Fw: GREAT LEADERS ARE VIRTUOUS!

Team:

Today is the final day of the year. Today is the culmination of all the events in the Playbook.

Did you know the First thing God did for Adam was find him a partner? God knew that Adam's wife Eve would complete him and together they would accomplish great things with their new family.

GREAT LEADERS ARE VIRTUOUS!

The Lord wants us to know how much He loves Great Women and Mothers. This is why His One Year Bible saves the Best for last.

This is my Incredible Wife Jana:

" She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come. She speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue. She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness. Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her:..."
Proverbs 31:25-31

GREAT LEADERS ARE VIRTUOUS!

On this last day of the year God wants us to know how much He Loves and Honors Women.

"To keep a lamp burning, we have to keep putting oil in it"  --  Mother Theresa

GREAT LEADERS ARE VIRTUOUS!

Just Go! Win The Year!

Rick

Dec 31 Readings - MALACHI 3:1-4:6 | REVELATION 22:1-21 | PSALM 150:1-6 | PROVERBS 31:25-31

ARE WE WRITTEN IN THE BOOK?

Team:

What does the future hold? We are coming to the end of the Bible which is our Playbook.

66 books by 40 authors from all over the world with one single message. The message of Good News.

The Bible has every answer to life's questions: Loneliness, Emptiness, Guilt and Afraid to die.

The Bible also answers the questions about the future. Over 100 predictions of
of the first coming of Jesus Christ and what He would accomplish. (Isaiah 9:6 Isaiah 52,53 Micah 5:2, Zech 9:6 Isaiah 7:14 ect...)

According to experts in Probability and Statistics there is no way anyone could predict these things unless they were in connection with a Divine Being from another dimension.

There are over 500 predictions of His second coming and the end of the World. Almost all of the 100's of predictions have happened (Ezekial 36,37 Israel in 1948).

The Bible also has Medical Science. How did Moses know the life in the flesh was in the blood? Lev 17:11

As you know the red blood cells carry the oxygen that keeps the flesh and muscles alive.

Did Moses have a Microscope? How did he know this medical science 5000 years ago yet we didn't find this out until 1921 with the American Medical Association

I only say this because of the verse you are about to read in Rev 20. God has always been right and He will be right again. We need to listen up!

God has given us the playbook for life. There is no other playbook with all of these answers.

In the end it is all about the scoreboard. Did we Win?

Did we take advantage of our resources? Did we accept God's Plan for Salvation now and in the future?

In the beginning of the Playbook we sinned and fell away from God. We are now separated from God for eternity because of sin.

BUT GOD HAD A PLAN!

In the middle of the Playbook God sends His only Son Jesus Christ to save us from our sins so we can live eternally with Him.
Then at the end of time and the Playbook God opens up His Book of Life to reveal who is written in it.

ARE WE WRITTEN IN THE BOOK?

Now Please listen up:

"The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each person was judged according to what they had done.

Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death. Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire."
Rev 20:13-15

Friends, God did everything possible to give us the opportunity to Win and be written in His Bookof Life. We either accepted His gift or rejected it.

ARE WE WRITTEN IN THE BOOK?

I remember when I was in my final semester at Long Beach State University.
I went to my counselors office weekly to make sure I was on track to graduate and enter the Business World at Xerox Corporation.

Why? I wanted to be sure I was in that graduation line and starting my career soon after. If I wasn't I would have to make some quick changes.

In the same way we need to ask God if we are on the right path. If we are not we need to make some quick changes to "graduate." Time is short. The end of time is coming.

ARE WE WRITTEN IN THE BOOK?

Just Go!

Rick

Dec 29 Readings - ZECHARIAH 14:1-21 | REVELATION 20:1-15 | PSALM 148:1-14 | PROVERBS 31:8-9

Fw: GREAT LEADERS SPEND TIME WITH GOD!

Team:

Here is a great message from Adrian Rogers.

BIBLE MEDITATION:
"But the LORD is my defense; and my God is the rock of my refuge." Psalm 94:22

GREAT LEADERS SPEND TIME WITH GOD!

DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT:

• When you get ready to really live for God, you are going to face three enemies. You're going to face those who are in despair—they're going to be howling calamity.

• You're going to face those with disdain—they're going to laugh at you.

• And you're going to face those with discouragement—they're going to say that it can't be done.

GREAT LEADERS SPEND TIME WITH GOD!

And you better learn to silence their voices. How do you do that?

Get alone in the secret counsel halls of the Almighty and get your eyes on God. If you listen to what those people say, you're not going to be victorious in what God is calling you to do.

I believe David conquered Goliath because he got alone with God. I believe Joseph survived abandonment and imprisonment because he got alone with God.

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THE HOLY SPIRIT IS GIVEN!

Team:

Here is a great message by Raul Reese on the Power of the Holy Spirit. The Lord has given us this gift so we can represent Him with Honor and Integrity.

We have been given this incredible Power. Are we using this Power effectively in our daily routine?

The key is to Wait on the Lord. The Bible tells us that when we Wait on the Lord we get Strength.

Just Go! Win the Day!

Rick

Be Still and Listen

"When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting."
Acts 2:1-2

Imagine, they were all sitting in the house at Pentecost, and they did not know what was going to happen. Look at Acts 1:4-8. Jesus was speaking to them, and He promised the Holy Spirit would come upon them, and He would empower them to go out and preach the Gospel to the ends of the earth.

Notice, He did not tell them how or when it would happen. They were just as surprised as the people who witnessed the divided tongues of fire. Look at their faith. Even though they had no idea how the Holy Spirit would come or when, still they waited, all of the same mind in the same agreement.

When the room was filled with the rushing wind, no one panicked; no one went running from the room. There was order as they were sitting. While they were waiting, they were not dancing around or playing. Why?

They were showing respect, sitting as a symbol of order, of meditating, of waiting upon the Lord and being still in the presence of the Lord.

Today, I think people have a hard time waiting upon the Lord. We pray, we ask God for our petitions, and then we say, "Okay, Lord, I am ready; do it now."
It is not enough to pray; we have to take time to listen.

God wants to speak to us. We just have to stop, be still and listen.

How rare it is to find a soul quiet enough to hear God speak! ~Francois Fenelon~

GREAT LEADERS TAP INTO THE POWER!

Team:

Here is a great message from Greg Laurie.

When you walk in the Power of the Holy Spirit there are no "what ifs." God will give you the Power to overcome anything!

"Some people may say it is kind of difficult to be a Christian. But I would disagree. I don't think it is difficult to be a Christian; I think it is impossible—without the help and the power of the Holy Spirit, that is." Greg Laurie

"You can't live your life saying, 'what if!'
You just live your life!" ESPN

When we live with the Power of the Holy Spirit ruling in our lives we will always make the right decision. There are no "what ifs."

If the decision seems wrong at the time don't worry. God will turn our "wrong" decision into a great opportunity in the future. Romans 8:28

Just Go! Win The Day!

Rick

MONDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2011

All the Power We Need by Greg Laurie 

By his divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know him, the one who called us to himself by means of his marvelous glory and excellence. —2 Peter 1:3

Human history has been all about power: using it, and sometimes exploiting it. First there was manpower. Then there was steam power. Now we have nuclear power. But what we seem to lack is willpower. Human beings are able to harness the powers of the universe, but we can't seem to control ourselves.

But the good news is that we serve a mighty God who will give us all the power we need to live the Christian life.

Some people may say it is kind of difficult to be a Christian. But I would disagree. I don't think it is difficult to be a Christian; I think it is impossible—without the help and the power of the Holy Spirit, that is.

It has been said that conversion has made our hearts a battlefield. The moment we put our faith in Jesus, we enter into a spiritual battle. We have an adversary, an opponent, an enemy known as the devil. And Ephesians 6:12 tells us, "For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places."

Once a high-ranking angel in heaven, Lucifer, or Satan, rebelled against God. In that rebellion, he took one-third of the angels with him. Those fallen angels are what we know as demons.

The purpose of demons seems to be twofold: to hinder the purpose of God and extend the power of Satan. But we serve a God who has all power.

Psalm 62:11 tells us that power belongs to God. And Jesus said He heaven and on earth" (Matthew 28:18). All the power we need to live the Christian life is available to us through Jesus Christ.

GREAT LEADERS RELY ON THE HOLY SPIRIT!

Team:

Do you ever ask yourself what does God want me to do with my life?

The future is so vast and big which direction should I go?

Do you ever get trapped in a whirlwind of doubt with little or no faith?

Have you heard he Southwest Airline commercial "Want to get away?"

Sometimes in life we want to escape don't we?

DON'T ESCAPE JUST EMBRACE!

Did you know that some of the greatest heroes in the Bible also wanted to "get away" and escape? These heroes started out with little or no faith before they accomplished Great things for God?

What was the answer?

GREAT LEADERS RELY ON THE HOLY SPIRIT!

The Heroes of the Bible were no different than us.

Zerubbabel was worried about the future. He had doubts and concerns. He was frankly "wiped out" with no strength. It was very hard for him to get out of bed in the morning.

Maybe Zerubbabel said, "How I Escape?" What drug can I take to make it all go away?

Sometimes life is so confusing with mental pain we want to "get away."

DON'T ESCAPE JUST EMBRACE!

GREAT LEADERS RELY ON THE HOLY SPIRIT!

One thing Zerubbabel had was a great Spiritual Foundation that was ready to be resurrected. From an early age his mother would read stories of the Word of God to him. Then she would pray for him and his future.

DON'T ESCAPE JUST EMBRACE!

GREAT LEADERS RELY ON THE HOLY SPIRIT!

While Zerubbabel was in his moment of despair God asked him a question:

He answered, "Do you not know what these are?" "No, my lord," I replied. So he said to me, "This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel:

'Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,' says the LORD Almighty. "What are you, mighty mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become level ground. Then he will bring out the capstone to shouts of 'God bless it! God bless it!'"

DON'T ESCAPE JUST EMBRACE!

GREAT LEADERS RELY ON THE HOLY SPIRIT!

"The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this temple; his hands will also complete it. Then you will know that the LORD Almighty has sent me to you.
Zech 4:6-9

DON'T ESCAPE JUST EMBRACE!

GREAT LEADERS RELY ON THE HOLY SPIRIT!

Friends, God is also asking us a question: "Do you know what these are?"

