Today I tried to help us get a jump on the holidays by encouraging us to have a more child-like faith. Jesus said “unless you become like little children you cannot enter the Kingdom of Heaven.” (Matt 18) Children are filled with wonder and hope; seldom worrying about tomorrow. [...] Continue Reading…
We ought always to thank God for you, brothers, and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love every one of you has for each other is increasing.
2 Thessalonians 1:3-4 NIV
The greatest compliment you can give to your pastor is to personally [...] Continue Reading…
Your love has given me great joy and encouragement, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the saints. Philemon 7 NIV
Your pastor needs you to love him…even when he makes mistakes.
Do you love your pastor? Do you thank God for the person God has sent to [...] Continue Reading…
At my first defense, no one came to my support, but everyone deserted me. May it not be held against them. But the Lord stood at my side and gave me strength, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. [...] Continue Reading…
If we have sown spiritual seed among you, is it too much if we reap a material harvest from you? If others have this right of support from you, shouldn’t we have it all the more? 1 Corinthians 9:11-12 NIV
Your pastor needs to be supported financially. He should not [...] Continue Reading…
So the Twelve gathered all the disciples together and said, “It would not be right for us to neglect the ministry of the word of God in order to wait on tables. Acts 6:2 NIV
I want to share five things the church can and should give to [...] Continue Reading…
Regardless of your politics, we will soon have a new first family. Honestly, I’m excited about watching children growing up in the White House again. The Obama’s seem like a loving, close family, and it will be interesting getting to know them as they become the daily news focus [...] Continue Reading…
Do you struggle to make “next level” decisions to improve your organization or area of responsibility? The following is a simple, quick and easy strategy or decision making formula to help you brainstorm next steps to take towards achieving greater success.
First, ask yourself:
What does “excellent” look like [...] Continue Reading…
You and I need to learn to have “joy in the moment”. The sooner we start living that way the sooner the less likely we are to miss some of our best times in life. Many of us tend to live for the “moments” that are “special”; the celebrated [...] Continue Reading…
