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 Bill Elliff | Oct 19, 2018 | Church Leadership, Personal Growth
Pride is the mother of all sins. It is the root that exalts us over others and over God Himself. It is the antithesis of real love. God repeatedly reminds us that He opposes the proud, because it is a direct assault on Him. And, it’s in all of us. We see this pride in...
by Guest Writer | Oct 9, 2018 | Church Leadership, God's Kingdom First, Personal Growth, Say Yes to God, Six Responses to God
I talked to the lady at the hotel who puts out our breakfast. “What do you do?” she asks. We must look like a sight, scrounging around for donuts and eggs and coffee with all our ragamuffin kids. “We travel for work,” I say. But, I can tell she’s still curious, so I...
by Bill Elliff | Oct 5, 2018 | Church Leadership, Personal Growth
(That Leads to Revival!) This Sunday, millions of people will gather in homes and churches all around the world to worship God. Those who can will meet in large groups. Ezra, in Nehemiah 8, displays a good model for what should happen in these moments. Although there...
by Bill Elliff | Sep 21, 2018 | Church Leadership, Personal Growth
Ezra had set his heart to study the law of the LORD and to practice it, and to teach His statutes and ordinances in Israel (Ezra 7:10 NASB). There are many responsibilities on a pastor’s job description. But there is one that stands above all the rest: He is a student...
by Bill Elliff | Sep 7, 2018 | Church Leadership, Personal Growth
. . . About Yourself, Others, and God’s Work Our greatest problem is pride. It always has been, it always will be, and it is found in every man. A man who thinks he has overcome it, is simply manifesting his pride. One of the main reasons Paul wrote his first letter...
