Being a self-starter is a key for being successful! Today I want to challenge you to become action oriented, not mistake driven! The Bible says, “Faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by ACTION, is dead.” (James 2:17 NIV) How do you become a person of action and ultimately successful as the masterpiece God […]
Which of these circumstances would you say would bring the greatest joy into your life? An unexpected inheritance of one million dollars An unexpected storm blows the roof off your house? An unexpected loss of your job? An unexpected blessing from a friend? Correct answer: all of the above, because it’s a trick question. James
Lest you’re concerned God is incapable of creating a composition for your life that would lead to masterpiece living, or feel you may be able to do better on your own, just look at nature. It’s understandable why the compositions found in nature are masterpieces when we grasp the fact nature reflects the artist, God.
When you are driving down a hill, do you ever coast? Well we know intuitively that you can only coast when going downhill, in other words, you don’t coast your way to growth and improvement. So how can you protect and continue to improve the rest of your life? With three action plans, or the
Our attitude about something, anything, dictates my performance. Are there areas of your life that you would say you are under-performing in? If so, maybe it’s time to check your attitude. Take a moment; how would you rate your overall attitude? Never been better? Never been worse? So-so? I like to compare attitude to perspective
The biggest thing that happened Easter here at Alive is that 17 people made commitments to follow Jesus – that is so way awesome!!! Let’s do a little celebrating with these folks as they become a part of God’s family and begin a new life this week!!!! We are committed to living out Jesus mission
Have you ever had something happen in life where you just had to ask why? Why does God answer some prayers the way we want Him to and others not? Why do good things happen to bad people? There are so many questions in life that just simply don’t have clear cut answers. Today as
Just in case you missed the weekend services, I taught everyone the right way to eat a cinnamon roll. It all starts with the proper amount of butter. I always ask for mine to be “baptized” in butter; completely immersed, not a dry spot on the entire roll. Then I set the very center apart
