by Bill Elliff | Jan 12, 2017 | Church Leadership, Personal Growth
Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of...
by Bill Elliff | Dec 15, 2016 | Church Leadership, Personal Growth
Life is filled with overwhelming noise. Our old and constant Enemy orchestrates a cacophony of confusion around us. If we are not careful, we will fall right into his trap, and the results are disastrous. The secret of David’s spiritual success was his determined...
by Bill Elliff | Dec 1, 2016 | Church Leadership, Personal Growth
The LORD has established His throne in the heavens, and His sovereignty rules over all (Psalm 103:19 NASB). It is our lack of understanding of this verse and its massive, overarching truth that causes most of our problems. SOVEREIGNTY MEANS … … absolute...
by Bill Elliff | Nov 3, 2016 | Church Leadership, Marriage & Family, Personal Growth
“Husbands, love your wives and do not be embittered against them” (Colossians 3:19 NASB). It is repeated enough in the Bible that we should get the picture: Our main task as husbands is to love our wives. Not to be confused about the nature of that love, Paul adds a...
by Bill Elliff | Oct 20, 2016 | Church Leadership, Personal Growth
Therefore, I will allot Him a portion with the great, And He will divide the booty with the strong; Because He poured out Himself to death, And was numbered with the transgressors; Yet He Himself bore the sin of many, And interceded for the transgressors. (Isaiah...
