It’s amazing the way life twists and turns us at times isn’t it? I am so grateful to be at the place I am in life today. I have a loving wife, four awesome children, a beautiful home, and I get to serve here at MRC, which is just a dream to me. But as awesome as life is now, it’s unbelievable to me how much God redeemed in my life. It was amazing the downward spiral my . . . Read More »
Boys vs Men continued
Last week I spoke about the difference between boys and men. We said, boys decide life is about them. As a result, everyone around them has do more work for them. At three, it’s cute. At 33, it’s embarrassing. A man decides to take his strength to protect and give life to those around him. As a result, everyone around them does less work. We defined a man as someone understands my strength is to protect and give life . . . Read More »
What is a Man?
What is a man? Samson was picked by God to lead and defend his family and his country. He was chosen to give his strength to protect and give life to those around him. When Delilah realized that he had told her his secret, she sent for the Philistine tyrants, telling them, “Come quickly – this time he’s told me the truth.” They came, bringing the bribe money. When she got him to sleep, his head on her . . . Read More »
How to Find Peace
We want to talk about the real meaning of Christmas. We don’t want you to miss it. The question for you today is: Are you at peace today? To the core of who you are, are you able to say that you are content, peaceful and well rested in your soul? I remember when we owned our first house and brought a baby girl home from the hospital. Every month we paid our bills but we struggled to . . . Read More »
How to put Trust into the area you Lead
Trust is an intangible thing. You can’t measure it. However, you know when you have it and when you don’t. The value of trust is indescribable. When you have trust, things work well but when we don’t have trust, people struggle, the organization suffers. When there is a gap between what is expected and what actually happens, the question is, what do you put into that gap? What you place into that gap explains the culture of your . . . Read More »
What is a Barbarian?
We are ending the Barbaric series today. I want to define what it means to be a barbarian and explain what that looks like. Maybe I should start with what I am NOT talking about. I’m not talking about being irresponsible. I’m not talking about being mean, or stubborn or a jerk to others. I’m not giving anyone permission to be offensive to others. I am talking about someone who is pursuing God and giving life to others . . . Read More »
Cost to Being a Disciple of Jesus
What is required of you to join the Jesus mission? After Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and preach in the towns of Galilee. When John heard in prison what Christ was doing, he sent his disciples to ask him, “Are you the one who was to come, or should we expect someone else?” NIV Matthew 11:1-3 This is interesting because John the Baptist is Jesus’ cousin, they knew each . . . Read More »
I go to Church because…
I want you to finish this sentence: I go to church because… Luke 9 and 10 are very interesting chapters to me. In Luke 9, Jesus sends out His 12 disciples into surrounding towns to heal people and bind demons. Luke 9:23-25 He [Jesus] said to all, “Anyone who wants to follow me must put aside his own desires and conveniences and carry his cross with him every day and keep close to me! Whoever loses his life . . . Read More »
Spiritual Leadership
I want to share 4 quick points about spiritual leadership and then give you 3 qualities of a spiritual leader. 1.) In every generation, God looks for spiritual leaders to change the course history. Billy Graham is our modern day example of what God does with leadership. 2.) Spiritual leadership is NOT just a church thing. Spiritual leadership is found in business, politics, school and church. It’s everywhere a man or woman gives their lives to Christ. 3.) The need for spiritual leaders is . . . Read More »
An Honest Talk about Sex
God didn’t create Adam and Eve, leave the garden, come back surprised. “You did what?” “How did you figure that out?” “Oh, who knew you could do that?” Sex is a gift from God. But, because of our wounds, our pride, our selfishness, we take God’s gift and turn it into a curse and wound each other with it. The thing God created to bring us together becomes the thing that drives us a part. We refuse to . . . Read More »