Beth Fox presents a scriptural and inspirational foundation for making goals to follow God in 2017. This is the first in a five-part series by this title. This message focuses on the value of making a goal to promote the Gospel in 2017. How does God want you as a follower of Jesus to continue doing what Jesus did: to seek and save the lost? A written, specific, measurable, attainable, relevant and time-limited goal will help you put your faith in action more effectively.

1. GODLY GOALS FOR 2017

2. A SENIOR
DEMON,
SCREWTAPE
TRAINING A
JUNIOR DEMON
NAMED
WORMWOOD
C.S Lewis Classic

3. GOD WANTS GOSPEL DOERS
“But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely
hearers who delude themselves.” James 1:22
“And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not
do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the
sand.” Matthew 7:26

4. –Thomas Edison
“Vision Without Execution Is Just Hallucination.”

5. WORDS OF JESUS—TO DO!
Go make disciples of the nations
Be my witnesses—everywhere
Love your neighbor
Let men see your good works…
Love one another

6. GOALS HELP US DOTHE GOSPEL
They focus our mind, time and resources in a very distracting
world.
They help us keep first things first.
They show God we are serious about doing His words
Goals make us more accountable to ourselves to put our faith
into action

7. –Wayne Gretzky
“You miss 100 percent of the shots you never take.”

8. – Zig Ziglar
“If you aim at nothing, you will hit it every time.”

9. IFYOU MAKE GOALS FOR 2017
You will end this year with greater joy and less regret
You will discover how important your life is in God’s Kingdom
You will experience the thrill of growth as a Christian
You will experience the joy of partnering with God on your goals
You will one enter heaven with as little regret as possible because
you lived your life to the fullest for Him.

10. –Elbert Hubbard
“Many people fail in life, not for lack of ability or brains
or even courage, but simply because they have
never organized their energies around a
goal.”

11. SMART Goals
Specific: Well defined
Measurable: You can measure the results so you know
when you have achieved your goal
Attainable: Achievable by you. Not impossible.
Relevant: It motivates you personally, fits your life now
Time-Based: It has a real deadline

12. REAL GOALS ARE RARE
Only 3-6% of people have specific, measurable and time-limited
goals
Those who have such goals achieve 10X as much in those areas

13. REAL GOALS ARE WRITTEN GOALS
“You are 42% more like to complete a goal if you write it down”
–Michael Hyatt
“Write down the revelation and make it plain on tablets so
that a herald may run with it.” Habakkuk 2:2:
“Thoughts disentangle themselves passing over the lips & through
pencil tips.” –Michael Hyatt

14. GOALSTO DOTHE GOSPEL
Speak openly about your faith at work once a week
Use the internet & social media to witness three times a week
Print your testimony and give it out once a week
Serve your neighbors once a month
Go with the Clarks to a nursing home twice in 2017

16. –Goals help us avoid the regrets of old age
“They say that young men regret what they have
done… and old men regret what they have
not done.”

17. GODLY GOALS FOR 2017
Come from God: “He leads me beside still waters, He restores my soul. " (Ps.23)
Focus us on God’s Goals: “Seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these
things will be given to you as well” (Matt. 6:33)
Will Help Us Live Well: “But the noble man devises noble plans; and by noble plans he
stands.” ( Is. 32:8)
“The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance…” (Prov. 21:5)
Focus on a Few Things:“Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about so many
things. But really one is needed and Mary has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken
away from her.” (Luke 10 41-42)
Having an accountability partner makes it 2X more effective to accomplish the goal

18. GODLY GOALS FOR 2017
For the Gospel
For our bodies
For our time usage
For our relationships
For our money