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Who’s your Peter/Paul? Who’s your Yoda?

Who’s your Peter/Paul? Who’s your Yoda?. 11 Indispensable Relationships You Can’t Be Without! Tuesday, March 15, 2011 Rev. Dr. Cynthia L. Hale.

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Who’s your Peter/Paul? Who’s your Yoda?

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  1. Who’s your Peter/Paul? Who’s your Yoda? 11 Indispensable Relationships You Can’t Be Without! Tuesday, March 15, 2011 Rev. Dr. Cynthia L. Hale © C. L. Hale Ministries, Inc.

  2. You, however, know all about my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, faith, patience, love and endurance, persecutions, suffering -what kinds of things happened to me in Antioch, Iconium and Lystra, the persecutions I endured. Yet the Lord rescued me from them all. In fact everyone who wants to live a Godly life will be persecuted. - II Timothy 3:10-13 © C. L. Hale Ministries, Inc.

  3. “Always two there are, no more, no less, a Master and an apprentice” – Yoda © C. L. Hale Ministries, Inc.

  4. Three categories of persons to journey with us: • Mentor – someone who has gone before us. • Peer – Someone who is presently where we are in life and experience. • Protégé’ or Protégée’ – Someone to follow our lead. © C. L. Hale Ministries, Inc.

  5. “…a mind forever/voyaging through strange seas of thought/alone.” - William Wordsworth © C. L. Hale Ministries, Inc.

  6. “If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” - Sir Isaac Newton © C. L. Hale Ministries, Inc.

  7. Who sets the standards to which you are aspiring? © C. L. Hale Ministries, Inc.

  8. In Good Will Hunting Matt Damon had Ben Affleck • In the Spy Game, Brad Pitt had Robert Redford • In the Matrix, Neo had Morpheus © C. L. Hale Ministries, Inc.

  9. Is guiding and guarding you in a living, dynamic relationship with God and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and help you live in a daily relationship with the divine. - Leonard Sweet © C. L. Hale Ministries, Inc.

  10. “Experiencing God” or “Capturing God and being Captivated by Him!” © C. L. Hale Ministries, Inc.

  11. Joshua had Moses • Elisha had Elijah • Timothy had Paul • John Mark had Peter © C. L. Hale Ministries, Inc.

  12. Can you think of other mentoring relationships in the scriptures? © C. L. Hale Ministries, Inc.

  13. Who has mentored you in the faith? © C. L. Hale Ministries, Inc.

  14. “Abbas” and their female counterparts were “Amasses”. © C. L. Hale Ministries, Inc.

  15. The issue is not education, but“instruction in what the Scriptures mean and what they mean for your duty and destiny. © C. L. Hale Ministries, Inc.

  16. Who is helping you move to new levels of perception and experience? © C. L. Hale Ministries, Inc.

  17. When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that thesemen had been “with” Jesus. - Acts 4:13 © C. L. Hale Ministries, Inc.

  18. The ability to discriminate is what makes a vast difference between amateurs and connoisseurs of the Spirit. © C. L. Hale Ministries, Inc.

  19. There are two kinds of Yodas: A Peter and a Paul. © C. L. Hale Ministries, Inc.

  20. A Peter is more of a hands on master – novice.A Paul offers more of a hands off relationship. © C. L. Hale Ministries, Inc.

  21. Peter was intellectually and culturally slow but interpersonally quick and rich. © C. L. Hale Ministries, Inc.

  22. Paul was intellectually and culturally quick but interpersonally slow. © C. L. Hale Ministries, Inc.

  23. There will be many Peter/Paul relationships in a lifetime: • You will study with several mentors during your lifetime and will form a different relationship with each. Each will play a different role. • Not every mentor is equally accomplished – they will be gifted in different ways. © C. L. Hale Ministries, Inc.

  24. The appropriate relationship between you and your master will depend on the spiritual level of each of you. • Your relationship with your mentor will deepen and change as you proceed along your spiritual path. • You will never cease apprenticing under a Peter or a Paul. © C. L. Hale Ministries, Inc.

  25. How does one choose a Yoda? • Choose your Yoda carefully and prayerfully. • Don’t hitch your wagon to any single star or listen to any one voice that seems to attract a following. • There are three basic characteristics of a authentic Yoda. • Humility • Honesty • Honor © C. L. Hale Ministries, Inc.

  26. Humility I am just a simple monk – often the first words out of the mouth of the Dalai Lama before he speaks. His title means “Oceans of Wisdom”. © C. L. Hale Ministries, Inc.

  27. “You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.”- John 13:7 © C. L. Hale Ministries, Inc.

  28. “Adults are always asking kids what they want to be when they grow up, because they’re trying to get ideas.” - Paula Poundstone © C. L. Hale Ministries, Inc.

  29. An ideal Yoda is a One-who-knows….but a One-who-know-who knows he or she doesn’t know it all. • True Yodas see themselves as always as student and will not allow the student to withhold from their teacher. • True Yodas want to study with you, not demand you to study under them. • True Yodas are not stuck on themselves; they are not legends in their own minds, even if they are truly one. © C. L. Hale Ministries, Inc.

  30. They are not braggarts. • The one who knows much says little; an understanding person remains calm. Proverbs 17:27 MSG • True Yodas are more interested in you and your development in Christ. © C. L. Hale Ministries, Inc.

  31. John 20:15-17 © C. L. Hale Ministries, Inc.

  32. Honesty The best Yoda will be honest enough to share their secrets with you. © C. L. Hale Ministries, Inc.

  33. Yodas don’t tell all their secrets. © C. L. Hale Ministries, Inc.

  34. Honor Honor is important because in honoring (like worshipping) you become like the one you honor. © C. L. Hale Ministries, Inc.

  35. To be blessed by and to bless a mentor are two of life’s blessings. © C. L. Hale Ministries, Inc.

  36. How does one honor a Yoda? © C. L. Hale Ministries, Inc.

  37. I Timothy 5:17-19 © C. L. Hale Ministries, Inc.

  38. A thorn in the flesh. © C. L. Hale Ministries, Inc.

  39. Every good Yoda trains a student to ask questions like lawyers are trained to “think otherwise” and to find their own way to think and do things. © C. L. Hale Ministries, Inc.

  40. Discussion • To whom do you look for guidance in your life? • Are they all close by, or are some in other states and countries? • If one of the key roles of a Yoda is to help you hear, listen to yourself, to others, and listen to God to discover, who has been that Yoda in your life?   © C. L. Hale Ministries, Inc.

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