I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives his life for the sheep.- John 10:11 (NCV) Lost people need help finding their way. They end in the wrong places because they don’t know how to find their own way. They need someone who can help them find their way step by step and day [...]
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Leading the Lost
Posted in assurance, blessings, Christianity, encouragement, follow, freedom, Jesus, lost, Operation Reach Out, outreach, street ministry, The Great Commission, wisdom, witnesses, tagged blessing, calling, Christ, church, discipleship, faith, help, Jesus, ministry, outreach on November 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Creating Fishers of Men
Posted in action, believers, calling, change, choices, discipleship, evangelism, expectations, follow, gospel, inspiration, Jesus, Love Your Neighbor, messiah, ministry, new nature, Operation Reach Out, preaching, productivity, relationships, resources, salvation, stewardship, strategy, teaching, The Great Commission, witnesses, works, tagged calling, change, Christ, discipleship, evangelism, fishers of men, Jesus, ministry, outreach, preach, relationship, sacrifice, Word on July 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Creating Fishers of Men: Then Jesus said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men.”-Mark 1:17 Practical Applications •Relevance “fishers of men” Jesus shared something that these fishers understood. They knew about fishing. Now they needed to learn about fishing for men. •Realism “. . . I will [...]
Returning to the Word
Posted in answers, Bible, change, commandments, follow, inspiration, leadership, methods, reading, reflection, solutions, walk, tagged Bible, change, church, community, exhortation, glory, heart, relationship, Word on May 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
5 And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people, for he was above all the people, and as he opened it all the people stood. 6 And Ezra blessed the Lord, the great God, and all the people answered, “Amen, Amen,” lifting up their hands. And they bowed their heads and worshiped the [...]
Discipleship Inside Out
Posted in believers, discipleship, example, follow, growth, Jesus, leadership, ministry, support, teaching, training, tagged discipleship, leadership, parables, strategy, support, training on May 15, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ.-1 Corinthians 11:1 Paul outlines the dynamics of discipleship that most church leaders should take today. He doesn’t offer a do-as-I-say-not as-I-do leadership credo. He simply shares truth with a church that had numerous internal struggles a way for getting on the right track and simply [...]
Why We Exist
Posted in business, calling, discipleship, encouragement, evangelism, example, faith, family, follow, inspiration, ministry, mission on January 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Your mission simply states why your entity, business or organization exists. It says who you are, what you do, and why and how you do what you do. In most cases, it even shares who should benefit from what you do. “The Christian church exists to worship God first of all.”- A.W. Tozer “Our ultimate [...]
Built Up by the Bay
Posted in accomplishment, action, Bayview, blessed, California, change, Christianity, community, discipleship, evangelize, follow, future, growth, leadership, manhood, prayer, preaching, reflection, religion, salvation, service, stewardship, study, success, support, tagged calling, change, church, faith, help, ministry, outreach, preach, salvation, support on December 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works. Hebrews 10:24 (NKJV) I learned most of what i know and have come to understand about God, salvation, church, ministry and being a minister of God right by the bay. It has been under Dr. Timothy J. Winters, the pastor [...]
End the Cycle
Posted in acceptance, calling, change, endurance, follow, new nature, prayer, strength on December 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
… every man did what was right in his own eyes. Judges 17:6 (NASB) At some point, we have to end the cycle of our own destruction. We need to see that we cannot simply turn back to our old ways. Once we slip back into our old mode of operation, we begin to slip [...]
Buy Black: Black Business Month (August)
Posted in African-American, b, business, faith, follow, giving on August 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In an era such this one that has seen the first African-American president, Black business in America needs support and strengthening. It should be that the Black community, especially the Black church, works to generate Black-owned businesses, even women-owned businesses. Throughout August, I will highlight some issues and insights regarding Black business as part of [...]
We are Not Our Own
Posted in follow, saved, stewardship, truth, twitter on May 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
19Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; 20you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.- 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (NIV) We live under grace and are justified by faith. However, [...]
