Say what you mean and mean what you say. Jesus said, “Anything beyond this is from the evil one.”

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You might be checking out this episode with the hope of one day being a leader. Well, Greg and I have good news for you—you already are! Leaders are not just the person at the top, but if you have a leadership mindset you can be a leader in whatever position you currently occupy. Join us as we chat about how important it is to start being a leader before you have the “leader” title.

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The first Church in the Book of Acts could have easily become the first two churches right from the beginning. It’s instructive how these groups were able to maintain the unity of just one Church.

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This is a clip from a sermon I shared called Unity Is Not Conformity. 

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Jesus—the Good Shepherd—gives His sheep reasons to trust Him, and He gives His under-shepherds an example to follow.

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Both Christians and non-Christians alike quote the words, “Do not judge.” Is that in the Bible? If so, is that phrase being applied correctly? Check out the next installment in our series “Is that in the Bible?” 

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Perhaps the best way to make your “Yes” mean “Yes” is to say “No.” 

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If you’re going through a dark time in your life right now, I’ve got a word of encouragement from you. Well, actually three words of encouragement!

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In the middle of the horrific treatment that Jesus endured during His Passion, I found one of the silliest statements I have ever read in the Bible! But it’s a silliness that could easily apply to you and me still today. 

You may also be interested in these related blog posts:

• The silence and the words of Jesus during this sham trial—Eloquent Silence and Respectful Boldness
• Some more thoughts about God’s rules versus man’s traditions—What Are Rules For? and Use The Right Term

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There are some know-it-alls who want to tell pastoral leaders how they should have done things differently. Much like the “armchair quarterbacks” that seem to know all the right calls a team should make, even though they have virtually no experience.

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An important principle in biblical interpretation is learning the context of a statement. From Moses to Jesus, what is the context of the phrase, “An eye for an eye”? 

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