Men and women are vastly different. Have you figured that out yet?
These differences are hilarious.
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I have heard from so many people who are afraid or worried this week. You may need to hear my message from last Sunday. You can listen HERE.
What are you most afraid of today? Could a greater faith help you rise above that fear?
Organizations hardly ever replace their leadership with the same type of leadership they currently have. When a leader leaves the organization, they look for an almost opposite to what they had in a leader. I’ve observed this trend over the years. It’s true at every level of society. School systems, churches, governments, universities, corporations, and non-profits all do this in relatively the same way.
If I had to give one piece of advice to parents, especially dads, it would be that you live an honest life in front of your children. I have witnessed too many parents, dads especially, who try to impress their children with their skills or their strength
The line between extending freedom and controlling the actions of your child is unclear at times. I know many parents who have crossed that line too far either way, either controlling so much that the child rebels or giving so much freedom that the child runs wild. Frankly, I’m still learning. Recently I posted on my need for others to invest in me. This is one area in which I continue to need wisdom.
Is it production or process? In terms of which is more important in your work, is it production or process? In other words, is the end product being produced well more important than enjoying the process of working towards an end product or vice-versa?
Today you can accept His gift of love. Regardless of who you are, what you’ve done, or how desperate you feel, know right now that God, the awesome Creator, has a real, intimate, and deep love for you!
If someone you know claims to be a Christian, yet doesn’t walk in obedience to God by loving others, one would have to question if the heart was ever truly changed.
Ultimately God’s call is on a person’s heart. He wants control of our complete heart. That’s true of every believer. For the one who is called to vocational ministry, however, God wants our dependence on Him for financial support.
Everything has changed. Now a person who senses a call to vocational ministry has a huge range of choices available.
Are you going through a difficult time?
Are you wondering when God will come through for you?
Are you curious what God is up to?
Does it seem like He’s sometimes nowhere to be found?
The phrase that caught my attention in this passage is “endless patience”. God has been so patient with me in so many ways. Even when I am impatient, He is patient.
That’s a tough question, but it is one I have actually faced that a few times in my life. Once in business where I knew, I didn’t have the energy or the expertise to carry the company to the next level. In my last two churches, I reached a point where knew it was time for another pastor if the church wanted to continue to grow.
I want a church that is recognized in its community as a catalyst of positive change and influence that cares as much or more about people who aren’t even yet a part of the church. A church like that will prosper as the city where it is located prospers.
We have such an awesome staff at Grace Community Church. God has blessed us with people who love Him and love others and each of them has a true heart’s desire to be found faithful in their Kingdom work. With the size of our church, by most standards we are under-staffed. We have a philosophy that everyone on our staff is a true minister. There are no strictly administrative people working for Grace. (I hope that’s always our philosophy.) I want to take this opportunity to honor each of them for their special contribution to all God has done at Grace in the last 3 ½ years.