Category: works
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Inspired to Impact
At once he began to preach in the synagogues that Jesus is the Son of God. All those who heard him were astonished and asked, “Isn’t he the man who raised havoc in Jerusalem among those who call on this name? And hasn’t he come here to take them as prisoners to the chief priests?”–…
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Say Something about the Savior
“Let the redeemed of the LORD say so. . .” – Psalm 107:2 We who have been saved by the grace of the Lord need to say so. We need to share about the Savior and the salvation that He offers us. We owe Him at least that much for all that He has done…
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Analyzing the Church’s Commitment to the Its Calling
“Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” – Howard Thurman (Christian clergyman, author, and activist) Analyze where the Christian church stands today. Take an honest look at the standing of one of the most treasured…
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Extreme Experiences of Edification
Key question: Have you built a ministry that builds up people to be better servants of the Lord? Take your time. Think about all of the people who serve under you. Let things play back in your mind. We need people experiencing edification. We need people being built up within our midst. We need to…
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Doing Your Best to His Glory
“A problem is a chance for you to do your best.” –Duke Ellington God expects us to do our best. He desires it of us. Essentially, we are to do our best to give Him glory. Have you done your best with what you have been given by God? Marriage? Children? Job? Spiritual gifts? The…
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Develop Difference Makers
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, [even] unto the end of the world. Amen. – Matthew 28:19-20 (KJV) The…
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8But you must defend those who are helpless and have no hope. 9Be fair and give justice to the poor and homeless – Proverbs 31:8-9 (CEV) We all should question ourselves. We must answer for what we do and we fail to do. I love the opening chapter of The Street Lawyer by John Grisham,…
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Leave a Legacy Behind
“The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world that it leaves to its children.” – Dietrich Bonhoeffer We lead people. We do it in church. We do it in community. We lead people. What do we leave behind? We work tirelessly. We leave a trail of blood, sweat and tears behind. We…
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Size Matters in Ministry
25 Then Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul, 26 and when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. So for a whole year Barnabas and Saul met with the church and taught great numbers of people. The disciples were called Christians first at Antioch. – Acts 11:25-26 (NIV) Paul (Saul) and Barnabas…