Do You Want Peace?

How Can the Vision—Goal Start With Me?  Realize you are not where you want to be, but thank God your not where you used to be. Be willing to PRESS on, it does not mean you will not have problems. Many times pressing on brings pressure—We are knocked down, but not...

Key Scripture: Nehemiah 2:17-20 Nehemiah knew how to communicate. He knew why, when, where, and who to communicate God’s Vision to. Do you know how to communicate? Let's talk about the why, when, where, and who's of communicating: Can you communicate the WHY?  If you...

Key Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:40 Passive—Aggressive Behavior: When asked to do a job, we don’t like to do –instead of doing our best or addressing the problem, we just do it half way. How can you eliminate this? Unresolved Conflict: First, this can be at church with...

The 5 P's: God’s way is PERFECT.   The rock is to remind us that God’s way is perfect and He is our strength and power. God is our PROTECTOR. The rock is to remind us of God’s protection. This rock is to remind us we are doing this to Glorify God. Listen to me and...

Key Scripture: Genesis 48:14-16 There are 3 purposes of laying on of hands: To ask God’s blessings upon them. Meaning the blessings of God’s protection, guidance, and provision. It is also that they would bring honor to God’s name, and that they would become a mighty...

Here are some simple yet profound truths that all leaders need to know: People do not do what is expected, they do what is inspected. Delegation without investigation is an abomination. We measure what really matters. Communication has to line up with delegation or...

Key Scripture: Nehemiah 12:27-30 'Now at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought out the Levites in all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem to celebrate the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings and singing, with cymbals and stringed...

The first is a Pure Heart. We all need times we are purified—examine our hearts and confess our sins. Hearing and obeying God’s Word brings joy. God wants us to live in the world, just not be like the world—to do so we must enjoy the fruit of the spirit while in the...

Key Scripture: Nehemiah 11:1-3 Leaders are always willing to go first, lead first, and sacrifice first. Sacrifice is giving up something you love for something you love more. Sacrifice is the most overlooked essential in spiritual leadership! When we Sacrifice to...

Within and Outside the Walls We need the right people within the walls. We need the right people within the church protecting the unity, direction, and discipleship. When we forget where we came from and how we got to where we are, the walls and gate get broken down...

#1. Stop letting guilt misdirect your time and energy. Without even knowing it we often make decisions based on guilt we feel from people or about people instead of God. Leaders often run in circles and exhaust themselves trying to make people happy instead of God...

Here are some vital leadership lessons to remember: The right position will beat the opposition. We must be right with God, right with our physical family, and right with our spiritual family. 'Therefore I positioned men behind the lower parts of the wall, at the...

Here are things that can cause us to lose our passion: An unclear purpose will cause us to lose our passion. ' But I said, “I have worked hard for nothing. I have used my strength, but I didn’t accomplish anything. Yet, certainly my case is in the L ord ’s hands, and...

Whether you are a pastor, minister, leader, business owner, etc., we all experience growth barriers from time to time. Sometimes we feel that there is no possible way to overcome these barriers, and we are often defeated by our fear and frustration. However, there is...

We make decisions everyday, big or small, and sometimes we may not always make the right decision. However, there a simple truths from God's Word that show us exactly how to make the right decisions. Here are 4 questions to ask yourself before making any decision:...

What is really the only thing you can control? YOU. We can only control ourselves, not anyone else. The simple truth is this: the more we try to control other people, circumstances and outcomes, the more out of control we get. We need to learn to be still and know we...

Here is a list of things that leaders who consistently perform at a high level know: They learn that nobody really cares you had a bad night, your head hurts, stomach ache, etc. They know the truth is they perform in spirit; "I will get it done, in spite of what else...

Key Scriptures: Titus 3:5, Isaiah 61:4 'he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, ' Titus 3:5 'And they shall rebuild the old ruins, They shall raise...

Key Scripture: 2 Chronicles 7:14-15 Distractions that Lead to Destruction: Wanting worldly power, prestige, and popularity—more than God’s power, peace, promises, and promotion. Another distraction is pleasures of sin. Anything we put before God will lead to...

Key Scripture: Jonah 2:7 Why was Jonah’s soul fainting within him—why did he feel so overwhelmed?  Because he had rebelled against God. Rebellion is a result of stubbornness, it is rejecting God’s Word and will for your will and wants. Often it is a result of thinking...

Key Scripture: Nehemiah 2:9-20 It was the favor of God that was allowing Nehemiah to be used by God in a great and mighty way. 'And I said to the king, “If it pleases the king, and if your servant has found favor in your sight, I ask that you send me to Judah, to the...

Key Scripture: Nehemiah 5:16-19 Always remember to focus on eternal rewards, not earthly rewards. 'Then I heard a voice from heaven saying to me, “Write: ‘Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.’ ” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “that they may rest from their...

Key Scripture: Nehemiah 10:1-39 Nehemiah, as the leader, was taking the lead by being the first person to sign the covenant. What we can learn from this is that if you are the leader, LEAD. Don’t ever ask those you're leading to do something you’re not willing to do....

Here are 12 good questions to help you discern the right decision about a staff member: Are they aligned and passionate about the vision? Are they a good fit in terms of chemistry with others on staff? Are they in the right position? Do they connect well with others?...

We can never stop growing. We must always become more aware of what we do not know. So the question is, how do we grow? The answer is simple: read the right books, listen to the right people, and go to the right places. When given the opportunity, we must ask the...

No matter who you are or what you do, we all need a spiritual check up often. This gives us leaders the ability to refuel and have our passion and purpose reignited. Below are a few questions that I highly encourage you to ask yourself with total and complete honesty....

True Leadership is influence in the beginning, but lasting leadership has to do with managing people and ideas. Leadership begins with influence, lasts  with character and  is applied in managing people and ideas. Leadership is successful when we have all three:...

Key Scripture: Nehemiah 6:15-19 There are four characteristics of leaders who complete great tasks. The first characteristic is that they have a compelling purpose. They can make a great commitment to a great cause. They understand and know that their purpose is to do...

Key Scripture: Ephesians 3:20-21 The first thing God shows you is the what, then the how, then the when. The How is mostly the opposite way of how you think it should be. We always need to trust God with the When, because His timing is perfect and always right on...

Key Scripture: Nehemiah 7:1-5; Nehemiah 7:66-73 Just because God has blessed us in a great and might way does not mean that our job is done. As leaders, we need to be faithful in the little things before we can be faithful in the big things. 'His lord said to him,...

Key Scripture: Nehemiah 8:2 Our calling every Sunday morning is that we need to assemble together. Assembling ourselves together with the purpose to confess hope to those in need, show and stir up love, do good works, and make sure you encourage someone every Sunday....

Key Scripture: Nehemiah 9:9-18 When we refuse to obey and go against what He is telling us to do, we are forgetting all that God has done and are choosing to rebel against Him. When we rebel against God, it causes us to lose our peace, power, and position with God. We...

Key Scripture: Nehemiah 10 Nehemiah took the lead and was the first one to sign the covenant. Don't ask those you're leading to do something you're not willing to do. If you're the leader, LEAD! Is there something in your home,or job that you wish others did better?...