Not long ago I was asked my thoughts on the verse in the Bible “must be above reproach” which is one mandate for Christian leadership found in 1 Timothy 3:2 (NIV)  For those of you that don’t know I have a grandson named Isaac. Isaac is 2 years old and his favorite sentence is “It’s a mess”. And […]

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“These men are not drunk, as you suppose. It’s only nine in the morning!” Acts 2:15 (NIV)  
Have you ever been to a new place and felt confused about what happens there? I remember going to a dinner theatre called “King Arthur’s Court” somewhere in Florida. The waiters dressed weird, talked with really bad English accents, […]

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Regardless of your position in society, your job status, the amount of money you make, who you know, or any of the other factors in life that affect us each day, one thing remains consistent—everyone is given the same amount of time each day.

Each one of us chooses how we are going to spend […]

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As Christians we are to not only display but live out Godly leadership qualities (although you may not see yourself as a leader)   This morning I was reading my daily Bible study from Nehemiah 1:1-8 in “youversion” I came across the following commentary. Although I am aware of all these principals, the following brought clarity and gave […]

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Hey all,
 
I hope this finds each of you well.  Several of us were very blessed to attend an amazing conference this past Wednesday and Thursday.  The speakers asked some very tough questions that got me thinking. 
 
We are very priveleged to be the leaders of our Life Groups.  God has given us an incredible responsibility to lead people […]

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A good friend of mine sent me an article by Chuck Colson about what has taken place in the past 48 hours on Wall-street.  How well that article goes with the message series we are calling “BE RICH”. Most of what I am going to say is based on his article (http://www.breakpoint.org/listingarticle.asp?ID=9289). Great article you may want […]

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     Imagine if you knew you had only 1 month to live, just 30 days, what would you do? What would you lay down? What would you pick up that you laid down a long time ago. I have experienced this first hand and I know how liberating it is and how, now, I live life with an incredible power that […]

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Hello Every One  Got a lot of questions yesterday and today about the different crowns we will receive From Jesus when we get to heaven. I must apologize, after further study this morning I have found that the Bible specifically talks about 5 (not just 4) crowns and as I said yesterday there are probably a […]

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Life group Study for March 23rd In a park in California there is a rock hanging on a rope with a large sign next to it. It reads, “Weather Station report: Check the rock. If it’s wet, it’s raining; if the rock is swinging, it’s windy; if it’s dry, it’s not raining; if you cannot […]

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The following article from “Christianity Today” was recently sent to me by a friend. It speaks for itself about the urgency of discipleship in our churches today.  As a supplement I would strongly encourage you to read the book titled “Celebration Of Disciplines”, one of Richard Fosters first books. It was (outside the bible) one […]

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