The rich and the poor have this in common: The Lord made them both. Proverbs 22:2 NIV In 1999, Kevin Brown was the ace pitcher of the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team. That season, Brown started 35 games. His salary for that year was $10,714,286. Assuming that he threw, on average, 100 pitches per game, […]
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LEADERSHIP TAKES GUTS!
“The first follower transforms a lone nut into a leader”. We are told we all need to be leaders, but that won’t start a movement. The leader is the flint, but first follower is the spark that starts a movement of other followers. New followers be more inclined to follow other followers as they follow […]
NEVER TEACH A PIG TO SING, ITS A WASTE OF TIME AND IT ANNOYS THE PIG
“NEVER TEACH A PIG TO SING, ITS A WASTE OF TIME AND IT ANNOYS THE PIG”. The above saying was a French proverb on the wall of a restaurant I worked at on Melrose Ave in Hollywood in 1992. There’s much truth in it when you think about what Jesus says below: Matthew 7:6 NIV […]
STRESS STOPS AN ARTIST FROM FINDING THEIR GENIUS
The kids won’t stop screaming, your boss has been hounding you because you turned a report in late, and you owe the IRS thousands of dollars you don’t have. You’re seriously stressed out. Stress is actually a normal part of life. At times, it serves a useful purpose. Stress can motivate you to get that […]
DO YOU HAVE AN INVISIBLE BODY GUARD?
Psalm 34:7 NIV [7] The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and he delivers them. If you love and respect God, you have His invisible bodyguards around you. God’s Love language is Obedience to His Word, the Bible. John 14:23-24 NIV [23] Jesus replied, “Anyone who loves me will obey my […]
LIFE NOW, LIFE LATER, LIFE TO COME
1 Timothy 4:8 NIV [8] For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come. Today maybe you’re in college. Somewhere between the ages of 18 and 24. But what about Tomorrow? You graduate. You get a job. You […]
SAY NO TO YOUR NEGATIVE SELF!
Let’s see….do I FEEEEL like going to the gym? NO OF COURSE NOT!! Get behind me SATANIC EMOTIONS! 1 Timothy 4:8 NIV [8] For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come. Actors, Artists, and athletes refer to […]
OBESITY, THE SIN THAT NO ONE TALKS ABOUT
The world would change in an unbelievable way if the church viewed the sin of obesity with the same conviction it views the issue of homosexuality! (It would also be way more relevant to the church!) That was quite an unpopular statement – but it’s true! Let me say for the record I believe God designed […]
ITS JUST KEEPS GETTING BETTER AND BETTER
ITS JUST KEEPS GETTING BETTER AND BETTER Psalm 37:5-6 NIV [5] Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this: [6] He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn, your vindication like the noonday sun. David calls us to take delight in the Lord and to commit everything […]
I DID IT MY WAY IS THE WRONG WAY!
Jeremiah 17:5,7,9 NIV [5] This is what the Lord says: “Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who draws strength from mere flesh and whose heart turns away from the Lord. [7] “But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. [9] The heart is deceitful above all […]
NO REGRETS IN CHRIST
Isaiah 64:1-12 NLT [1] Oh, that you would burst from the heavens and come down! How the mountains would quake in your presence! [2] As fire causes wood to burn and water to boil, your coming would make the nations tremble. Then your enemies would learn the reason for your fame! [3] When you came […]
GOD DISCIPLINES US FOR OUR OWN GOOD
Isaiah 63:7-14 NLT [7] I will tell of the LORD’s unfailing love. I will praise the LORD for all he has done. I will rejoice in his great goodness to Israel, which he has granted according to his mercy and love. [8] He said, “They are my very own people. Surely they will not betray […]
Building the Life of Your Dreams by David Swann
Sunday Service New Jersey Region
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“WORDS TO THE WISE, FROM AN OLD WISE MAN”
1 John 2:1-6 NLT [1] My dear children, I am writing this to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate who pleads our case before the Father. He is Jesus Christ, the one who is truly righteous. [2] He himself is the sacrifice that atones for […]
Truth for all Nations by David Swann
Sunday Service New Jersey Region
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