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The purpose of God's blessing is to enable you to be a great channel of blessing to others. If you have nothing, there is nothing you can do for anyone else; if you have a little, you can only help a little; but if you have plenty, there is a whole lot you can do. When you are blessed, you have a mighty foundation from which to impact others. You are blessed to be a blessing.
We planted the church by starting a Sunday night outreach. The very first Sunday we had 70 people turn up. The second week, there were 60, the third week, 53, and by the fourth week, 45. I've often joked that we worked it out at the time- we had only four and a half weeks left until there were no more people. It was about that time that we had our first ever commitment to Christ. We outgrew the school hall after 12 months. The crowds were so big that we were using road-case as the platform, and what should have been the stage as a balcony so that we could fit more people in.
The starting point for building great relationships is making wise decisions about who we allow close to us. We need people who will build us up and take us forward, and good friends will do just that.
The devil doesn't care how big your church is - he cares how influential it is.
Leaders goal: Don't be afraid of vulnerability & transparency, (without being pitiful). People respond to authenticity.
Love God. Live Called. It's not just devotional, it's vocational!
The strength of a good friendship that goes the distance will be unconditional love.
Love is a very compelling argument.
You'll never come second by putting God first.
Anything can happen and it probably will.
It isn't about singing a particular hymn or reciting a prayer – it's about a relationship with your Heavenly Father who loves and cares for you.
Leaders goal: Avoid building around only ONE person's ministry gifting. Longevity is in a team, not an individual!
Church should be enjoyed, not endured.
Though there are times when it may seem like God is silent, he is never absent.
Within the soil of a discouraging season can often be the seeds of incredible blessing, miracles and breakthrough!
How do you view God in a desert? There's two types of birds. There's vultures, and there's hummingbirds. One lives off dead carcasses, rotting meat. The other lives off the beautiful, sweet, nectar in a particular flower, on a particular desert plant, in the same desert. They both find what they're looking for. Do you know - take it all the way back into the Old Testament - and the Muslim and you, we actually serve the same God. Allah, to a Muslim; to us, Abba Father, God.
Simply put, if you want Bible results, you have to live by Bible principles.
The way to get the mind of God, is seek to know the heart of God!
Authenticity is essential to the soul!
Leaders goal: Understand the power of serving a leader further down the road than you because leadership is contagious.