Motivation
Stay Thirsty My Friends
“As long as you’re alive, you will never graduate!” I still remember these words spoken by Dr Richardson. I was sitting in the Doctrine of the Holy Spirit class at Southeastern University in 1990. I was taken back when I first heard this and rightly so, for it was the goal of everyone in the…
Read MoreThe Heart of an Intercessor
I wanted to share this with you. It comes from Maritza Cruz-Capeles. She’s a member of our Preaching and Prayer team. As part of the training in those teams, it’s their responsibility to share what God has been saying and doing in their lives. I was moved by her passion, I pray that you are…
Read MoreIt’s All About Teams
This year I feel directed, by the Lord, to build our church by focusing on building teams. I’ve literally surrounded myself with four teams that I’m personally building and leading. And it’s through these teams that I intend to reach the next level of influence in our region. Here are my four teams: Elders/ Board…
Read MoreSticky Resolutions
This Sunday I’ll be sharing the message titled STICKY RESOLUTIONS. Like me, I know that all of us have made New Year’s resolutions. And like me, I know that most of those resolutions died before they turned 14 days old. Unfortunately, resolutions have lost their resolve. Resolutions have developed a bad reputation. No one…
Read MoreI Love December!
I love Decembers. It’s our favorite time of the year! And to be truthful, our December really begins on the last Thursday of November – Thanksgiving. We get a little over one month to celebrate new life, new seasons, hope and love with family and friends! We also get opportunity to be a blessing to…
Read MoreBelieve-Assume-Deny
The proverbial roller coaster metaphor of the “up and down” inconsistency of the church, throughout history, is quite apparent. If you’re any kind of student of church history, you’ll notice this pattern of irregularity and variation in the universal church’s beliefs, values and doctrine. We, as individuals, are a microcosm of the corporate condition of…
Read MoreFeeding Season
As you may well know, my writing has been somewhat infrequent this past month. I haven’t been writing as often as I used to in the past. The truth is that I believe I’m in a feeding season. As people of the Kingdom and ministers in particular, we should always be in a state of…
Read MoreDo You Have a Poverty Mentality?
I believe in prosperity. I believe in the prosperity Gospel. I’m a prosperity preacher. And if that’s offensive to you then it’s because it’s offensive to your mindset. That’s the only way anyone gets offended. Could it be that your approach and frame of mind is one of poverty? Poverty is not lack. Poverty is…
Read MoreTim Tebow’s “Tebowing”
I’ve been a Florida State Seminole fan since I was in the 6th grade – I guess that would be most of my life. And I must admit, the most exciting college player I’ve ever seen is Tim Tebow. Yeah, I know, Tebow played for our nemesis, the Florida Gators. I must admit the only…
Read MoreSELF-CONTROL
A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls. Proverbs 25:28 Our daily Morning Prayer meetings usually have a Spirit-led theme. When I awake the Holy Spirit usually leads me to a specific subject matter that requires prayer and intercession. This morning we prayed for and concerning self-control. Spirit-led self-control…
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