Our ultimate pursuit in life is to know Christ and to experience the power of his resurrection. This life-long pursuit begins the moment you surrender your life to Christ. As much as I’d like to give you 3 easy steps, the truth is it requires pressing on and straining forward. The Apostle Paul was still growing, learning, and developing. But unlike his pre-Christian days, the Apostle Paul isn’t simply trying to make himself a better person – he’s relying on the power of God.Watch more videos at the Mountainview YouTube channel. Looking for a Speaking Coach? The most successful people are not always the smartest people. But they have one thing in common: they communicate well. I'd love to help you become a better communicator. Click here. Professor at Warner University church planter with Stadia former former president, Church Planters of the Rockies masters in business administration (mba) helped start…
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12 Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. 13 Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. - Philippians 3:12-14 Our ultimate pursuit in life is to know Christ and to experience the power of his resurrection. This is a life-long pursuit that begins the moment you surrender your life to Christ. As much as I’d like to give you 3 easy steps, the truth is it requires pressing on and straining forward. There’s no fast-forward button on discipleship process. The Apostle…
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Due to COVID-19, we made the switch to online-only services in March of 2020. For months, we gathered the worship team and any weekend speakers to prerecord our worship services. Even after we resumed in-person services, we continued to prerecord our online services on Saturday night. I often said during this time, "Aren't you glad this isn't 1985?" In other words, we are fortunate to live in a time where technology allows us to stay connected. We can watch a weekend service in our living room, attend a small group via Zoom, and enjoy countless other ways of communicating. But I have to admit, it was a bit weird preaching to a camera and an empty room. The camera never blinks, nods in approval, or appears confused (all regular expressions of a live audience!). In other settings, like recording our small group teaching material or shooting a promo video, speaking…
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A few years ago I led a group of people through the leadership principles of Moses, which I then turned into a small book (Lead Like Moses: Ten Characteristics of Good Leaders). Although the royalties have only amounted to a good cup of coffee, the principles themselves are invaluable. In preparing for a staff meeting, I recently revisited the story of Moses and the burning bush. If you're not familiar with it, it's found in Exodus 3. It's the story of God calling Moses to return to Egypt - where he was born and raised, and also murdered someone! In fact, Moses had fled Egypt 40 years earlier. For the last four decades, he had been carving out a new life in a new land. After 40 years, he had to be feeling comfortable. Plus, he was 80 years old! But God's plans didn't include retiring in Midian. The Hebrew…
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This shouldn’t surprise anybody … but I’ve not always made decisions that honored God. There have been times in my life when my actions were more influenced by my friends – or those I wanted to be my friends – than they were by Jesus. There have been questions that I processed more as an American than as a Christian. Truth is, we’re all shaped by something or someone. As Christians, we are called to be shaped by the cross of Jesus.Watch more videos at the Mountainview YouTube channel. Looking for a Speaking Coach? The most successful people are not always the smartest people. But they have one thing in common: they communicate well. I'd love to help you become a better communicator. Click here. Professor at Warner University church planter with Stadia former former president, Church Planters of the Rockies masters in business administration (mba) helped start 2 for-profit…
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