How does a person seek God and exercise faith for eternal reward? Hebrews 11-13 answer that question. Obey God in impossible situations requiring supernatural intervention. Bless others by choosing mistreatment and disgrace. Fight spiritual battles without knowing the results. Fix your eyes on Jesus submitting to His discipline. Worship God by living in peace and…
Deploy mentors to rebuild the body of Christ according to God’s design by taking the following steps: 1. Appoint mentors who counsel and lead people to Christ2. Trust God for power and direction to fight the spiritual battle3. Show strength by tearing down idols4. Obey God wholeheartedly and employ people and resources He provides5. Prepare…
“Try to give your agenda to God. Keep saying, ‘Your will be done, not mine.’ Give every part of your heart and your time to God and let God tell you what to do, where to go, when and how to respond. God does not want you to destroy yourself. Exhaustion, burnout, and depression are…
Spiritually battle through prayer and hearing God’s word to do His will. Follow God and renew your thinking in Christ to prevent worldliness and idols. Learn from the bad fruit of Israel’s history when they did not follow the Lord. These spiritual disciplines equip you to do God’s mission and discover your unique inheritance. Then…
Joel C. Rosenberg book, Implosion: Can America Recover From Its Economic & Spiritual Challenges in Time?, explains how the US is in the midst of unprecedented and skyrocketing federal debt, severe economic troubles, political uncertainty, declining morality, a weak church, growing spiritual apathy and apostasy, historic natural disasters and other daunting challenges that many wonder…
Thomas Aquinas wrote, “Without prayer we become deaf to the voice of divine love and become confused by the many competing voices asking for our attention. When we try to become very still, we often find ourselves so overwhelmed by our noisy inner voices that we can hardly wait to get busy and distracted again….
Martyn Lloyd-Jones wrote, “The divine Instructor has taken us under his wing and he is putting us through our exercises so that hands which hang down can be lifted up, and feet are straightened out, and a lame man is helped to walk. The Instructor is saying such things as, now “Keep moving, don’t let…
Having your motives misjudged is very hurtful. Jesus faced this constantly in his ministry. High achievers and those living on the cutting edge have people misjudging them constantly. The temptation is to be a man-pleaser instead of letting God defend your reputation and do what is good in His sight. David had his motives misjudged…
Everyone wants to discover God’s will for their lives. What does He want you to do so you can live a significant life?How do you discover and live out your destiny? As David became king over Israel and Judah, he discovered a convergence between his desires, passions and gifts, talents and abilities, which determined his…
The short-term view afflicts business as well as the church. Businesses often focus on short-term profits at the expense of long-term health and sustainability. Church leaders begin programs hoping they will increase numbers and excitement quickly, many times at the expense of long-term spiritual growth of people, which takes years to see fruit. At the…
A battle wages in the heavenlies. You don’t fight humans but rulers, authorities, powers of this dark world and spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms (Eph. 6:12). God’s power is superior to the world or Satan. Just as Moses battled evil powers when God told him to confront Pharaoh, each of you face…
The book of Ephesians gives a roadmap on how to fight the spiritual battle with the armor of God: 1. Father (Spiritual Blessings): Eph. 1:3-19 2. Jesus (Jesus’ Authority at Right Hand of God): Eph. 1:18-22 3. Church (Seated with Jesus): Eph. 2:6-10 4. Principalities and Powers (Grace Witness of Defeat): …