Sometimes God will give us a Vision and it will seem confusing. Zerubbabel's Vision was of oil being pumped into some pipes.

What's that?

The Oil is the Holy Spirit being Pumped into our lives to give us Power to Accomplish Great things for God.

DON'T ESCAPE JUST EMBRACE!

GREAT LEADERS RELY ON THE HOLY SPIRIT!

Have we tapped into the Power of the Holy Spirit in our own lives? When we do the Mountains and Obstacles will be leveled to the Ground.

Just like Zerubbabel would finish his Purpose here on earth God will give us the Power of the Holy Spirit to Continue to Finish our Purpose.

DON'T ESCAPE JUST EMBRACE!

GREAT LEADERS RELY ON THE HOLY SPIRIT!

We don't need to Escape we need to Embrace the Purpose God has put us here for.

"And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns." Phil 1:6

DON'T ESCAPE JUST EMBRACE!

GREAT LEADERS RELY ON THE HOLY SPIRIT!

JUST GO - WIN THE HOUR!

Rick

Dec 23 Readings - ZECHARIAH 4:1-5:11 | REVELATION 14:1-20 | PSALM 142:1-7 | PROVERBS 30:21-23

Fw: Let the Holy Spirit speak -- Today'

Team:

Do you ever worry about what to say when you are in a tough situation?

Here Pastor Mike shows us when we allow the Holy Spirit to work in us and through us we will have Confidence in every situation.

JUST GO WIN THE DAY!

Rick
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But when they arrest you and deliver you up, do not worry beforehand, or premeditate what you will speak. But whatever is given you in that hour, speak that; for it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit.
Mark 13:11

You don't need to worry if you have the Holy Spirit. Every day and in every situation, you can trust in the Holy Spirit to speak through you.

Isn't that a comfort?

Jesus obviously isn't saying here that a preacher or teacher shouldn't be prepared for a message; the leading of the Holy Spirit is not a license for laziness. Notice that the context is about when someone is arrested for being a follower of Jesus Christ. In other words, when trials come our way as Christians, we don't need to worry. Why? Because God is with us! His Holy Spirit will be our comfort and our guide in those tight spots. And what a place to be when things are not going well.

So often we want our lives to be "figured out." We want our days to be organized, so we devise timelines and schedules for ourselves, and if we don't adhere to them, we get worried, uptight, and fidgety. But God doesn't operate according to our schedules. We need to start seeing life with His eyesight and perspective.

That's what the Holy Spirit does; He gives us wisdom and discernment to see and to hear what God's desires are.

Sure, we can be organized, but we cannot let our well-crafted plans run our lives; we cannot let our "organization" become a god to us. Let the Holy Spirit lead you; let Him move freely in you.

Today I want to encourage you to let the Holy Spirit start moving through you. The end of the age is near and things continue to happen at an alarming rate.

You who love the Lord with all of your heart, let Him unleash the Word of God through you; the world desperately needs it. Let Him bless you by blessing other people through you.

Be flexible. (Loosen up a little bit, even.) Take Him at his word and let Him use you to bless people. The Holy Spirit is going to use you. He wants to speak through you, so give Him the opportunity.

GREAT LEADERS TRUST GOD!

Team:

Have you ever looked around and wondered why God allows things to happen to His people?

Sometimes things don't make sense do they?

GREAT LEADERS TRUST GOD!

Here Habakkuk was feeling the same way as we do at times.

The Lord tells Habakkuk:

"Look at the nations and watch— and be utterly amazed. For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe, even if you were told." Habakkuk 1:5

You might be going through a very tough time right now but just remember the Lord is working behind the scenes on your behalf.

GREAT LEADERS TRUST GOD!

Jeremiah 29:11 tells us that God has a future and a plan for our lives.

Habakkuk also tells us "The just shall live by Faith."

"Faith is the Substance of things Hoped for and the Evidence of things not seen."
Hebrews 11:1

GREAT LEADERS TRUST GOD!

Friends, God is working in the future right now to set you up in a position of Victory!

The enemy wants to knock us down and put us down during our trials. This is why we need to put on the full armor of God found in Eph 6. This is our Spiritual Uniform.

When we keep the Faith and keep on course we will be Victorious!!! God has already put the pieces together to help us in our path to Victory!

GREAT LEADERS TRUST GOD!

When we look back in a year or two or five we will understand why things happened the way they did. We will thank God for getting us through that hard time and preparing our future!!

"I never doubted I could do this, I just always wondered if I'd get a chance." Aaron Rogers Quarterback Packers

GREAT LEADERS TRUST GOD!

Just Go!

Rick

Dec 18 Readings - HABAKKUK 1:1-3:19 | REVELATION 9:1-21 | PSALM 137:1-9 | PROVERBS 30:10

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GREAT LEADERS ARE ALWAYS LEARNING!

Team:

Have you ever been excited to learn something new? Something that is revolutionary? Something that is a game changer in your life?

GREAT LEADERS ARE ALWAYS LEARNING!

Here Micah shows how exciting it will be in the ages to come to learn of the Lord's ways.

"Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the temple of the God of Jacob. He will teach us his ways,
so that we may walk in his paths."
Micah 4:2

Friends, we don't have to wait for the ages to come to learn of the Lord's ways and walk in His paths.

We can start right now!

GREAT LEADERS ARE ALWAYS LEARNING!

Rick

Dec 15 Readings - MICAH 1:1-4:13 | REVELATION 6:1-17 | PSALM 134:1-3 | PROVERBS 30:1-4

GREAT LEADERS ARE ALWAYS LEARNING!

Team:

Have you ever been excited to learn something new? Something that is revolutionary? Something that is a game changer in your life?

GREAT LEADERS ARE ALWAYS LEARNING!

Here Micah shows how exciting it will be in the ages to come to learn of the Lord's ways.

"Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the temple of the God of Jacob. He will teach us his ways,
so that we may walk in his paths."
Micah 4:2

Friends, we don't have to wait for the ages to come to learn of the Lord's ways and walk in His paths.

We can start right now!

GREAT LEADERS ARE ALWAYS LEARNING!

Rick

Dec 15 Readings - MICAH 1:1-4:13 | REVELATION 6:1-17 | PSALM 134:1-3 | PROVERBS 30:1-4

GREAT LEADERS TRUST IN THE ETERNAL!

Team:

What do we put our trust in? The writer of Psalm 131 started out with the proper perspective.

He was humble and realized there is only one hope in all eternity.

He realized that everything else we put our trust in will eventually let us down.

GREAT LEADERS TRUST IN THE ETERNAL!

The writer also says he is content. In other words at perfect peace knowing God is in control of everything.

"Israel, put your hope in the LORD
both now and forevermore."
Psalm 131:3

GREAT LEADERS TRUST IN THE ETERNAL!

Friends, the things we put our trust in here on earth will fade away. The only thing that lasts is what we do for God.

The Word says, "those that labor labor in vain unless God builds the house."

In other words it may satisfy short term but in the long run it will all be in vain.

GREAT LEADERS TRUST IN THE ETERNAL!

On 4th of July we see the exciting display of fireworks. After the 20 min show and many dollars later it is gone for another year. However the billions of stars in the last forever and ever and ever....

The world and all of its temporary excitement are the fireworks.

It all starts with being humble before the creator of the Universe. This is our foundation then God builds us up from there.

GREAT LEADERS TRUST IN THE ETERNAL!

" A team will always appreciate a great individual if he's willing to sacrifice for the group"
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Just Go!

Rick

Dec 12 Readings - AMOS 7:1-9:15 | REVELATION 3:7-22 | PSALM 131:1-3 | PROVERBS 29:23

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GREAT LEADERS ARE PREPARED!

Team:

What does it mean to be Prepared? In sports it means to study our opponent and prepare our strengths against the opponents weaknesses.

What happens when we are not prepared?

GREAT LEADERS ARE PREPARED!

In Amos God was telling His people to be prepared to meet Him. In other words He was saying you better be prepared because I'm going to bring judgement.

Amos was letting the people know that they have become the enemy of God.

"Therefore this is what I will do to you, Israel, and because I will do this to you, Israel, prepare to meet your God."
Amos 4:12

GREAT LEADERS ARE PREPARED!

Friends, it is the same for us. In Amos God talks about all of the times He bailed Israel out of bad situations and led them to Victory. Now the leaders are oppressing the innocent and under privileged.

God has also bailed us out of situations. Sometimes we forget how bad it was before we knew God.

We need to be prepared to meet God!

GREAT LEADERS ARE PREPARED!

When we have this fear and respect for God we will make the right decisions.

GREAT LEADERS ARE PREPARED!

Just Go!!!

Rick

Dec 11 Readings - AMOS 4:1-6:14 | REVELATION 2:18-3:6 | PSALM 130:1-8 | PROVERBS 29:21-22

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Fw: GREAT LEADERS SEEK DIRECTION!

Team:

Did you know that God chose us to be on His Team? When we accepted the invitation we agreed to walk with Him.

GREAT LEADERS SEEK DIRECTION!

What an Honor it is to be Chosen by the Creator of the Universe. God has great plans for us but we have a responsibility.

GREAT LEADERS SEEK DIRECTION!

Sometimes in life we need to step back and reflect on our performance. We also need to remember where we came from and how fortunate we are to have the opportunities that we have.

GREAT LEADERS SEEK DIRECTION!

"You only have I chosen
of all the families of the earth;
therefore I will punish you
for all your sins." Do two walk together
unless they have agreed to do so?
Amos 3:3-4

What is so incredible about this is that God chose to punish His own Son for our sins.

GREAT LEADERS SEEK DIRECTION!

So the question remains. How can two walk together unless they have agreed to do so? In other words, if we are not on the same path we are going it alone without God.

In Psalm 25:4-5 the writer asks God to show him the path.

"Show me the path where I should walk, O LORD; point out the right road for me to follow. 5⁠ Lead me by your truth and teach me, for you are the God who saves me. All day long I put my hope in you."

Do you need direction today?

Ask the Lord an He will show you the right path. The path that you and God are on together and in agreement.

GREAT LEADERS SEEK DIRECTION!

What a great opportunity we have before us.

GREAT LEADERS SEEK DIRECTION!

Rick

Dec 10 Readings - AMOS 1:1-3:15 | REVELATION 2:1-17 | PSALM 129:1-8 | PROVERBS 29:19-20

GREAT LEADERS SEEK DIRECTION!

