PROTECTING YOUR PURPOSE
You have a purpose and that purpose needs to be protected. 1 Peter 5:8 warns us to, "Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour." The good news according to 2 Corinthians 2:11 is that “…we are not unaware of [the [...]
DEVELOPING YOUR PURPOSE
Purpose requires development. I don't know which door God will eventually open for you, but I know it'll be the door you're prepared to walk through. Legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden said it this way, “When opportunity comes, it’s too late to prepare.” So, in this article i want to be your Purpose Coach and help [...]
DISCOVERING YOUR PURPOSE
You were created on purpose with purpose. The bible undeniably teaches us that "...we are His [God's] workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them" (Ephesians 2:10). In short, you are the solution to a problem and becoming that solution is your purpose! The challenge [...]
The Stronghold that Poisons Your Purpose
It's a stronghold that slips into the recesses of your heart cloaked in promises of self protection. Like an expensive street drug it numbs your senses offering you a temporary escape from your current reality; all the while keeping it's destructive nature out of sight. And this stronghold - doesn't discriminate. It pays no attention [...]
Jesus and His Presence
At Life Church International we have 7 Core Values. They're what I like to call the "DNA" of the ministry. Today it's my privilege to begin sharing these values with you. Before I get started though, there's something you need to know - I believe in these values. I believe that when embraced they have the ability [...]
4 Keys to Managing Conflict
When it comes to conflict the question isn't if you'll encounter any. The question is "how will you manage conflict when it comes your way?" When handled correctly, conflict can actually be the catalyst for personal growth and relational breakthrough. Below, I offer 4 keys that can help take some of the emotional sting out [...]
How Strongholds Gain Access to Your Life.
Pain is often the entry point through which spiritual strongholds gain access to our lives. An unhealed wound becomes the gate the enemy uses to introduce deadly thinking and as a result, when life gets hard, we’re tempted to back away from God’s promises in order to avoid the possibility of getting hurt again or [...]
Understanding Spiritual Strongholds
Perhaps the best definition of a stronghold is simply: Believing that a lie is true. The battle for our thoughts is such a reality that while teaching the Corinthian church a lesson on spiritual warfare, the Apostle Paul explained that if we’re ever going to win the war against deadly thinking, we must learn how [...]
4 Attitudes Guaranteed to Sabotage Your Success
Nothing will sabotage the pursuit of your purpose like a bad attitude. It's a relational repellent that pushes healthy people away from you while drawing toxic relationships closer to you. You can have multiple doctoral degrees from the most prestigious universities or be the most talented person on your team, but if you don’t have the [...]
Concerning the King
Today's post is written especially for the men and women who are called to the hefty task of communicating the Gospel. Preaching is the supernaturally natural means by which God has chosen to transport and deposit eternal truth into the hearts of man; the kind of truth that sets captives free, restores hope to the [...]
