INCREASING YOUR CAPACITY

January 23, 2012

When you get your Starbucks in the morning, you probably order a tall, grande, or venti, depending on the morning. What is the difference between the three sizes? Capacity. How much coffee-to-milk or water do you want? Capacity is the power of containing or holding. In the context of the mind, capacity is the power [...]

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MY PRAYER FOR YOU

January 21, 2012

It’s Saturday morning for us here in the Northwest of the USA. I am in my home office with my library of some 6,000 books surrounding me, but the best book is the Bible, the living, powerful Word of God. Our church has been in a 14 day prayer and fasting time which ends tomorrow [...]

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GOOD OL’ FASHIONED WORK

January 20, 2012

Some leaders today are looking for a fast track to the top. They want to be recognized as the greatest thing that has happened to their organization, but they don’t necessarily want to put in the work required to get there. In God’s Kingdom, there is no fast track, but a series of tests that [...]

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CHALLENGES TO CHURCH GROWTH

January 19, 2012

Yesterday we saw that the early church was a gathering of believers that grew exponentially. We can experience the same growth today in our churches if we have the right attitudes. There are however, challenges of church growth. 1. The Attitude Challenge An attitude that allows for a maintenance mentality is a non-growth mentality and [...]

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ATTITUDE OF GROWTH

January 18, 2012

The first church was a church that grew exponentially. Every day, hundreds of people were making decisions to follow Christ and join a fellowship of believers that became known as the “Church.” Just as the first church grew, so our churches today can and should grow. We should be adding people to our meetings. Growth [...]

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THE SURPLUS LEADER

January 17, 2012

My concern is not the devil, the darkness of culture, the pressures of life and ministry. My concern is the emptiness of my spirit, my lack of virtue, my lack of overflow, my lack of surplus. If I can lead myself, I can lead a church. Surplus is a kingdom principle. It is the principle [...]

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ATMOSPHERE OF PRAYER

January 16, 2012

Every year at our church, we start the year with fasting and praying as a congregation. First we have an all church leadership retreat when I position the heart and mind of our leadership team for the year ahead of us. This year, we laid the foundation for moving from a position of sustaining what [...]

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GUARDING THE ATMOSPHERE OF UNITY

January 13, 2012

One of the church’s greatest weapons is the power of unity. With unity, we can reach out and fulfill impossible dreams as we work together. With unity, we release powerful anointing and increase on our gatherings and our lives. A unified church and people sees the glory of God at work in front of their [...]

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THE LEADER’S FOUR PRINCIPLES OF VISION

January 12, 2012

The power of vision in the life of the individual leader and the leadership team can never be underestimated. Vision is a vital force in the application of the Kingdom of God in and through a growing, spiritually impacting, local church. You the leader must be captured by the vision God has given your church [...]

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POISED FOR PLUS

January 11, 2012

Yesterday we introduced the topic of the “plus factor,” that added bonus or something that gives you an edge. Spiritually, we desire God’s plus that overshadows every aspect of life with His great blessings. We live in a culture that defines life worth in a way that is contrary to God’s Word. They say that [...]

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