September 2009
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Me? A Son/Daughter of God
Eph. 1:5…he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will One of the most profound transactions that takes place when we are saved is that we are brought into the household of God through spiritual adoption. We live in the Kingdom of God as sons who serve, not servants. Gal. 4:5 …that we might receive the full rights of...
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Acts 6 BEFORE Ephesians 4
If we are to be successful in ministry we must prioritize Acts 6 so we can effectively attain Ephesians 4.
In Acts 6 the Apostles make a huge decision to prioritize the Word and Prayer over other areas of ministry in the church. The problem they faced was not ignored but rightfully administrated without loosing their focus.
Acts 6:2-4 2 So the Twelve gathered all the disciples together...
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This is what dads do before a kids movie at the...
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Quotes
“Exercise faith, and take possession of what you have obtained in prayer.”
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Personally Appointed, Fully Supplied
In 2 Corinthians 5:20 and Ephesians 6:20 we are identified as Ambassadors. This is a powerful description of our identity. I have a few thoughts about Ambassadors that I would like to write about in my next few blogs. Here is the first one.
An Ambassador is chosen, appointed, and fully supplied by a President, Monarch or King (John 15:16), to represent their government in a foreign country.
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“Using a dull ax requires great strength,
so sharpen the blade.
That’s the value...”
– The Bible
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“Proverbs 22:1 “Choose a good reputation over great riches;
being held in high...”
– The Bible
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10 things I live by
Here is a list of a few things I choose to live by. Of course, there are more, but for this post I opted to list these ten. These have become core values for me and they are not written in any particular order of importance. Apply these to your life, they will benefit you. 1. Leadership is an inside job. I have to lead myself before I can lead others. 2. I cannot control what happens to me only...
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“Proverbs 21:30 “No human wisdom or understanding or plan can stand against the...”
– The Bible
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Don't Throw away your confidence
Heb. 10:35-36 ”So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. 36 You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.”
In sports games could be won or lost based on confidence or lack thereof. In high school and college when we faced an opponent that was supposedly bigger and better then we were, it was important...
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Jordan leading a song in our Worship Set at church
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The Prophetic: Roadsigns for your Journey
1 Corinthians 14:3 But everyone who prophesies speaks to men for their strengthening, encouragement and comfort. My 16 year old son, Jordan has been up in Redding CA involved in the School of Worship. This is his last week there. He will be graduating on Friday. I made the weekend trip by taking him from Fremont up to Redding on Sunday. It is always a cool thing because we get to be together for...
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Living on the other side of the cross
Perspective has a lot to do with how we choose to live. Perspective is the way we look at things, our viewpoint, our frame of reference. It is the way we view life. We have a choice to have our identity grounded in one side of the cross or the other. Jesus died to set us free from the power of sin, but He doesn’t want us to carry the perspective that we are sinners.
As believers, we’re not. ...
