The second give. Give 10% to yourself. I give God 10%, then I give 10% to myself. Save 10%. That is giving it to yourself. And put this 10% in some sort of investment, a conservative investment that will make money for you, an interest-bearing account. We move on to Proverbs 13:11. “…he who gathers [...]
We owed $1.875 million on this property when we tied it up. Without a sign on the property, a year later, we sold 22 acres for $1.875 million. Now don’t sit there and tell me that God isn’t in the land business! Don’t even try to tell me that. But, the whole thing happened because [...]
First, of all it means that we are to satisfy our spouse sexually. Second, it means that we will be held accountable to how we fulfill their desires. One day Lisa and I, both, will stand before the Lord and He will ask each of us how we fulfilled our spouse. Now, I want you [...]
But here is the deal. We are not really prepared to live until we are prepared to die. Are you prepared to die? If you died right now, do you know where you would go? Is your eternal destination secure? Are you riding on the back of your heavenly Father, or are you trying to [...]
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Maybe you grew up in a family that handles conflict “Frappachino style.” Have you ever had one of those icy Frappachinos at Starbucks? They are incredible! They are great! They have a lot of calories, but they are good. Maybe, when you are involved in conflict, you do the Frappachino thing and just ice the [...]
Then he decides, “You know what? I can find someone else a little more worthy to save.” And, up he goes, back to the helicopter without the victim. Not only would that be a very sad and tragic happening, but it would not be a very good demonstration of an unconditional rescue. Let me show [...]
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I couldn’t wait for church to get out. It ended about 6:30pm. Lisa and I hopped in the station wagon and I began driving her home. I thought to myself this would be the night I’d kiss Lisa for the first time. I had my Jovan musk oil on. You know, it was kind of [...]
Also, God’s provision. I Chronicles 29:11b. “Everything in heaven and earth is yours.” What I do, though, is look at my lack of supply. God tells us that His resources cannot be exhausted. “Yours, O Lord, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all.” Now, it is great to know about God’s power [...]
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They asked Rockefeller one day how much it would take to satisfy him. He answered, just a little bit more. We have got to learn to be content. Paul learned the secret of contentment. Paul was not into the when and then thinking. A lot of us are into when and then thinking. When I [...]
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According to Ed Young you have got to realize and understand that they are probably making the stuff up. Number two. You have got to realize that they are a walking billboard advertisement of a poor self-concept. When they are talking about the people that they know or the things they have done, they are [...]
