Tag Archives: Submission

Slave to your labor or Servant to your love

Kingdom Principle:   Favor & Flow are gifts given to Kingdom ServantLeaders. Obedience alone is a good work in vain. Submission alone yields no renewal which is vain. Ruth 3:1-5; 4:13-17Psalm 127 Hebrews 9:24-28 Mark 12:38-44 Jim Elliot – a … Continue reading

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only two feet from my heart

Kingdom Principle:  Obedience will get you to the “door” of the Kingdom, but Submission is necessary for it to open. Submission is a matter of the heart. Ruth 1:1-18 Psalm 146 Hebrews 9:11-14 Mark 12:28-34 “Close” is only good enough … Continue reading

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God sized or Size up God

Kingdom Principle: Kingdom Servants are to seek the Holiness of God, not the Glory of God. Humility & Confidence open the ears of the servant to hear their calling into Service. Job 38:1-7, (34-41) Psalm104:1-9, 24, 35c Hebrews 5:1-10 Mark … Continue reading

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Choosing Cancer…

Kingdom Principle: Entering the Kingdom is a repeated choice, claiming life with the Father, Son and Holy Spirit in every breath. Isaiah 6:1-8 Psalm 29 Romans 8:12-17 John 3:1-17 The thought that anyone would choose cancer is repulsive to all … Continue reading

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Give up – Giving Up

Kingdom Principle: Wholeness of self (body, soul, & spirit) glorifies the King. Isaiah 50:4-9a Psalm 31:9-16 Philippians 2:5-11 Mark 11:1-11 We begin Lent addressing the concepts of giving up verses taking on…and the fact that true growth in Lent takes … 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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Why I stopped fighting for my marriage…

Kingdom Principle: Kingdom living requires an undivided life, yet will potentially separate everything else from you. Jonah 3:1-5, 10 Psalm 62:5-12 1 Corinthians 7:29-35 Mark 1:14-20 My wife and I, celebrated 17 years of marriage, with three kids (10, 12 … Continue reading

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Soggy Cap’n Crunch

Kingdom Principle: The Shepherd guides us on the Path of Life which is filled with Suffering. Suffering will stay, the Shepherd will sustain. Acts 2:42-47 Psalm 23 1 Peter 2:19-25 John 10:1-10 My kids don’t even know that Cap’n Crunch … Continue reading

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Declaration of Interdependence

Kingdom Principle: You cannot walk on the Path of Life alone The Path of Life is marked by maturity. Acts 2:14a, 36-41 Psalm 116:1-4, 12-19 1 Peter 1:17-23 Luke 24:13-35 When I have traveled inter-nationally every time I enter the … Continue reading

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Christians in Dirty Diapers… stinks

Kingdom principle:  The submission of your heart is a matter of choices in your mind. The heart of the matter is a matter of the heart… , but you can’t get to the heart of the matter without making a … Continue reading

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