Tuesday, March 19

Tag: c3 church

Personal Life

Go Fast!

Let's talk about fasting for a moment. Fasting is designed to refocus our life on God. It will empty you of you and fill you with Him. There is a power in fasting even aside from prayer. However, combined with an increased level of prayer, which is really its purpose, fasting will speed your growth, wisdom and fruitfulness in God. Obstacles come down as we realign ourselves to Him. Fasting is an incredibly healthy spiritual discipline, bringing great benefit with it. Instances of the use of fasting in scripture: - for humility I humbled myself with fasting Psalm 35:13 - making important decisions As they ministered to the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, "Now separate to Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them." Acts 13:2 - releasing ministers So a...
Personal Life

ONE

Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brethren to dwell together in unity! 2 It is like the precious oil upon the head, Running down on the beard, The beard of Aaron, Running down on the edge of his garments. 3 It is like the dew of Hermon, Descending upon the mountains of Zion; For there the LORD commanded the blessing--Life forevermore. Psalm 133:1-3 'Behold' - David is making a statement that there is something here that will make you stop & take notice. Unity is powerful in its attraction. It is 'good'. Unity is not a loss of ones own mind, a surrender of ones own thinking capability. Unity is a choice we make for good, not simply a feeling. It requires strength and a thinking person to make it. It is good and 'pleasant'. 'Pleasant' because there is something in us all that t...
Dutch

Hij is Echt

Wat moeten wij hier verder over zeggen? Als God VOOR ONS is, wie kan dan tegen ons zijn? Romeinen 8:31 God laat zich zien in ons leven, niet op video, hologram of twitter, maar als persoon! Hij is geen laagje fineer. De farizeeërs waren wit gewassen stenen. God is echt. De schrijvers van de Evangeliën vertellen ons dat Hij sprak als iemand met ‘echte’ autoriteit. De apostel Johannes vertelt ons dat Hij ‘echte’ liefde laat zien, Hij kwam in ‘echt’ vlees om uit te reiken en ons te vinden. Paulus zegt tegen de Corinthiërs dat sommigen denken dat afgoden echt zijn – maar dat zijn ze niet! Dingen om ons heen zijn niet zo echt als God Zelf of de dingen die Hij doet. God is het centrum van alle ware realiteit. Zonder Hem heeft niets dezelfde diepte, betekenis of hetzelfde doel. Hij is echt. P
Personal Life, Work Life

Juggle Well

Let me help you for a moment reduce stress and keep your life on track, by successfully juggling multiple tasks and responsibilities. Today it's not a question of whether you can multi-task or not - we all have to multi-task if we are going to do life well. The skill of multi-tasking is not so much about doing 2 or 3 things at the same time but more about carrying multiple responsibilities at the same time and handling it well. 4 simple guidelines: 1.  Make lists:  when an action or an idea comes to mind or is agreed upon then put it in a list.  There are apps and software available for this that will even remind you when it needs to be done (alternatively put a reminder note in your agenda) 2. Do it now:  where possible do it now.  An simple email pops in, reply now.  Reading