Are You a People Person?

Scott Pruitt 15 He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation. (Mark 16:15 NIV) Did you ever wonder how much you would miss family and friends when you couldn’t see them every day or at least each week? Have you even noticed how many people you […]

Scott Pruitt
15 He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation. (Mark 16:15 NIV)
Did you ever wonder how much you would miss family and friends when you couldn’t see them every day or at least each week? Have you even noticed how many people you come into contact with in a given day until now, when contact has been restricted?
What do you worry about?
What do you get excited about?
If you made a Top Ten List of your greatest motivators, what would make your list?

Matha Waddell posted the following picture on facebook the other day, and I have been thinking about it ever since. This is why.

So many things this side of Heaven have the potential to cause us to downward spiral into panic mode. Thousands have been infected with the Coronavirus, and it has affected the entire world. It has not only affected the entire world, but it has caused each person to reschedule, rethink, redo, reevaluate what has to be done vs. what needs to be done. Why? Because this virus truly affects our day to day life.
I don’t know if I would go as far to say that “No one cares that Jesus is coming,” but it certainly has caused me to consider this thought – Am I prepared and willing to act on the fact that Jesus is coming soon by rescheduling, rethinking, redoing, and reevaluate each and every moment in life to spread the gospel? What about you?

12 “Behold, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to everyone according to what he has done. (Revelation 22:12 NIV)
20 He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.
21 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with God’s people. Amen. (Revelation 22:20-21 NIV)

Heart of the Gospel

The heart of the gospel is the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus. Paul expresses it in this manner: 3 For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that...

Eclipse

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The Same Story

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You’re Kidding

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Theme Verse

You will bring them in and plant them on your own mountain, the place, O LORD, which you have made for your abode, the sanctuary, O Lord, which your hands have established. (Exodus 15:17 ESV) This is the theme verse for this year’s Leadership Training For Christ...

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Jacob and Esau

I’m sure you remember the story of Jacob and Esau. But if the following brief summary is not familiar to you, read the whole story beginning in Genesis 25:19. 24 When her days to give birth were completed, behold, there were twins in her womb. 25 The first came out...

I Voted

I voted today. I took advantage of the right given to me as a citizen of this country to cast my vote for those who will lead our nation, state and county. I was even given a sticker to declare to others that I had voted.   It was only one vote, but it was my...

My Thoughts

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Our Comforter

Kimberly and I adopted our first dog together in 2013. She was a husky/German shepherd mix named Chloe. She was a big dog with a very loud bark. When I served in youth ministry, I often traveled out of town overnight. Kimberly traveled with me on occasion, but when...