Team:

Did you know that God chose us to be on His Team? When we accepted the invitation we agreed to walk with Him.

GREAT LEADERS SEEK DIRECTION!

What an Honor it is to be Chosen by the Creator of the Universe. God has great plans for us but we have a responsibility.

GREAT LEADERS SEEK DIRECTION!

Sometimes in life we need to step back and reflect on our performance. We also need to remember where we came from and how fortunate we are to have the opportunities that we have.

GREAT LEADERS SEEK DIRECTION!

"You only have I chosen
of all the families of the earth;
therefore I will punish you
for all your sins." Do two walk together
unless they have agreed to do so?
Amos 3:3-4

What is so incredible about this is that God chose to punish His own Son for our sins.

GREAT LEADERS SEEK DIRECTION!

So the question remains. How can two walk together unless they have agreed to do so? In other words, if we are not on the same path we are going it alone without God.

In Psalm 24 the writer asks God to show him the path.

Do you need direction today?

Ask the Lord an He will show you the right path. The path that you and God are on together and in agreement.

GREAT LEADERS SEEK DIRECTION!

What a great opportunity we have before us.

GREAT LEADERS SEEK DIRECTION!

Rick

Dec 10 Readings - AMOS 1:1-3:15 | REVELATION 2:1-17 | PSALM 129:1-8 | PROVERBS 29:19-20

Fw: GREAT LEADERS ARE HUMBLE!

Team:

Have you ever had to confront someone with the truth. It is very tough. Here Daniel had to give a message from God to Nebuchadnezzar. Nebuchadnezzar had a short temper and might have ordered Daniel to be killed.

GREAT LEADERS ARE HUMBLE!

Sometimes it's hard to give a friend advise.

In today's passage God gave the King a year to repent and turn 180 degrees from his pride and arrogance. But Nebuchadnezzar did not repent and God stripped his kingdom away from him. He had to flee to the wilderness where he became insane or a beast.

GREAT LEADERS ARE HUMBLE!

Nebuchadnezzar tried to replace God and wanted everyone to worship him instead of God.

If we try to replace God we become a beast to everyone around us. As a father am I putting God first in my family or am I a beast that comes home every night trying to find fault?

There are a lot of situations in Leadership where we can let it go to our heads.

"God resists the Proud and gives grace to the Humble." Prov 3:34

I really don't want God to resist me.

GREAT LEADERS ARE HUMBLE!

Just Go!!

Rick

Nov 27 Readings - DANIEL 4:1-37 | 2 PETER 1:1-21 | PSALM 119:97-112 | PROVERBS 28:17-18

GREAT LEADERS BUILD TRUST THROUGH ACTION

Team:

Do you trust someone by what they say or by what they do?

GREAT LEADERS BUILD TRUST THROUGH ACTION!

"Dear children, let's not merely say that we love each other; let us show the truth by our ACTIONS. Our ACTIONS will show that we belong to the truth, so we will be confident when we stand before God."
1 John 3:18-19

GREAT LEADERS BUILD TRUST THROUGH ACTION!

"People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care."
Zig ZIgler

GREAT LEADERS BUILD TRUST THROUGH ACTION!

Friends, this is also true with our relationship with God.

What ACTION can I do for the Lord right Now?

God took ACTION and went to the cross for our sins and mistakes.

God's ACTION was measurable.

What ACTION will we take in response to His Great Love for us?

How will we measure the success of our ACTION?

If there is no Measurement of Success we will wander around aimlessly in Limbo.

Don't worry! Our ACTION doesn't have to be some big thing. Our ACTION can start by getting up early and giving God your first 10 minutes with prayer and reading every day. We need to Commit to this by planning accordingly.

Remember: Daniel was committed to his Prayers 3 times a day no matter what.

God will take it from there and give us the desire to Accomplish more through our COMMITED ACTION every day.

Let's be COMMITED TO EARNING THE TRUST OF GOD!

The Word says God gives us different opportunities and evaluates what we do with the opportunities He has given us.

When we succeed with the First opportunity He will Trust us with Bigger Opportunities in the future.

Here is how the greatest basketball coach of all time measured success.

"Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability." – John Wooden UCLA

"Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must be overcome first."
Author Unknown

GREAT LEADERS BUILD TRUST THROUGH ACTION!

Just Go!!!

Rick

Dec 03 Readings - DANIEL 11:2-35 | 1 JOHN 3:7-24 | PSALM 122:1-9 | PROVERBS 29:1

GREAT LEADERS BUILD TRUST THROUGH ACTION

Team:

Do you trust someone by what they say or by what they do?

GREAT LEADERS BUILD TRUST THROUGH ACTION!

"Dear children, let's not merely say that we love each other; let us show the truth by our ACTIONS. Our ACTIONS will show that we belong to the truth, so we will be confident when we stand before God."
1 John 3:18-19

GREAT LEADERS BUILD TRUST THROUGH ACTION!

"People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care."
Zig ZIgler

GREAT LEADERS BUILD TRUST THROUGH ACTION!

Friends, this is also true with our relationship with God.

What ACTION can I do for the Lord right Now?

God took ACTION and went to the cross for our sins and mistakes.

God's ACTION was measurable.

What ACTION will we take in response to His Great Love for us?

How will we measure the success of our ACTION.

If there is no measurement of success we will wonder around in Limbo.

Don't worry! Our ACTION doesn't have to be some big thing. Our ACTION can start by getting up early and giving God your first 10 minutes with prayer and reading every day. We need to Commit to this by planning accordingly.

Remember: Daniel was committed to his Prayers 3 times a day no matter what.

God will take it from there and give us the desire to Accomplish more through our COMMITED ACTION every day.

Let's be COMMITED TO EARNING THE TRUST OF GOD!

Here is how the greatest basketball coach of all time measured success.

"Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability." – John Wooden UCLA

"Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must be overcome first."
Author Unknown

GREAT LEADERS BUILD TRUST THROUGH ACTION!

Just Go!!!

Dad

Dec 03 Readings - DANIEL 11:2-35 | 1 JOHN 3:7-24 | PSALM 122:1-9 | PROVERBS 29:1

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GREAT LEADERS TRUST GOD's WORD!

Team:

What if someone predicted that God would come in exactly 483 years 9 months and 21 days? What if that prediction was 483 years and 9 months ago? In other words in 21 days God will be here.

GREAT LEADERS TRUST GOD's WORD!

That is what God told Daniel about the Messiah. He predicted the exact date the Messiah would ride into Jerusalem on a donkey and be presented as King.

"From the going forth of the command to rebuild and restore Jerusalem it will be 483 years 9 months and 21 days."

At that time they used the Babylon calendar not the current calendar we have today.

GREAT LEADERS TRUST GOD's WORD!

In Nehemiah chapter two King Artaxerxes I commanded to rebuild and restore Jerusalem.

(He was the sixth king of kings of the Achaemenid Empire from 465 BCE to 424 BCE. He was the son of Xerxes I of Persia and Amestris, daughter of Otanes. Artaxerxes)

Daniel 9:25 "Now listen and understand! Seven sets of seven plus sixty-two sets of seven[e] will pass from the time the command is given to rebuild Jerusalem until a ruler—the Anointed One[f]—comes. Jerusalem will be rebuilt with streets and strong defenses,[g] despite the perilous times."

 26 "After this period of sixty-two sets of seven,[h] the Anointed One will be killed, appearing to have accomplished nothing, and a ruler will arise whose armies will destroy the city and the Temple. The end will come with a flood, and war and its miseries are decreed from that time to the very end."

Proclamation to restore and rebuild Jerusalem. March 14, 445 BC Nehemiah 2

The Anointed One would be presented as King. April 6, 32 AD

The Anointed One would be killed.

From March 14, 445 BC to April 6, 32 AD is exactly 483 years 9 months and 21 days.

What happened on April 6, 32 AD?

Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey on Palm Sunday. Jesus was presented as King.

"Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion!
   Shout, Daughter Jerusalem!
See, your king comes to you,
   righteous and victorious,
lowly and riding on a donkey,
   on a colt, the foal of a donkey."
Zech 9:2

Four days later Jesus was executed on Passover. Three days after that Jesus rose from the grave and defeated death.

This is amazing! There is no doubt Jesus is who He said He was. Emanuel or God with us.

Only God can predict the future with this accuracy.

Jesus said, "I tell you these things before they happen so when they do happen you will believe."

No other Playbook has ever predicted the future yet the the Bible has done it with 100 percent accuracy 100's of times.

Friends, you can Trust the God of the Universe with everything and situation you are going through. He loved us enough to be Betrayed and Executed so we could have our sins and mistakes forgiven.

Whatever you may be going through God has it under His control and will cause all things to work out. Romans 8:28

GREAT LEADERS TRUST GOD's WORD!

Just Go!!

Rick

Dec 02 Readings - DANIEL 9:1-11:1 | 1 JOHN 2:18-3:6 | PSALM 121:1-8 | PROVERBS 28:27-28

Tomb of Artaxerxes I

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Fw: GREAT LEADERS GET UP AND GET GOING!

Team:

Have you ever been exhausted from a big game?

In Daniel 8, Daniel saw a vision of the future. Daniel was a man of prayer and walked with God daily. At times God would clue in Daniel about the future. These visions were very intense.

GREAT LEADERS GET UP AND GET GOING!
"I, Daniel, was worn out. I lay exhausted for several days. Then I got up and went about the king's business. I was appalled by the vision; it was beyond understanding." Daniel 8:27

Daniel was mentally and physically burnt out. He was exhausted. He was drained.

GREAT LEADERS GET UP AND GET GOING!
Have you ever been burnt out?

What is the answer for burn out?

Here is Daniel's Key to success:

"Then I got up and went about the king's business."

GREAT LEADERS GET UP AND GET GOING!
Friends, Daniel got up and went back to work. He could have just laid in bed depressed and unsociable but he didn't.

One of the reasons he was able to get up was because he was committed to a routine every day. He prayed 3 times a day no matter what.

What motivates you? Motivation is the driving force behind our goals.

How do you measure a victory?

GREAT LEADERS GET UP AND GET GOING!
Here Vince Lombardi of the Green Bay Packers say's victory
Is when you give everything you have and a little bit more!

"I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is the moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious." Vince Lombardi Green Bay Packers

So What motivated the Green Bay Packers?

Secondly, the motivation has to be so deeply rooted and so convicting that nothing can derail you off course.

