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How Should We Deal with Our National Tragedy?
The last months have been filled with countless opinions of how we should view and respond to our national (and international) tragedy. Health and government officials have interpreted for us the nature of the problem and the potential solutions. We have been fixated on these daily reports, and we have been directed by men’s opinions and best ideas. All of this may be good and helpful. But where is the divine voice? Are we hearing God’s opinion of these days and turning to Him for divine solutions?
The Divine Pronoun
We are most often the central subject of our thoughts and conversation. This preoccupation indicates a self-observed life, which is our greatest problem. Worried about what people think of who we are, what we look like, and what we’ve done, we unconsciously place the “I” in the forefront.
The Unseen Source of All Knowledge
Who is the smartest person in the world? Regardless of the list you would compile, no one would come close to a 30-year-old Hebrew slave named Joseph. But it is vital to understand the source of Joseph’s wisdom and knowledge.
Four Things to Do About Racism and Riots
In 1996 I began to pastor New Hope Baptist Church in Fayetteville, Georgia. The population around our church was significantly black, but our church was not. I embarked on a journey to see that change. It was not an easy task. As our church became more diverse, I began to encounter opposition I had never experienced before. Our family even received death threats! At one point I was so discouraged and angry that I went to my friend and mentor Crawford Loritts and asked for his advice.
Reopen or Re-start Church?
Revival must change our hearts AND our actions. A global pandemic … racism, hatred, killing … our nation on fire … And the Supreme Court has allowed government authority to have over churches. Churches are not seen as essential now because they have not acted essentially in the past. We don’t really need churches to reopen. We need them to restart—different than they used to be.
June 2020 Prayer Calendar
Thanks for praying for Life Action during the month of June. Below you will find specific ways you can pray for us this month. LAM Prayer Calendar June 2020
Let’s Talk: Your Only Key to Personal and Professional Growth
On this episode of Let’s Talk, we will discover the one biblical key that accelerates growth, jump starts revival, earns the respect of others, and might even help you survive a pandemic. Join us at (time) as Pastor and Life Action Messaging Leader Dan Jarvis gives us a step-by-step plan to make this moment count.
God’s Willingness to Hear
The loss of hearing is debilitating. Our ears are one of the primary gates that give us the ability to know and respond to everything. The eyes, the nose, the mouth all aid us, as well as the sense of touch. But hearing is foundational. There are different levels of hearing. We hear thousands of sounds every day with no response. Our minds are conditioned to tune much of this out. We’ve labeled it “background noise.”
Let’s Talk: How to Deal with Anger in Crazy Times
Everyone is either affected or infected by anger, some of us are dishing it out and others are the recipients of it. We are going to look at how Christians are to respond to things that make us angry and how to love those whose anger spews out on us. – Steve
The God Who Relaxes Our Grip
It begins in the crib. We hold things tightly, like a pacifier or toy. Progressing through each stage of life, we always find a new object to grasp: a baseball bat, a diploma, keys to car or home, our wallet, a job, a relationship, our independence. The objects are endless. If we will follow Christ, He will gently but firmly be about the business of showing us anything we are holding tightly that is detrimental to our lives and His purpose.
The Church After Lockdown (Part 2)
Last week, I began this series of blogs by suggesting three questions for every Christian to consider as we navigate forward in reopening churches: What should never restart in your church? How important is the concept of safety in your church? When does honoring government dishonor God? Obviously, there are many other questions that need to be considered. But today, I simply want to suggest that one question may rise above all of them as the most important: WHY should your church reopen?
Let’s Talk: Women in Crisis
Join Donna Avant and her two daughters, Amy Daniel and Christi Watson, as they discuss how we as women can not just live through a crisis, but thrive!
The Church After Lockdown
“Let us be concerned about one another … not staying away from our worship meetings, as some habitually do” (Hebrews 10:24-25 HCSB). This seems pretty clear, doesn’t it? There are good reasons to miss corporate worship. But we are not to miss it habitually. No, this verse was not written during a global pandemic; but it was written against the backdrop of severe suffering. Then and now, wherever Christians face persecution, they endanger themselves, their families, and others every time they meet. Yet they meet anyway.
The Church After Lockdown (Request a Call)
“Let us be concerned about one another … not staying away from our worship meetings, as some habitually do” (Hebrews 10:24-25 HCSB). This seems pretty clear, doesn’t it? There are good reasons to miss corporate worship. But we are not to miss it habitually. No, this verse was not written during a global pandemic; but it was written against the backdrop of severe suffering. Then and now, wherever Christians face persecution, they endanger themselves, their families, and others every time they meet. Yet they meet anyway.
Do Our Prayers Move God?
In human history there are always constant waves of sin and obedience, blessing and judgment. King David had known an incredible forty years as a leader who ruled in the fear of God and with great humility. Correspondingly, God had granted the Israelites four decades of blessing and victory against their enemies.
Let’s Talk: Helping Kids Face Fear (Part 2)
Join John and Donna Avant as they continue to discuss ways in which you can help students and children face the fear they may be experiencing due to COVID-19. Last week we discussed power and purpose. And this week they will discuss prayer, perspective, and play.
May 2020 Prayer Calendar
Thanks for praying for Life Action during the month of May. Below you will find specific ways you can pray for us through our May prayer calendar. Download the May 2020 Prayer Calendar
Let’s Talk: Helping Kids Face Fear
Children are deeply affected by fearful times, differently than adults. Out of many years of teaching on marriage and parenting, John and Donna Avant will guide you practically and biblically, to help the children in your life run to God with their fears.
A Person with Purpose
It’s hard, deciding who and what you will become. To want to make a difference but not know how. We’ve been there, we get it. And at Life Action we found our purpose in helping Christian say yes to God.
The Progression of Moral Failure
There is nothing quite so devious as moral impurity. But there is also nothing quite so predictable. Our great Enemy knows that he doesn’t have to be creative with immorality. The bait is so strong that it just needs to be placed within our reach. If we do not immediately apply God’s remedy, we will be ensnared. Sweet for a moment, the end results are always excruciating.