“I’m not really sure what I’m called to do!” I can’t tell you how many times that I have heard that lately. For some reason I can’t get the phrase out of my head. At first, it bothered me because I have always felt passionate about things that God was leading me to do. I [...]
Archive for January, 2011
Grab a Plunger
Posted: January 26, 2011 in Church of God, Church Planting, Leadership, Northpark, Personal Growth, ServolutionLord, Make Me New Again
Posted: January 24, 2011 in Devotion, Leadership, Personal Growth, Salvation, WorshipHow many times have you watched episodes of Grey’s Anatomy or ER (if you are old – Marcus Welby MD), and heard the words, “CLEAR“! It’s that part of the show where the patient is coding and the medical staff is working passionately to keep the them alive. We are glued to the television, sitting [...]
Lord, Interrupt Us!
Posted: January 18, 2011 in Church Planting, Fasting, Leadership, Northpark, Sermons, WorshipIf you haven’t been at Northpark over the past few weeks, you’ve been missing out! Our new Ten for Life series has been amazing. We are taking 10 of our favorite verses and breaking them down to discover the real meaning behind them. These are often very familiar verses, but they are 10 of the [...]
Don’t Just Stand There, Do Something!
Posted: January 10, 2011 in Church of God, Church Planting, Leadership, NorthparkHow many times have you thought of that revolutionary idea that will change everything? You couldn’t sleep because you couldn’t get it off of your mind. However, weeks, months and even years passed and it just sort of fizzled out. What happened? Was it not a revolutionary idea? If you are a Christian leader, you [...]
Are you looking for ways to be more creative, innovative and indispensable? Don’t settle at being in the middle of the pack. Mediocrity isn’t good enough. Whether you are a student, a corporate CEO, or a part of a ministry team, you can be more valuable in the place you serve. Be an inventor! Create [...]
I know you were told that winners never quit. That’s actually not always true. Michael Jordan quit baseball and for good reason. Let’s be honest, it just wasn’t going to happen for Air Jordan on the baseball diamond. However, operating in his gift, there is none better! There are countless organizations that exist, both for [...]
A woodpecker can tap twenty times on a thousand trees and get nowhere, but stay very busy. Or, he can tap twenty thousand times on the same tree and get dinner! If you aren’t careful, you’ll find yourself wasting the entire day shuffling paper, answering phones, returning emails and stalking your friends and family on [...]
I Refuse to be Normal
Posted: January 4, 2011 in Church of God, Church Planting, Fasting, Northpark, ResourcesIf you are ready to start this year off with a bang, you’ve come to the right place! At Northpark, we have made the decision to refuse the NORM! We want to see God do the extraordinary. We want to be extraordinary followers of Jesus. However, the only way for that to happen is to [...]