Use Your Voice
By David Branker
Proverbs 31:8,9 “Speak up for those who cannot speak up for themselves; ensure justice for those who are perishing. Yes, speak up for the poor and helpless, and see that they get justice.” NLT
The numbers are staggering – we see an increasingly greater number of children affected by the atrocities of human trafficking and slavery. Recent twitters shared that slave traders make $32 billion a year, more than Wal-Mart, McDonalds and Coca Cola combined. We cannot remain silent and do nothing. Love always compels action.
Use your voice for prayer; use your voice to resource the cause; use your voice to educate our generation. Ask God for the courage to speak and the tenacity to follow through. Join us in this fight against injustice! Nov. 7 – www.beherfreedomrun.com.
If you have been graced with strength today, speak up for those who are weak or cannot speak for themselves.
David
“What’s Your Status” continues…
By Stovall Weems
Join us for our current series called “What’s Your Status”. This weekend we are headed into pt 2 of this series on relationships — trust me, no matter what your current status, you won’t want to miss it. God will be there ready to do something incredible in your life – so come fired up and ready.
Bring a friend and we’ll see you there!
Stovall
Do the Right Thing
By Stovall Weems
Steward your life well. We are saved by grace but we succeed by stewardship. God’s grace and favor are free because of what Jesus did. However, to get results with the favor of God, we must steward our lives well.
Psalm 84:11 NLT “For the Lord God is our sun and our shield. He gives us grace and glory. The Lord will withhold no good thing from those who do what is right.”
Successful results come with the right actions, not the right intentions. Grace is God’s free gift, but glory (success) comes with doing the right thing!
Stovall
Self-awareness
By Stovall Weems
Knowing who you are as well as your strengths and weaknesses are all part of being aware of your true self. But the first principle of self-awareness is the ability to be brutally honest with yourself. This takes guts and can sometimes hurt, but the pain is worth the payoff. Many times as leaders we never stop ourselves and dig deep into why we are doing something. We can do as many things in the name of ministry out of fear, self-promotion, pride, insecurity and man-pleasing as we can out of a pure motive of obeying God. As a leader, learn to be honest with yourself.
Stovall
Passion, Drive and Humility – Part 3
By Stovall Weems
Humility gives us the ability (by God’s grace) to deny ourselves, not think too highly of ourselves, and put others above ourselves. Humility is all about understanding that we are not leaders who serve, but rather we are servants who have been given the opportunity to lead. (Matthew 20:28) If we see ourselves as leaders first, and serving just as something we do, then we will see some things as “beneath us” or avoid doing things that we don’t consider to be in our “gift mix”. We can start focusing on titles and roles instead of having the heart to do whatever it takes to move the kingdom of God forward. The last time I checked, I didn’t see foot washing in any of the spiritual gift assessment tests we use, but I did see Jesus use that as His illustration of what serving is. If we can see ourselves as servants first, then the goal of advancing the kingdom of God remains the focus instead of our titles or roles. We must have a do whatever it takes kind of attitude in order to advance the kingdom of God for Jesus’ glory.
Matthew 20:28 “…just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.”
Stovall
Passion, Drive and Humility – Part 2
By Stovall Weems
After passion, every leader must have drive and humility. Drive is the ability to deny and take up your cross and pursue the call of God and vision for your life. If we have drive but lack humility we will hurt people in the process, and even try to fulfill vision at the expense of people. If we have humility but lack drive we will not be able to endure the pain, hardship and suffering necessary to complete the task that God has called us to. Drive and humility are both key components a leader must have in order to grow and finish strong in God’s assignment for their life.
Stovall
Passion, Drive and Humility – Part 1
By Stovall Weems
In Luke 9:23, Jesus gives us three crucial components that every leader must have in order to advance the kingdom of God. Those components are passion, drive, and humility.
[Luke 9:23] Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.”
If you don’t have passion or “desire”, then you won’t have the fire or strength to have longevity. You won’t have endurance or drive and won’t have the heart for humility. We must do whatever it takes to stay fresh in God and on fire for Him. The key to longevity is keeping your relationship with Jesus your #1 priority. As soon as prayer and God’s word become “a thing” instead of “the thing”, our passion begins to fade, which means burnout or offense is right around the corner.
Stovall
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