August, 2012

Deep Imprints

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How do you know if an open door is from God?

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In college, I faced a difficult decision. A church, two states away, called me to be their youth pastor. The pastor was excited to have me come, and had arranged to drive to my school and move me south. Quite suddenly, this road that I had been walking felt wrong. I will never know if [.].

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Jesse is coming to your church this Sunday

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Welcome our special guest post by Jennifer Lubanski, a counselor and teacher. She may not come every week but she has been a background fixture in your church for many years. Watch how she interacts with the people around her. Her interactions will bounce between sweet and bizarrely severe. Most people ignore her or boss her around.The few [.].

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When are you at your best?

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Have you ever invited people to argue with you? A trainer once taught me that we all have a fight or flight response – but people tend to lean toward one or the another. When hurt, scared or overwhelmed, people either fight or flee. The problem is that if we let ourselves get into the [.].

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How do you give 100% without losing yourself?

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While waiting at the doctor office today, my daughter and I looked through the People Magazine Olympic edition. Have you ever really looked at sports photos? There is something amazing that happens. Winning athletes leave it all on the field. Meaning, they give everything they have. Look at their faces. Every muscle is pushing to [.].

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Is God calling you to take a leap of faith?

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The moment of truth, someone needs to step up to the plate – and you wait. Will someone else step up? Why not you? Then your mind goes into full throttle. What are your chances of making it happen? Will people follow you? Will they see your insecurities? Why not you? Then the perfect person [.].

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You have 24 hours to change the world

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What would you do if you only had 24 hours to make any lasting difference? How would it change how you spend today? Some experts tell us to live today like it is our last on earth. They are trying to get us to stop procrastinating. If you only had 24 hours, would you push [.].

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Are you stifling your team?

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Do you allow creativity in your ministry? Sometimes creativity feels threatening – it messes with our status quo. When other people get creative, it means that the picture we had in our head might not come to fruition. Influence leaders are gifted at casting vision, infusing passion and releasing people to build. But, some people [.].

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