Alive!

"What would you like to be when you grow up, little girl?"  "Alive."

Calvin Miller, The Singer

When I pray...

.. "our" I am moving beyond myself.
.. "Father" I grasp that I am a loved child of God.
.. "who art in heaven" I dwell on new realms.
.. "hallowed be Thy name" I recognize God greatness.
.. "Thy kingdom come" I recognize God's supreme reign.
.. "Thy will be done" I submit.
.. "on earth as it is in heaven" I serve and give.
.. "Give us today our daily bread" I trust and share.
.. "Forgive us our debts, as we forgive others" I realize the need to be forgiven and to forgive.
.. "Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one" I live in God's provision and protection.
.. "Your is the kingdom" My mantra is, " Jesus Christ is Lord."
.. "the power" I live in faith.
.."the glory" I lift up God.
.. "forever" I have some vision.
.. "Amen" I am saying, "Let it happen."

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Watch and Grow

Facets of Kingdom Churches

1. Prayer. Not just learning about prayer, but actually praying. Calling out to God, listening to God and obeying God.
2. People are the priority. I know, God is the priority, but after God, people are the priority.
3. God is the constant and everything else is up for change.
4. Relevant to culture and community.
5. Morphing is a staple.
6. Life transformation.
7. The people are real.
8. New people are welcomed and encouraged to become involved immediately.
9. People talk more about God than the church.
10. Those in the church get that they are the church.
11. The leaders are servant leaders and developers.
12. Vision.
13. Hope.
14. Baptisms.
15. Joy.
16. The church is missions not doing missions.

Just For A Laugh

3 To Help You

1. Make a daily list, weekly list and monthly list of what you want to accomplish.
2. Categorize and prioritize the lists.
3. Have fun accomplishing items on the lists.

The Lynchpin of Christianity

I Peter 3:8-12 - The Word

⁸ Finally, all of you should be of one mind. Sympathize with each other. Love each other as brothers and sisters. Be tenderhearted, and keep a humble attitude. ⁹ Don’t repay evil for evil. Don’t retaliate with insults when people insult you. Instead, pay them back with a blessing. That is what God has called you to do, and he will bless you for it. ¹⁰ For the Scriptures say, “If you want to enjoy life
and see many happy days,
keep your tongue from speaking evil
and your lips from telling lies.
¹¹ Turn away from evil and do good.
Search for peace, and work to maintain it.
¹² The eyes of the Lord watch over those who do right,
and his ears are open to their prayers.
But the Lord turns his face
against those who do evil.”

Christianity's Message

Loving and Giving

It is possible to give without loving, but it is impossible to love without giving.  R. Braunstein

Don't

Don't listen to negative people who often criticize.

Don't go another day with unconfessed sin before God.

Don't listen to your feelings more than you listen to God's Word.

Don't think your past determines your future.

Don't compare yourself to others.

Don't allow a problems to overshadow God's plan for your live.

Don't do all the talking.

The Symbol Of Christianity

Hope

Practical Ways To Share Hope

1. Be polite.
2. Smile.
3. Share with them.
4. Listen.
5. Lend them a hand.
6. Give a gift to someone.

God's Confidence In You

John 15:16 - He handpicked you. You are a first round pick by God.

Acts 1:8 - He gave His power.

Mark 16:15 - He entrusted you with His ministry.

Ephesians 2:10 - He has good works for you to accomplish.

Make Disciples

If you make disciples, you always get the church. But if you make a church, you rarely get disciples. - Building A Discipling Culture
THIS IS SO TRUE!!!

Yep!

Verses About God's Will

He has showed you, O man, what is good.
And what does the LORD require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy
and to walk humbly with your God.
Micah 6:8

Trust in the LORD with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
in all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make your paths straight.
Proverbs 3:5-6

For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do
good works,which God prepared in advance for us to do.

Ephesians 2:10

Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and
unsearchable things you do not know.
Jeremiah 33:3

Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances,
for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
I Thessalonians 5:16-18

4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! 5 Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. 8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.

Philippians 4:4-8

The Church

We thank the Lord that He promised to build His church. The Lord is the builder; we are not. The Lord is the owner; we are not. The power of Hades will not prevail against Jesus our Savior and our Visionary.Will Mancini, Church Unique

Clarity

Clarity is the preoccupation of an effective leader, if you do nothing else as a leader, be clear. - Marcus Buckingham

The Symbol For Christianity

Discovering God's Will - Testimony

God's Guidance

There are many different ways to ask this question. You could ask: How can I, a mere mortal, ever discover what Almighty God wants me to do? Or you might wonder, how can I bring God into the reality of my daily life? Or you could go right to the bottomline: Where is God when I have to make a really tough decision? Or you could ask it this way: Does God still guide? In the moments of life when you have to make a tough decision, when you are in the woods with the two roads diverging in front of you, can you count on God to help you? Some years ago when I was in a desperate moment of my own life, I stumbled across Psalm 48:14, “This is God, our God foreverand ever. He will guide us forever.” I had lost my job and had no prospects on the horizon. I had a wife, three children, and a mortgage payment to make. When I desperately needed to know what God wanted me to do, this verse was precious to me. It sustained me in some dark moments when I wondered if I would be able to take care of my family. Out of that crucible I discovered that God does indeed guide his children.
Ray Pritchard, Discovery God's Will For Your Life

The Road Not Taken

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I -
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

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