by Bill Elliff | Mar 9, 2018 | Church Leadership, Personal Growth
This is not an advertisement from a slick company. But it is a promise from the only One who is always faithful: “Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and...
by Bill Elliff | Feb 23, 2018 | Church Leadership, Personal Growth
So Esau bore a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing with which his father had blessed him; and Esau said to himself, “The days of mourning for my father are near; then I will kill my brother Jacob” (Genesis 27:41 NASB). The story of Jacob and Esau is classic...
by Bill Elliff | Feb 9, 2018 | Church Leadership, Personal Growth
I know you have your agenda, full of meetings and bullet points on your “To Do” list. But, in the midst of it all, what are you really to do? You are to feed people around you with bread from heaven. Real Life Lesson Jesus was saddened by the death of His friend John...
by Bill Elliff | Jan 26, 2018 | Church Leadership, Personal Growth
The most tragic chapters of our lives are filled with stories of things that remove us from God. The simple word for this tragedy is sin. But there is a word that precedes that sin: temptation. If we are to return to intimacy with God and the invaluable joy of His...
by Bill Elliff | Jan 12, 2018 | Church Leadership, Personal Growth
“Thus says the LORD . . .” (Jeremiah 51:1 NASB). The first phrase of my reading this morning overwhelmed me. I could not read further. How many times in Scripture are these incredible four words (or their equivalent) repeated? He Speaks The whole Bible itself is...
