Kingdom of God or Religion part 1

This is a series where we will that a look at the Kingdom of God versus Christianity as a religion. We are going to look first at what did Jesus the King come preaching 2K years ago. Many people called Jesus rabbi, and rightly we could. He was and is one of the greatest teachers off all time. However he is not a teacher. When Jesus started his public earthly ministry he submitted to his earthly cousin who was baptizing in the Jordan river people who were looking for the promised Messiah (King) of Israel. A King who would sit on the throne of his father David (Today, many Jewish people and rabbis are still looking for this King). John tells the crowd there is one coming who will baptize them with fire. Then Jesus who is in line waiting to be baptized, and John sees him and says; Behold the  Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. (John 1:29). So now we have a lamb, and a Messiah (King). In John's gospel he says in the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God...

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Pruning things out to change and make room for the new in 2019

Change is something that is necessary for growth. We prune our flowers and  the trees to get more fruit or buds from them. You must change or prune somethings out in your life in order to make space for the new God wants to do in your life.  For example, My office is a complete disaster because I'm changing / pruning it to make space for the new thing coming in my life.

I'm encouraging you, to make some changes in your heart, life, business and ministry. Prune / change those things out of your life that are prohibiting growth. God wants to inhabit the new space you will make for him. The pruning process can be hard and painful. Michael Jordan coined the phrase "No pain no gain". However this process is needful in order to see any kind of growth.

It's time to make a change! change is good,  and it can be painful, change comes at us every day, every month, every year even the seasons change. God's mercies are new every morning. When you see a beautiful sunset or sunrise...

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Off to the Races

Here we are running right into 2019, leading our companies, ministries, family and careers. What has the Lord shown you for your family, business or ministry in 2019? As leaders we can tend to look into the rearview mirror of what happened in 2018 the good and the bad. We can look at all of the failures, disappointments, challenges and victories. All of these are now in your past. You have this wide open frontier to conquer and develop in 2019, with it will come challenges to manage, people and systems to develop, and victories to celebrate.

Leadership is not easy! A good leader will inspire and motivate their people, create enthusiasm, find solutions and develop people to be and do all that they can. You will want to earn a fresh level of respect instead of leaning on last years respect. Learn ways to give credit where credit is due. Challenge yourself to go to the next level, I am. There is a time to ask for help, "humility comes before honor" . Don't rest on the victories you had...

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