Tag: purpose

  • 12. The Power of Your Story

    12. The Power of Your Story

    Recently, I taught the lesson for our kids ministry and the topic was integrity – doing the right thing even when we don’t want to. I told a story about when I was a 8 years old, my brother and I played baseball in our living room and one time I hit the ball and…

  • 10. Integrity Wins or Loses Championships

    10. Integrity Wins or Loses Championships

    I remember after a pretty heated board meeting, the vice president came up to me and asked if I would give him a ride home. He spent the next 30 minutes pouring into me, asking me how I was doing, who I felt God calling me to be, challenging me to be gracious and forgiving,…

  • 6. Know What God Has Called You to Do

    6. Know What God Has Called You to Do

    Eighteen years into ministry, I had a sudden interruption in my ministry career. The church I had poured into with my family for 5.5 years had to lay me off due to the financial crisis caused by an affair from people in the church leadership. I was in the middle of one of the most…