When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures. James 4:3 (NIV) REFERENCE James 4:1-3 (NIV) It is laudable to see a ‘new you’ emerge, but the ultimate question you should ask yourself as we end this series today is, “Why do I […]

Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them: “Rulers and elders of the people!  If we are being called to account today for an act of kindness shown to a man who was lame and are being asked how he was healed,  then know this… It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified […]

And He said to them, “Why did you seek Me? Did you not know that I must be about My Father’s business?” Luke 2:49 REFERENCE Luke 2:41-49 To mind something is to pay attention to it; while a mission is simply an assignment given to someone. Hence, to be mission minded means to pay attention to the assignment you […]

Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in the realm of the dead, where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom. Ecclesiastes 9:10 (NIV) REFERENCE Ecclesiastes 9:10 “ “I wish for a world where people understand that life is short. So today is […]

By faith Sarah herself also received strength to conceive seed, and she bore a child when she was PAST THE AGE… Hebrews 11:11  REFERENCE Hebrews 11:11 “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” – C.S. Lewis Society has a way of boxing people (especially those in their midlife years […]

As iron sharpens iron, so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend. Proverbs 27:17   REFERENCE Proverbs 27:17 The power of one person cannot be overemphasized. Years ago, through one man’s influence, a whole nation committed genocide, resulting in the death of six million Jews. As humans, we individually exude ‘magnetic’ fields of energy – the power […]

And immediately He called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, and went after Him. -Mark 1:20 REFERENCE Mark 1:16-20 The greatest discovery in life is not the discovery of an oil well or gold mine but self-discovery – who you are, what you have and what you […]

Let your eyes look directly forward, and your gaze be straight before you. Proverbs 4:25 REFERENCE Proverbs 4:25-26 “Do not look backwards if your goal is to move forward.” ― Germany Kent As you start the path to reinvention, one of the greatest fights you will have is the temptation to look at your past […]

Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it. – I Corinthians 9:24 REFERENCE 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 Earlier on in this series, we talked about ‘preparation’ being the bridge between where you are and where you want to be […]

Then this Daniel distinguished himself above the governors and satraps, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king gave thought to setting him over the whole realm. Daniel 6:3 REFERENCE Daniel 6:1-3 “If you make yourself indispensable to your employer, he is not going to part with you in a hurry no matter what it costs him.” […]