Do You Want Peace?

Choices we make. We make choices every day. Choices start before we open our eyes. It’s a choice to open our eyes. Life is made of choices. The kind of life we live is due to the choices we make. The clothes we wear are due to a choice. The food we eat is due to a...

Beware of the “fatal mistake.” If you fail, stumble or fall, get back up and try again. In our leadership practice, we all make mistakes, but the “fatal mistake” is when you give up quit trying. It’s tough to lead now, more than ever. It’s appropriate to acknowledge...

Learn to trust your leadership intuition and instincts at a deeper level. God has placed leadership intuition within you through the Holy Spirit. Learn to fully sense it, trust it, and act on it. Intuition and instinct have an important distinction. Intuition –...

Our purpose here on earth has alignment in heaven. Our purpose is very clear, to make disciples, which of course includes evangelism first. If we don’t first introduce someone to Christ and see that relationship begin, how can we disciple them? Our purpose as a...

In order to lead well, you must first be willing to follow. There is no leadership apart from followership. “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.” (Luke 9:23) As Christians, our leadership starts with our ability...

Leadership is influence, everything rises and falls on leadership, everything.   Am I investing in myself? If you’re not investing in yourself, you don’t have anything to invest in others. This is a personal growth question. There are 4 types of people: The...

Leadership is influence. Everything rises and falls on leadership, everything. Set your values and pre-decide. If you don’t know your values as a leader, it’s like running a race without knowing the course. If you literally don’t know where to run, you can’t possibly...

Leadership is influence. Everything rises and falls on leadership, everything. The world can be loud about sin, Journey Church is being loud about Jesus. If the world can be loud about sin, why can’t the church be loud about salvation? Sometimes we live too timid, too...

Leadership is influence. Everything rises and falls on leadership, everything. Isaiah 11:2, NKJV Burnout Results when we try to live in the flesh instead of following the Spirit. (Romans 8:12-15, NKJV) When you are burned out, you are fearful. (2 Timothy 1:7, NKJV) In...

Do what you’ve been asked to do before you ask for what you want to do. It’s essential to allow your growth to catch up with your aspirations and give others room to see your value. It’s unwise to attempt to force this process. Thoroughly love what you’ve been asked...

Leadership is influence. Everything rises and falls on leadership, everything. Earn your voice. You have leadership voice. Your team, especially your boss, wants to hear what you think. But it’s wise to earn your voice in the process. When it comes to your leadership...

The harvest is still plentiful. Joshua had been a faithful servant to Moses and to the Lord. (Joshua 1:1-2, NKJV) Joshua, up to this point, served God by serving Moses. It was time for Joshua and the Israelites to move forward to a new place they had never been, yet...

Grace allows us to have peace that only come from God our Father and Lord Jesus Christ in any and every situation. Grace is the desire and power to do what God has called us to do and do it with great Joy. Because of God’s grace we can have God’s peace in all things....

The crown of rejoicing for winning souls. 1 Thessalonians 2:19-20, NKJV; Philippians 4:1, NKJV; Daniel 12:3, NKJV; Proverbs 11:30, NKJV; 1 Corinthians 15:40-44, NLT The crown of life for enduring trials and tribulations. Do not get discouraged easily in the midst of...

Leadership is influence. Everything rises and falls on leadership, everything. How to Have Peace in Any Situation: Saved + Total Dependence + Represent Christ in the Situation = Peace in the situation  How to Have the Abundant Life: Love God Promptly Obey God's Word...

Leadership is influence. Everything rises and falls on leadership, everything.  Level 1 - People listen to you because they have to. When people have to listen to you that’s the lowest form of communication and leadership. When those that are teaching and leading,...

Leadership is influence. Everything rises and falls on leadership, everything. Surrender: to become preoccupied & completely dependent upon Christ that reflect in our behavior. Lust: to become preoccupied with the wrong thing that leads to the wrong behavior. Lust...

Leadership is influence. Everything rises and falls on leadership, everything. Ephesians 6:10-18, NKJV   What are the wiles of the Devil? The devil is planning, strategizing, developing a specific and special (wile) just for you. The goal of this strategy is to take...

Leadership is influence. Everything rises and falls on leadership, everything. If you determine how you will spend your time, you can be sure that others will decide it for you.  (Ephesians 5:15-17, NKJV, NLT2) Insights: Do you have a schedule? Without a scheduled...

