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Seven Things Leaders can Learn from Michael Jackson's Tragedy |
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As the tragic events surrounding Michael Jackson’s death on June 25 unfold, we find that it was more related to the tragic events of his life, starting with his childhood. Regarding the church, often people launch out into public ministry platforms while they are still emotional infants and not ready for "prime-time." Following is what ministers can learn from the emotional dysfunction of Michael Jackson.
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Annulling Our Covenants with Death |
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A covenant is an agreement we make with someone else. Whenever we have an agreement within ourselves to disobey God in a certain area of our lives, we have made a covenant with death that needs to be broken. Death in this context is speaking about something that separates us from God. Let’s see what Scripture says about breaking a covenant with death.
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Seven Contrasts between Fathers and Teachers |
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The Bible teaches us in 1 Corinthians 4:15 that we have many teachers but not many fathers in the church. During this Father’s Day season it is important to remember the significant role fathers play in the formation of both their spiritual and biological children. I speak as a person who functions in and understands both roles. The following are (perhaps exaggerated) generalities to accentuate the different functions of fathers and teachers.
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Father's Family Inheritance |
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True followers of Christ need to understand their identity, their calling, how to be equipped for their calling, and the power to fulfill their calling. This Father's Day message is about all of these truths.
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Ten Reasons Business Leaders Reject Their Local Churches |
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I have been a pastor for almost 26 years and have ministered to hundreds of pastors and visited numerous churches over the past three decades. During this time I have noticed often that key marketplace leaders who love the Lord have a hard time connecting to a local church. Because of this, some in the marketplace have felt compelled to consider their businesses and employees as their local church! In my opinion, this should not be necessary. The following observations are based on interaction with entrepreneurs and business leaders. Here are ten reasons business leaders reject their local churches.
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Living a Life of Brokenness |
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Listen as Bishop Mattera teaches at Resurrection Church's March 2009 Men's Encounter on "Living a Life of Brokenness."
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Living A Balanced Christian Life |
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Oftentimes in our Christian lives we compartmentalize, desiring only to be physically healthy or spiritually strong, and try to achieve these things through only supernatural means. In part one of this two part series, Bishop Mattera teaches believers how to live a balanced Christian life by loving God with all of our heart, emotions, mind, and body.
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