Sun Tzu says: “He will win who, prepared himself, waits to take the enemy unprepared”
Proverbs 21:31 (The Message) Do your best, prepare for the worst— then trust God to bring victory.
Proverbs 21:31 (New International Version) The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but victory rests with the LORD.
There will always be for [...]
THE ART OF WAR…FOR CHRISTIANS(PART 4)
ART OF WAR…. FOR CHRISTIANS (part 3)
Sun Tzu says: “He will win whose army is animated by the same spirit throughout all its ranks”
This has got to be one of my favorite sayings of Sun Tzu. When he says spirit he is not speaking of the supernatural, he is speaking of vision, understanding and motivation. And being defined thus I appreciate [...]
THE ART OF WAR… FOR CHRISTIANS (PART 2)
Romans 10:1-3 (NAS) Brethren, my heart’s desire and my prayer to God for them is for their salvation. 2For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not in accordance with knowledge.
Sun Tzu says: He will win who knows how to handle both superior and inferior forces
In reading this tenent of [...]
THE ART OF WAR… FOR CHRISTIANS
Ecclesiastes 3:1 (NLT) For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven.
This weekend I picked up and read The Art of War by Sun Tzu(722–481 BC). Neapolitan Bonaparte, Winston Churchill and most every significant military mind have studied the pages of this book.
From it I immediately drew application as a pastor, [...]
WRESTLE WITH IT
Ephesians 6:12-13 (NCV) Our fight is not against people on earth but against the rulers and authorities and the powers of this world’s darkness, against the spiritual powers of evil in the heavenly world.13 That is why you need to put on God’s full armor. Then on the day of evil you will be able [...]
HOW YOU SHINING?
1 Corinthians 10:31-32 (NLT) So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. 32 Don’t give offense to Jews or Gentiles or the church of God.
This morning as I was in the gym, this verse came to mind. “Do it ALL for the glory of God”. [...]
INTERN “RETREAT”
As a youth pastor I am often frustrated with young people that don’t “get it”. As I pondered this I stumbled across a blog post on LifeChurch.tv for your further consideration on this issue. Let me get back on track. As a pastor of 29 years (just to be clear that 29 years old not [...]
“my Muslim faith..oops i meant my Christian faith”
-Now before you get upset. I make that mistake at least once a day…OH WAIT NO I DON’T. I’M A CHRISTIAN and I’ve NEVER made that mistake. I aint never gone to no Harvard and I’s smart enough not to screw that up. Obama must be saying “dang those two years [...]
ADD TO IT
Opening illustration: I wanting better and better race times. When i race the same times over and over again i start to get bored
-Boredom comes from empty repetition
-Lack of variety
-The causes of boredom are usually a lack of stimulation or a lack of understanding, but in some cases it because of depression. Boredom is also [...]
And all seems lost, when all is won
Jeremiah Andrew Denton Jr. is a retired United States Navy admiral and a former U.S. senator, of the Republican party, for the state of Alabama. He spent almost eight years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam. What he endured there was so dark and depraved it would cause the strongest among us to shudder. [...]
