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Nehemiah and His Not So Crazy Dream
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The Big Idea: A servant isn’t thinking, “What do I want?” He’s asking, “What does the Master need?” There are two ways to go. The first is to get bogged down insisting you know best, trying to control the situation, exerting your will, trying to get your own way, and coming out on top. Filled…
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Do You Know What God Expects From You?
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The Big Idea: What is my agenda? What is God’s agenda? Are we working on the same agenda? You have an agenda that animates you—a plan, goal, career, mission, vision, or a set of priorities. It’s why you get out of bed in the morning. God has an agenda too. It’s why He gets you…
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What Happens When Boys Climb Trees
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The Big Idea: Nothing is more rewarding than to go out on a limb for Jesus. When Jesus was “passing through” a village, He was never really just passing through. He was always adjusting His plans. That’s because Jesus loves to love the people that others love to hate. In this week’s text, we’ll meet…
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When the Pain Is Too Much To Bear
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The Big Idea: Suffering compels us to seek the mercy that success makes us think we don’t need. How much pain can you tolerate? When we as men have painful circumstances, most of us try to double-down with self-reliance, determination, and grit. But what can you do when the pain just gets to be too…
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How To Do Something Great For God
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The Big Idea: A man can make a real contribution once he gets over wanting to be a somebody. Virtually every morning I wake up with a joyful ache to do something great for God. I’ll bet you do too. Yet I’m amazed at how easily an unselfish desire to serve God can morph into…
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Why Are We Still Talking About Jesus?
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The Big Idea: My worst day with Jesus has been infinitely better than my best day without Him. We’ve been in the series “Hanging Out With Jesus” for over five years now! We’ve taken our time and carefully worked through 70% of the four gospels in chronological order. So why are we still talking about…
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How to Lead While Following Jesus
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The Big Idea: Being a good leader is not primarily dependent on your ability to lead but on your ability to follow Jesus. What kind of leader will you be in 2013? You are influencing others – your family, your work place, your friends, your neighbors, or in your church. What kind of difference will…
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What is Leadership and Why Does it Matter?
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The Big Idea: Leadership is lovingly influencing people to pursue God’s vision. Every man has a leadership influence on someone. And every man is affected by the leadership of others. So today, just starting a new year, all of us are feeling the impact of the leadership crisis that we see in America. Too many…
