The desire to "start from zero" just to be able to boast that "I did my own thing" is a deception intended to steal your inheritance.
Friday, June 10, 2022
Boasting
The desire to "start from zero" just to be able to boast that "I did my own thing" is a deception intended to steal your inheritance.
Tuesday, June 7, 2022
UNCOMMON LEADERSHIP 101 - SACRIFICE
UNCOMMON LEADERSHIP 101 - SACRIFICE
1. Investing in you requires SACRIFICE. God will send people to support you, encourage you & invest in your dream...but you ultimately have to be willing to make the necessary sacrifices.
2. Always keep people in your circle who aren’t there just for the success but for the SACRIFICE.
3. People see the highlights, but don't see the SACRIFICE you had to make along the way.
4. I promise you, everything I’m enjoying today is because I LISTENED to my Leader’s instructions & made SACRIFICES that paid off! You don’t get the crown without the cross.
5. You can get locked out of the harvest because you don't participate in the SACRIFICE!
6. God wants ALL of you, not merely the parts you deem presentable; give everything to Him. If you dedicate yourself to God, even when it’s uncomfortable, He will honor your SACRIFICE.
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
Ambition
Many years ago, Beverly & I were going through a season of uncertainty. (Well, actually, God was maturing me & I found myself looking at the grass in someone else's yard while I was struggling with my purpose, place & plan.)
Tuesday, April 26, 2022
#DearPreacher
As a Pastor, I believe:
•Jesus died for sinners.
•Morality can’t be legislated.
•I must preach the Word & live my convictions.
•I owe love to all.
•We must stand up for the voiceless.
•The Church must spend more time reaching the world & less time judging it.
So…
• Don't preach your convictions. Preach the Word & live your convictions!
• Truth is multicultural. If you just preach the Word, it will fit everyone.
• Preach the word, in & out of season.
• Preach the word when they like you & when they don't.
• Preach the word with love & grace.
• Preach! If your commitment is to "relevance", you'll need to keep up with every trend. So just preach the Word. Set the trend!
Every Blessing!
It Didn't Just Happen
Frederick Douglass said, “Without a Struggle, there can be no Progress." So true!Trees don’t become mature overnight. There are years of maturing, development, pruning & weathering required for said tree to stand rooted, bare fruit & extend its branches & blossoms to those who seek it’s shelter.
• Don’t take advice from people who’ve never done what you do. They may only know in theory but lack the practicum to provide wise counsel.
• Unless you want the aggravation, hardship, hurt & headache that someone went through to reach the point they’re at right now…don’t desire their anointing. It cost them a great cost to have what they have.
• Allow God to mold you into the one-of-a-kind leader you are. He will keep the clay wet with your tears & bend you with his tender touch.
• Learn to discern people who only want your gift & not you. Everyone has issues they need to work through. However, if you allow their daddy issues, family dysfunction or superstar ambition bleed into your life…you’ll spend months/years delayed & distracted from your life call. At some point, you have to let Jonah go.
You are God’s masterpiece! He has a beautiful plan for your life. Don’t let a setback keep you from your set up!
You didn’t just get here! Trust the process.

Every Blessing!
Saturday, April 9, 2022
Gossip
Keep your lips pure on this sensational Saturday!
Saturday, April 2, 2022
Win A Soul Today!
I'm thankful for the decisions, to follow Jesus, that take place in our services & at the altar. However, I think the greater opportunities take place in our everyday living...at school, work, neighborhoods & in the marketplace. That's why it's imperative to continue to train Christians to share their faith publicly & have experiences of leading people to Jesus.
- Who are you presently discipling?
- What is the name of the last person you led to Jesus & then discipled?
- Isn't that what Matthew 28:19-20 is all about (The Great Commission)?
Tuesday, March 29, 2022
Can You Be Trusted?
When you place your TRUST in someone, you're confirming your confidence in their integrity, ability & character. That is not a light thing. In fact, when you give someone your trust, you are giving them a very close space near your heart...an area that is tender & willingly open. For trust to continue, there must be a sacred covenant of loyalty & an internal decision not to misuse that trust.
Tuesday, October 26, 2021
Shacked Up
Christians don't shack up with their boyfriends/girlfriends & then float along in life, serve in ministry, pretend to be one thing at church while living in sin. It's a terrible testimony. It's learned behavior. It's sin. It's wrong. It shouldn't be celebrated...it should be repented of.
Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Blessed Are The Fraudulent or Faithful?
Luke 12:37 “Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.”
Faithfulness is a quality that is very often lacking in the moral fabric of men. It is an interesting attribute in that it requires something that every individual can provide. Anyone can & should be faithful. However, the Scripture says, “a faithful man who can find?” (Proverbs 20:6). It is difficult to find someone who is faithful & who remains faithful. We all know those who seemed to want to be faithful & appeared to be faithful for a while, but in time, they did not keep the charge that was committed to them.
True faithfulness is not something that is demonstrated initially, or even occasionally. A married person who is occasionally unfaithful to his or her spouse is not considered faithful. God intends for us to be faithful until death or until He comes. Our text tells us that there will be a special blessing for those “servants” who remain true to the Lord.
The Scripture says, “Blessed are those servants.” We are God’s servants. We belong to Him & we have committed ourselves to serve Him. We are not to serve our own interests & agendas, but we are to serve our Master, Jesus Christ. How long are we to serve? Until we are no longer excited about serving? Until our bodies are old & aching? We are to serve Him until He comes. THE BLESSED MAN is the servant “whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching.” The Lord Jesus Christ will come again to this earth. We are to serve our Savior until He comes. Have you ever known someone who seemed to be a loyal worker as long as someone was watching over him, or until the supervisor was out of sight? This is not a description of faithful service.
When Jesus comes, or when we go to be with the Lord, will we be found faithful? Those who are faithful will be rewarded. To those He finds watching, the Bible says, “he shall gird himself & make them to sit down to meat & will come forth & serve them.” This blessing is reserved for those who are found faithfully serving Jesus to the end. He will serve those who have been faithful servants. May He find us faithful.