But the Lord provided a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was inside the fish three days and three nights. From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the LORD his God. He said: “In my distress I called to the Lord, and he answered me. From the depths of the grave I called for help, and you listened to my cry. You hurled me into the deep, into the very heart of the seas, and the currents swirled about me; all your waves and breakers swept over me. I said, ‘I have been banished ….
by Jim Laffoon | Posted onTuesday, October 11th, 2011| Tags: calling, character, family, hope and encouragement, humility, leadership, Obedience, Parenting, Power of God |one response by Jim Laffoon Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was leading Israel at that time. She held court under the Palm of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim, and the Israelites came to her to have their disputes decided. She sent for Barak, son of Abinoam, from Kedesh in Naphtali and said to him, “The Lord, the God of Israel, commands you: ‘Go, take with you ten thousand men of Naphtali and Zebulun and lead the way to Mount Tabor. I will lure Sisera, the commander of Jabin’s army, ….
by Paul Barker | Posted onSaturday, October 1st, 2011| Tags: Blogroll, Blogs, character, compassion, humility, knowing the truth, love, Obedience, Relationship, Will of God |no responses by Paul Barker A few years ago on a return flight from Los Angeles to Nashville, I had a layover at the Las Vegas airport. As I walked to my departing gate, I noticed that people I passed were staring at me and whispering to one another. It made me self-conscious. I did a quick scan of my clothes to make sure everything was in order. I could not see anything out of the ordinary. But people kept staring. Finally, one guy said, “Hey man, you’ve got something on your face.” I expressed my appreciation ….
by Steve Murrell | Posted onSaturday, September 10th, 2011| Tags: Blogroll, character, Discovery, faith, forgiveness, giving, Good resource blogs, knowing the truth, leadership, love, Obedience, perseverance, priorities, service, Trivia, unity |no responses by Steve Murrell WHILE READING MY BIBLE this morning I got stuck on one verse. Here it is. Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending as one man for the faith of the gospel (Phil1:27)Here are my notes:WHATEVER HAPPENS - Paul is in prison for preaching the gospel – he might die or he might be released – whether our leader is present or not ….
by Wolfgang Eckleben | Posted onSaturday, September 3rd, 2011| Tags: Blogroll, church planting, Discipleship, Discovery, leadership, Lordship, making disciples, mission, Obedience, prayer, priorities, Will of God |no responses by Wolfgang Eckleben HERE’S MY PRAYER for you and for myself today: “We…pray that our God will make you fit for what he’s called you to be, pray that he’ll fill your good ideas and acts of faith with his own energy so that it all amounts to something. If your life honors the name of Jesus, He will honour you.” – 2 Thess 1v11 (The Message) Remember: God has called you… (Yes you! He’s got Kingdom business assigned to you) You need to stay “fit” to fulfill your calling… (are you getting enough spiritual ….
by Steve Murrell | Posted onSaturday, August 13th, 2011| Tags: Blogroll, Discipleship, faith, humility, knowing the truth, Lordship, Obedience, Power of God, prayer, priorities |one response by Steve MurrellI READ SOMETHING in Jeremiah 37 this morning that sounded eerily contemporary. It also explained what is wrong with many church people today.2 Neither he (King Zedekiah) nor his attendants nor the people of the land paid any attention to the words the LORD had spoken through Jeremiah the prophet.None of these guys paid any attention to what the prophet preached. Not the king. Not his attendants. Not the average people. No one. They all ignored God’s word. But… 3 King Zedekiah, however, sent Jehukal son of Shelemiah with the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah to Jeremiah the prophet with ….
By Dennis Sy The best leadership ingredient every person must have is not vision, charisma, or having the right people in the bus. Those are important things a leader must have but I found out there is something else far more important than that. While reading through 1 Samuel 14, Saul did something pretty amazing as a leader. He would spot the right people and put them in his team. Talk about leadership. Jim Collins, author of Good to Great, says to bring your organization to greatness, you have to get the right people in ….
By Jim Laffoon Then Saul attacked the Amalekites all the way from Havilah to Shur, to the east of Egypt. He took Agag king of the Amalekites alive, and all his people he totally destroyed with the sword. But Saul and the army spared Agag and the best of the sheep and cattle, the fat calves and lambs-everything that was good. These they were unwilling to destroy completely, but everything that was despised and weak they totally destroyed. Then the word of the LORD came to Samuel: “I am grieved that I have made Saul ….
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