by Bill Elliff | Mar 29, 2019 | Church Leadership, Personal Growth
God has ordained an order in His kingdom, and that kingdom is to be mirrored in His creation. Part of His order is to call out leaders to lead others. God gives some the responsibility and authority to lead others. And these leaders are to lead. If they are placed in...
by Bill Elliff | Mar 14, 2019 | Church Leadership, Personal Growth
There was a habit Jesus seemed to have during his life on earth. We see it in multiple places in Scripture, but very clearly in Mark 1:35 (NASB): In the early morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house, and went away to a secluded place, and was...
by Bill Elliff | Mar 1, 2019 | Church Leadership, Personal Growth
There are thousands, perhaps millions of people who believe they are Christians who will never enter heaven. This is not my evaluation but the clear teaching of Jesus Christ Himself. Christ spoke of those who “come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous...
by Bill Elliff | Feb 15, 2019 | Church Leadership, Humility, Personal Growth, Six Responses to God
“A man’s pride will bring him low, but a humble spirit will obtain honor” (Proverbs 29:23 NASB). What is the desire of a proud man? He only has one, really. He wants to be lifted up. He longs to be known and honored, recognized and revered. His arrogance makes him...
by Bill Elliff | Feb 1, 2019 | Church Leadership, Personal Growth
In my trouble I cried to the LORD, and He answered me (Psalm 120:1 NASB). In this world there is one certainty for every man—he will have trouble. Jesus Himself stated this fact. “In the world you have tribulation,” He said (John 16:33). The psalmist made this...
by Bill Elliff | Jan 18, 2019 | Church Leadership, Personal Growth
It is the most frustrating thing we ever experience. When our young children simply will not listen to us, we are unable to lead them. When they are teenagers and ignore our counsel, it opens the door for them to be led by many unhealthy voices and make disastrous...
by Bill Elliff | Jan 4, 2019 | Church Leadership, Personal Growth
Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to Your name give glory because of Your lovingkindness, because of Your truth (Psalm 115:1 NASB). One of the things that determines the trajectory of a man’s life is how he handles praise. If he is a proud man, he will absorb it,...
by Aaron Paulus | Dec 21, 2018 | Church Leadership, Marriage & Family, Revival, Stories of Impact
Fatigue, burnout, and depression were just a few of the challenges Pastor Sean and Michelle were facing when they reached out to Life Action. In a desperate moment, God used a single phone call to begin restoring their lives and renewing their vision for local church...
by Bill Elliff | Dec 14, 2018 | Church Leadership, Personal Growth
The love of Christ controls us, having concluded this, that one died for all, therefore all died; and He died for all, so that they who live might no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died and rose again on their behalf (2 Corinthians 5:14-15 NASB). The word...
by Bill Elliff | Nov 30, 2018 | Church Leadership, Personal Growth
The title of this article could also be: Who’s in Charge, and What Difference Does That Make to Me? There are thousands of “drop the mic” statements in the Bible. These are definitive statements which, if dealt with properly, should be the end of the discussion....
