June 2010
1 post
Connection
Several years ago my wife and I were watching American Idol. It was about half way through the season, I think there may have been 10 contestants left. We were watching as a young lady got up there and began to sing. As she sang you felt yourself being carried away by the song. After she finished the judges had very good things to say about her but she was not considered a favorite to win the...
May 2010
4 posts
Have Confidence in God
God has already equipped us with everything we need. Are we afraid to share with someone because we are afraid that we are going to say the wrong thing? If I could only say the right things then I would…. Do we really think that we have that much power? You see when we shy away from things we are having a lack of confidence in God because we are focusing on our selves. If we truly want to be...
Core Leadership Skills for Youth to Develop Now...
As we have been discussing one of the core fundamental elements to leadership is integrity. We saw in Part 1 the importance of keeping your word in order to create and maintain your integrity. In this entry I show how critical attitudes and hypocrisy erode a persons integrity
When your actions don’t match your words
Have you ever heard someone say, “I don’t mind Jesus, it is Christians I can’t...
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Core Leadership Skills for Youth to Develop Now...
Moral Integrity – Integrity is non-negotiable. Not every leader has the same skill set but yet many leaders are successful. Every good leader has their strengths and knows how to use them to effectively carry out their purpose. Every good leader also has their weaknesses and knows how to find people who are strong in these areas. However, one area in which every leader must be strong is in the...
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Being Light!
We saw last time the importance of being salt, but there is a second part and that is being light. Salt is a preservative and is used to prevent decay it is how meats were preserve during the early centuries. However, if all you have done is just prevent decay you haven’t finished the job, you must then show people the way. This is where being light comes into the picture. Our lives must be...
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April 2010
3 posts
Salt and Light
As Christians we are called to be salt and light. Salt with regards to the fact that we are to act as a preservative. The reason Jesus uses this example is because back in the first century salt was used to prevent things from rotting and decaying. We as Christians, are to use our influence to prevent society from decaying. Salt serves no purpose if it remains in the salt shaker, we must be tipped...
