DO WHAT YOU JUST SAID But Elijah said to her, “Don’t be afraid! Go ahead and do just what you’ve said, but make a little bread for me first. Then use what’s left to prepare a meal for yourself and your son. (1 Kings 17:13 NLT) I imagine this poor widow was praying…
WHEN YOU WAIT ON GOD I waited patiently for the LORD; he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. (Psalm 40:1-2 NIV) Allow me to explain these verses phrase by…
FAME THAT HONORS GOD’S NAME When the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon and his relationship to the Lord, she came to test Solomon with hard questions. (1 Kings 10:1 NIV) Fame that honored the name of the Lord. There will be occasions in which we will be known for what we do for…
THERE IS NO INFLUENCE WITHOUT AN ATTITUDE OF SERVICE They replied, “If today you will be a servant to these people and serve them and give them a favorable answer, they will always be your servants.” (1 Kings 12:7 NIV) Being a leader implies that we serve those we lead, in the home, job, school, church…
EXCELLENCE HAS A COST It took Solomon thirteen years, however, to complete the construction of his palace. (1 Kings 7:1 NIV) Solomon first built a temple for God, then he built a house for himself. It took him thirteen years. Excellent things are not built overnight. 1.- They take time. Someone estimated that 10,000 hours are…
WE SHOULD BE INTENTIONAL PART 2 I intend, therefore, to build a temple for the Name of the Lord my God, as the Lord told my father David, when he said, ‘Your son whom I will put on the throne in your place will build the temple for my Name. (1 Kings 5:5 NIV) We should be defined in…
RUN WITH PATIENCE “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us.” (Hebrews 12:1 NLT)….
TAKE OFF ALL YOUR BURDENS “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us.” (Hebrews…
THE POWER OF ENCOURAGING EACH OTHER “So encourage each other and build each other up, just as you are already doing.” (1 Thessalonians 5:11 NLT) We live in a world where many of the things that occur have the purpose of discouraging, frustrating, and disillusioning us. People do a better job when they are motivating,…
EL PODER DE ANIMARNOS Por eso, anímense y edifíquense unos a otros, tal como lo vienen haciendo. (1 Tesalonicenses 5:11 NVI) Vivimos en un mundo donde muchas de las cosas que pasan, tienen el propósito de desanimarnos, frustrarnos y derrumbarnos. Las personas hacen mejor trabajo cuando son alentadas, motivadas y estimuladas. Todos tenemos retos y…
