A preacher asked, “Is there anyone here with goals?,” everyone nodded, then he followed-up: “Raise your hand if you have your goals written down in your pocket right now!” No one raised a hand. The point? You only achieve things you are deeply committed to. If you don’t write down your goals, you will notContinue reading “GOALS & MISSION STATEMENTS. Luke 4:18-21.”
Category Archives: Calling/Mission/Purpose
LIFE VERSE: PRAY FOR ME! Matthew 13:54-55.
I love when Jesus walks into his hometown synagogue in Nazareth and reads from the scroll of Isaiah. It was not unusual for local men to read a passage. But the local boy did more than just read something aloud: “… And unrolling the scroll, He found the place where it was written: ‘The SpiritContinue reading “LIFE VERSE: PRAY FOR ME! Matthew 13:54-55.”
What’s Your Mission Statement? Luke 4:18-19
Jesus knew His mission, His purpose. It was the first scripture He ever read publicly in His hometown synagogue. Do you remember it? THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IS UPON ME, BECAUSE HE ANOINTED ME TO PREACH THE GOOD NEWS TO THE POOR. HE HAS SENT ME TO PROCLAIM RELEASE TO THE CAPTIVES, AND RECOVERYContinue reading “What’s Your Mission Statement? Luke 4:18-19”
THAT VERSE I ONCE SHARED WITH COOPER WOLFF…. Ezekiel 44:18-23.
Ezekiel 41-44 is not a passage with a lot of practical application, but I like this part about Israel’s priests: “They are not to put on anything that makes them sweat…. They may not shave their heads or let their hair grow long, but must carefully trim their hair. No priest may drink wine beforeContinue reading “THAT VERSE I ONCE SHARED WITH COOPER WOLFF…. Ezekiel 44:18-23.”
Dry Bones. Ezekiel 37:1-14.
Have you ever felt dead inside? Maybe that was how the Hebrews felt in Ezekiel 37. So God took Ezekiel out and showed him an entire valley filled with human bones as far as the eye could see. God asks “Can these bones live?,” and Zeke says, “Only you know.” So God tells him toContinue reading “Dry Bones. Ezekiel 37:1-14.”
Are You a Slacker?
Once several of us in a singing group were loading speakers and other equipment into a trailer. I teased one of the guys for being a slacker. “Slacker? Don’t call me that—that’s my nickname at work!” He was serious. I was embarrassed for him, to be honest. What an awful reputation to have on theContinue reading “Are You a Slacker?”
WHY ARE WE HERE? Isaiah 40-43.
What is the point of our short little lives? “All humanity is grass… the grass withers, the flower fades, but the Word of our God remains forever.” Isaiah 40:6,8. “The nations are a drop in a bucket, a speck of dust on the scales… all the nations [6,000,000,000 people!] are as nothing to Him, nothingnessContinue reading “WHY ARE WE HERE? Isaiah 40-43.”
Famous Last Words.
In the spring of 1985, Willie Wales was dying. A child of another century, he was born in 1897. Now he was 88 and nearly bedridden. He picked up emphysema during a 40-year career at ESSO Baton Rouge, the world’s largest oil refinery. The lung disease wrecked his health. We went to visit. I wasContinue reading “Famous Last Words.”
Your Desire May Indicate Your Purpose.
It is not easy to know your purpose. We think we know sometimes, but then it changes. So were you right before, or are you right now? It takes a lot of prayer and Godly counsel to understand why God put you here and His plan for your life. One clue can be your deepestContinue reading “Your Desire May Indicate Your Purpose.”
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