AWAKENING the Greatness...

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Expect great things from God & attempt great things for God! #2012 #greaterthings

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Above everything I could hope for you in 2012, my greatest prayer is that you would "Know Him Better" -------- I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. (Ephesians 1:17 NIV) -------- My Prayer for you: "God don't let them just know about you & your greatness but let them experience You first-hand! Walk with them this year and each step unfold a part of who you are. God I know you already do this but this year I pray they wouldn't miss it! At the end of 2012 I pray They have done greater things for you and stepped out in faith like never before but most of all that you would draw them closer to you this year like never before! Amen!"

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Before 2012, take a moment to Remember...

For Katie and I we make it an annual tradition to take time at the end of the year to remember and write down All that God did for us in that year. Verses like this one below is what inspires me to do this. "Deuteronomy 4:9 ​Only be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them slip from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and to their children." So with this in mind I encourage you to take a moment and thank God and remember His goodness & favor in 2011, it will lift your expectation for greater things in 2012!

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What will be the message of your 2012?

Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us. (1 Peter 2:12 NIV) Our lives are designed to be a billboard for the greatness of God. Now our lives are a billboard whether we want it be or not. The question is, "what is the message your billboard is saying?" Is your life a billboard for the glory of God or does its message bring shame of God? Let's not be fooled into thinking that our actions are indifferent or irrelevant. In every and all areas of our lives lets identify the message we are sending. "the quality and health of my marriage, work, kids, friends, passions, hobbies , time commitment, church involvement and much more all tell a story." The great thing is they all CAN tell the greatest story ever told but that is up to each of us... So what will you choose to write on your billboard This new year?

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Do what u know...

God has all of us on a journey of growth. So Don't be anxious about all that you "wish" you knew, just dedicate yourself to what you do know... Like James 4:17 says... If anyone, then, knows the good they ought to do and doesn't do it, it is sin for them. (James 4:17 NIV)

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Now I see....

Just hit my 30's today! And now I'm finally as smart as my wife! :) (she is 1 month older)

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Taken with instagram

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Do you give Him your words, but deny Him your life?

Titus 1:16 NIV

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Every Church or Business has a Leadership Seat. The question is,

Is anyone in that seat?

Just because you are the leader of a team or organization doesnt mean that your in the Leadership Seat. So that's why I recorded this vid.. hope it encourages and helps your team move forward!

(This Leadership Seat thought came from a focus group that I was in with my Pastor, Kevin Gerald. It was so good I just had to pass it along...)

Comments?

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A question I ask myself and I hope you will as well... its a game changing kind of question.

Do I justify or Adjust?

Would love to hear your thoughts/comments.

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Champions Centre College PREVIEW / Tonight 6pm - Tacoma Campus / Note: Only come if your interested in changing the world.

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Religion makes it hard to get in and easy to get out. God makes it easy to get in, and hard to get out.

Pastor Paul Dwyer Pastor at Champions Centre & Theologian/Professor at Champions Centre College

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Heading home! // Reflections on Freese's Game winning Home Run in Game 6 of the 2011 World Series

As I watched game 6 of the 2011 world series (Cards VS Rangers) something hit me as Freese hit the stand up homer to win the game.

Once his team saw it was a home run, they all rushed the home plate to wait for him to come home. You could see that Freese was excited about what just happened, but his buddies at home were cheering, they were yelling they were partying! And all their eyes were on the runner as he rounded 2nd toward 3rd base. The home-plate crew got more and more excited and as the runner rounded 3rd base and headed for home, his attention turned from the crowd to home base and the biggest smile and excitement on his face.. almost this giddy-like energy on his face as he knew the grand welcome he was about to get..

You can see him think, wow, Im almost home, wow, I made it, wow I did it! I did what I came to do, I cant wait to get home!!

And then it happens, Freese transitions from being a lone runner to being enveloped into the crowd of his cheering team mates as he puts his final foot on home base his team out of excitement attack him and literally rip off his outer shirt, and Freese is hailed as the hero! As I was sitting on my couch in excitement of the moment and spent emotionally from watching how the game unfolded I was caught up by one of the most moving pictures to me of what that final home-coming into heaven is going to look like! The bible says in Hebrews 12 that we are surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses cheering us on from heaven. In life as we move along in the purpose that God has for us and head toward 1st base, and getting then to head toward 2nd base in life feels so good, like your really getting somewhere and by the time you hit 3rd base you've left a legacy, it feels so rewarding...

oh, but nothing, and I mean nothing will compare, when we can hear God saying in our ear, well done... its time to come home... and you round 3rd to head home.. oh, the joy, the unrestrained joy that will fill our hearts... visions of that cloud of witnesses waiting to receive you and the amazing warmth of being enveloped into the very presence of God!! And then literally the old exterior being ripped away and discarded as you are clothed with a new glory and new robe!!

Fully you, fully alive in him!!

Wow, I know I got a lot to do yet on this earth, but when I've fulfilled my calling, I cant wait to push off that 3rd base and head home!

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God isn't looking for extraordinary people, just extraordinary obedience.

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Great quote from Max's new book, about the "Who am I? and what am I hear for? kind of questions. "The question is not a new one. Self-help gurus, talkshow hosts, and magazine headlines urge you to find your narrative. But they send you in the wrong direction. “Look inside yourself,” they say. But the promise of self-discovery falls short. Can you find the plot of a book in one paragraph or hear the flow of a symphony in one measure? Can you uncover the plot of your life by examining your life? By no means. You are so much more than a few days between the womb and the tomb.

Max Lucado via - God's Story, Your Story: When His Becomes Yours

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Simple call... Powerful results...

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#followforward // this weekend...