Last week I shared a post about expressing gratitude. On Thursday, we will celebrate Thanksgiving in the United States. So today, I wanted to say I am grateful. Gratitude is something to be expressed. It is not something to keep inside of us. It is great that we have this day of Thanksgiving to share our gratefulness. But with the holiday fast approaching it is easy to let the … [Read more...] about I Am Grateful
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Leaders are Learners
Leaders are learners. That is a fact. If you are not learning, you are not leading. At least not in a good way. It is the blind leading the blind. You will be leading your followers to disaster. I will make a bold statement. If you are a leader in your church, and you are not intentionally learning and growing in your faith, you should immediately resign your position. A good … [Read more...] about Leaders are Learners
Expressing Gratitude
We are one week away from the National Holiday called Thanksgiving. The irony of Thanksgiving is that while we set aside this one day of the year to express our gratitude for all the things we have, the very next day we make a spectacle of rushing out to buy all the things we don’t have. Gratitude is not something to be reserved for one day of the year. It is something to … [Read more...] about Expressing Gratitude
Better Together
In an ever-connected world, we are living ever more isolated from one another. You have heard about being lonely in a crowd. This is becoming more of a reality every day. But God gives us people as a gift. He created us to live in community. He put other people in your life to help you experience the abundant life he desires for you. Consider the following verse: Iron … [Read more...] about Better Together
How to Move a Mountain
Yesterday, we talked about how our greatest barrier to experiencing the abundant life God desires for us is our lack of faith. We create barriers, burdens, and excuses that hinder us from experiencing it. But the power of faith in God will overcome. He (Jesus) said to them, “Because of your little faith. For truly, I say to you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard … [Read more...] about How to Move a Mountain