Aug. 22, 2021 Neighborhood Church Chico Sunday Service Series wk33 "Lessons from Three Kings" “Ecclesiastes & Control” (Ecc. 12:13).

In this message Pastor Andrew talks about Solomon's reasoning that we can’t control anything in this life. He concludes our response should be fearing God and obeying His commands. We are asking Jesus to point out where we have been trying to control people, things and circumstances. Our goal is to surrender to Him more & live in Self Control.

Leadership Question(s): What is fine line between persuasion/good leadership and control/manipulation? How would you differentiate between the two? Do you agree with the statement "Good leadership is empowering, not controlling?" How can we empower others as leaders? What forms of control do you see in leadership?

· Andrew talked about Fear in our lives leading to us to try to control people, things and circumstances... where have you seen that true in your life before or even currently?

· How do you grow in self control? (hint: it's not about working harder at it)

· When you think about a time that you were the most disciplined in your life (experiencing the most self control)... what is different today from that time, and how can you get back to that kind of empowered existence?