by Life Action | Jun 1, 2019 | Revive Magazine, The Power of a Life Message
As told by Revive editor Dan Jarvis When the Life Action team arrived in his Texas church, Rick Lawson had no idea what God had in store for him. “I was an engineering supervisor with one of the largest defense contractors for the U.S. government. In that role, I had...
by Life Action | Jun 1, 2019 | Revive Magazine, The Power of a Life Message
“How can I know all the sins lurking in my heart? Cleanse me from these hidden faults. Keep your servant from deliberate sins! Don’t let them control me. Then I will be free of guilt and innocent of great sin” (Psalm 19:12-13). Heavenly Father, in the spirit of Psalm...
by Dan Jarvis | Jun 1, 2019 | Revive Magazine, The Power of a Life Message
Are you willing to say, along with the apostle Paul, “Imitate me, just as I imitate Christ” (1 Corinthians 11:1)? Contemplating my own life message, I’m tempted to add an asterisk to that verse, leading to some small print with a disclaimer: *Certain exclusions apply....
by Life Action | Jun 1, 2019 | Church Leadership, Revive Magazine, The Power of a Life Message
Since my position announces, “Imitate me as I imitate Christ,” I’m definitely going to need Your help, Lord Jesus. In order to safeguard my life message, to live a life worthy of the calling I’ve received: I choose to reject pride and embrace humility. My ministry...
by Bill Elliff | May 24, 2019 | Church Leadership, Personal Growth
The story of Hannah and her husband, Elkanah, told in 1 Samuel 1, is fantastic. Hannah was barren, and it broke her heart. Other things complicated this, robbing her of joy. But there is one verse that changed everything: “She, greatly distressed, prayed to the LORD...
by Bill Elliff | May 10, 2019 | Church Leadership, Personal Growth
It happened while Jesus was praying in a certain place, after He finished, one of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, teach us to pray just as John also taught his disciples” (Luke 11:1 NASB). One of the famous statements I’ve heard for years says, “Discipleship is more...
by Bill Elliff | Apr 26, 2019 | Church Leadership, Personal Growth
It’s hard to believe. God has committed Himself to communicate with His creation. In one of the greatest psalms, David tells us two of the most profound ways in which this is done. Through Creation Notice the communication words in the first four verses of Psalm 19...
by Bill Elliff | Apr 12, 2019 | Church Leadership, Personal Growth
If you are not convinced of the value of prayer and the need for unceasing prayer in your own life, look at Jesus. At every major juncture in His life, you will find the man, Jesus, praying. Apparently, Jesus felt He could not live properly without unceasing communion...
by Life Action | Apr 2, 2019 | Say Yes to God
What if God wants to keep you weak? What if that struggle you’ve been having for years continues on for several more—because God wants it to? God is not unkind. He is never unloving. He has not forgotten you. So if your struggle goes on and on, even though you’ve...
by John Avant | Apr 1, 2019 | Presidents Column, Say Yes to God
Well, I hope someone reads this. I probably wouldn’t. To be honest, the title would normally not interest me. You see, I really care nothing at all about flowers. I’m not sure I’d know a daffodil from a dandelion! And I’m pretty sure I’ve never learned anything...
