Follow Me. Don’t let your mistakes define you. Matthew was a Jew but he collected taxes for the Romans. He was allowed to keep a good portion for himself. Morally, Matthew was the lowest of the low in the eyes of Jews. But when Jesus said, “follow Me,” Matthew’s life changed dramatically. Ours can too, …
“Follow Me” After an exhausting and fruitless night of fishing, Peter was told by Jesus to take his boat and crew out to deeper waters to catch fish. Peter questioned Him. Peter finally relented and caught so many fish the nets began to break! At this time, Peter had met Jesus but he didn’t KNOW …
“Follow Me” After an exhausting and fruitless night of fishing, Peter was told by Jesus to take his boat and crew out to deeper waters to catch fish. Peter questioned Him. Peter finally relented and caught so many fish the nets began to break! At this time, Peter had met Jesus but he didn’t KNOW …
Repentance. John the Baptist preached a ‘baptism of repentance.’ His fellow Jews knew they were children of Abraham, so in their theology, that was the most important thing. John shook their world by saying, “Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For …
Important Meeting. Recently, I read this truth in a book written by my friend, Brian Dodd:“The most important meeting a leader has each day is his or her personal quiet time with God.” Spending time in God’s “playbook for our lives” (the Bible) can be a time of peace, a time to gain wisdom and …
Too Heavy to Carry. “Sometimes, in an odd quirk of human nature, we tend to cling tightly our burdens. Instead, we need to let go—we need to give them to the One who is more than able to carry them.” (from Coaching with Purpose) “Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as …
Perseverance. I’ve been told that a Kingfisher, an amazing bird, can catch more fish in one day than I can in a month. This bird is one of the best of all at catching fish. The Kingfisher, even though amazingly gifted at catching fish, usually only catches fish on the average of one out of …
Hope. Paul David Tripp says, “If you hook the hope of your heart to the people around you, you will always be disappointed. No one is able to be your personal messiah.” We should be thankful for the people God places in our lives, but we shouldn’t look to them to provide for us what …
Consistency. People learn a lot through their eyes. They listen, sure, but they observe and evaluate with their eyes. That’s why we can’t take a day off in our walk with Christ. We all make mistakes. We all sin. But people are watching us. Our goal should be to follow Christ Sunday through Monday; in …
Five Loaves and Two Fish. Jesus can take the work we do in His name and do far more with it than we could ever do on our own. Several years ago, I sent a simple text message to a coach who was eager to follow Jesus more closely. Today, these messages go out to …