Third, you just Go!!!

GREAT LEADERS GET UP AND GET GOING!

Rick

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Dec 01 Readings - DANIEL 8:1-27 | 1 JOHN 2:1-17 | PSALM 120:1-7 | PROVERBS 28:25-26

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GREAT LEADERS CONFESS AND MOVE ON!

Team:

Have you ever done something that you regret? We all have. When this happens the enemy tries to keep reminding us how we blew it. It is like a recorder looping the same condemning words over and over.

GREAT LEADERS CONFESS AND MOVE ON!
Here we see the solution to guilt and shame and depression from the enemy.

"If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness." 1 John 1:9

GREAT LEADERS CONFESS AND MOVE ON!
Friends, God has great plans for you. Keep reminding yourself of this verse and get rid of the negative recorder from the enemy.

This forgiveness is for past, present and future. God already knows your future mistakes and has taken care of them. Your part is to confess and move on.

GREAT LEADERS CONFESS AND MOVE ON!

Have a Great Day!

Just Go!!

Rick

Nov 30 Readings - DANIEL 7:1-28 | 1 JOHN 1:1-10 | PSALM 119:153-176 | PROVERBS 28:23-24

GREAT LEADERS ARE DETERMINED!

Team:

Have you ever been set up for an ambush? Today in the One Year Playbook we see how Daniel responds to this conspiracy.

GREAT LEADERS ARE DETERMINED!

"So they went to the king and spoke to him about his royal decree: "Did you not publish a decree that during the next thirty days anyone who prays to any god or human being except to you, Your Majesty, would be thrown into the lions' den?" Daniel 6:12

Daniel was a leftover from the previous kingdom he found favor with the new leaders. The enemy wanted to get rid of Daniel so they found a way to trip him up.

Daniel Prayed three times a day to the God. The enemy knew this and convinced the king to make it against the law to pray.

GREAT LEADERS ARE DETERMINED!

Daniel was thrown in with the Den of lions. Darius knew he was tricked but had to go with it. Darius was very upset and probably had a sleepless night. However, the next day Darius went to the Lions Den and found Daniel alive and hanging out with the Lions.

GREAT LEADERS ARE DETERMINED!

Friends, the word says, "Greater is He that is in you then he that is in the world."

Daniel was not going to compromise out of fear. Daniel was determined to keep his faith no matter what.

Determination is the key here. God wants us to be Determined to win no matter what.

GREAT LEADERS ARE DETERMINED!

Nov 29 Readings - DANIEL 6:1-28 | 2 PETER 3:1-18 | PSALM 119:129-152 | PROVERBS 28:21-22

GREAT LEADERS ARE CONSISTENT!

Team:

Belshazzar was the son of Nabonidus. Belshazzar was getting very arrogant in today's One Year Playbook. In Daniel Chapter 5 Belshazzar felt like he was above the rules. He was saying "those rules don't apply to me."

There was a party going on and everyone was drunk and waisted. The leaders of Babylon were getting drunk and complacent.

They left the gates to the city open and the enemy came in and destroyed Babylon that very night.

GREAT LEADERS ARE CONSISTENT!

They let their guard down and the enemy came in like a whirlwind and destroyed Babylon.

Daniel's role was to be consistent.

Friends, our role is to also be consistent. As the country was in a crises the people needed a leader that was consistent. Today more then ever fathers, mothers, coaches, teachers, pastors ect.. need to be consistent.

GREAT LEADERS ARE CONSISTENT!

We have to send the same message or we will confuse our children, students, players ect...


GREAT LEADERS ARE CONSISTENT!

Just Go!!

Rick

Nov 28 Readings - DANIEL 5:1-31 | 2 PETER 2:1-22 | PSALM 119:113-128 | PROVERBS 28:19-20

GREAT LEADERS ARE HUMBLE!

Team:

Have you ever had to confront someone with the truth. It is very tough. Here Daniel had to give a message from God to Nebuchadnezzar. Nebuchadnezzar had a short temper and might have ordered Daniel to be killed.

GREAT LEADERS ARE HUMBLE!

Sometimes it's hard to give a friend advise.

In today's passage God gave the King a year to repent and turn 180 degrees from his pride and arrogance. But Nebuchadnezzar did not repent and God stripped his kingdom away from him. He had to flee to the wilderness where he became insane or a beast.

GREAT LEADERS ARE HUMBLE!

Nebuchadnezzar tried to replace God and wanted everyone to worship him instead of God.

If we try to replace God we become a beast to everyone around us. As a father am I putting God first in my family or am I a beast that comes home every night trying to find fault?

There are a lot of situations in Leadership where we can let it go to our heads.

"God resists the Proud and gives grace to the Humble." Prov 3:34

I really don't want God to resist me.

GREAT LEADERS ARE HUMBLE!

Just Go!!

Rick

Nov 27 Readings - DANIEL 4:1-37 | 2 PETER 1:1-21 | PSALM 119:97-112 | PROVERBS 28:17-18

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GREAT LEADERS LIVE WITH PURPOSE!

Team:

Have you ever felt cheated or that you have been treated unfairly?

Here in Daniel we see Daniel leading his circle of friends from within. Daniel could have been bitter and angry after him and his buddies were kidnapped and taken far away to Babylon.

GREAT LEADERS LIVE WITH PURPOSE!

Daniel decided to take the high road and be positive no matter what. He was determined not to compromise his beliefs.

Daniel's friends fed off of Daniel's Leadership. Daniel chose to be positive and in turn his friends were positive.

This Positive Leadership granted him and his buddies favor in this new land 100's of miles away from their home.

GREAT LEADERS LIVE WITH PURPOSE!

⁠"But Daniel made up his mind that he would not defile himself with the king's choice food or with the wine which he drank; so he sought permission from the commander of the officials that he might not defile himself."

Notice how respectful Daniel was. He could have copped an attitude but he did not. Daniel was very close to God and was confident that God would make everything turn out right in his favor.

It goes on to say that Daniel found favor with the leaders.

Friends, it is so hard to be respectful when we have been treated unfairly. Daniel chose to give the situation to God and make the best of it without compromising his beliefs.

Daniel knew the scriptures and read them daily. "The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and He delighteth in his way."(Psalm 37:23, KJV)

It is difficult to let things go and not get bitter and angry.

Hebrews 12:15, "Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled."

Bitterness causes us to do things we will regret. The Lord says Vengeance or Revenge belongs to God not us.

Some things we can't control but we can control our attitude.

Daniel Purposed in his heart not to defile himself with the World without bitterness and anger.

Daniel would go on to be one of the World's most Influential Leaders ever.

"Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do anything wise in this world."
Helen Keller

"Do not pray for an easier life. Pray to be a stronger person."- John F. Kennedy

"Any Treasure worth having, you have to dig for it." John Maxwell

EVERY DECISION DANIEL MADE HAD A PURPOSE AND WAS DISCUSSED WITH GOD BEFOREHAND!

Just Go!!

Rick

Nov 25 Readings - DANIEL 1:1-2:23 | 1 PETER 3:8-4:6 | PSALM 119:65-80 | PROVERBS 28:14

Team:

What are laws for? Why is it important to have a society that adheres to laws?

Laws give us boundaries or absolutes that guide us so we will not destroy ourselves.

"I remember, LORD, your ancient laws,
and I find comfort in them."
Psalm 119:52

When we trust that God knows what He is talking about we will have a much smoother life.

Gods Rules For Success are a guarantee for Future Success!

Sometimes peer pressure comes in to play. Stand Strong my friend. Trust the Playbook and you will be successful in the end.

Rick

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Nov 24 Readings - EZEKIEL 47:1-48:35 | 1 PETER 2:11-3:7 | PSALM 119:49-64 | PROVERBS 28:12-13

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GREAT LEADERS ACCEPT THE JOB!

Team:

Have you ever been chosen by a coach, teacher or employer for a position? If so, you were chosen for a reason. The coach, teacher or employer had a specific position for you to fill.

Have you ever been chosen for an award? You were given that award for your hard work, dedication and desire.

No matter what the answer to the above question is God Chose you!

GREAT LEADERS ACCEPT THE JOB!

"But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light."
1Peter 2:9

God had a plan us before time began.
He chose us to be on His team. We are special to God. He has a work he wants to do in our lives.

We can be chosen by a coach, teacher or employer but we have to accept the offer.
GREAT LEADERS ACCEPT THE JOB!

GOD CHOSE US - WILL WE CHOOSE HIM?

"just as He chose us in the Messiah before the creation of the universe to be holy and blameless in his presence. In love." Ephesians 1:4

The Bible is pretty clear that God chose all of us to be on His team but we have to accept the offer and say, "Yes!"

GREAT LEADERS ACCEPT THE JOB!

Just Go!!!

Rick

Wed, Nov 23 Readings - EZEKIEL 45:13-46:24 | 1 PETER 1:13-2:10 | PSALM 119:33-48 | PROVERBS 28:11

GREAT LEADERS ARE THANKFUL!

Team:

When was the last time you showed up somewhere and the door or gate was locked? Maybe it was the grocery store? How do you feel?

I don't know about you but I feel stressed. I worry that we don't have the supplies to get us through the night.

GREAT LEADERS ARE THANKFUL!

Today in the One Year Playbook we see the East Gate of the city closed until Jesus opens it in the future.

There have been many attempts to open the East Gate and all have failed. The East Gate will be locked until Jesus comes back and opens it.

GREAT LEADERS ARE THANKFUL!

"Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name"(Psalm 100:4, NKJ)

Friends we don't have to wait until this prophesy is fulfilled. God can open up the gates of Opportunity right now. When Jesus opens the gate He opens up Opportunity.

GREAT LEADERS ARE THANKFUL!

Just Go!

Rick

Nov 22 Readings - EZEKIEL 44:1-45:12 | 1 PETER 1:1-12 | PSALM 119:17-32 | PROVERBS 28:8-10

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Fw: GREAT LEADERS ENJOY THE NOW!

Team:

Did you know that God wants to rest His feet in our lives? God wants us to enjoy the now right now!

The Playbook says our body is the Temple of the Lord.

The Lord said to me, "Son of man, this is the place of my throne and the place where I will rest my feet.." .Ezekiel 43:7

Psychologist William Morriston reported that 94% of the 3,000 persons he surveyed were enduring today in order to get to tomorrow.

