Seek first his kingdom
Today I find myself in a situation I've not been in before - and I awake seeking God for perspective. Then our just-5 year old comes into our bedroom and jumps on our bed. "Its...
21 April, 2016
To fuel your fire #11/11: The need for a pattern – Part II
Over four years ago I travelled to meet with 70 ministers’ associations around the nation. I explained the Hope Project vision – but qualified the presentation by clarifying that this project was still like a...
15 April, 2016
To fuel your fire #10/11: The need for a pattern – our most important offering
While the Hope Project has communicated the Christian message broadly… it is still just a program. A program is like a topping on a pizza. The question is, what is the base of the pizza...
08 April, 2016
To fuel your fire #9/11: Do you know just how powerful a coffee can be?
God made humans social creatures - and this means we all enjoy a good conversation. When spiritual topics come up in conversation, it is not difficult to ask a person if they’d be interested to...
01 April, 2016
To fuel your fire #8/11: Every day and in every way we help people take steps toward Jesus
Small things count! Most people don’t come to faith as the result of a one-off meeting. People journey toward faith over time. There might be a dozen interactions with Christian along that journey. So small...
24 March, 2016
To fuel your fire #7/11: God works through your preaching more than you know!
We must not forget that the gospel is the power of God for the salvation for all who would believe (Romans 1). God anoints the message of salvation through Jesus in a special way. When...
18 March, 2016
To fuel your fire #6/11: Opportunities do not come twice! (Rescue boat, not cruise-liner)
Opportunities do not come twice! For sure, sometimes another opportunity comes - but that is another opportunity! In actual fact, every opportunity comes once! And in a day and age when most people will...
12 March, 2016
To fuel your fire #5/11: Empowering your members to disciple interested people
For years church leaders have been lamenting about how difficult it is to get members to disciple (or mentor) others. Even when their own spiritual lives are healthy, many members wouldn't know what to say...
11 March, 2016
To fuel your fire #4/11: Unlocking the power of an invitation
A young schoolboy who recently caught a ride with a friend of mine looked out the window and asked her, “What are all those buildings with the letter ‘t’ on top?” Times have changed! it...
04 March, 2016
To fuel your fire #3/11: The power of a story
Jesus had three key conversational techniques. (1) He asked questions, (2) he made provocative statements that drew people in (possibly the most difficult), and (3) he told stories from the natural world that aided understanding,...
03 March, 2016