1 Corinthians 3:16-17 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.
"God insists that He set up His throne in the heart, and reign in it, without a rival. If we keep Him from His right, it will not matter by what competitor."
... William Wilberforce (1759-1833), Wilberforce committed himself to two ambitious callings: rousing professing Christians to understand the nature of true faith, and bringing about the end of slavery in England's colonies. His book, Real Christianity stirred the consciences of Christians in England
Monday, September 22, 2014
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Criticism
Criticism. You dread it. I dread it. Who doesn’t?
In fact, it can completely derail your day, your week, and your work.
So what do you do when it comes your way?
1. Don’t Respond for 24 Hours. Just Don’t.
2. Ask Yourself: Is There Any Truth in This?
3. Own What You Can.
Great leaders assume responsibility. Weak leaders blame.
I found this from Carey Nieuwhof
5 Ways to Make Criticism Sting Less
http://careynieuwhof.com/2014/09/3-ways-make-criticism-sting-less-help/
In fact, it can completely derail your day, your week, and your work.
So what do you do when it comes your way?
1. Don’t Respond for 24 Hours. Just Don’t.
2. Ask Yourself: Is There Any Truth in This?
3. Own What You Can.
Great leaders assume responsibility. Weak leaders blame.
I found this from Carey Nieuwhof
5 Ways to Make Criticism Sting Less
http://careynieuwhof.com/2014/09/3-ways-make-criticism-sting-less-help/
Monday, September 1, 2014
In honor of Labor Day
Article adapted from Cripplegate.com
http://thecripplegate.com/labor-daze-4-truths-not-covered-in-job-orientation/
"In honor of Labor Day here are four truths your PR department probably didn’t cover in your orientation package…"
God created man to work [the Garden] and before sin entered, it was very rewarding.
1. Work is a gift
Ecclesiastes 2:24 There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God. {should make...: or, delight his senses} 3:22 Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?
2. Work has been cursed However since sin entered, "That said, work bites."
Ecclesiastes 2:18 Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me. … 22 For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun? 23 For all his days are sorrows, and his travail grief; yea, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity. 6:7 All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled. {appetite: Heb. soul}
3. Work is not always for moneyProverbs 31:27 She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.
"Though her remuneration is less tangible than a paper paycheck, her industrious contribution to the family and society and God’s kingdom should be valued beyond the spot price of gold."
4. Work is about worship Colossians 3:22
Servants, [interns/secretaries/cubicle dwellers] obey in all things your masters [shift-leaders/project managers/ board of directors according to the flesh; not with eye-service [e.g. minimizing your Facebook window as your boss walks in the door],, as men-pleasers [brown-noses],; but in singleness of heart, fearing God: 23 And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men [wages/profit-sharing/commission],; 24 Knowing that of the Lord [not your union and not your retirement fund] ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.
http://thecripplegate.com/labor-daze-4-truths-not-covered-in-job-orientation/
"In honor of Labor Day here are four truths your PR department probably didn’t cover in your orientation package…"
God created man to work [the Garden] and before sin entered, it was very rewarding.
1. Work is a gift
Ecclesiastes 2:24 There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God. {should make...: or, delight his senses} 3:22 Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?
2. Work has been cursed However since sin entered, "That said, work bites."
Ecclesiastes 2:18 Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me. … 22 For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun? 23 For all his days are sorrows, and his travail grief; yea, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity. 6:7 All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled. {appetite: Heb. soul}
3. Work is not always for moneyProverbs 31:27 She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.
"Though her remuneration is less tangible than a paper paycheck, her industrious contribution to the family and society and God’s kingdom should be valued beyond the spot price of gold."
4. Work is about worship Colossians 3:22
Servants, [interns/secretaries/cubicle dwellers] obey in all things your masters [shift-leaders/project managers/ board of directors according to the flesh; not with eye-service [e.g. minimizing your Facebook window as your boss walks in the door],, as men-pleasers [brown-noses],; but in singleness of heart, fearing God: 23 And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men [wages/profit-sharing/commission],; 24 Knowing that of the Lord [not your union and not your retirement fund] ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.
Thursday, August 21, 2014
Repeating God's Message
In expository preaching the preacher’s first aim is to discover the text writer’s intended theological meaning in the selected text. We preachers tend to search the Bible for a sermon. We hope for something to leap out at us that will preach. But a program of expository preaching calls for the preacher to aim for a clear understanding of the text writer’s meaning. Only out of that theological message can he properly preach an expository sermon. http://www.lifeway.com/pastorstoday
May we all be found faithful in presenting God's Word without alteration, bias or preference, when facing God's people
May we all be found faithful in presenting God's Word without alteration, bias or preference, when facing God's people
Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Lacking Faith?
Here is some really good news that I pray will bring you great relief: You don't need MORE faith. There's no super-sized faith that we need to constantly be begging God to give us. Remember, the very reason you received faith to begin with was because of God's free and unmerited grace."
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