The XM ChallengeHow to Be a Blessing – The XM Challenge https://www.rickbergen.net Help Plant 1,000 Churches Fri, 07 Nov 2025 23:01:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 169531157 How to Be a Blessing https://www.rickbergen.net/?p=1938 https://www.rickbergen.net/?p=1938#respond Thu, 09 Jan 2020 16:02:00 +0000 Rick Bergen http://www.rickbergen.net/?p=1938 Try praying this part of The Lord’s Prayer over yourself and others. Then keep your eyes open in a cheerful expectation. Watch for tone.

Yourself

Keep me safe from myself.
Keep me safe from the devil.
I submit to Your authority over me.

Others

Keep (___________) safe from themself.
Keep (___________) safe from the devil.
May (________) see things clearly.
May (________) sense Your presence.
May Your Kingdom come here and now.

“Keep us safe from ourselves and the Devil. You’re in charge!” (MSG Matthew 7:13).

God’s Big Idea

God’s big idea is that we all affect the people in our immediate vicinity.
Jesus modeled this.
Jesus commissioned His disciples to do this.
Jesus is still commissioning His disciples to do this.
This is not about having prepared scripts, or perfect answers.
This is not about being safe or in your comfort zone.
This is about being on an adventure with God, and being yourself.

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