by Bill Elliff | Nov 16, 2018 | Church Leadership, Personal Growth
As you start your week, there are some first things you must do. From checking your email to meeting with your staff about the week to setting out your weekly to-do list, you have a routine. But, there may be one thing missing. In fact, God seems to think it is the...
by Bill Elliff | Nov 2, 2018 | Church Leadership, Personal Growth
The Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, fearing God and turning away from evil” (Job 1:8 NASB). Job was identifiable. Only God could make this determination, but as He looked...
by Byron Paulus | Nov 1, 2018 | God's Kingdom First, Revive Magazine, Say Yes to God, Six Responses to God, Your Faith Frontier
“When are you going to get a real job?” “What about all the money you spent on an education?” “Why would you waste your business degree by becoming a missionary?” “You’re married now, and planning a family; how are you going to take...
by Del Fehsenfeld | Nov 1, 2018 | Church Leadership, Honesty, Personal Growth, Revive Magazine, Six Responses to God, Stories of Impact, Your Faith Frontier
I am a man who lost faith. Other authors in this issue of Revive are describing the life of faith, the bold steps of risky obedience Jesus calls us to take every day. But what if we really aren’t sure about all of this? That was me. After growing up in a vibrant...
by Dan Jarvis | Nov 1, 2018 | Obedience, Revive Magazine, Six Responses to God, Your Faith Frontier
“Just beyond the edge of settled territory” “Moving beyond the safe, predictable life afforded by this world, into an adventure that spans both earth and eternity” “Saying yes to God’s vision, trusting His perspective more than our own” Welcome to a life of faith, of...
by Dan Jarvis | Nov 1, 2018 | Obedience, Revive Magazine, Six Responses to God, Your Faith Frontier
Crossing the Faith Frontier Requires RELOCATION Our motivation to hit the trail comes from the greater vision God puts in our hearts. It was by faith that Abraham obeyed when God called him to leave home and go to another land that God would give him as his...
by Dan Jarvis | Nov 1, 2018 | Obedience, Revive Magazine, Six Responses to God, Your Faith Frontier
Crossing the Faith Frontier Requires RESOURCES Forging into faith frontiers is never quick, cheap, or easy. The challenge of moving into unsettled territory centers on our perceived need for resources: “What will I eat, what will I wear, where will I sleep?” Or,...
by Dan Jarvis | Nov 1, 2018 | Obedience, Revive Magazine, Six Responses to God, Your Faith Frontier
Crossing the Faith Frontier Requires RELATIONSHIPS If you want to go fast, go alone. if you want to go far, go together! So often, in our imaginations of taking bold steps of faith, we see ourselves standing alone, going against the crowd—facing persecution, stepping...
by Dan Jarvis | Nov 1, 2018 | Obedience, Revive Magazine, Six Responses to God, Your Faith Frontier
Crossing the Faith Frontier Requires RESOLVE On God’s trail, there is amazing reward and joy ahead that dwarfs any difficulty you will experience. Pioneers along the Oregon Trail in the mid-1800s faced temptation to turn back, often on a daily basis. One settler wrote...
by Dan Jarvis | Nov 1, 2018 | Obedience, Revive Magazine, Six Responses to God, Your Faith Frontier
How to Begin Your Epic Journey We tend to think that the faith heroes of the past were always “heroes.” They weren’t. They, like us, had daily lives as well, and not every moment was epic. It could be that you, like me, are feeling limited—not because you lack faith,...
