These blogs are short Scriptural teachings and are othen devotional in nature.
After talking about the unrighteous in Romans One, Paul then turns his attention to the self-righteous in Chapters Two and Three. While there is no doubt that the unrighteous are separated from God, the shocking news is that so are the self-righteous. Paul’s comments are directed at the Jews who thought that because they had […]
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“Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us.” What an important verse this is! When Paul talks about “peace” here, he is not talking about a calm feeling that we have in our hearts. This
“Honor those who are your leaders in the Lord’s work. They work hard among you and give you spiritual guidance.” Have you thanked God for your leaders lately? Part of the Divine Plan for God’s people is that we have people in our lives who are looking out for us and helping us to grow.
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Steve Murrell is a self-proclaimed “reluctant leader.” That is even the name of his blog. Whether reluctant or not, Murrell leads one of the largest churches and church planting movements in the world. Victory Christian Fellowship in Manila, Philipines, has over 50,000 members and meets throughout the city in five campuses. Every Nation is the ministry
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We are less than a month from launching and we so appreciate everyone’s encouragement, love, and support. In this post, I want to introduce you to a few friends of mine. Ronald and Chris Berg are the Senior Pastors of Crossing Lives, a C3 Church in Curitiba, Brazil. Annie and I are going to be
When I retired from the police department at the end of 2011, Pastor Dean Sweetman didn’t give us much time to relax. In fact, he had lunch with Annie and I two months before my last day at work. “I need someone to move to Brazil and work with our churches down there. Would you
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“And since you don’t know when that time will come, be on guard! Stay alert!” (Mark 13:33) The Mayan Calender has generated some great discussion and has gotten people once again talking about the End of the World. Last year, it was Harold Camping’s prophecies that the world was going to end in March, and
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“Fear not for I am with you.” So, how do we get from fear, worry, anxiety, nervousness, or whatever other form it attacks us in to, “Fear not?” Throughout Scripture, God tells us to, “Fear not,” or “Don’t be afraid.” In almost ever case, though, He also says, “…for I am with you.” If we
“Fear not.” Mark Driscoll shared a great message last week at Catalyst about fear. He asked the questions, “Who or what are we afraid of?” For many leaders, fear is a constant companion. For others, it just rears its ugly head from time to time. The stress that many of us face is caused by
“We now have this light shining in our hearts, but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure.” When tragedy strikes, our natural response is to say, “Why?” We wonder what caused the tragedy. There has to be a cause and effect, right? A dear friend passed away a few days ago.
