Category Archives: perseverance

ministry

“In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of His appearing and His kingdom, I give you this charge: Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out … Continue reading

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focus

From Luke 9: “Now it came to pass, when the time had come for him to be received up, that he steadfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem…” (v 51 – NKJV) Jesus knew his purpose would be fulfilled … Continue reading

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hard things

I have a friend in the Army Reserves who regularly trains on weekends. Recently several of his soldiers sarcastically thanked him for volunteering them for a competition a few weeks ago. It was an extremely hard competition against active Army … Continue reading

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growth

“Who is the fastest and strongest guy in the class?” I asked. “Dre’,” everyone responded. “Who works at it more than anyone else?” “Dre’,” the students repeated. Lavondre’ is going to college on a football scholarship even though he is … Continue reading

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strength

After lunch on the third day of this year’s Passion Conference in Atlanta, about forty-five thousand people stood praising God for an hour before Louie Giglio stepped to the microphone to make an appeal. “You know it is our habit … Continue reading

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