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Quick tell me your plan for the offering this weekend. If you are like most church leaders you have not given the offering a thought. About the only time church leaders think about the offering is after it has been taken up and we are disappointed with the results. Giving as a percentage of Americans incomes to the church has … [Read more...]
Our church is one of over 4,500 that are participating in the 40 Days in the Word campaign. One reason I believe this campaign to spend 40 days focused on God’s word is both timely and needed is because America has a Biblical illiteracy problem. In the land of the Gideon's, people aren’t getting the Good Book, but it’s not lack … [Read more...]
What’s going to happen to me? How will I make it? What will I do about this? Why do we worry? It seems to come so natural. We worry about what’s going to happen tomorrow or even next month. We worry about what others think. It seems that there is always something to worry about. Yet worry accomplishes nothing. But we still do … [Read more...]
You will find suggestions for praying around the globe listed below. There’s a short list for each day of the week. Pour a mug of your favorite java and let’s start praying. You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the … [Read more...]
There are times in our lives where fear is as palpable as the key in the ignition of your car. You sit there, wondering if you really have to start the engine. You wonder if it would be easier to plant, unencumbered by the stress that awaits you the next time the engine will go silent. When the engine returns to its resting state, … [Read more...]
The phrase “favor of God” seems to be growing in popularity, and I’m glad. It’s a biblical phrase – a good phrase. But it’s often misunderstood. I once heard a guy talk about finding a parking spot right up front on a busy shopping day because of the “favor of God.” I pictured in my mind the pregnant lady with triplets who … [Read more...]
What thoughts do the words printed in the title stir in your mind? Some would imagine a poor soul who is discouraged and ready to quit. Others would envision a quitter who does not like to sweat or endure hardship. The less compassionate would envision a person who is soft. Some would picture a person who is beaten into submission. When I … [Read more...]
I know an hour seems like a long time to pray. There are many patterns you could use to format your extended prayer time but here’s away to structure an hour in prayer with 12 Bible-based sections. Spend about 5 minutes on each focus point and you will spend an hour in prayer before you know it. Praise God for His Traits — … [Read more...]
“No one pours new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the wineskins will be ruined. No, they pour new wine into new wineskins.” (Mark 2:22 NIV) Near my house is a gas station/convenience store that just underwent a makeover, changing their utilitarian look into a warm and inviting … [Read more...]
How ironic that the season during which we celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus provides us the perfect excuse to overindulge. Like the megalopolis that now stretches from Washington to Boston or from Dallas to Fort Worth, this eating holiday dominates our calendar from Thanksgiving to New Year's. Walk through any modern large-box … [Read more...]
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