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These books will help guide your daily Bible reading with insights into each passage you read. This series is a practical, passionate, Biblical mentoring journey for individuals, small groups, leadership teams and congregations who desire to win their world for Christ.

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Disciples warn against every form of greed!
Money, money, money! Can you hear the sound of the music in the background? So many people today are driven by their love and their greed for money. And of course, even Solomon agrees that, “Money is the answer to … Continue reading
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Tagged assignment, Christ, craving, dignostic, emotions, eternity, evil, faith, generosity, godiness, greed, heaven, Jesus, Lake of Fire, life, love, mission, moeny, needy, pain, poor, possessions, promotion, rewards, wealth
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Disciples don’t fear humans who can murder them!
Death. bring up the subject and watch how chilly the room becomes. People don’t wanna talk about it. People avoid it. And the reason people avoid it is very simple: They simply do not know what will happen to them … Continue reading
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Tagged abundant, attacked, authority, Bible, Christian, consequences, death, disciple, distorted, enemies, eternal life, faith, God, hope, incarcerate, insults, Jesus, life, Marriage Feast of the Lamb
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Am I A Good Leader In God’s Eyes, Part 2
(Leadership For 2025 & Beyond! series) This is what the Lord has been telling us through His Vision for 1stSBC Gardena, CA, USA given to our Lead Pastor John Ward. Please read it here … “By the Lord’s leading, five years … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Leadership Blog, Vision
Tagged better, change, Christian, church, dedicated, faith, God, Gospel, Jesus, leader, Leadership, mind, Spirit-filled, Vision
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Am I A Good Leader In God’s Eyes, Part 1
(Leadership For 2025 & Beyond! series) What Does That Mean? As I was reading through our reading schedule last month, I ran across a chapter in Isaiah that the Holy Spirit wouldn’t let me leave. Kate will tell you I hovered over … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Christian, church, dominion, faith, God, Great Commission, Jesus, Leadership, life
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The Foundations of Our Faith Begin …
“For the leader. By David: In Adonai I find refuge. So how can you say to me, “Flee like a bird to the mountains! See how the wicked are drawing their bows and setting their arrows on the string, to … Continue reading
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Tagged attack, depression, Despair, discipleship, discouragement, faith, stress
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Day 4, Audacious Faith CLAMORS for Impossible!
Do you have a need that MUST be answered? Audacious faith doesn’t take the silence of our Messiah King Jesus as an answer. It’s not disrespect, it is URGENCY and genuine NEED! When Jesus visited a community outside of Israel, … Continue reading
Day 3, Audacious Faith WANTS the Impossible!
Has God challenged you to do something audacious in the New Year? Perhaps you are in the midst of some huge, terrifying storm that has been battering the life out of you. TODAY as we pray and fast, let us … Continue reading
Day 2, Audacious Faith BELIEVES for Impossible!
Do you have GIANT obstacles to life? Are you struggling with insurmountable problems? SUPERNATURAL help from our Messiah King Jesus is possible, once we step forward by faith and believe God is both willing and able! “As Jesus departed, two … Continue reading
Hope For Today #228 – Faith Savors God’s Forgiveness!
Faith Savors God’s Forgiveness! “In those days and at that time— this is the Lord’s declaration— one will search for Israel’s iniquity, but there will be none, and for Judah’s sins, but they will not be found, for I will … Continue reading
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Tagged accuse, bless, Christmas, erased, faith, forgive, forgiveness, God, hope, iniquity, Jesus, love, reality, savor, sin, thank, thankfulness, Thanksgiving, wash
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Hope For Today #227 – Faith Thanks God For Success!
Faith Thanks God for Success! “If you have raced with runners and they have worn you out, how can you compete with horses? If you stumble in a peaceful land, what will you do in the thickets of the Jordan?” … Continue reading
