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