© 2011, LinkedIn Corporation Monday, March 28, 2011Fw: The Offensive Playbook
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Today's Coach is Pastor Adrian Rogers. Coach Rogers talks about a great offensive game plan. He says we need to be on the attack instead of just playing defense. The Word of God is our offensive Weapon. Hebrews 4:12 When Jesus was being tempted in the Wilderness after 40 days of fasting He was very weak but Filled with the Holy Spirit. "Filled with the Holy Spirit." "So I say, live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature." Galatians 5:16 The enemy tried to tempt Jesus with Power, Riches and an Alternative Game Plan other than going to the Cross. Instead of being conservative Jesus used His Playbook and went on the Offensive. Luke 4 Jesus realized He was weak from no food but He Trusted His Father, relied on His Playbook and The Holy Spirit to get Him the Victory. "My Enemy hates my Leadership. "The enemy loves idleness. Idleness is when the enemy tempts us. Students don't be Idle during Spring Break. Be on the Offensive and Make some Great Plays for God. Be ahead of the Game by being in the Playbook. Carpe Diem - Seize the Day! Now Just Go! Win the Day! Rick
Playing on the Offense "I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly." John 10:10 Do you know what's wrong with many of us? We're trying to get out of trouble rather than get into righteousness. We're so focused on the defensive side of Christianity that we forget about the offensive, positive approach. Wouldn't you like to get up and stay up? Wouldn't you like to experience the abundant life our Lord talks about? Jesus came to give us the eternal life. He came to give us the abundant life. We need to do like the old song says, "Accentuate the positive. Eliminate the negative." Why don't you determine today that you are going to get right with God and stay right with God? That you're going to take steps to lead a life of obedience. For more from Love Worth Finding and Pastor Adrian Rogers, please visit www.lwf.org. Saturday, March 26, 2011Fw: Impact Play: 'Hearing God'
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Today's Coach is Steve Satake. He coaches high school football in Idaho, where he also is involved in FCA. This is a Great Message on hearing God in the Middle of a Crowd. "Success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to do your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming." J Wooden UCLA "My Enemy hates my Leadership. Carpe Diem - Seize the Day! Now Just Go! Win the Day! Rick READY: "My sheep hear My voice, I know them, and they follow Me." -John 10:27 SET: The crowd is screaming. It's a big game: a rivalry, a championship or just a great contest with a frenzied crowd cheering at the top of their lungs. The gym is filled with so much noise from the crowd, the band and the PA announcer. The coach, who has almost lost his voice, yells out to his players to make an adjustment, and the players respond. But how does the player even hear his coach among the chaos and the intense noise in his surroundings? Because he spends time with the coach in the weight room, at practice and maybe even in the classroom. Thus, he hears the voice of his coach day after day and recognizes his voice in the intensity of the game. Jesus says to us in John 10:27: "My sheep hear My voice, I know them, and they follow Me." Do you hear God's voice during intense situations in life? Do you hear Him coaching you in the big decisions you make? If you are not hearing God in the midst of life's big games or through the noise of the crowd, ask yourself: Am I spending time listening to God in the quiet times? Do I do that each day so that I can recognize His voice when He does call to me? By spending time with God daily we can begin to understand His instructions in all situations of life: the peaceful times, the storms or just above the everyday crowd noise. If you are one of God's children, learn to know your Father's voice so that He can direct you and guide you to make the right plays. By hearing His voice and responding to His instruction, we know we can get through our day in peace and in the right direction. GO: Do you make time to listen to God? Do you recognize His voice? How does He speak to you? If you don't know how to hear God, talk to a trusted pastor or Christian friend. God reveals Himself in many different ways, and you must learn how to hear and recognize His voice. WORKOUT: Deuteronomy 4:12, 36 Psalm 29 John 10 Write your own FCA Devotional. . . Go to www.fca.org and click the "Submit your own FCA devo! " link on the right side. Friday, March 25, 2011Fw: The Offensive Playbook
