Mission Ability or Availability?

Mission Ability or Availability?

We’ve all heard a sermon or two about God using our availability more than our abilities. It’s not really a case of either/or. God uses both! That was true with the mission volunteer featured in this post. And what was true for her and the rest of the team...
Seven Day Challenge

Seven Day Challenge

Do This In Remembrance of Me For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you…       Throughout his letters in the New Testament, the Apostle Paul consistently encourages all followers of Christ to: Look up to God in total dependence and complete...
Winning the War That Matters – Part 2

Winning the War That Matters – Part 2

Equipping Mission Volunteers The last post in this series was about worship as a weapon of our warfare. Worship was God’s chosen weapon to deliver Judah from destruction. There are three things we also need to know: Worship is one tool of fully equipped mission...
Winning the War That Matters – Part 2

Winning the War That Matters

Life Lessons – Identify the Enemy Are you tired of hearing about wars? How many have you heard about lately? Maybe you have spent time and energy on these wars: Terror ISIS Poverty The media’s supposed “war on women” We should be aware of...
But the Servants Knew

But the Servants Knew

John 2:11 makes it clear that Jesus transformed water into wine to reveal His glory. His power to perform miracles is not surprising. It is a little surprising that He did this without any fanfare. There was no, Hey, ya’ll, watch this! Two things happened. He...
Evangelism: By All Means We Win Some

Evangelism: By All Means We Win Some

Evangelism Challenge Think evangelism is hard or intimidating? We teach mission volunteers the why’s and how’s of evangelism. People need to be reminded often that winning a soul is only the beginning of evangelism. Why? Evangelism, in terms set by Jesus...
Too Few Good Men – Part IV

Too Few Good Men – Part IV

Love The Lord So, good men are the few who have learned to lean, learned to lead, and they will also love the Lord. Now, we see that in I Corinthians 13:1-3 – Though I speak with the tongues of men and angels and do not have love, I have become a noisy gong or a...
Too Few Good Men – Part IV

Too Few Good Men – Part III

Good Men Learn To Lead Another mark of those good men so needed by the world and Kingdom is that they have learned to lead. Is that an out front, take charge kind of thing? Well, it might be. But let me give you a few other thoughts. The Word says they’ve...