The secret to growth and maturity is not a "more or less" attitude but a "more and less" attitude. For example ... I need to more focused on the needs of my family and less focused on my own. I need to more concerned with what people receive from my preaching and less concerned about how I deliver it. I need to spend more time on what's important and less time on what's urgent. More and less.
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Yesterday I had the privilege of preaching at Elevation Christian Church in Aurora. On the previous weekend, they celebrated their one-year anniversary as a church. Scott Bloyer, Ryan Duncan, and the rest of the team have done a great job of launching a healthy church. Elevation has grown from just a handful of people to nearly 200 in just one year. But that only tells part of the story. Most importantly, lives have been reclaimed for God and people are finding their way back to Him. Over 60 people have been baptized in twelve months. For me, I enjoyed the time in between services. I would ask people how long they had been at Elevation and answers ranged "from day one" to "just last week." Then they would tell me their stories. I left Elevation further convinced that church planting is the best way to expand the Kingdom of God.…
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"The man who trims himself to suit everybody will soon whittle himself away." -- Charles Schwab
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Over the last two weeks I've had several conversations with guys who are assessing where they find themselves in life. While "helping" them, I've found it to be helpful myself. How often is that the case! In my own life, I have a growing uneasiness about spinning my wheels. Let me rephrase that: I have no desire to spin my wheels. Life is too short and too uncertain to just go through the motions. For me, it's a matter of stewardship. Am I being a good steward of the time and talents God has given me? Sorry to tell you this, but my time (and your time) is only getting shorter. The amount of time I have to make a dent in eternity is less with each moment. When we arrive in heaven, God will not ask us how we "killed time". He will ask you if you did the…
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