3 Church Resolutions for the New Year
Happy New Year! At the end of the year, I tested positive for COVID. So I’m quarantined in my house right now. And I’m totally fine. My symptoms are mild. But that’s how I’m starting my year. But can you…
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A Better Way to Accomplish Your Goals This Year
The new year is here. Like many people, you’ve probably been thinking about how you’ll make this one better than the last. Maybe you’ve set goals and resolutions that you hope to keep. Maybe you set the same goal as…
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Matt Emmons Misfires (Sermon Illustration)
We all have a target we are aiming for. And if you work hard enough, long enough, there’s a good chance you’ll hit it. But I want to tell you a tale of caution. Will Mancini, in his book Church…
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A Better Way to Reach Your Goals This Year
It’s that time again where everyone is setting goals and making plans for the new year. As a pastor, my biggest frustration with setting goals is that I feel pressured to set result-oriented goals. I will grow the attendance by…
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The Next Mile (Sermon Illustration)
Trying to do something big is intimidating. A lot of people fail before they begin because they think the task is too big for them. But what if we just focused on one small thing at a time that is needed…
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5 Characteristics of Goals that Work
Goals. Many have them. Few accomplish them. Why? Most people have some general goals in their heads, but never write them down. Even worse, their goals are vague. They don’t follow a detailed plan. A goal without a plan is…
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Make This Year Your Best Year
It’s the new year, which means one of two things: You have made a bunch of resolutions that you will probably fail by February. Or you are one of the cynical people who know the statistics, so you have made…
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Pretending to be Rocky
This week I ended a run by taking a detour up a flight of stairs so I could throw my hands up and pretend I was Rocky Balboa. It felt amazing! The only thing I was missing was Eye Of The Tiger…
