Church Planting
Words of Love That Follow Deeds Of Love
One of my ongoing frustrations in Servant Evangelism has come in seeing people verbalize the Good News. The tendency of human nature is to speak little in the context of serving others. It is rather easy to recruit people onboard with the serving part of the equation (the “S”). The evangelism (the “E”) is more…
Read MoreReady For A Nervous BreakThrough?!
Ready For A Nervous BreakThrough?! A good friend of mine recently related to me how God has been on the move in his life. It was a little difficult to figure out if he was going through good stuff or bad. Creative ideas were hitting him in the middle of the night so he was…
Read MoreLesson #14: The Thing In Your Hand Is Powerful
#14: The Thing In Your Hand Is Powerful We tend to underestimate the power of the simple that has been going on around us. This is true throughout history. Moses thought he had little to offer to the cause of God. Just to clarify this arrangement God decided to use the most common item imaginable…
Read MoreLesson #13: Saying Yes Brings Life
#13: Saying Yes Brings Life Life is difficult after going through a time of death. One of the fastest ways to make forward progress is to practice saying Yes. Literally, say Yes! We need to get into the habit of telling God Yes. There are plenty of forces at work around us that conspire to…
Read MoreLesson #11: You Will Hear Clearly From God
#11: You Will Hear Clearly From God After death comes your way previous barriers to hearing from above will be eradicated. There are losses that happen at a time of death. You won’t stop hearing from God. Quite the opposite. As loss happens you your ability to tune into Him will increase remarkably. You will…
Read MoreLesson #10: Turtles Last Longer Than Rabbits
#10: Turtles Last Longer Than Rabbits You’ve heard Aesop’s story about the tortoise and the hare. In this classic tale, the hare takes off quickly in the race. He looks impressive, to begin with, because he leads from the get-go. The tortoise looks like a loser at the back of the race. In a way,…
Read MoreIt’s About Challenge
I’m taking a break from my book for today. I was talking with a pastor friend this week about the changing face of commitment. The new reality is most of the USA is this: those who consider themselves committed to a local church will only attend once every two to three weeks. (When they aren’t…
Read MoreLesson #4: What You Have Known Will Probably Be Recycled
#4: What You Have Known Will Probably Be Recycled During my medical meltdown, when I was “out,” I heard God speak to me in terms I was already familiar with. I think he often speaks to us in contexts we have known previously. With me, it came in the form of a line I had…
Read MorePress On No Matter What
Rolling Stone magazine asked Bob Dylan where he stood spiritually a while back. A fair question considering the ins and outs his personal life has taken since he issued his fervently Christian albums. He hadn’t said much about Jesus for some time. The Hassidic Jews had claimed him to be one of their own after…
Read MoreAsk… Seek… Knock… Our Way Forward
I was able to speak this morning to the gathered Coastland Church at the Brandon AMC Theaters. We have been looking at the Sermon on the Mount for the past number of weeks. Specifically, we have been looking into the things that cause us to come into alignment with the Kingdom of God. Jesus projects…
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