Recently, in the greater Puget Sound numerous local churches gathered together to conduct an outreach event to the people of Pierce County called Hope 253. My church, Harborview Fellowship was able to participate and help as the good news of Jesus Christ was spread to people of all ages at this event. It was a […]
Know God and His Priorities As a church leader you need to understand God’s priorities that will enable you and the people you lead to get from place of status quo to God’s objectives and/or outcomes. While God is immutable, life in Christ is about change and transformation. You need to have a clear understanding […]
Without contractual transactions legitimate business does not happen. Likewise without spiritual transactions legitimate spiritual life does not happen. There are many who live spiritually impotent lives and many are deceived due to the fact that they don’t understand and employ spiritual transactions in their lives. I’ll explain. Imagine a young couple talking about marriage. They […]
Who of us have not seen awe-inspiring, jaw-dropping vistas? Some so pristine and majestic that they seemed to not be a part of our broken and cursed world. Imagine living in a world with perfect environmental systems in harmonious relationship with people and people with animals. Now imagine living in a joy-filled, intimate, and unobstructed […]
We have heard it said that without the first step there is no journey. Recovering God’s original design for our lives also requires that the first step be the right step. That first right step begins when we recognize our sin, and our spiritual poverty to rescue ourselves from sin and its power. The first […]
I’ve heard it said that if people had a full revelation of who God designed them to be they would have no desire to be anyone else. The Bible speaks to two dimensions of original design. One is a general design that God intends for all who are in Jesus Christ (which we will speak to […]
I have watched rooms, auditoriums, even stadiums filled with young people passionately declaring devotion to Jesus. It is interesting though to notice how few elderly people are on fire for Jesus…like Caleb in the Old Testament. I am old enough to have watched too many people’s passion and fire for Jesus be dampened and even […]
The Body of Christ is so diverse and rich. My favorite part of ministering in other churches is learning from and experiencing God through other believers in other settings, cultures, and denominations than mine. I am challenged by the humble, steady, and methodical passion for God that our Swiss brothers and sisters have. They are […]
Qing Dynasty vases, though small, are worth hundreds of thousands to tens of millions of dollars. Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge had a few on display. That is until an individual in a clumsy moment, tripped, crashed into them, and they were shattered to smithereens. Imagine what you would have felt had they belonged to you. […]
Last year some friends recently recognized my birthday with a bottle of wine. This gift was not as much for the liquid in the bottle as the label on the bottle — SOZO; including a definition. In Luke 19:10. Jesus declared He came to save what was lost. The English word “save” translates the Greek word sozo which […]