What difference does Jesus actually make? What does it really mean to think and act like a Christian? To be like Jesus ... not just on Sundays or in a small group, but in the grind of everyday life? Malcolm X used to ask people coming out of church, “What difference does your Jesus make in your everyday life and in this world?” It’s a powerful question. And it’s one that the book of James answers head-on. James doesn’t give us a bunch of vague religious jargon. He asks pointed questions that hit us where we live. And in James 1, we find three big questions every Jesus-follower has to wrestle with: 1. How do I deal with people who offend me? James 1:19–21 says: “Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires…”…
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Is it possible we've been looking at Christian academics all wrong. For many students, school feels like a blur of lectures, assignments, and exams. Sometimes boring. Occasionally stressful. Rarely inspiring. But when you begin following Jesus, it flips the script. Suddenly, education becomes something more than a GPA. It becomes stewardship. It’s about asking, “How am I developing the gifts God’s given me, including my mind?” One of the ways faith influences our academics is by reintroducing us to wonder. Say you’re in a general biology class, staring through a microscope at some mysterious little cell. What are you looking at? To be honest, I don’t know either. But I do know this: you’re looking at one of God’s many miracles. We need to help students understand: they’re not just killing time before practice or chasing a grade. They’re discovering something God created. That’s not boring. That’s breathtaking. But Christianity…
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Jesus recognizes that the crowd has followed him for the wrong reasons. It’s not because of his teaching, but because he fed them. Jesus seizes upon this as an opportunity to teach about the cost of discipleship. By the end of the encounter, most of the crowd will have left. What Jesus does is redefine what it means to be religious. Rather than being a set of rules to follow, the work of God is to believe in Jesus. But what does that mean? Calling himself “the bread of life,” Jesus teaches us that true belief is finding our satisfaction in him.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…
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If you’re afraid of God, you’ll move away from him - and that’s the last thing you want to do in a storm. When you move closer to Jesus, he becomes bigger and your fears become smaller. God might not change your storm. But through the power of the Gospel, God can change your story.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 tech companies Need a Speaker or Presenter? Interested in having me speak for your church, conference, or organization? Follow this link to learn more.
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In the hands of Jesus, broken people are useful people. This is true regardless if you’re knee-deep in bad habits or if you’re a mature Christian and have occasional slip ups.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 tech companies Need a Speaker or Presenter? Interested in having me speak for your church, conference, or organization? Follow this link to learn more.
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