MOTIVATE What makes a great team: offense or defense? Offense excites the casual fan, but Defense excites the committed follower. Coaches say: Offense wins games but Defense wins championships. Teams strategize with an air raid Offense or a steel curtain Defense. Reality is that a thriving offense AND an effective defense are needed for great…
Author: growinggodlygenerations
Waiting
Yesterday my wife had a procedure. She’s been waiting multiple months, and in some sense years to get this done. Women, especially mothers, often wait to take care of their own needs because they’re focused on helping others. My wife is a selfless example of this attitude. Her surgery took about ninety minutes and thankfully…
Gospel Goodbyes (Acts 20)
MOTIVATE They say, “It’s so hard to say goodbye.” (Boyz II Men) Vacations in beautiful places. Teens in love who stay on the phone to listen to each other breathe. “No, you hang up.” “No, you first.” Sending grown children off to college. Aging family members who live out of state. Military deployments Traveling in…
Acts Outline and Paul’s Ministry Timeline
An outline of the book of Acts and Paul’s ministry I. A Friendship Formed: Barnabas and Saul (Paul) A. Saul taken to Antioch by Barnabas, they stay for a year Acts 11:25-26 1. Barnabas and Saul in charge of offering for famine relief to Jerusalem Acts 11:29-30, AD 46 2….
