10 Jul

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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...

19 Jun

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Over the past few weeks we have been sharing four basic types of people in life: Cop-outs…they have no God-given goals and make no decisions Hold-outs…they have God-given goals but are afraid to respond to the challenge Drop-outs…they have God-given goals but quit when things get tough All-outs…they have God-given goals and get them done…whatever it takes! Then we launched into… 10 Keys to Kindling an “I Can” Attitude: Reject an “I can’t” attitude (Mark 2:4).   Take the bull by the horns (Phil. 3:12). Enter the “No Moan Zone” (Phil. 2:14). Empathize don’t criticize (Ezek. 3:15). This week let’s continue with:  ...

12 Jun

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Let's review our key Scripture for this series: “I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me” (Phil. 4:13).   Last month we shared that the Greek word translated “strengthens” is the word endunamao and it literally means “empower”.  Therefore you could translate this powerful verse “I can do all things through Christ which empowers me.”   We shared that most of the time (and understandably so), “Christ’s empowerment” is what is emphasized.  Recently the Lord gave me some revelation that emphasizes a different portion of this powerful verse: “I can”.  Many times we are waiting on “Christ’s empowerment” but He...

05 Jun

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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. We are excited this month to announce my new book - PRAY THE WORD - Discovering That Prayer Is Not Just For Comfort But For Results. For too long, the church has taught prayer as some sort of spiritual placebo, almost as if God pats us on our head, saying, "There, there...

29 May

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Last week we began our new series with the Scripture: “I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me” (Phil. 4:13).   We shared that the Greek word translated “strengthens” is the word endunamao and it literally means “empower”.  Therefore you could translate this powerful verse “I can do all things through Christ which empowers me.”   We shared that most of the time (and understandably so), “Christ’s empowerment” is what is emphasized.  Recently the Lord gave me some revelation that emphasizes a different portion of this powerful verse: “I can”.  Many times we are waiting on “Christ’s empowerment” but He...

22 May

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“I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me” (Phil. 4:13).  This is a very famous verse and most of us are very familiar with it!  The Greek word translated “strengthens” is the word endunamao and it literally means “empower”.  Therefore you could translate this powerful verse “I can do all things through Christ which empowers me.”   Most of the time (and understandably so), “Christ’s empowerment” is what is emphasized.  Recently the Lord gave me some revelation that emphasizes a different portion of this powerful verse: “I can”.  Many times we are waiting on “Christ’s empowerment” but He is...

08 May

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Over the past few weeks we have been sharing  “Four Characteristics Concerning Continuing in the Word”: Make it the foundation of your life (Matt. 7:24).       2. Make the Bible first place in your life (Matt. 6:33) In Genesis chapter one, there is the beautiful account of creation and there the Bible states “In the beginning God…”.  This of course in context is telling of the aforementioned creation, however I believe it is also espousing a life-changing principle.  Whatever you do, make sure “In the beginning GOD”.   The Bible tells us in Proverbs 3:1-2, “My son, forget not my law; but let...

01 May

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Happy May! 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 Friendship: Learn to associate with those who are more excited about your future than they are about your past Your vulnerable relationships are your valuable relationships Learn to disagree agreeably Love people and use things, not the other way around ~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 Book It...