Do you get angry about the right things? Do you express your anger in the right way? How long does your anger last? How controlled is your anger? What motivates your anger? Is your anger “primed and ready” to respond to another person’s habitual sins? What is the effect of your anger These questions were…
The heart causes of anger from James 4:1-3 are… Entrenched, battling desires and pleasures. What desires are warring in your heart? Unmet ruling wants and desires. What’s ruling your heart? Coveting and envy. What are you grasping and greedy for? Selfish motives (even for good things). What’s the real reason you want what you want?
What is assurance? A positive declaration intended to give confidence; a promise. “he gave an assurance that work would not recommence until Wednesday” synonyms: word of honor, word, promise, pledge, vow, avowal, oath, bond, undertaking, guarantee, commitment “you have my assurance” That being said, what is the ground of all human assurance before God? What assurance do we have that our sins are forgiven? Is it contingent…
A word from Shea Ferguson: We’re excited to be hosting our first mission team from First Baptist Woodstock starting this Friday, April 1st-April 8th. This is a team of 19 made up mostly of middle school students. We’ve got a full week of activities helping us engage people and serve areas of our community. Please…
Regardless of whether you’re a rookie pastor or a seasoned veteran there’s wisdom in this post. Read and reflect on this article.
Work hard at adopting the principle in every area of life of “less but better.” Understand the lie that “you can have it all.” In order to have focus you need to escape to focus. Adopt a think week or a think day or some other time where you intentionally read/think. Bill Gates did this…
Work hard at adopting the principle “less but better.” Understand the statement “you can have it all” is a lie. In order to have focus you need to escape to focus. Adopt a think week or a think day or some other time where you intentionally read/think. Bill Gates did this even in the…
Saying no needs to be more regular than irregular in a leader’s life. Leaders influence other people. Oftentimes leaders will be inundated with good opportunities that aren’t crucial to the mission or a good steward of their skills or time. Here’s five ways to say no: The awkward pause. Pause for a moment—maybe 2-3 seconds—before delivering…
Saying no needs to be more regular than irregular in a leader’s life. Leader’s influence other people. Oftentimes leaders will be inundated with good opportunities that aren’t crucial to the mission or a good steward of their skills or time. Here’s five ways to say no: The awkward pause. Pause for a moment—maybe 2-3 seconds—before delivering…
Greg McKeown in his book Essentialist: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less gives three truths that will help an individual live a more fruitful and streamlined lifestyle: Understand you have a choice. You choose how to spend your energy and time. The prevalence of noise. Almost everything is noise and very few things are exceptionally valuable. Therefore, you…
Theology Along the Way 