GREAT LEADERS ENJOY THE NOW!

Is that what life is about? Are we supposed to just get by? Is life that miserable?

God does not want us to just endure the present to get to the future. God wants us to enjoy the present. The Lord wants to hang out with us and give us rest and peace in the now right now.

Friends, the place Ezekiel is talking about is the new Temple that will be built in the future. However it is also our lives. God wants to rest in our lives now.

"Look! I stand at the door and knock. If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in, and we will share a meal together as friends." Rev 3:20

GREAT LEADERS ENJOY THE NOW!

What is it we are enduring? Is it our job, school, relationships, ect.. ?

The God of Peace wants to come into our lives and give us Peace for the Now.

"He who has the Son (Jesus) has life..."
1 John 5:12

When God comes in and rests His feet in our Temple He gives us Rest and Peace Now.

Now we can look forward to a Great Future right Now!

GREAT LEADERS ENJOY THE NOW!

It's Time!

Enjoy The Now!

Just Go!!

Rick

Nov 21 Readings - EZEKIEL 42:1-43:27 | JAMES 5:1-20 | PSALM 119:1-16 | PROVERBS 28:6-7

GREAT LEADERS DO A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK!

Team:

Have you ever had to deal with a leaky radiator? Every day you have to refill it with fluid only to have it leak out again. Over time it gets worse and worse until the radiator overheats and leaves you stranded with major car repairs.

GREAT LEADERS DO A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK!

Today in the One Year Playbook we see the Future Temple in Ezekiel 40. God will use adversity to help us. The Lord turns Problems into Opportunities. The Lord is telling the people that this isn't it.

GREAT LEADERS DO A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK!

God was saying You Will Live Again! All hope is not lost. He was encouraging the people to believe in the Future and Plan of God.

Now we come back to reality where Jeremiah is saying Israel and Judah are like broken cisterns. Just like a radiator they didn't realize there was a leak in their relationship with God until it was too late.

GREAT LEADERS DO A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK!

Jeremiah 2:13 - For My people have committed two evils: they have forsaken Me, the fountain of living waters, to hew for themselves cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.

The people forgot what God had done for them. The enemy was about to take over and Jeremiah was pleading with the people to turn 180 degrees and follow God. They did not so the Assyrians and Babylonians invaded and destroyed the nation.

In the same way we need to make sure we don't have a "leaky radiator.". So how do we do this? We do a diagnostic check to find out.

GREAT LEADERS DO A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK!

"Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:"
Psalm 139:23

We hang out with other believers to strengthen and encourage each other.

GREAT LEADERS DO A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK!

Just Go!!

Start Fast
Play Hard
Finish Strong

Rick

Nov 20 Readings - EZEKIEL 40:28-41:26 | JAMES 4:1-17 | PSALM 118:19-29 | PROVERBS 28:3-5

GREAT LEADERS STAY STRONG!

Team:

Do you ever feel like no one understands why you love God so much? Sometimes when we our in a group our peers will make fun of us because we believe and trust God.

GREAT LEADERS STAY STRONG!

It is not only in our peer groups but also the Media, TV, Radio ect..

Today in the One Year Playbook we see an incredible prophesy. Ezekiel 38,39 talk about how the world is against Israel and how God will defend Israel.

GREAT LEADERS STAY STRONG!

It speaks of Gog, Magog, Rosh, Tubal, ect.. It also speaks of Rosh or Russia from the North invading Israel in the last days. This has not happened yet however it could happen any day.

GREAT LEADERS STAY STRONG!

Iran has oil. Russia has nuclear weapons of mass destruction. Russia needs oil and Iran needs nuclear weapons. Over the past 10 years these two counties have been exchanging these items.

Iran now has Nuclear Weapons and Russia can now survive because it has oil. Iraq is no longer able to stop Iran. So the next move has to be for Russia to attack Israel just like this passage says. Why? Israel has oil and is an ally with the USA. Israel is the only way we can defend the USA from abroad.

When will all of this take place? Good question. The Jews had to come back to their homeland and become a nation again (Ezekiel 37) before the invasion from the North could take place. So this scenario could only happen after 1948 when Israel became a nation again.

"I will make known my holy name among my people Israel. I will no longer let my holy name be profaned, and the nations will know that I the LORD am the Holy One in Israel." Ezekiel 39:7

In the end everyone will know why we put our trust in God. Stay strong my friend!

GREAT LEADERS STAY STRONG!

Just Go!!

Start Fast
Play Hard
Finish Strong

Rick

Nov 19 Readings - EZEKIEL 39:1-40:27 | JAMES 2:18-3:18 | PSALM 118:1-18 | PROVERBS 28:2

GREAT LEADERS LIVE AGAIN!

Team:

Can a once great country live again? Can a once great family live again? Can the goals and dreams of a young person that has been dealt with adversity live again?
Today in the One Year Playbook we see the Lord asking Ezekiel a question.

GREAT LEADERS LIVE AGAIN!

"The hand of the LORD was on me, and he brought me out by the Spirit of the LORD and set me in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones. 2 He led me back and forth among them, and I saw a great many bones on the floor of the valley, bones that were very dry. 3 He asked me, "Son of man, can these bones live?"

   I said, "Sovereign LORD, you alone know." Ezekial 37:1

GREAT LEADERS LIVE AGAIN!

Ezekiel did not pretend to know the answer. There are some questions in life that only God can answer.

GREAT LEADERS LIVE AGAIN!

In 1948 on April 14th Israel became a nation again. This is remarkable especially right after the Holocaust. No nation has ever gone 6 generations without a homeland and survived. Israel survived for close to 2000 years without a homeland until 1948.

GREAT LEADERS LIVE AGAIN!

Jesus said, "I tell you before it happens so when it does happen you might believe."

GREAT LEADERS LIVE AGAIN!

Friends, in the same way Israel "lived again," God also wants us to live again.

The Lord wants our Nation to live again.

The Lord wants our Families to live again.
The Lord wants our Goals to live again.

The Lord wants our Passion for Him to live again.

The Lord wants our Great Attitude to live again.

The Lord wants our Encouragement to live again.

The Lord wants our Overcoming Attitude to win again.

God put us here for a purpose!
The enemy wants to stop what God has started in our lives.

The Bible tells us God will finish His work in our lives.

"And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns."
Phil 1:6

TODAY WE WILL LIVE AGAIN AND GOD WILL FINISH HIS WORK!

GREAT LEADERS LIVE AGAIN!

Just Go!!

Rick

Nov 18 Readings - EZEKIEL 37:1-38:23 | JAMES 1:19-2:17 | PSALM 117:1-2 | PROVERBS 28:1

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Fw: GREAT LEADERS REMAIN CALM

Team:

Here is a great Quote by the most successful college basketball coach of all time.

GREAT LEADERS REMAIN CALM UNDER PRESSURE!

"Peaks and valleys belong in the Alps, not in the temperament and emotions - of a leader."

John Wooden

When the Storm hit the disciples - Jesus woke up and said, "Be Still."

Was He talking to the Storm or to the Disciples?

I think Jesus was talking to both. Jesus is in control of everything because He created everything.

GREAT LEADERS REMAIN CALM UNDER PRESSURE!

When He told the Storm to be Calm the Storm had to obey. However when He tells us to be Calm we have a choice.

Friends, God has so much Peace and Calmness available to us. He gave us the Holy Spirit to comfort us.

Life is tough and frustrating at times.

Jesus said, "be of good cheer. I have overcome the World."

He will give us a "Peace that the world can't understand."

The world will say, "how can you guys have Peace when everything around you is collapsing?"

Then we will say,

"You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you!" Isaiah 26:3

Trust - Fix our Eyes on Him!

Ernest Hemingway said this,

"Before you act, listen. Before you react, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you criticize, wait. Before you pray, forgive. Before you quit, try."

GREAT LEADERS REMAIN CALM UNDER PRESSURE!

Just Go!

Rick

Nov 17 Readings - EZEKIEL 35:1-36:38 | JAMES 1:1-18 | PSALM 116:1-19 | PROVERBS 27:23-27

GREAT LEADERS KNOW THEIR ORIGIN!

Team:

Do you ever wonder why you are here?

If we want to make a major impact it is important to know why you are here.

"But we will bless the LORD from this time forth and for evermore. Praise the LORD." Psalm 115:18

Friends, we are here to worship the Lord.

"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you…"(Jeremiah 1:5, NIV)

God has promised forgiveness to your repentance; but he has not promised tomorrow to your procrastination.

Augustine of Hippo

RP

Nov 16 Readings - EZEKIEL 33:1-34:31 | HEBREWS 13:1-25 | PSALM 115:1-18 | PROVERBS 27:21-22

GREAT LEADERS TRUST IN THE LORD!

Team,

Do circumstances ever get you down? Life is full of situations that we cannot control.

Sometimes we feel like we are in a valley. The Bible calls it the "Valley of Indecision." This valley is filled with all types of fear and despair. To get across the valley and to the top of the mountain seems impossible.

We feel frozen with fear. Our mind is racing over and over with the "what ifs."

The trails are crooked. The water is filled with crocodiles & alligators. There are poisonous snakes ect...

Do you ever feel this way about life? Are you at the end of your rope?

How do we get across the valley to stable ground and up the mountain?

GREAT LEADERS TRUST IN THE LORD!

Jesus said, "come to Me and I will give you rest."

Solomon said the following when his mind was spinning out of control with the "what ifs."

"Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight."
Proverbs 3:5-6

GREAT LEADERS TRUST IN THE LORD!

What is Trust?

Trust is a firm reliance on the integrity, ability, etc., of a person or thing; confident expectation

So if we rely on the Lord's integrity we are in a great place. He won't let us down. Now we can be sure he will give us the power to expect great things.

Here is a verse in Hebrews that puts everything into perspective.

Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, for our "God is a consuming fire."
Hebrews 12:28-29

GREAT LEADERS TRUST IN THE LORD!

I will stay in prison till the moss grows on my eyebrows rather than make a slaughterhouse of my principles.

John Bunyan

Just Go!

Rick

Nov 15 Readings - EZEKIEL 31:1-32:32 | HEBREWS 12:14-29 | PSALM 113:1-114:8 | PROVERBS 27:18-20

Fw: GREAT LEADERS ENCOURAGE!

Team:

Do you have a friend that lifts you up with encouragement? If you do you are very fortunate.

GREAT LEADERS ENCOURAGE!

