January 5: “You Are An Influencer”
Whether you know it or not, you are an influencer. Specifically, you are to make your community and the world a better, more Christ-glorying place.
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3 Reasons Why I, As a Pastor, Use Social Media
Even though I initially resisted the temptation to join social media, I finally joined Facebook in 2008 and Twitter in 2011. I also started blogging (Google Blogger) in 2011. My initial resistance to social media was due to the fact that it seemed to be feeding people’s vanity. Do others really care about the picture […]
Read MorePeople are contagious
DAILY BIBLE READING:Joshua 24:1-33 Luke 21:1-28 Psalm 89:38-52 Proverbs 13:20-23 BIBLE VERSE(S) FOR TODAY:Proverbs 13:20 (CSB) “The one who walks with the wise will become wise, but a companion of fools will suffer harm.”REFLECTIONS ON TODAY’S BIBLE VERSE(S):People are contagious. We tend to give people what we’ve got and we get what those around us have.… and I’m not even […]
Read MoreA desire to influence
I once read a quote by John Maxwell that went something like this: “With only one exception every person in the world is made up of others.” Well, most of us are not content to live our lives for ourselves. We believe in our ideas. We are also motivated by a desire to live a life […]
Read MoreGod gives us the leaders we deserve
Oftentimes, folks may not like the governmental leaders who are over them. Yet, that only brings out a biblical truth – God is the one who installs the leaders. Sure, our nation is one where we get to vote on who our leaders will be. But ultimately, God is working out His plan and determines […]
Read MoreThe Christian and Civil Disobedience
As followers of Jesus, our desire is to obey God’s law while also obeying the laws of the land in which we live. Yet, there may be times when God’s law conflicts with society’s laws. In those cases, a follower of Jesus is forced to make a decision: 1) Disregard God’s law and obey the law […]
Read MoreA call to influence – a call to write
As Christians, we are called to be salt and light and many other things that speak to our call to influence. Jesus, in the Great Commission, told us to “Go…” A true follower of Jesus cannot be content to seek Him only for private reasons.… We seek Him so that we are empowered to reach […]
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