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Issue #363
10/15/2008
How to respond to success in ministry
by Rick Warren
Success can kill ministries. When we’re having a mountaintop experience, we often start getting attacked by what the Bible calls “the lust of the flesh,” “the lust of the eyes,” and “the pride of life.” Before we know it, we’re self-destructing. In this issue, we’ll look at three anecdotes to the temptations that come with success. [more]
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Why we can’t stop! (part two)
by Pete Scazzero

Think about it. God offers us over seven weeks a year (52 days in all) to enjoy a Sabbath. Yet setting aside one day each week to rest is a struggle for many pastors. In the last issue, Pete Scazzero showed us why this command is so important. In this issue, he outlines four enticing components of a biblical Sabbath. [more]

Faith & Doubt
By John Ortberg (Zondervan 2008)  

We often think of doubt as the opposite of faith, but it can actually strengthen our relationship with God. In this candid look at faith, John Ortberg draws from his own experience to help readers understand how the gift of uncertainty can actually make us more secure in our faith. It’s a great book for helping your congregation answer questions like “Why doesn’t God give us more proof?” and “What do I do when God is silent?”

 
   


"Every day you either live by priorities or you live by pressures. You either decide what is important in your life or else you let other people tell you what is most important in your life." - Rick Warren


"In everything set them an example by doing what is good. In your teaching show integrity, seriousness, and soundness of speech that cannot be condemned, so that those who oppose you may be ashamed because they have nothing bad to say about us." - Titus 2:7-8 (NIV)


Free sample of More Than Music CD - Check out free samples of Rick Muchow’s latest CD.
Dan Kimball’s blog - The pastor of Vintage Faith Church in Santa Cruz, Calif., blogs on everything from cultural/political issues to ministry issues to fun observations from his life. Kimball wrote one of the landmark books on the emerging church movement five years ago.
“Fireproof” at the box office - This church-made movie on marriage had a great opening weekend. This article shares some early comments from churches that used the movie for outreach purposes.
Gas Buddy - Find out where the cheapest gas is in your city.
Saddleback Civil Forum on the Presidency on DVD - Get a DVD of Saddleback’s historic civil forum with John McCain and Barack Obama. Also, get a copy of Rick Warren’s sermon the next day on “The Kind of Leadership America Needs.”


Using a health assessment for spiritual growth - Todd Olthoff

An effective multi-site ministry calls for intentional analysis - Tom Greenwood

Five keys to sustaining small groups - Mark Howell

Take this job and love it - Mary Southerland


“Earth has no sorrow that heaven cannot heal.” - Thomas Moore

“Mark it down. Today’s thoughts are tomorrow’s actions. Today’s jealousy is tomorrow’s temper tantrum. Today’s bigotry is tomorrow’s hate crime. Today’s anger is tomorrow’s abuse. Today’s lust is tomorrow’s adultery. Today’s greed is tomorrow’s embezzlement. Today’s guilt is tomorrow’s fear. Today’s thoughts are tomorrow’s actions.” - Max Lucado, A Love Worth Giving (W Publishing Group, 2002)

According to the Alzheimer’s Association, 10 million Baby Boomers will develop Alzheimer’s in their lifetime. - (Source: www.alz.org)

“We cannot love a lost and dying world if we cannot love God’s redeemed!” - Ed Stetzer and Phillip Nation, Compelled by Love (New Hope, 2008)

“Compassion costs. It is easy enough to argue, criticize, and condemn, but redemption is costly, and comfort draws from the deep. Brains can argue, but it takes heart to comfort.” - Samuel Chadwick

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