As we all know, church health is more important than church growth because if you grow something that is not healthy, it can actually damage what is already healthy. A growth is something we cut off of our body, if it is not contributing to our body’s nutrients and...
How are you discipling your new converts? Too many churches put too much stock in the sinners prayer, and no follow-up or commitments are made after the prayer. We hear reports of how many prayed, but seldom see follow-up information on how many stayed. New convert...
WHY DO PEOPLE LEAVE CHURCHES? I realize that there are many reasons why people leave churches. It could simply be because they were led by the Holy Spirit to be part of another vision or ministry. It could also be that they have outgrown the type of spiritual...
There will be times when you are working in the Kingdom of God that you will feel invisible, unnoticed or even unappreciated. Many in God’s Kingdom have even suffered violence and abuse for their beliefs and trust in him. None of these are reasons to give up...
7 REASONS IT IS WRONG TO BRING UP A SIN THAT GOD HAS ALREADY FORGIVEN: 1. You position yourself with Satan as the accuser of the brethren. 2. If you bring up a sin that is forgiven, you are challenging God’s authority to give grace and mercy. 3. You have...
PRAYING FOR A YOUTH REVIVAL Judges 2:10 When all that generation had been gathered to their fathers, another generation arose after them who did not know the Lord nor the work which He had done for Israel. After the ten plagues miracles, the parting of the red sea,...
It is no accident that you are here right now. God allowed this season for a reason. He knew you would make mistakes and even huge ones. He knew you would loose your way from time to time. He knew you would doubt Him, get disappointed in Him and even reject Him. ...
Luke 11:34-36 The lamp of the body is the eye. Therefore, when your eye is good, your whole body also is full of light. But when your eye is bad, your body also is full of darkness. Therefore take heed that the light which is in you is not darkness. If then your...
Oh Little Town of Bethlehem The word Bethlehem in Hebrew means “house of bread.” The prophet Micah wrote that Bethlehem though small among thousands would give birth to “The One.” (Micah 5:2) This city is first mentioned in Genesis as the little town where Rachel...
Be good to others because the Father is good to you. You will encounter people all throughout your life who will not appreciate or be grateful for how good you are to them. They may never notice the sacrifices you have made for them. They may not acknowledge,...