Chuck Quinley

Think about the opportunity, responsibility, and danger associated with handling other people's money in a position of trust. Money is at least Volatile, if not charged with dark spiritual energy. You would expect Jesus to say, “Avoid money,” but he doesn’t.

Ambassadors live an abundant life. Since we are ambassadors of God, we have an eternal allowance from God, and we can live on it without any doubt. We are covered. Listen to today's Thread as we talk about the 5 secrets of an abundant life.

Have you felt that God was calling you to do something for Him but were afraid of where the money would come from? Does your heart tell you to launch out into a radically new life of obedience but your family is holding you back, worrying how it will affect your career? Would you obey your calling if you just knew your family would have enough provision for their needs?

There is a special gift, perhaps one above all other gifts, that allows you to ride above the worries and cares of this world. While the world frets about money and position and supply, we have been given a gift that we can receive, unwrap, and put to work. This gift from God will liberate your life and make you a big person, a source of blessing and material help to others.

How important are your friendships in your spiritual development? Do your friends build you to be a better person, or do they lead you to your downfall? Be careful who you'd be "tied up" with in business, club memberships, hangout friends or the highest relationship of all, our marriage partner.

Extreme circumstances call for extreme measures, but when you venture into the thought of engaging someone whose life is spiraling out of control, things can come back and hurt you even though you are sincerely trying to help. Have you ever had a friend with a problem so big that some kind of intervention seemed to be the only way to get their attention? Would you be willing to participate in an intervention?

It's impossible to finish the race without knowing and having this one BIG secret. You simply cannot! Today’s Thread covers 2 Corinthians Chapter 6:1-10. It's about this one single character trait you need to possess, as a believer, OR you can't even race at all. A lot of things are important, but without this one, you're out by default. You just have to have it, and it's up to you to develop it.

Evangelism, is it a heart or head matter? Is it wrong to use an emotional appeal for a person to make peace with God? Is it our job to try to persuade or should we just deliver a rational version of the message and consider our part of the work done? Christians all over the world have many opinions on these things. Check out this episode of Thread to explore this topic as we study 2 Cor. 5.14-21

Set spiritual goals! Yes, it's a lot harder than clicking off a bucket list of experiences BUT the effort you pour into completing a spiritual goal will change your life forever. Who I am is more important than what I do, but doing is usually what gets me there. Life responds to action and our actions need to be focused on pre-selected targets and ambitions.

If you ask people in church if they believe in heaven and believe that it's the best life possible, they’d all say yes. Now add a second question, “Would you go there right now if you could?” If I promised you that if you stood at the altar in church and prayed real loud, “OH Father, please let me die now and go to you!” you’d drop dead where you stood and enter heaven would you pray it? We are very, very attached to this physical world and to life in the body.And this keeps us from experiencing the full freedom we could know in Christ. Learn more in this week's Thread podcast, the Bible study for those in formal and informal ministry.