Lay It Down: live the life JESUS has always wanted
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- Reformed Means Missional -- Worked on this one over the winter. Now it's yr turn. :) facebook.com/photo.php?fbid… 1 day ago
- What do you let serve you, other than God? That’s your idol, or at least your potential idol.... facebook.com/pages/Lay-It-D… 1 day ago
- Let's Get Scriptural: Read Ephesians 5:21-33. • Some form of the word "submit" is used four times in the first... fb.me/2o7jF95di 1 day ago
- Jesus not only endured temptation, but overcame temptation we were too weak to have Satan even bother to THROW at us. facebook.com/pages/Lay-It-D… 6 days ago
- Let's Try Something Different: Write down some of the roles you currently play in life--parent, worker, friend,... fb.me/2f2dssZ6O 6 days ago
Blogroll
- Amazon Author Page (mine)
- Between 2 Trees… — Justin Morrisroe
- Bill Mallonee — Songs for the Journey and Beyond
- Clever Phrase Here — Amber Van Schooneveld
- Created for Community — Rob Bentz
- If I Blogged…. — Christopher Heuertz
- Josh Hunt
- Keith Meyer
- LarrysShallenberger.com
- Next Level Worship — Dwayne Moore
- Pure Purpose — Susan Lawrence
- Shawn Vander Lugt
- Sunny Side Up (not scrambled) — Linda Crawford
- The Heart of a Warrior — Greg Bourgond
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Monthly Archives: September 2011
Lay Down Your Anxiety
My dad has a phrase I’ve used a lot in the past couple decades: “He’s the God of 11:59.” In other words, God intervenes in our lives when He’s supposed to, at our time of deepest need—not when we think … Continue reading
The D-Word (Discipline)
Got a bag of M&Ms or potato chips? Go get a candy or chip one right now—but only one. Then we’ll talk. Ready? Good. Last Wednesday, we looked at what it takes to commit ourselves to pursuing the better things … Continue reading
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Learning to Let Go
Previously, we looked at the challenges of handing over responsibility to others. Here’s the second half of that story. Let’s assume for a moment that you’ve overcome the obvious challenges (and eventually, you will). You’re figured out what you can … Continue reading
Lay Down Your Ambitions — a few fragments
In his book The Spiritual Man, Watchman Nee points out, “The enemy well knows how we need our mind to attend the spirit so that we may walk by the spirit. Thus he frequently induces us to overuse it that … Continue reading
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Loving What’s REALLY Good
There’s a very revealing scene in the movie Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, as Harry encounters the Mirror of Erised. Watch it here and the first couple minutes of here, then consider: • What do you think of Dumbledore’s … Continue reading
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There When You Need It
Think about a time when God used a circumstance to totally surprise you, and either taught you something totally new or reminded you of something important you’d forgotten. What was it that God did, or provided? What did you learn … Continue reading
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Lay Down Your Bitterness — a fragment
I had originally considered calling this either “Lay Down Your Judgment” or “Lay Down Your Grudges.” Either would have worked, and I’ll hit on them here. But I think this new title captures both those ideas, and something more. Plus, … Continue reading
Passing the Baton
If you’re in leadership, you’ve probably spent at least some time dealing with what it takes to run through the finish line instead of simply stumbling our way to the end. However, the answer obviously isn’t just about you. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian leadership, delegation, finishing well, growing out, handing over responsibility, leadership
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Being There
Working together in ministry isn’t just about working, even if you’re the leader. It’s even more about the “together” part. Ministry of any kind ultimately isn’t about the task—it’s about the people God puts in our path while we’re doing … Continue reading
Lay Down Your Self-Consciousness — a fragment or two
“I have revealed you to those whom you gave me out of the world. They were yours; you gave them to me and they have obeyed your word. Now they know that everything you have given me comes from you. … Continue reading
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