All throughout history, and including today, mankind has always had the propensity to turn away from God and find their own way. But Holy Spirit is always in pursuit of mankind trying to draw them to Himself. Jesus told the disciples: John 15:16 16 You didn't choose me. I chose you. I appointed you to [...]
As leaders, we are always on the lookout for more individuals that we can develop into leaders! Others who have a call to leadership. Most often there is a grid of leadership potential that we look through and while we may call it discernment, many times there is a real practical aspect to that grid [...]
There is always a need for leaders in the Kingdom! There is a constant cry in the Spirit for those who would be willing to lay down their lives for the sake of others. The Kingdom of God continues to grow and there is an ongoing need for leaders who lead with integrity and a [...]
It's a New Year and with every New Year comes the time of looking back and looking forward. We take time to look back to determine our effectiveness and we look forward to fix our eyes and focus our energies on what is before us in anticipation of all that could possibly be. And somewhere [...]
We do not derive our identity from what we do. We derive our identity from God who created us with specific gifts for a specific plan and purpose that He has for our lives. (See Psalm 139) Our quest therefore is to not get our identity from what we do but to take our identity [...]
Just a few words on what you have just experienced this weekend. I find myself reminding people often that we do not come to church, we are the church. When you realize you are something and you didn’t come to something, it impacts you. If you didn’t come to something, you won’t leave something. I [...]
It is never just about you! There are always ramifications to every decision you make. From the cheeseburger you decided to purchase (you have helped to create a job for the person behind the counter) to your life passion….(hunting is not just about you, it also impacts all of those around you). My decision [...]
In today’s landscape of social media, it is easy to fall into the trap of trying to be noticed. The crazy video, the edgy post, the controversial quote, are all ways to be noticed. The more crazy, more edgy, more controversial it is, the more clicks, likes, shares, we receive. It feeds the need that [...]
Many times we question whether we are being effective? Are the things we are doing really counting/amounting to anything of real value. Because most times we are limited to what we can see in the natural, we base our assumptions on what we can see in the natural. I believe that everything we do will [...]
The world in which you and I publicly minister today is totally different than it used to be and we need to be aware of that as we teach/preach the Word of the Lord. No longer are we just speaking to our family that we know and experience life with. We are in essence speaking [...]