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Extra Mile part 5

08/13/2016 19:30

When we focus on the "when someone takes advantage of you, use it as an opportunity to practice the servant life" aspect of going the extra mile what we're really saying is, "Kill 'em with kindness." Show them a more excellent way. Don't be a thermometer and TAKE the temperature... be a thermostat...

Extra Mile part 4

08/12/2016 14:33

If the greatest expression of love a man can have is to lay down his life for his friends... that tells me that PEOPLE are worth going the extra mile for. PEOPLE are worth giving all you have and all you are. It may not always seem like it, because people do some silly stuff. People can be...

Extra Mile part 3

08/11/2016 10:55

Do what you can do, where you're at, affecting who you're with. In a nutshell that's what it means to go the extra mile. It's not about overreaching or overextending. It's not about being someone you're not or doing something you can't. It's about being you and doing what you're capable of. Now,...

Extra Mile part 2

08/10/2016 11:43

Here's the point I think I'm trying to make (in my wander around talking about love kind of way): You can go the extra mile simply by being yourself. You don't have to over-extend, or over-reach. You have everything you need already. It's inside you. Bursting at the seams. Champing at the bit. Just...

Extra Mile part 1

08/09/2016 15:19

Have you ever noticed how we always seem to kind of "want" to be better people... but only if it's not super inconvenient? Even when we talk about empathy we say things like, "Walk a mile in their shoes." Which, don't get me wrong, is awesome. I think if someone WANTS to make someone else happy...

Substance part 5

08/08/2016 14:08

When we talk about faith we need to know (and believe) what we're talking about. Because faith is not the power to conjure something into existence. Faith is knowing (and believing) what already exists. It is the SUBSTANCE of things hoped for and the EVIDENCE of things not seen. Faith means...

Substance part 4

08/07/2016 13:41

You are what you eat. What you feed is what will grow. What you magnify is what manifests in your life. But having said that, there's a maturation process that takes place. The Promised Land (of rest) is a land that flows with milk and honey. Milk is righteousness, and honey is revealtion. That's...

Substance part 3

08/06/2016 11:18

"Bub, I want you to eat something substantial, not just snacks." I find myself saying this to my son on a daily basis. Why? Because I want what's best for him. I want him to grow up healthy and strong. I want him to have something good, and something real. That's what faith is. Faith is the...

Substance part 2

08/05/2016 16:16

If something has substance... it's real. You can feel it. It's more than just an idea. More than just something you wish for, or hope for. It's something you've got. With that in mind, look at Hebrews 3:14 in the Message Bible, "If we can only keep our grip on the sure thing we started out with,...

Substance part 1

08/04/2016 12:42

I want to take the next few days and talk about faith. Because I think we have a very big misconception about it. And the way we throw the word around... we really ought to know what we're talking about. It seems to me that we think faith and hope are the same thing. Like... faith is wishing really...

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