Thoughts from Pastor Steven

Archive for July, 2008

Somebody laughed at me

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

I shared a component of our short term vision with someone the other day and they laughed.  Not in a “you guys are rowdy, man, that’s cool” kind of way.  In a “you need a reality check” sort of tone…they blatantly laughed at me.
I liked it.  It felt good.  It’s been a while since I’ve [...]

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The lifetime of the opportunity

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

“The opportunity of a lifetime must be seized in the lifetime of the opportunity.”
Leonard Ravenhill
Every opportunity has an expiration date.  Exceptional people, churches, and businesses possess the agility to move at the speed of God.  This usually means merging into oncoming traffic at breakneck speed.
A lot of people I know are more fearful of making [...]

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It

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

We all need to pick up a copy of Craig Groeschel’s book “It”. I haven’t had the chance to read it yet, but anything this guy says deserves our full attention. In my opinion he is one of the greatest men of God in our generation.  Nobody is more qualified to speak on the “it [...]

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Big Picture Meeting

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

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