Avoid Avoidance
This is not a self-help thing As we look for biblical principles to serve as practical tools to help us with anxiety, let us remember the three things needed for growth that Jesus taught in the parabl...
Freedom to Fail
As we continue to look at anxiety and stress. We can all become very caught up in the fear of failure. Give yourself permission to fail. That doesn’t mean we fail on purpose. And of course, ...
Set A Guard
Set a guard! (Philippians 4:6-7) This is one of those passages in the Bible that I have read thousands of times and that I have preached hundreds of times and that I know by heart and yet (as so often...
Take a Breath
Take a Breath Breathing is a Practical Tool for Anxiety (and it’s biblical) I am sure someone in your life has given you the advice when you were over stressing about something to stop and take ...
Worried About Anxiety?
Anxiety is supposed to be a good thing. When crossing a street you should feel anxious. It heightens the senses and makes you alert. It is uncomfortable on purpose. It is there to motivate you to take...
Little gods are false gods.
gods “little g” “God intends us to be gods. The great awakening that needs to come to all our hearts, and that has come so gradually to the world, is that there is a God-power and a ...
Fivefold Ministry “To Fold or Not to Fold” Part II: Prophets
Review The concept of a “fivefold ministry” is the modern belief developed in the 1960’s that there should be 5 offices in every local church. People who ascribe to this idea refer t...
Fivefold Ministry, To fold or not to fold. – Part 1 Apostles
History The idea of “Fivefold Ministry” is the modern idea that there should be five offices or ministries (apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers) within every church. The...