WE ALL NEED OF OTHERS “Please don’t leave us,” Moses pleaded. “You know the places in the wilderness where we should camp. Come, be our guide. If you do, we’ll share with you all the blessings the Lord gives us. (Numbers 10:31-32 NLT) There are some things in which we are experts, but there are…
TIMES OF REFRESHMENT Now repent of your sins and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped away. Then times of refreshment will come from the presence of the Lord, and he will again send you Jesus, your appointed Messiah. (Acts 3:19-20 NLT) What is needed for times of refreshment to come? 1….
ASSIGN EACH MAN BY NAME …Assign the various loads to each man by name. (Numbers 4:32 NLT) “Everyone’s responsibility is nobody’s responsibility”. There must be clarity in the description of functions of each person. This applies to the home, work, church, soccer, etc. …Assign the various loads to each man by name. (Numbers 4:32 NLT)…
FOLLOW THE EXAMPLE Remember your leaders who taught you the word of God. Think of all the good that has come from their lives, and follow the example of their faith. (Hebrews 13:7 NLT) Do leaders leave an example? We are models to follow whether we want to or not. Leaders are found at home,…
“PRESSED” Command the children of Israel that they bring to you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to make the lamps burn continually.. (Leviticus 24:2 NKJV) 1.The lamps. The oil was what kept the lamps burning so that there was continuous light. But, it was not just any oil, it had to be…
RECEIVING AND GIVING OR RECEIVING AND FLYING? There is a saying that goes “giving and giving, the little bird flying”. Some like to receive only bread and wine, but don’t like to give tithes. (See history in the Bible to understand the correct application). … Melchizedek, king of Salem, …who met Abraham …and blessed him,…..
JESUS WAS FAITHFUL, MOSES WAS FAITHFUL, I AM FAITHFUL For he was faithful to God, who appointed him, just as Moses served faithfully when he was entrusted with God’s entire house. (Hebrew 3:2 NLT) Being faithful speaks to me about staying, not abandoning, not giving up, caring, fulfilling. He tells me not to abandon the…
IT’S NOT ABOUT ME You see, we don’t go around preaching about ourselves. We preach that Jesus Christ is Lord, and we ourselves are your servants for Jesus’ sake. (2 Corinthians 4:5 NLT) I have to be careful that my pride doesn’t grow thinking that success is about becoming someone famous. It’s not about me,…
WHO SHOULD WE THANK FOR OUR SUCCESSES? Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place. (2 Corinthians 2:14 NKJV) This verse tells me many things: 1. Always leads us in triumph. Now thanks be to God who always…
BEING VULNERABLE We think you ought to know, dear brothers and sisters, about the trouble we went through in the province of Asia. We were crushed and overwhelmed beyond our ability to endure, and we thought we would never live through it. (2 Corinthians 1:8 NLT) Here we see an apostle Paul who does not…