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Helping Students with Helping Students with Personal Application Personal Application GoalsGoalsBy Gregg Fischer

6-2009 1iteenchallenge Course 505.18

Setting Personal Setting Personal Application Goals is a Application Goals is a difficult taskdifficult task

• For StudentsFor Students

• For TeachersFor Teachers

• But Very ImportantBut Very Important


Satan’s greatest lieSatan’s greatest lie

-----Only believe!-----Only believe!


God’s view of personal God’s view of personal applicationapplication

Matthew 7:24-27 Matthew 7:24-27 (The wise & foolish builders)(The wise & foolish builders)

Hebrew model of education vs. Greek modelHebrew model of education vs. Greek model

1.1. Know the truthKnow the truth

2.2. Understand how the truth relates to my Understand how the truth relates to my lifelife

3.3. Do it—Put it into action—today!Do it—Put it into action—today! —consistently —consistently


"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." - Chinese Proverb


Where do we use Personal Where do we use Personal Application Goals?Application Goals?

• Character Qualities Step 6Character Qualities Step 6

• Scripture Memorization ClassScripture Memorization Class

• Book ReportsBook Reports

• Sunday Sermon Personalization ClassSunday Sermon Personalization Class

• Group Studies for New Christians classesGroup Studies for New Christians classes

• Others Uses ( Bible study, Projects)Others Uses ( Bible study, Projects)

“I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble.”- Helen Keller


The Four QuestionsThe Four Questions

• 1) Where am I today?1) Where am I today?

• 2) Where does God want me to be? 2) Where does God want me to be? (in regard to this area of my life?)(in regard to this area of my life?)

• 3) What is one step I can take today 3) What is one step I can take today to begin moving in the right direction?to begin moving in the right direction?

• 4) How can this step be measured?4) How can this step be measured?


Marks of a Good Personal Marks of a Good Personal Application GoalApplication Goal

• It is SimpleIt is Simple

• It is SpecificIt is Specific

• It is MeaningfulIt is Meaningful

• It is PracticalIt is Practical

• It can be measuredIt can be measured

• It helps youIt helps you

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I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me (Philippians 3:14 NIV)


Map IllustrationMap Illustration

Objective:Objective:

Travel from here to _______(name of a Travel from here to _______(name of a city 2000 km from here)city 2000 km from here)

Ask the “4 Questions”Ask the “4 Questions”


The Four QuestionsThe Four Questions

• 1) Where am I today?1) Where am I today?

• 2) Where does God want me to be? 2) Where does God want me to be? (in regard to this area of my life?)(in regard to this area of my life?)

• 3) What is one step I can take today 3) What is one step I can take today to begin moving in the right to begin moving in the right direction?direction?

• 4) How can this step be measured?4) How can this step be measured?


PreliminariesPreliminaries

Get a mapGet a map

Money?Money?

Mode of travel?Mode of travel?

How far each day?How far each day?

Any one traveling with me?Any one traveling with me?


PreliminariesPreliminaries

None of these are goalsNone of these are goals

Get a mapGet a map

Money?Money?

Mode of travel?Mode of travel?

How far each day?How far each day?

Any one traveling with me?Any one traveling with me?


We are not trying to go We are not trying to go the whole distance in one the whole distance in one step.step.

We want to take We want to take One stepOne step in a positive direction.in a positive direction.


““If you aim at If you aim at nothing, you'll hit nothing, you'll hit it every time.” it every time.” Author unknownAuthor unknown


Sunday Sermon Sunday Sermon Personalization GoalPersonalization GoalPreach the Gospel to the Whole WorldPreach the Gospel to the Whole World

What are some possible goals a student What are some possible goals a student can set?can set?

Preach the Gospel to the Whole WorldPreach the Gospel to the Whole World

What are some possible goals a student What are some possible goals a student can set?can set?


Sunday Sermon Sunday Sermon Personalization GoalPersonalization GoalPreach the Gospel to the Whole WorldPreach the Gospel to the Whole World

Possible goals:Possible goals:

1)I will write a letter to my unsaved brother to share with him what the Lord is doing in my life.

2)I will share my testimony at church on Wednesday.

3)I will share my testimony with the two new students coming into the program today.

4)I will call my aunt tonight and tell her about the Lord.

Preach the Gospel to the Whole WorldPreach the Gospel to the Whole World

Possible goals:Possible goals:

1)I will write a letter to my unsaved brother to share with him what the Lord is doing in my life.

2)I will share my testimony at church on Wednesday.

3)I will share my testimony with the two new students coming into the program today.

4)I will call my aunt tonight and tell her about the Lord.


Types of Goals to avoid Types of Goals to avoid (Bad goals)(Bad goals)

• Reaction goals (If this happens- then I Reaction goals (If this happens- then I will…)will…)

• Prayer goals (unless verse deals with Prayer goals (unless verse deals with prayer)prayer)

• Bible reading goalsBible reading goals

• Being more spiritual – (I will learn to Being more spiritual – (I will learn to love the Lord more)love the Lord more)


Helps for Writing Good Helps for Writing Good GoalsGoals1. Involve another person in the goal.1. Involve another person in the goal.

2. Set a specific time when you will do your 2. Set a specific time when you will do your goal.goal.

3. Look up the scripture verse in different 3. Look up the scripture verse in different translations to get a better understanding translations to get a better understanding of how to apply the verse to your life.of how to apply the verse to your life.

4. Use the Life Application Bible for additional 4. Use the Life Application Bible for additional application ideas.application ideas.

5. Use your talents-poem, drawing, song, etc.5. Use your talents-poem, drawing, song, etc.6-2009 21iteenchallenge Course 505.18

Helps for Writing Good Helps for Writing Good GoalsGoals6. It is not good enough to stop a negative 6. It is not good enough to stop a negative

behavior/attitude, but you need to begin moving behavior/attitude, but you need to begin moving in a positive direction, a new behavior or attitude.in a positive direction, a new behavior or attitude.

7. Keep your goals short, simple, specific, practical.7. Keep your goals short, simple, specific, practical.

8. Focus on what is going on in the present, not far 8. Focus on what is going on in the present, not far down the road.down the road.

9. For Character Quality goals, read the questions in 9. For Character Quality goals, read the questions in the character quality book that are listed after the the character quality book that are listed after the character quality definition. Look at the opposite character quality definition. Look at the opposite quality for help.quality for help.

10. Ask students and staff for ideas of things that 10. Ask students and staff for ideas of things that you may need to work onyou may need to work on

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Goal writing PracticeGoal writing Practice

• Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! 2 Corinthians the new has come! 2 Corinthians 5:17 NIV5:17 NIV


Developing good Developing good Personal Application Personal Application goals is a skill that will goals is a skill that will be useful for a lifetime.be useful for a lifetime.


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