New Beginnings, Old Memories
Old memories, new beginnings, a purpose for tomorrow and a hope for so much more.
Bible Study - I Thessalonians 3
And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all, as we do for you, so that he may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.
1 Thessalonians 3:12–13 ESV
Bible Study - I Thessalonians 2
But just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not to please man, but to please God who tests our hearts
1 Thessalonians 2:4 ESV
Bible Study - I Thessalonians 1
For we know, brothers loved by God, that he has chosen you, because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction. You know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake.
1 Thessalonians 1:4–5 ESV
How to Be a Terrible Leader (In Ten Easy Steps)
So instead of thinking about the worst leaders, I thought about the best ones. I picked a quality I love in each of them and then flipped it. What would its opposite look like?
Bible Study - Colossians 4
Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time. Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.
Colossians 4:5–6 ESV
Bible Study - Colossians 3
Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, 13 bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. 14 And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.
Colossians 3:12–14 ESV
Bible Study - Colossians 2
And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses, 14 by canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross. 15 He disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in him.
Colossians 2:13–15 ESV
Have You Ever Had a Day When Everything Went Right?
Savor the wins, forget the losses quickly, and learn from everything.
Some Days…We Win!
That's the win. When you realize people are one of the greatest gifts in your life, joy and gratitude come right along with them.
Bible Study - Philippians 4
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:6–7 ESV
Bible Study - Philippians 3
Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 3:12–14 ESV
You are not an Entrepreneur
Leadership like this doesn't happen by accident; it happens in the room, on purpose. Step in. Be that leader.
Bible Study - Philippians 2
Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.
Philippians 2:3–4 ESV
Bible Study - Philippians 1
And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.
Philippians 1:6 ESV
What’ Next?
But here's the real question: what about your leadership? It's not just you in the crosshairs anymore. Your team is watching. Your organization is watching. They want to know — what's next?
Bible Study - Ephesians 6
Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 "Honor your father and mother" (this is the first commandment with a promise), 3 "that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land."
Ephesians 6:1–3 ESV
Bible Study - Ephesians 5
However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.
Ephesians 5:33 ESV
Spinning Hats
Ground yourself first. Show up as you. Breathe before you enter. Value the person more than the outcome. Then ask the litmus test question: what would that person say about you afterward?