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Vision – Matthew 10:16-25
Andy Andrews has an interesting title on his blog: How to Use Vision Casting to Create Unstoppable Momentum. Vision casting is considered crucial to good leadership. As one vision caster says, “goals
Continue reading...Mission – Matthew 10:5-15
I love this statement about the Christian missions movement: “The history of Christian missions is vast and deep, stretching across nearly two millennia. From the moment Jesus commanded the disciples
Continue reading...Team – Matthew 10:1-4
Amy Poehler was asked to speak at the 2011 Harvard graduation ceremony. She said, “Find a group of people who challenge and inspire you, spend a lot of time with them, and it will change your life.”
Continue reading...The Harvest – Matthew 9:35-38
Dictionary.com defines harvesting as that season when ripened crops are gathered. This means the crops are at their maturity and need to be gathered before they begin to deteriorate and are no longer useful.
Continue reading...The Mute Speak – Matthew 9:32-34
She was scared to death, but she came anyway. A woman in her group had called for help. She had seen a demonic presence and it had terrified her. She had been in rebellion against the Lord but this had
Continue reading...The Blind See – Matthew 9:27-31
Do blind people see anything? Seems like a strange question, but it really refers to whether blind people see something with their minds rather than their eyes. People who have been blind from birth say
Continue reading...Raising the Dead – Matthew 9:18-26
Pastor David Platt, pastor and former head of the Southern Baptist Mission Board, shared a story with the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee on September 19, 2016, in Nashville, of a man
Continue reading...Tradition – Matthew 9:14-17
“Fiddler on the Roof” chronicles the growing obsolete character of traditions followed by Jews in Russia as changes in society alter the way they live. The value of traditions notwithstanding,
Continue reading...You’re Sick! – Matthew 9:9-13
Many Americans of late have come to the conclusion that their bodies do not respond well to the gluten in wheat. They didn’t know they were sick, but they had wrestled with a number of symptoms that
Continue reading...Forgiveness as Healing – Matthew 9:1-8
Brandt Jean offered forgiveness and a hug to Amber Guyger, the police officer who shot Brandt’s brother in his own apartment, mistakenly believing it was her apartment and he was an intruder. Many
Continue reading...Authority Over Demons – Matthew 8:28-34
I had always believed that Jesus gave believers authority in his name to expel demons, but I had never done it. The first time I was called upon to do so, I was scared. I told the demon to leave in Jesus’
Continue reading...Failed Faith – Matthew 8:23-27
I remember the first time I went on a boat so far out into the ocean that I couldn’t see any land anywhere. It was a weird feeling to think I was totally dependent on the integrity of that boat to
Continue reading...Real Discipleship – Matthew 8:18-22
A commitment to lifelong partnership is a critical factor in helping you decide who to marry. In a good article in Psychology Today on the signs of true relationship commitment encourages looking for behaviors
Continue reading...Healed to Serve – Matthew 8:14-17
I came across a blog by a woman whose mother died in 2011 of cancer. She was grief stricken but came to the decision that rather than becoming bitter she would write to encourage others who are in pain.
Continue reading...Astonishing Faith – Matthew 8:5-13
Hudson Taylor, the missionary to China in the 1880’s, was known for his faith. With his fellow missionaries he was believing God for 100 new missionaries and $50,000 dollars in donations in 1887
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