28 Aug

Posted at 18:49h in Uncategorized

Over the past few weeks we have begun sharing from this series. You can have valid and wonderful uphill hopes, but if you have downhill habits you will always be going around the same mountain on a yearly basis! Let's review our first five “Eight Habit Helpers”: Hope is not a strategy (Heb. 6:19).         2. The things we do and the things we should do don’t always line up (Rom. 7:19).       3.  The two greatest gaps in life are “wanting and having” and “knowing and doing”.  If you’ll close the second gap, the first gap will automatically...

14 Aug

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Things are going to be different!   I’m going to lose that weight! I’m going to get in shape! My marriage is going to get better! We are going to get out of debt! My walk with God is going to grow! All of these are valid and wonderful hopes!   However, you can have valid and wonderful uphill hopes, but if you have downhill habits you will always be going around the same mountain on a yearly basis! Please allow me to share with you “Eight Habit Helpers”: Hope is not a strategy (Heb. 6:19).   Hope is important (see Prov. 13:12, Heb. 11:1) but it’s still not...

07 Aug

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The first of each month we share First Tuesday's Teaching Tips. These are teaching nuggets from over thirty years in ministry. This month we highlight the area of Attitude: You must take responsibility for your attitude. Speaking what you know will eventually change how you feel. Look at life from your position, not your condition. Only two people will show up to your pity party: you and the devil. ~from Winning with Wisdom volume 2 (available for purchase in the Joy Store at Joy Church, Mt. Juliet, TN)...

24 Jul

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We have been sharing 10 Keys to Kindling an “I Can” Attitude 1. Reject an “I can’t” attitude (Mark 2:4). 2. Take the bull by the horns (Phil. 3:12). 3. Enter the “No Moan Zone” (Phil. 2:14). 4. Empathize don’t criticize (Ezek. 3:15). 5. Fan the flame of your passion (II Tim. 1:6). 6. Go the second mile…over and over again (Matt. 5:41). 7. Quit stewing and start doing (James 1:22). 8. Respond well to change (Ps. 55:19). This week let's continue with...

10 Jul

Posted at 10:49h in Uncategorized

Recently I spent some time doing one of my favorite things…shark fishing. At 8:30pm I had a big shark hit my bait! The fight was on! As always, when you have a big shark on the other end of your line, it always draws a crowd. From 8:30 until 10:30 I had about 30 people gathered all around me. From 10:30-12:30 the numbers began to dwindle. Now the crowd was down to 15-20 people. Finally when I brought the big shark in (it was over 300 pounds), it was just me, my wife and son! It was a grueling six...

03 Jul

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The first of each month we share First Tuesday's Teaching Tips. These are teaching nuggets from over thirty years in ministry. This month we highlight the area of Victory: Think like a victor. Talk like a victor Make daily decisions that match the size of your vision When you eliminate excuses, you begin on the road to excellence I'm not where I want to be, but thank God I'm not where I used to be ~from Winning with Wisdom volume 2 (available for purchase in the Joy Store at Joy Church, Mt. Juliet, TN) Join us next week as we continue our series I...