Leadership is influence. Everything rises and falls on leadership, everything. Proverbs 21:20, TLB; Matthew 25:14, NIV The first foundation for financial fitness. The Law of Possession: Everything I have belongs to God. (Matthew 25:15, NRSV. You have to know what you...

Leadership is influence. Everything rises and falls on leadership, everything. Proverbs 26:1-28, NKJV; Proverbs 26;2, TLB   Example of Disloyalty (Absalom) 2 Samuel 15;1-6, NKJV Absalom - King David’s son Signs of disloyalty: When someone starts talking about how they...

Leadership is influence. Everything rises and falls on leadership, everything. Successful people master their moods. (Proverbs 25:28, TLB) They live by their commitments, not their emotions. Successful people watch their words. (Proverbs 13:3, NIV) They put their...

Leadership is influence. Everything rises and falls on leadership, everything. As a church leader, I’m sure you love and care about people, but if you have been leading for more than one week, you have encountered a difficult person or two. We all can be difficult or...

Proverbs 27:1-27, NKJV  Leadership is influence. Everything rises and falls on leadership, everything.   If today was your last day what would you do? Important insight, those who love us will tell us the truth even if it hurts. Someone that is giving you...

Leadership is influence. Everything rises and falls on leadership, everything. Leadership is influence. One of the main purposes of influence is to speak up for those who don't have it. Psalm 72:12-14 ~ Solomon asked God for influence so he could use it to help the...

Leadership is influence. Everything rises and falls on leadership, everything. Is “good enough” an acceptable leadership idea? Or should you ALWAYS do the ultimate and “very best”? As a leader, you mostly have three cherished, invaluable resources: Time Finances...

Leadership is influence. Everything rises and falls on leadership, everything. As leaders, we experience the full array of human emotions regularly. How we handle our emotions can make or break our leadership. Own your emotions. Don’t blame your emotions on your...

Leadership is influence. Everything rises and falls on leadership, everything.   Four Key Money Transformations From Pride to Gratitude To achieve a Christ-like financial attitude is to recognize that everything we have--our money, our life, and our salvation--is a...

Leadership is influence. Everything rises and falls on leadership, everything. The longer something exists the easier it is to miss or shift away from the original intent, meaning, and purpose. Acts. 4:29-31, NKJV; Acts 4:1-3, NKJV Have you ever faced threats? (Acts...

Leadership is influence. Everything rises and falls on leadership, everything. We go through life Drifting, Driven or by Design: Drifters drift from job to job, dream to dream, relationship to relationship, at the end of their life they still have what they had when...

Leadership is influence. Everything rises and falls on leadership, everything. The longer a problem is avoided the bigger the problem gets. Pain is part of the progress; run from the pain you miss the progress. Pain always has a purpose; don’t miss the purpose. Often...

Everything rises and falls on leadership, everything. Most of your goals are reachable if you are teachable.  Leadership is influence! As a leader, if you turn around and no one is following you are not leading you are basically taking a walk. If they are not...

Leadership is Influence. Everything rises and falls on leadership, everything. It’s All About the Heart (Proverbs 4:23, NKJV) Our actions and behavior come from the condition of our hearts! Joy is greatly determined by the condition of our hearts! (Proverbs 23:15,...

Leadership is Influence. Everything rises and falls on leadership, everything. Our E.Q. greatly determines how we handle uproars. (Acts 20:17, NKJV) Most of us want to give up and give in when there is a problem or uproar; Paul was ready to go again knowing that he...

Leadership is Influence. Everything rises and falls on leadership, everything. You can both disagree and be right. (Acts 2:4, TLB; Acts 21:11-13, TLB) Paul was convinced and convicted by the Holy Spirit and a personal burning desire to go to Jerusalem. Spirit-filled...

Leadership is Influence. Everything rises and falls on leadership, everything. Is anything too hard for the Lord? Yes, and No (John 5:5-7, TLB) Yes! Anything that’s outside of God’s will! No! Not anything God has called us to do! (Philippians 4:13, NKJV) What is the...

Leadership is Influence. Everything rises and falls on leadership, everything. I WAS:Acts 22:3-4 (NKJV) Don't allow your past to keep you from your God-ordained future. Learn from it (your past) but don’t live it. You can know about God and still not KNOW God I...

