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#170-Perimeter Blocking Pt. 2
A wide receiver must be willing to do the dirty work and he must be precise and technical in blocking for his teammates. Paying attention to detail will maximize a wide receivers ability. We do the same as Christians when we study, learn, and a...
#169-Perimeter Blocking Pt. 1
In football, perimeter blocking is when wide receivers unselfishly block the defensive backs in order to open up a hole for the running back to run through. God gave Coach Brown an incredible attention to detail and he learned from the best coa...
#168-Step on Sin Spiders
Proverbs 30:28 talks about creepy crawlers and insects and how they are found in the king's palace. There are spiders in our life that we have to squash. God's Word along with thoughtful prayer seeking wisdom and discernment helps us disc...
#167-When Opportunity Knocks
The Bible talks about how lizards and spiders are weak but they are found in the king's palace. When life hits us hard and opportunity knocks, we get ourselves back up by looking to the Lord Jesus Christ. We turn friction into traction because ...
#166-Don't Play My Kid
Proverbs 30:24 talks about how the locusts go out in ranks and.they have no king. Youth sports has become a lot about putting a spotlight on the individual kid instead of working together in unity like the locusts do. The locusts have no prefer...
#165-Synergy
Proverbs 30 verse 27 says the locusts have no king but all of them go out and ranks. Synergy is the concept that two or more are greater than the sum of its parts. We can learn from the locusts who wisely work together to accomplish tasks...
#164-Loose Lips Sink Ships
The Bible has approximately 780,000 words in it. The word of God instructs us how to live which includes how we should control our tongues. The book of James tells us to brittle our tongue. 2 Corinthians informs us that we are ambassadors of Ch...
#163-The Pipeline
Proverbs 30:24-28 describes four animals who are small yet exceedingly wise. The rock badger finds a place of refuge in the rock even when the elements are challenging. In the 1980s, the Nebraska football team had to change their offensive syst...
#162-Calculated Loaves
Proverbs 6:6 talks about how the ant is wise, resilient and relentless. We are called to get into the paint with the Lord and be wise and strategic in the way we go about life. God hardwired the ant and He soft wired us. We need to learn how to...
#161-Are You Prepared to Die?
Proverbs 30:24-25 shows us that God hardwired the tiny ant with exceptional wisdom. Ants are resilient, diligent, elite organizers and they prepare for the winter. They work together to accomplish their tasks. God uses his animal kingdom to sho...
#160-Silent Servants
1 Peter 5:2 says to be shepherds of God's flock and to watch over them not because you must, but because you are willing as God wants you to be. As Christians we should be eager to volunteer our time for the kingdom of God and his people. Jesus...
RE-RELEASE #36-All Rise Pt. 2
Jesus died on the cross and rose from the dead and defeated death. Believers are born-again (John 3:3) by the Spirit of God. God has put all things under His authority.We have been transferred from death to life and God has spiritually adop...
RE-RELEASE #35-All Rise Pt. 1
We "Get To" worship an ALIVE andRESURRECTED JESUS. Religion is man's attempt to reach God, but salvation is God coming down through Jesus Christ to reach man. Jesus died on a cross to fully pay for our sin, and he rose three days later and ...
#159-Jailhouse Prayers Rock
In Acts 4, Peter and John displayed a confident boldness in the Lord despite the Councils threats. Peter and John weren't living out of fear and death. Instead, they were living out of life and resurrection. We too should pray for boldness to l...
#158-Revival
Revival is understanding our sin, lamenting and confessing to the Lord. Revival is a death and resurrection process. Revival happens one soul at a time and we continue to go to Jesus, who paid for our sin and rose from the dead. In Psalm 51 Dav...
#157-Who is My Neighbor?
In Luke 10 Jesus explains who our neighbor is. Everyone is valuable to God and He created each person in His very image. If you are a follower of Jesus, you are a missionary and you get to share the good news with everyone, no matter their back...
#156-Give Me a Compass
In Acts 1, the disciples have lost their way after Jesus death and resurrection. Jesus helps get them back on track by telling them that they will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon them and they will be His witnesses in Jerusalem an...
RE-RELEASE #99-Senior Discount
In 1 Kings 1, David had grown old and unfortunately the consequences of not disciplining his son Adonijah have caught up to him. Adonijah knew his brother Solomon was to be the next king, but he tried recruiting people to help him take the crow...
RE-RELEASE #118-How Tough Was That
The Bible is full of people like Joseph and Paul who endured difficulty, suffering and isolation. They could have been crushed but they were strengthened by God and their toughness came from a continual relationship with the Lord. We look to Je...
RE-RELEASE #117-How Tough Do You Want to Be?
Steve Prefontaine was a world-class runner who beat other runners with his incredible toughness. As Christians we are being beat down by the world and taking blow after blow for the sake of Christ. We are called to die daily and to be conformed...
RE-RELEASE #106-The Big If
In 1 Kings 6 the Lord came to Solomon and promised Solomon that if he observed His laws and kept His commands then the Lord would live among the Israelites and not abandon His people. Solomon knew the law, especially Deuteronomy 17 which ...
RE-RELEASE #102-The Great Ask
In 1st Kings 3, God comes to Solomon in a dream and asks him to ask for whatever he wants. Solomon understood the important responsibility of leading God's people and he asked for a discerning heart to govern God's people. It says the the Lord ...
RE-RELEASE #136-Serving You Up
Jesus said if you want to be a great leader then you must be a great servant first. Are we willing to humble ourselves before the mighty hand of God? We look to Jesus who was the perfect servant leader as He humbled himself to the point of deat...