Four Reasons for Private Worship
Let me ask you two important questions: do you make time for private worship in your daily life? If not, I can relate. For the first couple of decades of...
What You Can and Can’t Control
We live in a broken, fallen world. Painful things happen to all of us that we can’t control. No one can control disaster. No can control disease. No one can...
Relationship Deposits & Withdrawals
Try thinking about the relationships in your life like a bank account. A bank account is a place to keep your money, and you manage that account by making deposits...
Where are you headed?
In less than two weeks, we will ring in a new year and a new decade. This transition brings us to a very important question: where are we headed in...
God With Us
Matthew 1:23 says, “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel” (which means, God with us). The timeless truth of Christmas is that Jesus...
The Church Inventory
The end of the year is a great time to take a personal inventory, and it is also a great time to take a church inventory. Taking a church inventory...
Something to Consider
Let me share my new favorite quote from D.L. Moody: “Our greatest fear should not be of failures, but of succeeding at something that doesn’t really matter!” Wow, this is...
Dangerous Disciples
I don’t know about you, but I want to be a dangerous disciple. I want to be the kind of disciple that Satan hates to see coming, the kind of...
3 Traits of a Good Disciple Maker
Not all disciple makers are created equal. Each have different giftings and skill sets. Giftedness and ability are not always things you can control, but there are some things every...
Passion Busters
There is nothing more devastating than a group of people who have lost their passion for the mission. Being on a team that has lost the will to win is...