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What a Mighty God We Serve!
Often our lives grow heavy with the burdens of life. When debilitating sickness comes unexpectedly, many grow despondent and wonder what to do. Some grow suicidal and feel like life is over. However, when life grows difficult, we know this … Continue reading
3 Steps I Use to Communicate God’s Word to Others
Often I’m asked questions about what I do to bring clarity to the Biblical teachings. For me, I follow a three-step process. Perhaps they will be helpful to you. Phase One: Search and seek. This is the discipline of entering … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Engaging Culture, Just Read It!, Leadership Blog
Tagged abundance, Bible, Christian, context, discipleship, God, heart, mentor, mind of God, public, speaking, teaching, Word of God, worldview
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Hope For Today – God’s Way Is God’s Word!
Giant problems require a team of warriors around us, especially as we grow older! David’s enemies were many – and, several of them were real, bona fide, terrifying giants! Knowing how to conquer them because a vital issue as David … Continue reading
Posted in Hope For Today, Transformed
Tagged addict, addicts, alcohol, Bible, bullies, defeat, discourage, distress, drugs, enemies, faith, giants, God's Word, Kingdom, power, problems, Satan, sex, strategy, sugar, team, trouble
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Transformed #300: Taking Care of You!
“Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul.” (3 John 2, ESV) Wherever you go, there YOU are! Have you noticed that the … Continue reading
Posted in christian life, Daniel Plan, Discipleship, Transformed
Tagged abundant, age, arteries, Bible, body, bones, counsel, disease, Dr. Oz, electrician, examples, exterminator, God's Word, healing, health, heart, life, Losing to Live, medical, plumber, prosperity, Science, Scriptures, soul, spirit, spiritual, success, thrive, understanding, vitality, wisdom
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Transformed #299: Taking Care of Your Future!
Thrive Or Survive? Do you want the rest of your life to be the best of your life? While life itself can be hard, painful and marked by battle scars and bloody bruises, God longs for our lives to be … Continue reading
Posted in christian life, faith, Transformed
Tagged afraid, Bible, courage, fear, future, God, God's Word, Israel, Joshua, knowledge, Lord, obedience, prosperity, rationalize, revelation, strength, success, survive, terror, thrive
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Happy New Year!
May the coming year be filled with the prosperity of God’s love! “This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to … Continue reading
Questions for the New Year
As the calendar counts down its last days of this year, I stop as I always do and ponder a few questions that help me refocus. As Paul so clearly told us, “When Christ who is your life appears, then … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, breakthrough, Christian, ealthy, eternity, focus, God, helathh, Holy Spirit, Inventory, Jesus, New Year, promptings, questions, weight loss, Worldiness
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Discerning Hearts Through Questions
Often, as servant leaders, we try to be nice. And that’s a good thing. But, there are some nasty people in our lives, and they don’t all come with signs around their necks saying, “I’m nasty!” or “I’m out to … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog
Tagged Bible, help, hypocrites, Jesus, Leadership, modeling, motives, questions, religious authorities, serve, serving, suspicions
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Transformed #294: How God Transforms Our Present!
One of the great hindrances to growth in a church is the mindset of the people within the congregation, starting with the leaders and flowing to every person in the flock. Welcome to the Transformed Podcast. I’m your host Mike … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, attitude, behavior, belief, Bible, character, Christianity, complaining, confusion, destiny, expectation, faith, habit, heart, impatience, indecision, Jesus, joy, mood, peace, performance, problems, relationship, transform, worry
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Lessons From the East – A Book Review
Disturbing. Dynamic. Directional. These thoughts ran through my mind as I read – strike that – devoured this book. I am not one to gush over a book, but Lessons From the East is a must read this summer! With … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Bob Roberts Jr., Christ, church, culture, Decline, discipleship, evangelism, faith, forgiveness, Gospel, Great Commission, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Kingdom, Lessons From the East, love your neighbor, membership, mission, missional, missions, motivation, religion, repentance, spiritual gifts
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