The title of my next book is: “It ALL starts with Prayer”. Now… why would I write a book on prayer and titled it that way when there are millions (not an exaggeration) of books on prayer – all the who, what, where, when of praying? You have to admit that’s a logical question. But […]
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Quite honestly….. I don’t think ‘obligation’ is a good motivator. The ‘hafta’ foundation rarely produces the desired a and e ffect . Obligation carries with it the feeling you should wanna, regardless. And the status of obligation comes from…? Take a look at some of the spiritual haftas – love, for example. But are there
Are you the searcher type? Do you like to dig in to whatever is interesting or intriguing you at the moment to discover ‘more’? Now… do you apply this to you and growing in the Lord? Do you apply the search mentality to scripture? One of the scriptures that has always intrigued me is: “None
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I believe that a teacher is defined by their attitude. There are many who teach but really aren’t teachers. Teaching is not about telling … it’s about asking. At least this is the reason I use questions in my approach. Granted I love to teach – my purpose is to touch the life of the
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I know I’ve mentioned this before but it is soooo very relevant in a variety of ways. Recently I was faced with a difficult relational problem. Frustrated and a bit irritated, I decided I would just walk away. Good plan… yes? Partially. My reality is that I was also walking away with unresolved ‘forgiveness’ –
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In considering you and your gift, to get to that, we have to start with the Holy Spirit – the dispenser of gifts. When Jesus ascended after spending time with His disciples (and other followers), after rising from the dead, the Holy Spirit was sent to the believers to help them. Example: Jesus said that
“And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God,
Perhaps I should have said… how much of you do you know? I would contend that many times we surprise ourselves – both good and not so good. In some matters, those around us probably know (differently) about us than we might think. Another way of saying this is – is the You you present
Point #1 The Great Commission is NOT a suggestion – but a commandPoint #2 You have a MessagePoint #3 You have a Role I suspect that I did indicate in Point 2, this point. But I also believe it needs emphasizing. If you are a Christian, then by definition… WE ALL HAVE A ROLE. You
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For example… do you consider yourself as an encourager? What kind of encourager? Do you placate or condescend or commiserate… or do you empathize? The latter is the preferred the former 3 are easily detected by another. When you encourage another do you do so based in the will of the Father as shown in
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Just write down any questions that you may have and I will get back to you in a jiffy!
