Today we’re continuing to look at relationships and influence. John Maxwell said that “leadership is influence”, and so if leadership is influence then whoever you allow to influence you is in fact leading you. Those people will either lead you towards your destiny or away from it. We need to be wise in who we […]
“You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its taste, it cannot be made salty again. Salt is useless if it loses its salty taste. It will be thrown out where people will just walk on it. “You are the light that shines for the world to see. You are like […]
I like the saying, “offense is taken, not given”. The only reason we are ever offended is because we take the opportunity to be offended. Even if someone is offensive, you have to choose to be offended. Offense is a choice, and you have the power to not be offended. “I have been crucified with Christ. It […]
It’s liberating to know that we cannot be friends with everyone (we looked at this in my last post), but here is more good news: God doesn’t want you to be friends with everyone! (side note: this is not an excuse to be unfriendly and burn bridges, but more on that later). “Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. […]
“All the believers kept meeting together, and they shared everything with each other.”Acts 2:44 (GW) The early church seemed to have met together quite a lot. And that is good. As believers, God has called us to be a part of each other and to meet together to receive the Word and encourage one another, […]
“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, says the LORD.” Isaiah 55:8 KJV “For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.” 1 Corinthians 3:19 KJV God’s ways and the ways of the world are two […]
“For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.”Romans 5:17 KJV Jesus came to reverse what Adam did and give us a new life! In Adam we were doomed for defeat and […]
They say you should never talk about politics in church. I could never understand that because it’s such a huge part of life and as believers it is our opportunity to have our voice heard. I don’t believe that real change will come through government – God has commissioned real change through the ministry of […]
“Keep your lives free from the love of money. And be satisfied with what you have. God has said, “I will never leave you; I will never run away from you.” Hebrews 13:5 ERV We often worry about finances, but we don’t have to because God is with us. For people in the world, their […]
“…I will never leave you nor forsake you.” Hebrews 13:5b NKJV You don’t know for sure what is going to happen today, or this week. Life happens and sometimes the pressure can get pretty intense. Sometimes the pressure we experience is finance related; we have to pay the bills, and we need money for day-to-day […]