On Sunday at Element Church, we continued our sermon series called “Won’t You Be My Neighbor”. In this series we are looking at evangelism from a wholistic point of view. Evangelism is way more than just our words. In fact, words may be the least important part of evangelism. That…
Comments closedAuthor: Jeff Maness
I am a follower of Jesus first, husband to a beautiful wife, father to four amazing children, Senior pastor of The Harbor in Friendswood, TX, author, podcaster, and blogger of all things life, leadership, and love.
Recently I read an article HERE from ChurchLeaders.com that shared a moment from the Dr. Oz show. You might be thinking, “What does Dr. Oz have to do with church leaders?” Well on this episode he invited Pastor Carl Lentz from Hillsong Church in New York City to address the Oz…
Comments closedDid you know there is one way I think we should be more like the devil? Seriously. I know we always talk about not being like him, but there is one way I think we should and that’s his sense of urgency. The other day I was spending some time…
Comments closedWe live in an age of equality do we not? And I’m not talking about racial, religious or gender equality, I’m talking about lifestyle equality. That if I do something for them then they better do something for me! If they treat me poorly then I’ll treat them poorly. If they…
Comments closedEvery pastor, every person for that matter, loves to be complimented. Inside all of us is this innate desire to be loved, valued and appreciated for what we do. But where does a compliment become a place that pride could creep in? One of the things I try and drive…
Comments closedStrength is not found in striving it is only found in surrender! [Tweet “Strength is not found in striving it is only found in surrender!”] I’m sure there are lots of ways for us to find strength in the Lord, but I ran across something in my devotions recently that…
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