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Tired of the Normal Church Diet

For those that took the Awakening 21 Day Challenge you are now 6 days into the fast. I am so proud of you for hanging in their the first 7 days are always the hardest.  I have had so many people ask me why our church is doing a 21 day fast so  I thought [...]

Double Dog Dare You

Looking to shake up your spiritual routine a bit or maybe just looking to begin one? Let me double dog dare you to  join me this year as I commit to dig into the Bible and journal what God says to me. I am going to use the Wayne Cordeiro scripture reading plan called Life [...]

Sef-Feeding 12/14

Journal Title: Homesick…Really???
Scripture Read: Hebrews 9,10,11
My Text: If they were homesick for the old country, they could have gone back any time they wanted. But they were after a far better country than that—heaven country. You can see why God is so proud of them, and has a City waiting for them. (Hebrews [...]

Self-Feeding 12/11

Title: House Inspection
Scripture Read: Philemon, Hebrews 1,2,3,4
My Text: Christ as Son is in charge of the house.
Now, if we can only keep a firm grip on this bold confidence, we’re the house! (Hebrews 3:6 MSG)
Observation: the main theme or thread in the book of Hebrews is that Christ is greater than any angel, [...]

Self-Feeding 12/09

Title: Empty Handed
Scripture Read: 1 Timothy 5-6; Titus 1-3
My Verse:
“Our people have to learn to be diligent in their work so that all necessities are met (especially among the needy) and they don’t end up with nothing to show for their lives.” (Titus 3:14 MSG)
And let our people learn to devote themselves to [...]

Self-Feeding 12/08

Title: Sinner Number One
Scripture Reading: 1 Timothy 1-4
My Verse: Here’s a word you can take to heart and depend on: Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners. I’m proof—Public Sinner Number One—of someone who could never have made it apart from sheer mercy. And now he shows me off—evidence of his endless patience—to [...]

Self Feeding 12/07

Reading Plan For the Day: Colossians 1-4
Journal  Title: Working His Orchard
Scripture:
We pray that you’ll live well for the Master, making him proud of you as you work hard in his orchard. As you learn more and more how God works, you will learn how to do your work. ( Col. 1:10 MSG)
Observation: Although Paul has [...]

How to be a Self-Feeder

One of my core beliefs is that the church should not only feed people God’s Word but that they must also teach people how to feed themselves. Self-feeding will be the heart of a healthy Christ Follower, the heart of a healthy church. As a new church planter one of the questions that I am [...]

How to help Someone During a Storm

Have you ever been in a situation in which a close friend or family member had to walk through the death of a loved one or someone very close to them? If you have, then you know that your first inclination is to figure out what you can say to this person to make things [...]

Larger Lens

This morning I was reading in my Bible about Abraham and was really challenged. In Genesis 15 God is trying to speak to Abraham in a vision while Abraham is in his tent. God is laying out all that Abraham will become and do in the years to come. Unfortunately Abraham is looking at his [...]