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Resist discouragement
by Rick Warren
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Pastor, discouragement will derail your life mission. If Satan can’t get you to put off your life mission, he’ll try to make you quit altogether. He’ll neutralize you. You can't let that happen. God has a unique mission for your life that only you can fulfill. Here's how to turn the table on your discouragement. [more]
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When the pastor needs the ministry
by Steve Gallimore
When Pastor Steve Gallimore received tragic news on his way to a mission trip in Mississippi, he re-discovered the comfort that can come from the prayers of God’s people.
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| A Look Behind the Wardrobe |
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| Tom Holladay |
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This small group study, used at Saddleback Church, helps draw parallels between The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe and biblical Christianity. It could be a great outreach opportunity if you connect it with the DVD of last year's blockbuster hit. Quantities of the study are limited, so make your order soon.
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"Pain is often the pathway to maturity. Unfortunately we want the product without the process." - Rick Warren
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"Don't always be wishing for what you don't have. For real life and real living are not related to how rich we are."
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Luke 12:15 (LB)
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Are you interested in building a healthy small group ministry? - The Purpose Driven Small Group Conference, Feb. 20-22, at Saddleback Church will offer your church a unique opportunity to come up with a purpose driven strategy to develop small groups. Visit this site to find out just what makes this conference unique.
Beat the Drum airs on Showtime during World AIDS Day - Bruce Wilkinson's award-winning movie, Beat the Drum, airs on Showtime this week, starting on World AIDS Day. Visit this Web site for dates and times the movie will be shown. You can also visit the movie's Web site to see the trailer.
HIV/AIDS Caring Community site - With World AIDS Day coming on Friday, you may be planning to address the issue in your message this weekend. Visit this site for articles and resources that can help you develop an HIV ministry in your church.
Nativity movie sermon ideas - Ted Baehr's Movie Guide site has sermons, Bible study notes, and more related to the new movie, The Nativity Story.
Free six-month subscription to Rev! magazine - Rev! magazine is offering Toolbox readers a free six-month subscription. Pastor Rick writes a regular column for this magazine, which provides great insights and ideas to help you be more effective in ministry.
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Saddleback responds to complaints about Obama speaking at HIV/AIDS conference
- Lillian Kwon
Ministering to people who feel depressed
- Manda Gibson
Dealing with criticism
- Craig Groeschel
What pastors need to know about gambling
- Rex M. Rogers
God uses conflict in ministry to grow you
- Matt Weaver
Year-end tax saving tips
- Sherre Stephens
How praise can transform your ministry
- Mary Southerland
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"We tell people that the cross means we are forgiven. Jesus has paid the penalty of our sins. And that Jesus' resurection means we will have life after death and be with God in Heaven. That has been our message. But it has retained only two dimensions: we have neglected the Good News about the Kingdom in the here and now. The powerful experience and explanation of the inbreaking rule of God, in which people were being set free from sin, sickness, and spiritual oppression and even the spirit of a nation was being changed, has been largely lost. We've replaced it with a much more individualistic message about freedom from guilt and fire insurance after we die."
- Rick Richardson, Reimagining Evangelism (InterVarsity, 2006)
“Truth is the consistency and agreement of our ideas with the ideas of God.”
- Jonathan Edwards
In 2005, 73 million Americans visited casinos. That's up from 53 million in 2000.
- Source: U.S. News & World Report (May 23, 2006)
"No one gets an exemption from hardship on planet earth. How we receive it hinges on whether we believe in an alternate reality that transcends the one we know so well. The Bible never minimizes hardship or unfairness – witness books like Job, Psalms, and Lamentations. It simply asks us to withhold final judgment until all the evidence is in."
- Phillip Yancey, Rumors of Another World (Zondervan, 2003)
"It's real, it's changed my life, it's transformed my heart, I'm not who I was. No longer … do I feel the pressure of, 'how fancy are my shoes? Or what kind of car am I driving? Or how much money do I make?' None of that matters to me anymore … I'm having a daily experience with the spirit of God that's more priceless than anything I've experienced before."
- Actor Stephen Baldwin discussing his Christian conversion with ABC News
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