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David W. Conklin Uncertainty can't be eliminated from the business environment, but it can be managed by transforming it into Planned Uncertainty . * Hedging - to avoid a rigid commitment by qualifying or modifying a position so as to permit withdrawal: He felt that he was speaking too boldly and began to hedge before they could contradict him. * Contingency - dependence on chance or on the fulfillment of a condition; uncertainty; fortuitousness: Nothing was left to contingency. * Expropriation - to dispossess (a person) of ownership: The revolutionary government expropriated the landowners from their estates.

Sunday schools, schools, VBS (Vacation Bible School), missions, homeschool, youth groups, kid clubs and Bible studies CHILDREN'S BIBLE LESSONS Educate The Children Lesson Plans EDUCATE THE CHILDREN LESSON PLANS provides a resource for Teachers and Parents of 5-11 year olds. Lesson plans cover a broad range of topics including English (over 200), Math (more than 100), Art, History, Geography, Music and Science.

God is everywhere Elementary School Introduction : How many of you talk to God everyday? How about all the time? (show of hands) Short game : Everybody hold your breath - see who can hold it the longest. Can you live without breathing? No. Praying is like breathing. The Bible asks us to pray without ceasing. How do we pray without ceasing? Does it mean that we have to keep our mouths moving all the time? (do a funny action with your mouth) No. Praying is talking to God in your heart. How can we talk to God? Because God is everywhere. He is like the air we breathe- He is everywhere. Interaction: How many of you don't need to drink water at all? (just kidding) How many of you drink only about 1 cup of water everyday? 1 medium bottle? 1 big bottle? More than 1 big bottle? (applause) Good. Hard question - how many percent of our body is made out of water? 70% What happens when you don't drink enough water? You get thirsty, dehydrated, go crazy and ultimately die. So what do you do ...

Trinity - God the Holy Spirit Elementary School Introduction : Art and Craft : Draw a ship/boat on water. Draw lines symbolizing the wind blowing the boat. Question : 1. The wind What is the wind like? Can you see it? Can you feel it? What can it do? Answers : It is invisible, but I can feel it. It can move things from one place to another, etc. 2. The Holy Spirit What is the Holy Spirit like? Can you see Him? Can you feel Him? What can He do? Wrong answer : The Holy Spirit is the wind. Correct answer: The Holy Spirit is just like the wind in many ways. We might not be able to see Him but we can feel Him. It can guide us from one place to another, etc. 3. Give an example of the Holy Spirit working in a situation in your life. Example : I was complaining to myself about my teacher in school when suddenly the Holy Spirit convicted me that it was wrong. Who is the Holy Spirit? Gen 1:2 Matt 3:16 John 4:24 Psalms 143:10 1 Cor 3:16 Eph 1:13 John 14:15-18, 25-27 John 15:26 John 16:7-15

Trinity - God the Father Elementary School Who loves you most in this world? They may answer - God, my parents, my best friend, my sister/brother, etc. Who loves you more- God or your parents? Correct answer - God loves you more. How do you know God loves you? The Father sent His beloved Son to die for you on the cross. (John 3:16) Who is God the Father? Scriptures: John 14:7-11 (New King James Version) The Father Revealed 7 “ If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also ; and from now on you know Him and have seen Him.” 8 Philip said to Him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is sufficient for us.” 9 Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and yet you have not known Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father ; so how can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in Me ? The words that I speak to you I do not speak on My own authority; but the Father who dwells in Me does the works . 11 Believe Me th...

The most successful strategies are visions , not plans. The only way to come up with a good strategy is to have a good vision . For example, my vision is to build a school. From there, strategies just come. I don't have to brainstorm like other people. Once I have the vision, strategy will be a piece of cake. Secondly, vision comes from God. Well, at least mine does. The best visions come from God. ------_------ Soft data :: eg. insights from experiences Hard data :: eg. data collected from research Articulation :: the act of jointing Disenchant :: undeceive Synthesis :: combining separate entities into a unified entity

When God speaks, He speaks to the heart It takes a heart to touch a heart