The Greatest Chapter in the Bible

I’ve always named it my favorite, at least for the last 40 years or so

Then I started to discover that I wasn’t the only one who felt that way.

This chapter simply soars. It’s incredible.

 It might not be your pick for the best, but I would guess that if you’ve read it, it makes your top 3. 

It’s Romans 8, especially the opening verses and the last half of the chapter. 

“Therefore, there is now to condemnation.”

“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him.”

“If God is for us, who can be against us.”

“We are more than conquerors through him who loves us.”

Yeah, that chapter.

We’re  looking at parts of that chapter this weekend.

The question we’ll explore is how you can know who you are and where you’re going. 

I hope to see you there.

Do you have a friend who needs to know who they can be and where they can go? Invite them. 

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Five Practices That Grow Your Influence

by John Eiselt

A minor miscalculation led us so far off-course that we were legitimately lost by the time we reached the end of our directions. We had a compass, distances, degrees, and directions but we missed the mark dramatically.

We were at a Boy Scout Leadership Camp weekend. The purpose of the weekend was to develop leadership skills that we would then use in various roles of leadership in our local Boy Scout Troops. The weekend experience was designed to introduce its participants to challenging circumstances that required leadership and the use of skills we had learned in scouting. I don’t recall how or why I was chosen to lead our particular group, but all eyes were on me to get us back on course.

Perhaps you don’t think of yourself as a leader or feel ill-equipped to lead in the role you find yourself in. As parents, siblings, neighbors, classmates, leaders, team-members, and supervisors we all have influence. Influence and leadership come in many forms at all ages of our lives. What we do with the influence we have is critical to living lives of purpose that are on mission with God.

This weekend, we’re looking at a letter to a young leader learning to use his influence to protect and guide the people placed under his leadership. It is a message about identity, integrity, and influencing the world around us. It is a message that applies to all of us. 

Join us this weekend as we look at Paul’s letters to Timothy and discover five practices that grow your influence.

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