TA NC E ”
Psalm 16:1-11 (NIV)
5 Lord, you have assigned me my portion and
my cup; you have made my lot secure. 6 The
boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant
places; surely I have a delightful inheritance.

12. PAUL’S 5 WAYS TO LIVE CONTENTED
1. Give thanks in all things.
2. Trust God.
Hebrews 3:19 (AMP)
19 So we see that they were not able to enter
[into His rest], because of their unwillingness to
adhere to and trust in and rely on God [unbelief
had shut them out].

13. 3. Be satisfied with what you have & who you are
1 Timothy 6:6-8 (NIV)
6 But godliness with contentment is great gain. 7
For we brought nothing into the world, and we
can take nothing out of it. 8 But if we have food
and clothing, we will be content with that.

14. 4. Live above circumstances.
2 Cor 12:9-10 (NIV)
9 But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for
you, for my power is made perfect in
weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more
gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's
power may rest on me.

15. 5. Become preoccupied with others A self-centered
man is a discontented man.
(see Prov. 11:24-5; 19:17; Luke 6:38; 2 Cor.
9:6).

16. 3. SPACIOUSNESS IS MUCH BIGGER
THAN YOU THINK
Psalm 66:12 (NIV)
12 You let men ride over our heads; we went
through fire and water, but you brought us to a
place of abundance.

17. Psalm 23:6 (AMP)
6 Surely or only goodness, mercy, and unfailing
love shall follow me all the days of my life, and
through the length of my days the house of the
Lord [and His presence] shall be my dwelling
place.