People love the spectacular. Tourists flock to the natural wonders in the United States: the Grand Canyon, Niagara Falls and Yellowstone, to name a few. The world holds an overabundance of equally incredible places, man-made as well as natural, that attract thousands of tourists wanting an in-person glimpse of these phenomenal marvels. We humans create other wonders such as daredevil shows and extreme sports, watched by thousands. We love to be amazed.
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Your day started early—up with the sun, rushing to finish the last minute preparations for the event. You pray. You pray with your leaders. Then you open your hands to the Lord in faith that He will give the increase. And He does. The results are incredible, even more than you hoped.
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Typically, I make note of scriptures I find motivating and inspirational when I study. I get caught up in the encouragement and sometimes neglect to notice invaluable instruction hidden in a narrative account because on the surface it seems insignificant. I realized this while reading the story in Acts 15 of the conflict between Paul and Barnabas.
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It is the beginning of another new year. As leaders we are no doubt planning, setting goals and researching our resources to determine the how we can make 2015 successful. With the myriad of material just a mouse click away, it is easy to forget our success is never based upon our sources but His sufficiency. God doesn’t look for the best program. He looks for the basic person, someone who will be totally dependent on Him.
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With the weather turning cooler and the days getting shorter, we know it is fall and the holidays are right around the corner. Starting with Halloween, we slide right into Christmas, almost missing the smell of the turkey cooking in the oven. Yes, that day of eating we call Thanksgiving. Unfortunately, Thanksgiving is increasingly becoming obscured by the materialism of Christmas. So we find ourselves thrust into the rush with hardly any time to celebrate, let alone remembering to be thankful.
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