14 Nov

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My goal for you in this series is three-fold: To love the Word To learn the Word To live the Word Over the last number of months we have shared with you two “Bible beholdings”: If you want to know God you must know the Bible. Prayer is talking to God.  The Bible is God talking to us. We then began to share with you “Four Awesome Assignments to Assist you with the Word”: Activate the Word Three ways to activate God’s Word:              1) Faith activates the Word (Heb. 4:2)              2) Revelation activates...

07 Nov

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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. Thanksgiving season always reminds us of our relationships. Here are a few nuggets of wisdom to consider during this time of year (and all year) Doing little things for others makes you happy. Humble people don't think less of themselves; they just think of themselves less. The most important relationships in your life are built on small, consistent deposits of time.  Consistent, not random availability. You make a living by what you get you make a life by what you give. ~from Winning...

24 Oct

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This week we are going to jump right into where we left off last week. We have been sharing “Four Awesome Assignments to Assist you with the Word”: Activate the Word Three ways to activate God’s Word:          1.) Faith activates the Word (Heb. 4:2)          2.) Revelation activates faith (Eph. 1:18)          3.) Meditation activates revelation (Joshua 1:8).      2. Accept the Word (Matt. 7:24-27). No matter what comes your way…sunshine or storms…let the Word of God have the final say! “Yes but Pastor, I don’t fully understand it.”  You eat three times a day and you don’t...

10 Oct

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Recently I was in Jamaica ministering for my dear friends, Pastors Richard and Joye Keane of Family Church on the Rock.  I was simply sitting in my chair about to go up to minister and I had my Bible open.  Unbeknownst to me, one of the women on our mission team was sitting directly behind me and took a picture of my open Bible.  She then posted this on her Facebook page and it was then circulated all over the place.  In this picture, my Bible was a mess.  The pages are covered in my notes and many pages are...

03 Oct

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The first of each month we will be sharing First Tuesday's Teaching Tips. These are teaching nuggets from over thirty years in ministry. This month's topic is Relationships : When you are all wrapped up in yourself, it makes for a very small package. Don't live your life based on what other people think of you; live your life thinking of others. When you build the dreams of others God will build yours! ~from Winning with Wisdom volume 1 (available for purchase in the Joy Store at Joy Church, Mt. Juliet, TN) Join us next week as we continue our series Book It!...

26 Sep

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Before we jump into our series let's review - two months ago, we began our three-pronged goal: To love the Word! To learn the Word! To live the Word! We then shared with you “Two Biblical Beholdings”: If you want to know God you must know the Bible Prayer is talking to God.  The Bible is God talking to us. We then began to share with you “Four Awesome Assignments to Assist you with the Word”: Activate the Word Then we gave you three ways to activate God’s Word:           1.) Faith activates the Word (Heb. 4:2)        ...

19 Sep

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Two months ago, we began our series and I shared with you my three-pronged goal: To love the Word! To learn the Word! To live the Word! We then shared with you “Two Biblical Beholdings”: If you want to know God you must know the Bible Prayer is talking to God.  The Bible is God talking to us. We then began to share with you “Four Awesome Assignments to Assist you with the Word”: Activate the Word Then we gave you three ways to activate God’s Word:           1.) Faith activates the Word (Heb. 4:2) 2.)  Revelation activates faith (Eph. 1:18)  ...

12 Sep

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About a year ago I was serving in one of our community outreaches.  We were feeding people with our 24-foot mobile kitchen.  I was kneeling down and talking with one of the people we were ministering to, while he was eating.  It was clear that he needed Jesus in his life.  I asked him if I could share a few things from the Bible concerning his spiritual condition.  He kindly agreed, so I pulled out a little Bible that I have had for over three decades.   When I opened up my Bible, one of the volunteers from our church was...