 Leadership is Influence. Everything rises and falls on leadership, everything.  Perhaps the most valuable result of all education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do when it ought to be done whether you like it or not. (Thomas Henry Huxley)...

Leadership is Influence. Everything rises and falls on leadership, everything. We have the Opportunity and Responsibility to be Trail Blazers of this generation. To “Blaze a Trail” - someone who goes ahead and clears a path for others. Our confidence can’t be based on...

Leadership is Influence. Everything rises and falls on leadership, everything. Humility Humility isn’t thinking poorly of yourself; it’s thinking honestly about yourself. Humility isn’t a weakness; it’s strength under control.   It's a balance of God's gifts within...

Leadership is Influence. Everything rises and falls on leadership, everything. Proverbs 3:5-6, NKJV, AMP Trust: Secure - Confidence. Where do you get your security and confidence?   Job, position, pleasures, riches, etc... When we try to get our security from anything...

Leadership is Influence. Everything rises and falls on leadership, everything. Let God carry what you can’t carry. (Ephesians 1:2) Most leaders today acknowledge some level of inner unrest, an uneasiness within them. It's not the everyday stress that comes with...

Leadership is influence. Everything rises and falls on leadership, everything.  Your peace can’t be dependent on what you can control. (1Corinthians 10:12, NKJV) The more we try to control the uncontrollable, the more out of control it gets! Peace is a by-product of...

Leadership is influence. Everything rises and falls on leadership, everything. Kindness softens hearts and opens doors. It’s difficult to come up with a good reason for leaders to be unkind. Kindness is the most overlooked quality of leadership. Kindness is an...

Leadership is influence. Everything rises and falls on leadership, everything. Claim your promises. Psalm 91:15-16 NKJV, “He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him. With long life, I will satisfy him,...

Leadership is influence. Everything rises and falls on leadership, everything. All leaders are evaluated. Evaluation is not the same as judgment. Evaluation is based on strengths with a bias of support and for improvement. Judgment is based on weakness with a bias for...

Leadership is influence. Everything rises and falls on leadership, everything. All offense is to ultimately to have us offended at God. Choose to not be offended. Satan’s ultimate goal is to get you to be offended at God where he can destroy our relationship with God...

Leadership is influence. Everything rises and falls on leadership, everything. To live the WAY takes great courage. Courageous people risk their lives to do what is right. Courageous people are bold in representing Christ. Boldness requires courage to press through...

Leadership is influence. Everything rises and falls on leadership, everything. Paul served with humility; we should serve with humility. "Fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. Let nothing be done through selfish...

Leadership is influence. Everything rises and falls on leadership, everything. Results of being filled with the Holy Spirit are peace, power, purpose, and His presence. There will always be stubborn people we have to deal with. You know you are dealing with stubborn...

Leadership is influence. Everything rises and falls on leadership, everything.  Opposition can lead to a new opportunity if you are right with the Lord.   Acts 18:1-28 Leadership lessons: It is okay to have a secular job to help support yourself and the ministry....

Leadership is Influence. Everything rises and falls on leadership, everything. Acts 16:16-40 Insights: The evil spirit had to obey the name of Jesus Christ. Traditions and religions will cause trouble without the right relationship with Jesus. Doing what is right can...

Leadership is influence. Everything rises and falls on leadership, everything. Circumcising saves you. Anything apart from death, burial, and resurrection saves you. The best way to conquer conflict today is by God’s Word and the confirmation of the Holy Spirit. Who...

Leadership is influence. Everything rises and fall on leadership, everything. “A lack of competence can slow you down, but a lack of character can (will) take you out.” Competence may get you in the door, but character keeps you in the room. Character is core to who...

Everything rises and fall on leadership, everything.  What you do with the Authority, Influence, and Power, God leaves that choice up to us, but not the consequences of those choices. If you don’t use it, you are abusing it, and will eventually lose it. It will no...

Everything rises and fall on leadership, everything.  How do you get understanding? by listening and learning from those who are wiser and more successful than you in that specific area. By learning God’s Word, His principles, and by applying them. How do you get...

Everything rises and falls on leadership, everything. When something is the Apple of your eye, you cherish it above all others. God wants us to cherish His Word and above all we should want God to cherish us. Psalms 17:8, CEV“Protect me as you would you very own eyes;...