I remember years ago getting an email from a ‘ministry company’ that sold, among other things, sermon series for all different kinds of ministries. One of their “selling points” was that having a pre-made sermon series freed up your time so you could spend it on “more important” things like building relationships. While the thought […]
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The Trap of False Success
We have a thing in the church for getting results. I think we get it from the business world. Everyone wants a ROI – Return On Investment. Why wouldn’t they? You put a lot of resources, finances, and hard work into something, you want it to pay off. There’s a bamboo species that takes 100-120 […]
One Answered Questions From God
I’m part of several groups on Facebook that are for youth ministers. And many times I am utterly amazed by the things that are posted. All of these groups are for all different denominations, so there are a variety of beliefs that are in the group. But I am utterly amazed sometimes by the things […]
The Proper Place Of Relationships
Relationships. In the church world, we like to focus a whole lot on relationships. We have things like relational evangelism. We have connect groups and link teams where we try to connect people with similar interest, or of the same age and have them do things to grow their relationships together to make a stronger, […]
A Counterfeit God
The world, and when I say world, I mean the whole world, throws around the term “god” so much that you don’t know what anyone is talking about unless you’re given more information about this “god” or the one talking. If you’re in the south in the United States, you’ll hear “God bless their heart” […]
You’re Going To Hell Because You Didn’t Accept Jesus And You Dunk Your Fries In A Frosty
Yes, dipping your french fries in a Frosty – any kind of ice cream is uncalled for and the unpardonable sin. If you visit a Wendy’s and dare to combine those two items, the blood of Jesus can cover your sins, but not that sin. Sounds stupid, huh? Well, that’s because it is. But how […]
The Church Vs The Devil
After the Lord revealed to Dr. Kenneth E Hagin an attack the devil was wanting to bring against America, He told him, “You saw the same thing in 1970. I told you then exactly what they were, but you didn’t do what you should have done about it. I told you back in 1970 to […]
Giving Away Our Authority To Politicians
If you’re a Christian, pretend for a moment you’re not. Terrible thing, yes, but just pretend you aren’t and wrap your head around this thought: The government of a nation runs a nation. Politics and politicians run a nation. Now come back to the land of the living, as a Christian and think on that […]
What The World Says, What The Word Says
We’re living in times when the world is yelling at the top of its lungs. It’s yelling at all of us. It’s yelling at us from the TV, the radio, on the web, and now at every business we enter (if we’re allowed to enter it). And if we’re not, we’re being yelled at about […]
The Voice Activated Life
Technology has changed a lot in the past few years, and it’s changed quickly. We have all sorts of things that would amaze people just ten, fifteen, twenty year ago. We have face recognition software, voice recognition software, and voice activation software. We have Siri, Cortana, Alexa, and Google Assistant that listens, hears, and does […]