It is important to be that friend who encourages. When we encourage our kids and friends we give them power to achieve great things.

GREAT LEADERS ENCOURAGE!

"As iron sharpens iron,
so one person sharpens another."
Proverbs 27:17

Just Go!
Win The Day!

Rick

Nov 14 Readings - EZEKIEL 29:1-30:26 | HEBREWS 11:32-12:13 | PSALM 112:1-10 | PROVERBS 27:17

Team:

Today's message is short but very important.

How do we react when circumstances come up?

"Circumstances do not make a man, they reveal him."
Wayne Dyer

This is a good test to help us prepare to react the right way. Not because we have to but because we are controlled by the Holy Spirit!

Just Go!

Win The Day!

Rick

Nov 13 Readings - EZEKIEL 27:1-28:26 | HEBREWS 11:17-31 | PSALM 111:1-10 | PROVERBS 27:15-16

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GREAT LEADERS TRUST THE PLAYBOOK!

Team:

What is the purpose of Bible Prophesy? Prophesy is telling the future before it happens. Prophesy is also speaking forth God's Word.

GREAT LEADERS TRUST THE PLAYBOOK!

Today in the One Year Bible Ezekiel is relaying a prophesy of God to the people. He was saying the city of Tyre would be wiped out and forgotten in the future.

The city of Tyre was center of the world's exports and imports. Tyre was the capital of the world and had the highest gross national product and revenue of the rest of the world combined.

Tyre was also like Las Vegas and Amsterdam. It was a place of entertainment and night life. It was a city of drugs, prostitution and gambling. There was a lot of underground crime and mafia organizations.

Tyre was a city that was thought to be untouchable by any enemy as it was the place that provided all the resources financially and for entertainment.

GREAT LEADERS TRUST THE PLAYBOOK!

"I, the LORD God, will turn you into a ghost-town. The ocean depths will rise over you and carry you down to the world of the dead, where you will join people of ancient times and towns ruined long ago. You will stay there and never again be a city filled with people. You will die a horrible death! People will come looking for your city, but it will never be found. I, the LORD, have spoken." Ezekiel 26:19

This is an amazing prophesy that was fulfilled partially by Nebuchadnezzar and then finished off by Alexander The Great in the 300's B.C.

Today the original city of Tyre is no more exactly the way the Bible described it.

There are two reasons for Prophesy: to strengthen our belief that God can tell the future.

Secondly Bible Prophesy proves the Bible is true. No other book is Supernatural like the Bible and Predicts the Future with 100 percent accuracy.

The second reason for prophesy is to show that we need to place our trust in God and not the world.

There are 100's of prophesy's in the bible that have come true. This prophecy of Tyre is just one of many.

Jesus said, "I tell you these things before they happen so when they do happen you might believe."

GREAT LEADERS TRUST THE PLAYBOOK!

"Always do right - this will gratify some and astonish the rest."
Mark Twain

Win The Day!

Rick

Nov 12 Readings - EZEKIEL 24:1-26:21 | HEBREWS 11:1-16 | PSALM 110:1-7 | PROVERBS 27:14

GREAT LEADERS LEARN FROM MISTAKES

Team,

When was the last time you learned from someone else's mistake?

Today in the One Year Bible we learn how important it is to learn from other peoples mistakes.

"This is what the Sovereign LORD says:

"You will drink your sister's cup,
a cup large and deep; it will bring scorn and derision, for it holds so much.
Ezekial 23:32

"A strong leader accepts blame and gives the credit. A weak leader gives blame and accepts the credit." --

John Wooden

Nov 11 Readings - EZEKIEL 23:1-49 | HEBREWS 10:18-39 | PSALM 109:1-31 | PROVERBS 27:13

GREAT LEADERS FORGET MISTAKES!

Team:

Have you ever wanted to forget about a mistake you made? Maybe it was an embarrassing moment. Maybe it was a mistake on the field that cost your team the game. Maybe it was something you said to someone that you want to take back.

GREAT LEADERS FORGET MISTAKES!

It is hard to forget such things and many times we go over it a million times in our mind.

Here is some Good News:

"Their sins and lawless acts
I will remember no more."
Hebrews 10:17

Even though we can't forget our mistakes God will.

GREAT LEADERS FORGET MISTAKES!

This is amazing! We beat ourselves up over and over however God forgets about it and moves on.

The enemy wants to keep us down but the bible say's that God wants to lift you up.

Let's forget about our mistakes and move on!

GREAT LEADERS FORGET MISTAKES!

Just Go!

Rick

Nov 10 Readings - EZEKIEL 21:1-22:31 | HEBREWS 10:1-17 | PSALM 108:1-13 | PROVERBS 27:12

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GREAT LEADERS RESOLVE THEIR CONFLICTS!

Team:

Have you ever been in a situation where you needed a mediator to help you?

What is a Mediator?

A Mediator may refer to: A neutral party who assists in negotiations and conflict resolution,...

In other words a mediator is someone who stands in the middle of a conflict and tries to help two parties settle a dispute.

Today in the One Year Playbook we see Christ being our Mediator.

GREAT LEADERS RESOLVE THEIR CONFLICTS!

"For this reason Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance—now that he has died as a ransom to set them free from the sins committed under the first covenant." Romans 9:15

Friends, this is Great News! Christ is in the middle of the dispute between us and God.

GREAT LEADERS RESOLVE THEIR CONFLICTS!

God demands perfection under the Old Covenant. We are imperfect people. So our Mediator wrote a New Covenant or Agreement.

So how do you get the two parties to negotiate? The two parties are God and us. In the middle is a big gap. A large separation.

GREAT LEADERS RESOLVE THEIR CONFLICTS!

Jesus Christ stands in the Gap mediating on our behalf. The conflict we have is a Holy God that demands perfection. The problem we have is we are not perfect.

Christ Jesus stands in the gap and connects us to a perfect God. This is Conflict Resolution.

GREAT LEADERS RESOLVE THEIR CONFLICTS!

Just Go!

Rick

Nov 09 Readings - EZEKIEL 20:1-49 | HEBREWS 9:11-28 | PSALM 107:1-43 | PROVERBS 27:11

GREAT LEADERS MAKE WISE CHOICES

Team,

Here in Ezekial 18:23 the Lord tells us what He thinks when someone is found guilty.

GREAT LEADERS MAKE WISE CHOICES

"Do I take any pleasure in the death of the wicked? declares the Sovereign LORD. Rather, am I not pleased when they turn from their ways and live?"
Ezekiel 18:23

"For I take no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the Sovereign LORD. Repent and live!" Ezekiel 18:32

GREAT LEADERS MAKE WISE CHOICES

The Lord is bumbed out when anybody is lost. God created all of us with a plan in mind. When we stray from that plan it hurts God. Not because He is affected but because He knows how our choices can destroy us.

God is passionately in Love with us. God wants the best for us. The Word says it's the goodness of God that leads us to repentance. Romans 2:4

"We Love God so much we want to make Him happy. We want to instead of we have to."

GREAT LEADERS MAKE WISE CHOICES

Just Go!

Rick

Nov 08 Readings - EZEKIEL 18:1-19:14 | HEBREWS 9:1-10 | PSALM 106:32-48 | PROVERBS 27:10

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GREAT LEADERS PROVIDE SOLUTIONS!

Team:

Have you ever been super bumbed by a mistake you made? Does your mind sound like a broken record saying, "why did I do that?" Is your mind spinning out of control with conviction?

Today in the One Year Playbook we see God's incredible love for us.

GREAT LEADERS PROVIDE SOLUTIONS!

The Lord knew the enemy would deceive us and cause us to sin and then he would torment us for the sin.

This is how the enemy can take us out of the game. However God had a better way. Instead of trying to be perfect by obeying the 10 commandments (the old covenant) God sent His Son to take our guilt and shame and free us up with forgiveness.

GREAT LEADERS PROVIDE SOLUTIONS!

"For if there had been nothing wrong with that first covenant, no place would have been sought for another. But God found fault with the people and said:

 'The days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and with the people of Judah.'" Hebrews 8:7-8

God knew there was no way to free us up from guilt and shame and the never ending recorder in our mind convicting us daily.

God knew we would quit and give up.

So God gave us a New Covenant and ripped up the old one.

GREAT LEADERS PROVIDE SOLUTIONS!

"But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners." Romans 5:8

God didn't make someone else pay the price for our sin. God Himself paid the price and took our guilt and shame on the cross.

GREAT LEADERS PROVIDE SOLUTIONS!

Friends, we are Forgiven! We can move on and get back in the Game. We can concentrate on our Goals and telling people this Great News!

The Lord has freed us from the bondage of sin. God wants us to conquer our addictions and habits. When we make mistakes in the process God will encourage us and help us get over it.

GREAT LEADERS PROVIDE SOLUTIONS!

Now turn on the Recorder that says God has a Great Plan for you.

Jeremiah 29:11 says God has a future for you to prosper and to be an effective soldier for him.

GREAT LEADERS PROVIDE SOLUTIONS!

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.- Albert Einstein

Just Go!

Rick

Nov 07 Readings - EZEKIEL 16:42-17:24 | HEBREWS 8:1-13 | PSALM 106:13-31 | PROVERBS 27:7-9

GREAT LEADERS GO TO THE SANCTUARY

Team:

Have you ever asked why evil exists?

When evil things happen to innocent people we wonder why? Why would God allow this to happen?

It is a tough question.

The Bible says, "when I went to the Sanctuary I began to understand."

GREAT LEADERS GO TO THE SANCTUARY

When we are upset and feel like there was an injustice done by someone or a group of people we need to go to the Sanctuary.

What is the Sanctuary? It is a quiet spot away from others with no distractions. For me it is an empty football field at night when no one is around.

For Jacob it was Bethel. That place where he first found God. Jacob was confused. His daughter was going out with a young man from Shechem that took advantage of her. When her brothers found out they lashed out and murdered the young man and a lot of people.

Jacob was very upset. His whole life was unraveling. The Lord spoke to Jacob and told him to go back to Bethel.

It is hard to do but we need to think before we react. Jacob's sons did not think long term and what the fallout would be.

GREAT LEADERS GO TO THE SANCTUARY

"Blessed are those who act justly,
who always do what is right."
Psalm 106:3

Friends, we all have a special place where God met us and changed our lives. That is our Sanctuary. If you can't get there find an alternate place. No matter what make it a priority today to go to your Sanctuary.

