- This is part of a series on the theme of servant leadership. – One of professional sports’ most legendary coaches, Pat Riley has motivated, taught and inspired his way up the NBA managerial ranks. He exemplifies what it means to be a leader, and athletes and businessmen alike could all learn something from this [...]
4Feb11
The Servant Leader
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- This is part of a series on the theme of purpose and passion. – Relationships are the currency of heaven. Being rightly related to God and rightly related to others – this is true righteousness. God, who loved us first, makes it possible for us to love him. Loving him makes it possible for [...]
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- This is part of a series on the theme of purpose and passion. – While Scripture provides us only glimpses of God’s ultimate purposes in creating the cosmos, the Word does reveal God’s universal purpose for believers. In short, this purpose is to know Christ and to make him known. God does not want [...]
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- This is part of a series on the theme of purpose and passion. – A biblical purpose does not eliminate all other concerns. Bills must still be paid; food and shelter do not miraculously fall from the sky. It is even legitimate for us to desire success in business and career aspirations. However, Benjamin [...]
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- This is part of a series on the theme of purpose and passion. – The apostle Paul accomplished an astounding amount in two decades of ministry. What made him tick? What drove him to carry out the work that he did? We find the secret in Philippians 3:7-9: But whatever was to my profit [...]
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17Dec10
Identification With Christ
- This is part of a series of highlights from My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers – • The Death of Jesus Christ is the performance in history of the very Mind of God. Never allow the thought that Jesus Christ stands with us against God out of pity and compassion; that He [...]
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13Dec10
Purpose and Passion
- This is part of a series on the theme of purpose and passion. – “Just turn right after the railroad tracks. You can’t miss it.” Locals have a quaint way of giving directions to lost motorists. They make a lot of assumptions. “Go past the Johnson’s old farm to where the grocery store used [...]
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25Nov10
Seven Profound Questions
- This is part of a series on the theme of accountability. – As the first member of the Nixon administration to be incarcerated for Watergate-related charges, Chuck Colson learned the need for accountability the hard way. Now, as the founder and chairman of the board of Prison Fellowship ministries, he meets regularly with a [...]
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14Oct10
Are Our Standards Consistent?
- This is part of a series on the theme of accountability. – Two men were fishing in a stream when they noticed that a nearby bridge was falling apart. Every time a vehicle would drive across it, another piece would fall and the entire bridge would shake dangerously. Finally, after a large truck passed [...]
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- This is part of a series on the theme of encouragement – Paul’s life in general, and his farewell address to the Ephesian elders in particular, give us some good insight into the mechanics of encouragement. Paul was a great encourager, not simply because he received such expert encouragement himself from Barnabas, but because [...]
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