Archive for March, 2011
RG2G 018 Why I’ve Given Up Trying to Win People to Jesus
All of my Christian life, I’ve heard how important it is to be a soul-winner, to win people to Jesus, to convince people that the Christian faith is the way to go. But for the past 21 years, I’ve seen more lives transformed through the power of Jesus than… More
Dave Rave – 5 Times Influence Trumps Power
There’s an awful lot of bad information out there about what it takes to lead. Most of it revolves around the misunderstanding and the abuse of the use of power.
Whether you want to believe it or not, you have far less power than you think you do. And… More
FMBS 004 What’s the Big Deal About Being Christian?
In the fourth edition of our Friday Morning Bible Study, we arrived at Romans, Chapter 5. It’s a welcome summation and declaration about what’s so important about being Christian.
In the first four chapters of Romans, Paul paints a bleak picture that we are helpless and hopeless on our own,… More
Are You Afraid of Your Future?
We continued yesterday in our series, “Fear Less, Live More; How to Go Through Life in One Peace,” by dealing with the fear of the future.
We dealt with the common reasons why we’re often afraid of the future. The two that are on the top of my list is… More
Dave Rave – 5 Reasons You Should Twitter
For good or bad, I’ve always been an early adopter. By that I mean, if a new thing comes out, be it technology or a piece of equipment, I am always interested. And not every time, but a lot of times, I go ahead and take the plunge with… More
RG2G 017 How to Listen to a Sermon with Your Brain
I was in conversation with the guys in my small group and we were bemoaning the sad state of sermonizing and teaching in the American church.
One guy said, “I feel sorry for people who are in the formation stage of their faith with all the muddied up opinions,… More
Win or Don’t Play
We all love winning. We live for it. We think about it. We obsess over it. Thus the popularity of ESPN and all things sport.
But the truth is, we don’t all win. That is, we don’t all come in in first place. We don’t all win the championship. And… More
FMBS 003 A New Radical Way of Relating to God
I am loving our new Friday Morning Bible Study. Three weeks in, and I can’t wait to get up and get there every Friday morning and really dig in to the meat of Scripture.
So this week we dealt with Romans 3 and 4: a new way of relating to… More
I Fear No Man
The Scriptures warn us that the fear of people is a snare. And yet, how often our lives are consumed by the fear of people.
As we continued our series, “Fear Less, Live More; Getting Through Life in One Peace,” we dealt with how to face and get over… More
What’s Your Ministry?
I have to tell you that I am really thrilled about our new Friday Morning Bible Study. Not the least of which is to try to help people have a full, mature understanding of their faith; a first-hand faith that allows you to live your life on your own terms,… More
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