Tag Archives: Love

Have you looked at your “but” lately?

Kingdom Principle:   Love abides in opportunity. Fear focuses on obstacles. Abiding in Opportunity and Fear of Obstacles can look the same on the outside, but internally Love Abides, while Fear freezes. Acts 8:26-40 Psalm 22:25-31 1 John 4:7-21 John … Continue reading

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crack pot – it’s meant to be

Kingdom Principle: Our Brokenness boasts of the Kingdom. Brokenness is beautiful – it boasts of Grace, Faith & Love which advance the Kingdom Jeremiah 31:31-34 Psalm 51:1-12 Hebrews 5:5-10 John 12:20-33 The Self-Help industry has grown in the last 15 … Continue reading

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KISS more of the time

Kingdom Principle: The Kingdom provides simple solutions to complex problems. Numbers 21:4-9 Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22 Ephesians 2:1-10 John 3:14-21 K.I.S.S. is an acronym for “Keep it simple, stupid” as a design principle noted by the U.S. Navy in 1960. The … Continue reading

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Fear Love? Love Fear? Both leave you in the cold.

Kingdom Principle: Fall forward in Love, rather than being frozen in Fear. Falling forward sends us to our knees. Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11 Luke 1:46b-55 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24 John 1:6-8, 19-28 What motivates you more – love or fear? Do you not … Continue reading

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Make your list – Check it twice

Kingdom Principle:  Kingdom Come – means, there is more to come… Isaiah 64:1-9 Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19 1 Corinthians 1:3-9 Mark 13:24-37 Each year my kids enjoy making a list of things they want for Christmas gifts. The creation of this … Continue reading

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Time Killers & Killing Time = Empty Moments & Endless Moves

Kingdom Principle – Time in the Kingdom is not linear, nor limited Love is our only limitation…. Deuteronomy 34:1-12 Psalm 90:1-6, 13-17 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8 Matthew 22:34-46 Every year in August, rough 30 new families enter my life for a … Continue reading

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The Bloody Truth

Kingdom Principle: The power in the Blood of the Lamb flows for the purpose to overcome. We must be overcome by the Blood of Jesus so that:                                                 Forgiveness Overcomes Fear, Good Overcomes Evil, & Love Overcomes Hate – in us! … Continue reading

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Raising kids in a blind spot, breaks up families

Kingdom Principle: Discipleship is an act of love which overcomes fear and releases power. Love is not blind, and leaves you broken. Genesis 21:8-21 Psalm 86:1-10, 16-17 Romans 6:1b-11 Matthew 10:24-39 In the news we can and do see lives, … Continue reading

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Swine or Divine – Glory Hogs & Power Encounters

Kingdom Principle: Power flows for the purpose of Glory Acts 1:6-14 Psalm 68:1-10, 32-35 1 Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11 John 17:1-11 To pray is to acknowledge and confess that power is available beyond you. To bless and/or to curse to have … Continue reading

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The Ark didn’t have to work to float

Kingdom Principle: Rise in Obedience or be flooded in Obligation. Living loved removes obligation and redeems obedience. Acts 17:22-31 Psalm 66:8-20 1 Peter 3:13-22 John 14:15-21 When Noah built the ark, the work was done, it would float whether he … Continue reading

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