Following Jesus
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A tension we experience in living a lift of faith can be summed up by two similar but very different statements: 1. God can. 2. God will. I certainly don’t have all the answers here. Instead, I want to share my experience and others in whom I’ve witnessed a similar story. I just know that…
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Do you mind if I brag a little bit? People tend not to appreciate this question as a conversation starter. “Here we go, let’s hear about how things are so good for you and how your life is so perfect right now” is the thought that generally follows. But did you know the Bible actually…
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A few weeks ago, one of our leaders here at Matthews United Methodist Church closed a meeting using a concept with which I was previously unfamiliar. He spoke about a principle used in business called NPS, which stands for Net Promoter Score. The NPS illustrates the level at which people are promoting your service, product,…
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Should the focus of the local church be different for different age groups? If so, how does it change over the stages of life? What are the opportunities for people of different ages to interact if the focus changes between different age segments? When we decide the focus should be different for people in different…
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Do you spend time wondering if you are on track with all your efforts in life? Are you moving forward and making a difference or just chugging along doing the same ol’ thing? Is it time for a course correction? If you’re like me, then you spend lots of time on this train of thought.…
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Your community matters. Those with whom you socialize, work, live, and play are key to your decisions. They are, however, even more important to your follow through on those decisions. In the typical day-to-day of life, we do not even realize the role our people huddles play in the accountability of our decisions (especially the…
Five Minutes of Encouragement 