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"My Enemy hates my Leadership. Today's Coach is Adrian Rogers. Coach Rogers talks about a great offensive game plan. He says we need to be on the attack instead of just playing defense. The Word of God is our offensive Weapon. When Jesus was being tempted in the Wilderness after 40 days of fasting He was very weak but Filled with the Holy Spirit. The enemy tried to tempt Jesus with Power, Riches and an Alternative Game Plan other than going to the Cross. Instead of being conservative and defensive Jesus used the Playbook and went on the offensive. Luke 4 When I grew up the church said, "No you can't do that. Watch out for that. Don't make a mistake." I walked around paranoid. I asked myself, Then God spoke to my heart and said go on the Offensive. I saw 3-4000 Hippies going on the Offensive with the Word of God at Calvary Chapel in Costa Mesa. These Hippies were strung out on Pot, LSD and Heroin. They had no future and no hope. Their Lives were Empty, Lonely, Paranoid and Ashamed. The only out for them was Drugs. Drugs tried to fill the emptiness but it created an even bigger hole in the soul. Until God used Kay and Chuck Smith to reach them with His Offensive Playbook. The First Play was to Receive Christ into their Lives and allow God to Transform them and the Next Generation. They went from "Make Love and not War" (Vietnam) to "They will know you are my disciples by your love for one another." They served communities and worked for the Lord helping to re-build the 70's - 80's Generation giving people a future and a hope in God. They were the Nehemiah Generation. Today those Hippies are very successful business leaders and Pastors serving the Lord and Communities throughout the World. What was the Key? They put Faith into Action. They got in the Game. Get the Book Harvest by Chuck Smith and read their Stories. Now we say, "What can we Do for the Lord and our fellow man - TEAMMATES?" Go on the Offensive. Open His Playbook and Use it. Let's Put our Faith into Action. If you are depressed and down get a Purpose and a Plan of Action. Get in the Game and watch how your Life will now be a Miracle for Others. What an Incredible Feeling it is knowing you allowed God to use you to help Transform someone's life for Him. Do you want to beat depression? Get in the Game and Put Faith into Action. Have a Purpose to Lift others out of a Black Hole and into God's Loving Hands. What a great Purpose! Carpe Diem - Seize the Day! Now Just Go! Own the Day! Rick
Playing on the Offense "I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly." John 10:10 Do you know what's wrong with many of us? We're trying to get out of trouble rather than get into righteousness. We're so focused on the defensive side of Christianity that we forget about the offensive, positive approach. Wouldn't you like to get up and stay up? Wouldn't you like to experience the abundant life our Lord talks about? Jesus came to give us the eternal life. He came to give us the abundant life. We need to do like the old song says, "Accentuate the positive. Eliminate the negative." Why don't you determine today that you are going to get right with God and stay right with God? That you're going to take steps to lead a life of obedience. For more from Love Worth Finding and Pastor Adrian Rogers, please visit www.lwf.org. Wednesday, March 23, 2011Fw: You are a Miracle!
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God wants you to know you are a Miracle. How does it make you feel when you know you know someone believes in you? How does it make you feel knowing the Creator of the Universe believes in you? "For you created my inmost being; You are a Miracle! It doesn't matter how and why you got here you are here because God planned it that way. God Believes in You. In The Playbook, the Bible, it says that God knew you before the Foundations of the Earth were Formed. Ephesians 1 You are a Miracle! "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations." Jeremiah 1:5 You are a Miracle! Psalm 139:16 your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be. You are a Miracle Just like a Coach who believes in a player and will do anything to help that player succeed God Believes in You. God Put His name on You because he believes in you! You are a Miracle! Be Empowered, Feel Awesome and Know God Believes in You and has a Plan and Purpose for Your Life. Jer 29:11 God Drafted/Recruited You to be on His Team because He Believes you will make a Huge Impact in the Game. Carpe Diem - Seize the Day! Now Just Go! Own the Day! Rick
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