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There are many places you can start as a leader, but the best place is…The Beginning.
Leadership begins with Trust. No matter who you are, or who you are with, if you don’t have trust no one will care what you say. Trust is hard to earn, and very easy to lose. It’s an asset we must guard with great diligence.
I have seen …
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Ever notice God is constantly “flipping the pages” of our lives? We go from place to place (page to page), and season to season (Chapter to Chapter). Some places are easy, some hard, some seem unbearable!
But in each place God wants us to Win It! Have victory in EVERY place, every page and in every season.
I have found these …
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Been talking this week how the Bible gives us the “What” we must do, but not the “How.” You can catch up Here …and Here.
We can never fall in love with “How” we do things! The moment we fall in love with the “How” we become a Pharisee. I know that sounds a little harsh, but Jesus’ main contention with the …
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This is “What” you have to do. It’s very clear in the Bible what those things are…
Love God with all you got
Love others like yourself
Tell others about Jesus
Love your Bride like Jesus did His
Be Patient
Be Kind
And _________.
These are the types of “What You Must Do” things in the Bible. These are …
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Un-met Expectations can KILL! You know the feeling… You were expecting with all of your heart for “this”, instead you got “That!” We all have expectations, we have them in marriage, kids, team mates, weather, restaurants and friends..etc…
The problem is when our expectations are not met, then we get mad, …
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I have seen many great leaders have the same trait…Rebellion. I mean at one point for a period of time in their lives they were rebellious. I think rebellion is the seed from which many godly leaders are sprouted. Rebellion is having…
“…opposition to one in authority or dominance”
In other words a future leader …
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Anyone can fall morally
If you think that’s… “something you could NEVER do” then you are one of those most vulnerable. We have to face the fact we live in a fallen world, and in the wrong place at the wrong time with the right person, we all could make a HUGE mistake.
So here’s the deal. Don’t go there! Set …
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When I study how Jesus led, there’s differences in what He did and what we tend to do now. Some of those may be cultural driven, but I think most are “man” driven. We feel we’ve found a way to improve on how Jesus did it. Aaaannnkkk! Wrong!
These are some of the “secret” (the only thing that makes them secrets is that …
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Let me tell it to you straight, some moves are just STUPID. They seem to scream for your attention as a leader or pastor but they can kill you! Not like you actually die, but more like killing your future, health, relationships and your ability to lead. These are just some stupid moves I have made!
I encourage you to learn from …
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Ever feel like you’ve been hit by a truck? You have no energy left, you can’t move, never mind about the next project…You can’t pull your self out of the road! Now what do you do?
If you’ve had the privilege of leading for any period of time, you may be all to familiar with this feeling. It’s not depression, …
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