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- 1. Is It Possible to Manipulate People Into the Kingdom?
- ... tain we were not simply baptizing someone's converts but were actually making disciples of the Lord Jesus. Jesus did not send us to make converts or church members. He did not command anyone to make dec ...
- Created on 19 January 2021
- 2. How to Tell Your Storm to Be Still
- Did the church pass or fail the test of 2020? We are finally in a new year, but I'm not sure we are on the other side of the storm. In the first four chapters of Mark, Jesus lays out kingdom instructions ...
- Created on 19 January 2021
- 3. Why This is No Time to Preach in Neutral
- ... adition of Jesus Christ, the great Shepherd, you're going to have to commit to clarity. We're currently living in a cultural climate in which those most vulnerable to a raging and rapidly spreading virus ...
- Created on 13 January 2021
- 4. 5 Steps to Lead Strong in 2021
- Welcome to 2021. A few might think, "What's actually different from last week?" A new year is always different. God created life with patterns and rhythms, seasons and days, and newness internally ...
- Created on 08 January 2021
- 5. Rick Warren: The Discipleship Method of Jesus ...
- ... are sent out into the community. Both sides are right. Jesus' discipleship plan included both "come to Me" and "go and tell." To the unbeliever, Jesus says "come." To the believer, Jesus says "go." Missi ...
- Created on 23 December 2020
- 6. Pastor, Your Story Might Make a Great Parable
- This is for pastors. The rest of you may listen in. We have all had defining stories occur in our families and our personal lives that would make great teaching parables. Interesting stories in themselves, ...
- Created on 18 December 2020
- 7. The Leadership Model God Wants You to Use
- Jesus not only talked many times about how to be a leader, but He lived His life here on earth exactly in accordance with what He taught us about servant leadership. God made us and designed us in His ...
- Created on 14 December 2020
- 8. Pastors, No Need to Invent a New Twist on This Old Story
- ... the birth of Jesus with all the excitement of someone hearing it for the first time. Tell the story without detouring into theories, guesses, myths and controversies. Your Christmas sermon is no time ...
- Created on 14 December 2020
- 9. Why Christmas Should Be Our Finest Hour and Loudest Anthem
- ... s believers in Jesus Christ, are custodians of a truth so eternal and so massive that its importance cannot be overstated. God came to earth. God clothed Himself in the flesh of mankind and left the grande ...
- Created on 10 December 2020
- 10. What the Christmas Story Teaches Believers About God's Timing
- ... s He gives us. So, what can the timing of Jesus' birth tell us as leaders about God's timing in our own ministries? I'll share five lessons over the next two weeks. Here are the first three. 1. Go ...
- Created on 09 December 2020
- 11. Holy Risk Commands Holy Action
- ... ten by Paul in Acts 20:24, "But none of these things deter me. Nor do I count my life of value to myself, so that I may joyfully finish my course and the ministry which I have received from the Lord J ...
- Created on 07 December 2020
- 12. The True Meaning Behind the Popular Cry of This Christmas Season
- ... book of life. We are His children; He is our God. OMG! You are beautiful; I see Jesus in you. Have an awesome week. Mikel French has challenged spiritual awakening all across America, where many celebra ...
- Created on 01 December 2020
- 13. What Pastors Could Learn From Football Coaches
- Jim Mora was the popular coach of the New Orleans Saints NFL team from 1986 to 1996. On one occasion, as he and I shared an elevator, I introduced myself. I said, "Preachers can appreciate what coaches ...
- Created on 20 November 2020
- 14. Have You Prepared for Victory During Election Week?
- ... you set your heart for victory? Paul writes this astonishing statement in 1 Corinthians 15:57: "But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!" I rejoice today for th ...
- Created on 03 November 2020
- 15. The Biblical Clues We Should Take From Joshua This Election Day
- ... s he perused the great and intimidating city. This would be equivalent to you or me asking God, "Are you voting for Trump or for Biden?" "God—are You a Democrat or a Republican?" "Jesus—do you p ...
- Created on 30 October 2020
- 16. How You Can Find Encouragement in the Middle of Your Desert
- One early autumn afternoon, I was invited to a delightful luncheon in a Southern city in which I was speaking. We met at a quiet restaurant and sat at a large table. When my hosts and I arrived at the ...
- Created on 22 October 2020
- 17. Spirit-Filled Pastor: Are You Too Serious for God?
- ... Say to yourself, "Jesus, You're the center of my joy. All that's good and perfect come from You". Every day, ask God to release His joy no matter what challenge lies before you. Today, I choose joy, ...
- Created on 14 September 2020
- 18. This Simple Truth Will Calm Your Fears in the Coming Days
- ... he Lord our God" (Ps. 20:7). Maybe we have needed to pray, like Jesus prayed, "Nevertheless not My will, but Yours, be done" (Luke 22:42b). There is no fear in my heart but there is a grand anticipa ...
- Created on 09 July 2020
- 19. Why Christians Must Choose Courage Over Offense Right Now
- ... re you to behave with courage. Every leader is needed now. Jesus said in John 16:33 (MEV) that "in the world you will have tribulation. But be of good cheer. I have overcome the world." It is tim ...
- Created on 30 June 2020
- 20. Spirit-Filled Pastor: 3 Ways to Deal With the Cancer of Hostility
- ... osite of love is, the automatic answer is hate. However, the opposite of love is hostility. Hostility is built on selfishness and division. Hostility is a sin. Jesus Christ came to crush the lie of host ...
- Created on 15 June 2020