Now with regards to evil. Here is a great quote that says the reason evil exists is so God can perform miracles in our lives.

"God judged it better to bring good out of evil than to suffer no evil to exist."
Augustine of Hippo

GREAT LEADERS GO TO THE SANCTUARY

Just Go!

Rick

"You cannot climb a mountain if you will not risk a fall."
Rick Beneteau

EZEKIEL 14:12-16:41HEBREWS 7:18-28
PSALM 106:1-12PROVERBS 27:4-6

GREAT LEADERS RELY ON GOD!

Team:

Have you ever been the underdog? Have you ever felt like you don't quite measure up?

GREAT LEADERS RELY ON GOD!

Israel didn't measure up. If they were going to be successful they would have to rely on God.

The same is true for us. When we are the underdog and don't measure up we need to rely on the Lord.

GREAT LEADERS RELY ON GOD!

"He brought out Israel, laden with silver and gold, and from among their tribes no one faltered. Egypt was glad when they left, because dread of Israel had fallen on them.

He spread out a cloud as a covering, and a fire to give light at night.
They asked, and he brought them quail; he fed them well with the bread of heaven.

He opened the rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a river in the desert. For he remembered his holy promise given to his servant Abraham.

He brought out his people with rejoicing,
his chosen ones with shouts of joy;
he gave them the lands of the nations, and they fell heir to what others had toiled for that they might keep his precepts and observe his laws.

Praise the LORD PSALM 105:37-45

Friends, sometimes we don't have what it takes to win. When this happens we need to rely on the Lord for our strength.

GREAt LEADERS RELY ON GOD!

Just smiling goes a long way toward making you feel better about life. And when you feel better about life, your life is better.- Art Linkletter

GREAt LEADERS RELY ON GOD!

Just Go!!

Rick
Nov 05 Readings - EZEKIEL 12:1-14:11 | HEBREWS 7:1-17 | PSALM 105:37-45 | PROVERBS 27:3

GREAT LEADERS KNOW TODAY'S THE DAY!

Team:

Do you ever worry about tomorrow and what may happen in the future?

All of us have worried at some time in our life. The opposite of worry is boasting. Another word for boasting is bragging.

In the Playbook James and Solomon tell us not to boast about tomorrow because we don't know what is going to happen.

GREAT LEADERS KNOW TODAY'S THE DAY!

"Do not boast about tomorrow,
for you do not know what a day may bring." Proverbs 27:1

In Daniel 5 Belshazzar starts boasting about tomorrow. He was the King of Babylon. Babylon ruled the world at this time.

Belshazzar was so arrogant that he had the butler get the golden wine glasses from Solomon's Temple. Then he drank out of the golen wine glasses. He was basically saying, "I am mightier than the God of Israel!"

That night the Babylonian Empire was taken over by the Medo-Persian Empire.

Friends, we don't know what is going to happen tomorrow.

"This is the day the LORD has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it."
Psalm 118:24

GREAT LEADERS KNOW TODAY'S THE DAY!

Today is the day to make an Impact. Everyday God wants us to make a difference.

"Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure... than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat."
Theodore Roosevelt

Just Go!

Rick

Nov 04 Readings - EZEKIEL 10:1-11:25 | HEBREWS 6:1-20 | PSALM 105:16-36 | PROVERBS 27:1-2

Fw: GREAT LEADERS KNOW IT'S ABOUT TIME!

Team:

When is the right time to remember all that the Lord has done for us?

GREAT LEADERS KNOW IT'S ABOUT TIME!

It's About Time to Give God Thanks for everything.

It's About Time we Acknowledge all of the Blessings He has given us.

It's About Time to have a Thankful Spirit.

"Remember His marvelous works that He hath done; His wonders, and the judgements of His mouth." Psalm 105:5

It's About Time to Walk with Him daily.

It's About Time to Read His word in the morning.

It's About Time to Lead our family in Family night once a week.

It's About Time to Focus on our goals.

It's About time to Turn 180 and follow Him with our whole heart, mind and soul.
It's About Time to take the Lead!

It's About Time - It's About Time - It's About Time - It's About Time - It's About Time...

GREAT LEADERS KNOW IT'S ABOUT TIME!

"Do those things necessary to bring forth your personal best and don't lose sleep worrying about the competition." --

John Wooden

GREAT LEADERS KNOW IT'S ABOUT TIME!

Just Go!

Rick

Nov 03 Readings - EZEKIEL 7:1-9:11 | HEBREWS 5:1-14 | PSALM 105:1-15 | PROVERBS 26:28

Fw: GREAT LEADERS USE THE PLAYBOOK!

Team:

How often are we reading the Playbook? Do we spend time each morning hanging out with God?

Why is it so important meet with God in the morning?

GREAT LEADERS USE THE PLAYBOOK!

Why is our Spiritual Food just as important as our Physical Food?

God has given us the Greatest Playbook ever so we will know Him better and Execute His plays.

Today in the One Year Playbook we read:

"For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart." Hebrews 4:12

GREAT LEADERS USE THE PLAYBOOK!

Think about what you have in your hands every morning. 66 Books 40 authors written over 1000's of years. Our Playbook has every answer to all of our questions.

Why am I here?

Why do I feel Guilt?

Why do I feel lonely?

Why do I feel empty?

Why am I afraid of death?

The Playbook is Living, Active and Sharp.

The Playbook is a Treasure Map that has all the Answers.

The Great thing about the Playbook is we know the Author.

Did you Know that 32 percent of the US Constitution is taken right out of the Playbook in the book of Deuteronomy?

Our Founders knew this young country needed a solid foundation.

George Washington, Samuel Adams, John Quincy Adams, Abigail Adams, Abraham Lincoln ect.. They read the Playbook and prayed daily to be ready for anything the enemy threw their way.

GREAT LEADERS USE THE PLAYBOOK!

"Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase."
Martin Luther King, Jr.

Just Go!

Rick

Nov 02 Readings - EZEKIEL 3:16-6:14 | HEBREWS 4:1-16 | PSALM 104:24-35 | PROVERBS 26:27

Fw: GREAT LEADERS SAVE THEIR WORK!

Team:

Have you ever accidently deleted something you had been working on because you didn't press save?

I have and it is frustrating. All that time and effort I put in on the project gone with one push of a button.

GREAT LEADERS SAVE THEIR WORK!

Our spiritual life is God's project in our life. He created each of us with a Special Purpose in mind. The Lord's project in our life is a "work in progress."

"Bring all who claim me as their God, for I have made them for my glory. It was I who created them."
—Isaiah 43:7

It is important to Save His Work every day.

Have we pushed the Save button? We don't want to lose everything God has developed in us.

GREAT LEADERS SAVE THEIR WORK!

Every night before bed we need to press the Save button and store God's Project in "My Documents."

GREAT LEADERS SAVE THEIR WORK!

"The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." --

Nelson Mandela

Just Go! Don't Hesitate!

Rick

Nov 01 Readings - EZEKIEL 1:1-3:15 | HEBREWS 3:1-19 | PSALM 104:1-23 | PROVERBS 26:24-26

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GREAT LEADERS RECOGNIZE COMPLACENCY

Team:

Have you ever wanted something so bad that all you did was think about it over and over?

Maybe it was a car or a ski boat?

After a while the newness wore off. The car wasn't as great as you thought. The ski boat keeps breaking down.

GREAT LEADERS RECOGNIZE COMPLACENCY!

"How the gold has lost its luster, the fine gold become dull! The sacred gems are scattered at the head of every street." Lamentations 4:1

Sometimes our relationship with God can lose that excitement of when we first found God. After a while complacency sets in and we take God for granted.

GREAT LEADERS RECOGNIZE COMPLACENCY!

When this happens we are very vulnerable. Complacency is a tough opponent.

So how do we defeat complacency? We keep reading the word every morning and allow God to keep working in our lives.

GREAT LEADERS RECOGNIZE COMPLACENCY!

Another thing we can do to keep the excitement going and not get complacent is to mentor new believers.

Take someone under your wing and help them accomplish their goals in the Lord.

GREAT LEADERS RECOGNIZE COMPLACENCY!

"Obstacles cannot crush me. Every obstacle yields to stern resolve. He who is fixed to a star does not change his mind."

Leonardo da Vinci

"I would put it to you, my dear hearer, have you been fruitful? Have you been fruitful with your wealth? Have you been fruitful with your talent? Have you been fruitful with your time? What are you doing for Jesus now?"

C. H. Spurgeon

GREAT LEADERS RECOGNIZE COMPLACENCY!

Just Go!!

Rick

Oct 31 Readings - LAMENTATIONS 4:1-5:22 | HEBREWS 2:1-18 | PSALM 103:1-22 | PROVERBS 26:23

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Fw: GREAT LEADERS HAVE GRACE!

Team:

When we sin does God find us out or does our Sin find us out?

"But if you fail to do this, you will be sinning against the LORD; and you may be sure that your sin will find you out."
Numbers 32:20-23

Today in the One Year Playbook we get clarification of God's Faithfulness.

GREAT LEADERS HAVE GRACE!

A lot of times we think God is out to get us after we sin. We think that God is a fault finder.

God is not a Fault Finder. God Loves to Forgive when we ask.

Jon Courson say's, "God doesn't say Aha! I'm going to expose that sin and embarrass you. That is not the nature of the Father. No it is sin itself that will come to fruition."

GREAT LEADERS HAVE GRACE!

"Every time I sin, that sin will sooner or later track me down, find me out, and humiliate me. But it's not God doing this. Rather, it's the work of the Enemy to not only seduce us into sin, but to expose and humiliate us through it."

God loves us and wants the best for us. When we allow the Enemy to Condemn us we are falling into his trap. First he causes us to do the sin then he beats us up after we have done it. Then we are trapped in a sticky web with no escape.

GREAT LEADERS HAVE GRACE!

Here is a great verse to think about the next time we think God is condemning us.

"Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness."
Lamentations 3:22

Our own sin will find us out and the enemy will try to destroy us. When we call on God He will Find us, Rescue us and have Compassion on us if we humble ourselves and ask Him to do so.

"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness." 1 John 1:9

GREAT LEADERS HAVE GRACE!

However if we ignore the Lord, sin will destroy us. Now is that God's fault? We shouldn't blame it on God. It is the sin that found us out.

