Aug 14, 2018 | Blog, Leadership
Is there anything more tragic? Samson, the living legend, a titan of incredible power – was reduced to a blind circus act before the enemies he was born to destroy. Like many of us, Samson seemed to like the IDEA of a calling more than the WORK of one! The cost of the fullness of any true calling is character – not who we pretend to be for a watching world, but who we actually are when no one is looking – this is what determines our destiny and legacy.
Jul 29, 2018 | Blog
David WAS confident about facing Goliath, not because he had DEFEATED the lion and the bear, but because he was DELIVERED from them. One word can make a lot of difference. DEFEATED is very different than DELIVERED.
Jul 24, 2018 | Blog
God will sometimes close doors to get us to work on what we NEED to grow in – not just what we WANT to grow in. It’s called GROWING UP. This is hard for leaders because they naturally have a passion to take ground toward some vision. Even so, we can become so focused on our FAVORITE goals that we can’t see other opportunities to grow right in front of us.
Jul 23, 2018 | Blog
As wonderful as it is to celebrate baptism, it gets even MORE wonderful when we gain a deeper understanding of its significance as a FIRST STEP for the Christian walk. Baptism is often INCONVENIENT, right at the top off the Christian life, because following Christ is INCONVENIENT, and He wants us to get that idea down right away.
Jul 18, 2018 | Blog
There is no telling how many potential leaders have been DISQUALIFIED, DERAILED, and DIVERTED from their destiny because they gave in to an offended heart.
Jul 12, 2018 | Blog
Devoting everything to the pursuit of success may ‘gain’ us something, but it does not bring satisfaction or give meaning to life, and death will erase all of it.
