I’m always looking at life through the lens of leadership and ministry. It’s a sickness really. My wife and I watch TV shows like The Profit and Shark Tank and she’s probably sick of me comparing things in those shows to leadership and ministry. Seriously though, The Profit has such great parallels to leading…
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Waiting and courage seem like polar opposites don’t they? We typically think of courage as an action word. When someone takes a risk, steps out in faith, stands up to injustice, sacrifices themselves, whatever it is…that is what we think of as courage. So why the challenge to wait? This past…
Comments closedSometimes you can’t pray your way out of discouragement you have to praise your way out of it. [Tweet “Sometimes you can’t pray your way out of discouragement you have to praise your way out of it. “] The other day I was reviewing one of my favorite memory verses…
Comments closedBeing determined isn’t enough, you also have to be diligent! [Tweet “Being determined isn’t enough, you also have to be diligent! “] I’m in the book of Ecclesiastes for my quiet time and ran across a verse that jumped out to me. Ecclesiastes is a fascinating book in the Bible. …
Comments closedHey Element Church, meet Stacy! Stacy serves on our hospitality team and she is this week’s Volunteer Of The Week. Pastor Andy said this about Stacy’s service to God: “Stacy serves faithfully on our Hospitality Team doing quite possibly the most important job in the church…brewing coffee! Stacy doesn’t hesitate…
Comments closedI’ve heard other preachers say this and I’ve said it before as well that if you’re not having fun while you sin then you’re not doing it right! HA! Well, not only is that true, but I learned this week that it is also fun to illustrate sin in a sermon.…
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