The Good News is the Lord is trying to Rescue us from ourselves.

God's Grace is "Getting something we don't deserve.". Jesus will forgive us and give us a New Beginning If we turn 180 degrees and follow Him.

Jesus said that He came to seek and save those that are lost. When we are found out by our sin and trapped by the Enemy He will seek us, find us and save us if we are willing to let Him save us.

GREAT LEADERS HAVE GRACE!

Rick

Oct 30 Readings - LAMENTATIONS 3:1-66 | HEBREWS 1:1-14 | PSALM 102:1-28 | PROVERBS 26:21-22

GREAT LEADERS HAVE GRACE!

Team:

When we sin does God find us out or does our Sin find us out?
Numbers 32:20-24

Today in the One Year Playbook we get clarification of God's Faithfulness.

A lot of times we think God is out to get us after we sin. We think that God is a fault finder.

God is not a Fault Finder. God is a Forgiver.

God doesn't say "Aha! I'm going to expose that sin and embarrass you."
That is not the nature of the Father. No it is sin itself that will come to fruition.

In Galations 6:7 God talks about sowing and reaping but this is us reaping the consequences of our own actions.

Jon Courson say's, "Every time I sin, that sin will sooner or later track me down, find me out, and humiliate me. But it's not God doing this. Rather, it's the work of the Enemy to not only seduce us into sin, but to expose and humiliate us through it."
Jon Courson

God loves us and wants the best for us. When we allow the Enemy to Condemn us we are falling into his trap. Here is a great verse to think about the next time we think God is condemning us.

"Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness."
Lamentations 3:22-23

The Lord loves us and wants the best for us. He has a future and a great plan for us. Jer 29:11

Rick

Oct 30 Readings - LAMENTATIONS 3:1-66 | HEBREWS 1:1-14 | PSALM 102:1-28 | PROVERBS 26:21-22

GREAT LEADERS LEAD A COMEBACK!

Team:

Have you ever been bumbed out because of some mistakes you have made?

All of us have regretted decisions we have made.

GREAT LEADERS LEAD A COMEBACK!

Today in the One Year Playbook we learn what happens when we continue to Ignore God.

"How deserted lies the city, once so full of people! How like a widow is she, who once was great among the nations! She who was queen among the provinces has now become a slave." Lamentations 1:1

"Her foes have become her masters; her enemies are at ease. The LORD has brought her grief because of her many sins. Her children have gone into exile, captive before the foe." Lamentations 1:5

This is referring to Judah and how the Nation once ruled the world. Now they are enslaved again like they were in Egypt many years ago.

This can also apply to the USA.

Most importantly it applies to us as individuals. God did an Incredible Work in our lives and we were at the top of the world. We were praising God every moment of the day.

When we received Christ we were Freed from the slavery and the bondage of sin. We were free of bitterness and regret. We stopped second guessing ourselves because we knew were in God's Will. We lived a Life of Confidence because our Confidence was in the Lord.

GREAT LEADERS LEAD A COMEBACK!

Just like Israel and Judah we gradually stopped seeking God and were not Ready for His Word to be performed in our lives.

As a result we have become enslaved to addictions, emotions, depression, self doubt ect... and have passed it on to the Next Generation.

Now we are depressed and feel like we have no hope.

So what do we doer?

GREAT LEADERS LEAD A COMEBACK!

"Then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and restore their land." 2 Chronicles 7:14

- Humble
- Pray
- Seek God's Face
- Turn 180 degrees

Yes, we can come back and Win! When we Win on God's terms we will build a deep foundation for current and future generations.

GREAT LEADERS LEAD A COMEBACK!

Rick

Oct 29 Readings - LAMENTATIONS 1:1-2:22 | PHILEMON 1:1-25 | PSALM 101:1-8 | PROVERBS 26:20

GREAT LEADERS ARE READY!

Team:

What does it mean to be Ready?

Here Jeremiah says God is Ready to perform His Word.

GREAT LEADERS ARE READY!

Jeremiah's prophecy opens with God saying, "I am ready to perform My Word" and it closes with evidence that God did what He said He would do.

Friends, we need to be Ready when God is Ready to Perform His Word in our lives.

Are we Ready?

Is our Nation Ready?

Is our City Ready?

Is our Friends Ready?

Is our Family Ready?

Are the children Ready?

Am I Ready?

Try a Fire Drill at home and see who is ready. Then compare the Fire Drill to always being Ready.

The Word tells us to be ready in season and out of season... 2 Timothy 4:2

This is Great Advice for our spiritual lives as well as our daily goals in school, business, sports ect...

GREAT LEADERS ARE READY!

You never know when God is going to be Ready to perform His Great Word in our lives.

Did you know the Word is more Powerful than a double edged sword? The Word is Powerful.

Do you want a Powerful Life?

We always need to be Ready for the Power of His Word in our lives.

GREAT LEADERS ARE ALWAYS READY!

Have a Powerful Day!

Rick

Oct 28 Readings - JEREMIAH 51:54-52:34 | TITUS 3:1-15 | PSALM 100:1-5 | PROVERBS 26:18-19

Team:

Do you ever feel overwhelmed listening to the news?

"The LORD reigns, let the nations tremble; he sits enthroned between the cherubim, let the earth shake Great is the LORD in Zion; he is exalted over all the nations."
Psalm 99

God reigns and has everything under control.

Relax and let God reign in your life.

Rick

Oct 27 Readings - JEREMIAH 51:1-53 | TITUS 2:1-15 | PSALM 99:1-9 | PROVERBS 26:17

GREAT LEADERS FIND A WAY!

Team:

Do you ever feel sluggish? Sometimes when the weekend gets here we hit a wall and crash.

Why do we get sluggish? After a football game we are physically exhausted. After a work/school week we are mentally exhausted.

GREAT LEADERS FIND A WAY!

Sometimes a disappointment will make us sluggish. Sometimes it is a relationship in turmoil.

The wheels in our head start spinning out of control. We stay in bed and don't want to get up because we fear the unknown.

Here Solomon recognizes the excuses people make for not pushing ahead to accomplish their goals.

"A sluggard says, "There's a lion in the road, a fierce lion roaming the streets!" As a door turns on its hinges, so a sluggard turns on his bed."
Proverbs 26:13-14

GREAT LEADERS FIND AWAY!

It looks like Solomon is putting down the sluggard and wants us to be aware of becoming complacent and lazy.

GREAT LEADERS FIND A WAY!

However maybe the cause associated with some "sluggards" is depression.

When we hurt we become depressed. When we become depressed we don't want to go outside and face the world. It is easier to just roll over.

GREAT LEADERS FIND A WAY!

So how do we get out of depression and get back in the game?

One way is to donate our time to serving others. Another way is to get busy. Have a goal and a purpose. Jer 29:11

John said, "He must increase and I must decrease."

"Enoch walked with God and Enoch was not for God raptured him."

Enoch realized he was not and put the Lord first in his life. God took him right where he was.

Here is what Jesus and Isaiah had to say:

"Come to me, all of you who are weary and loaded down with burdens, and I will give you rest." Matthew 11:28

"You will keep him in perfect peace,
Whose mind is stayed on You,Because he trusts in You." Isaiah 26:3

GREAT LEADERS FIND A WAY!

"The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still"(Exodus 14:14, NIV)

Mentally be Still and let God work out the details. Our job is to show up for work and do our best then commit the rest.

"There is more hunger for love and appreciation in this world than for bread." Mother Teresa

Rick

Oct 26 Readings - JEREMIAH 49:23-50:46 | TITUS 1:1-16 | PSALM 97:1-98:9 | PROVERBS 26:13-16

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GREAT LEADERS SACRIFICE!

Team:

Do you ever have a hard time praying and singing to the Lord? Do you have a hard time taking 10 minutes in the morning to read the Word? What about putting on that smile when we don't want to?

Let's face it sometimes we just don't feel like it and are not into it.

So what do we do? Do we take the easy way out and say, "Oh I will just watch the pastor on TV."

GREAT LEADERS SACRIFICE!

Did you know that when we Praise God when we don't feel like it God is Honored?
"Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD;
let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song." Psalm 95

Paul said, "the Spirit is willing but my flesh is week."

GREAT LEADERS SACRIFICE!

"When we Give God our Best when we are at our Worst God is Honored.

What is a Sacrifice? It is giving our most important possession to God.

What is our most important Possession?

The Time we take to Praise God is our most important possession.

GREAT LEADERS SACRIFICE!

What are we taking the Time to Praise?

"It may be the devil or it may be the Lord but you gotta serve somebody."
Bob Dylan

We all serve something. Do we Praise the Creator or His Creation?

The Bible calls it a Sacrifice of Praise to God.

 "By Him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to His name" (Hebrews 13:15).

When we Sacrifice our most Important Possession to God He will give back 100 times.

God will pour Joy and Peace on our life like we can't believe. God will pour Confidence and Assurance on us. We will enter every situation Knowing and Expecting God to do Great things.

The bible says "let everything that has breath praise the Lord." (Psalms 150:6)

Let's give God our most Important Possession: Time and Praise to Him

EXPECT TO WIN!

Rick

Oct 25 Readings - JEREMIAH 48:1-49:22 | 2 TIMOTHY 4:1-22 | PSALM 95:1-96:13 | PROVERBS 26:9-12

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GREAT LEADERS GIVE HOPE!

Team:

How many times has God been there for you when you were down and out? How many times has God provided someone to come along and help you at just the right time when you were slipping?

How many times have you been so depressed you couldn't get out of bed?

Maybe this isn't you but I bet you know someone who is who is slipping. I bet you know someone who is depressed and anxious.

GREAT LEADERS GIVE HOPE!

Check out what David says in this Psalm:

"Unless the LORD had given me help,
I would soon have dwelt in the silence of death. When I said, "My foot is slipping,"
your unfailing love, LORD, supported me. When anxiety was great within me,
your consolation brought me joy."
Psalm 94:17-19

Friends, God will give you help when you ask. If you have a friend in this situation God wants to use you to deliver the message of Hope.

GREAT LEADERS GIVE HOPE!

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness;only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate;only love can do that."
Martin Luther King, Jr.

GREAT LEADERS GIVE HOPE!

Rick
Phil 4:13

Oct 24 Readings - JEREMIAH 44:24-47:7 | 2 TIMOTHY 2:22-3:17 | PSALM 94:1-23 |

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