House Construction – Concrete Day
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Bible Class: The Blessings of Christ Part 2
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Before you begin this study read Matthew 18:21-35 Servants who have approached the master with a poor spirit, acknowledging how broken and unrighteous we are without him and mourning over the sins we have committed, will have the master bring them into his kingdom and comfort us. Only in this state can we with meekness bring our power under his control and crave the righteousness which he has...
Leader Poet
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The Maxwell Leadership Bible counts the leadership style in the United States since World War II. There has been an evolution of leadership styles over the past sixty years which illustrates the change in the generations and a move to more internalized and inspired followers. 1. Military Commander. Leaders returned from the war emulating the leadership styles that won the war. They...
Bible Class: The Blessings of Christ Part 1
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Bible class audio for July 18, 2010: [audio:] Bible class audio for July 25, 2010 [audio:] 1. Elephant and the Rider (monkey) from the Happiness Hypothesis Jonathan Haidt (University of Virginia psychologist) Weakness vs Strengths Elephant (Emotions): lazy and skittish, quick payoff over long term gain (ice cream vs thin) Rider (Rational) : think long term, think beyond the moment, to plan...
Tuba City Mission Trip: Day Three (Sweat Lodge)
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Work continued in ernest today, I never saw one of our 76 children or adults slacking…they were all working hard for Jesus. The wood hauling crew on which most of the Merkel folks were working cleared branches and loaded wood so fast the Forest service crew working ahead of them had to work overtime to catch up. Texans can certainly work. The wood they collect will be distributed to the...
Tuba City Mission Trip: Day Two (Toothbrush for Jesus)
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So this mission trip is really church camp on steroids…replace craft time, nap time, and activity time with hard core work for others and you have this mission trip. The normal Bible study and devotional time is still included for growth but the real lessons are the life lesson of service. After a slow start this morning the seventy souls on this mission where divided into work projects...
Tuba City Mission: Quotes
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“God gave you two ears and one mouth for a reason, to listen twice as much as you talk”
Student building a storage shed on Tuba City mission, “Is this just for more stuff?”
Tuba City Mission Trip: Day One
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I can’t decide how to start this series. Possibly with a mention of a cliche’ I observed when an American Indian crossed the road in the middle of the desert holding a half empty quart and another full; or maybe I should start with a discourse on the perils of long distance travel in a small van with church youth. I really want to write about the mountain top worship the Merkel folks...
The Warrior’s Dream
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A lot of what we do is protect ourselves… We get locked into out roles and then we are not as effective as we can be, because we are holding onto people and things that are stifling us… Letting go of what we are aware no longer serves us now, and walking into the unknown, is taking the next step as a warrior…It’s about being out front…moving beyond limits…there...
The Blessings of Jesus
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Bible class audio for June 20, 2010: [audio:] Bible class audio for June 13, 2010: [audio:] We interpret the blessings of Matthew 5 through the eyes of materialistic and superficial Americans. In our modern world happy has come to mean a conscience state of a feeling well or ecstatic. If WE are happy WE feel good. I’m not doubting that if we love God and obey his command we will be...