My primary thought about personal success has become… …I don’t have to succeed; I just have to try. One of the most successful businessmen living today writes his five-point formula for succeeding below: Have clear goals Identify and don’t tolerate the problems that stand in the way of your achieving those goals Accurately diagnose the […]
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Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations…” Matthew 28:18-19 I’m interrupting Interruptions for publication information. Great News! Recently, all of you have been receiving Interruptions twice. One from our old e-mail sender and another from our new
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Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues but the parent of all others. ~ Os Guinness I agree. Spiritual gifts, love, peace, money, relationships, dogs, riding a road bike on a Fall morning, a great sermon, a new song by Cory Asbury, a nice dinner, and a great hamburger – all good and meaningful
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You shall select out of all the people able men who fear God, men of truth, those who hate dishonest gain; and you shall place these over them as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens. Exodus 18:21 Churches need leaders; businesses need leaders; all organizations need leaders. I’ve been the Senior Pastor of one church for 49 years. Years ago, I spent
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Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with you of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered. 1 Peter 3:7 ESV I strategically pray for my wife. I memorized the book of 1 Peter twenty years ago.
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Be filled continually with the Holy Spirit. Ephesians 5:18 The Apostle Paul writes “be continually” filled with the Spirit. In the Greek, the verb tense is present imperative, which means… Right now, and then again, every day! One of the great heroes of the Christian faith is Corrie Ten Boom. She was a survivor of
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We have been approved by God to be those who preach the gospel. So our motivation to preach is not pleasing people but pleasing God, who thoroughly examines our hearts. 1 Thessalonians 2:4, TPT The first day of school when I was 12 years old, I sat in the classroom and looked around the room
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You yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 1 Peter 2:5 ESV In the cemetery where I walk, a man is building a stone, arched bridge. Rare. Yesterday, I stopped and talked to him. Well,
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We have the prophetic word more fully confirmed, to which you will do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts. 2 Peter 1:19 ESV A dark place. Have you been in a dark place? Are you in
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Psalm 1 Blessed is the man… (verse 1). Define blessing. List three items or form a picture in your mind of a blessed life. What would it be for you? Psalm 1 gives the image of a large tree planted by streams of water, that brings forth fruit in season, and the leaves don’t wither
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