Blogs and Resources
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How Contentment Makes You Win More
Discontentment has forever come in the guise of being a means to get more in life. A lot of people think that an attitude of wanting more brings more value to their lives. And while an covetous heart might get us more brands, attention, vacations or power, it doesn’t necessarily bring us more value. Today’s…
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Before You Go And Quit Your Job
“My job is sucking the life out of me.” “I want to do something more inclined to my skills.” “I don’t feel called to my job anymore.” Just this week alone, I’ve spoken to easily three people with the intent of quitting their day job. All three of them were convinced that they were in…
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5 Ways To Keep Doing Your Art Without Going Hungry
We’ve all heard the idea of the starving artist who suffers for his art. Some of us might even be planning to take that route or already in that situation, thinking there is no other way. But contrary to popular belief, being a starving artist is not the only option. In fact, it’s an unnecessary…
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Passion Is Not Doing What You Love
Passion is most often defined as doing what you love. Consequently, we define success as being the chance to do something that you love doing. The idea sounds romantic. Unfortunately, it’s not always practical. Sometimes doing what you love even gets you in more trouble than good.
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Fruit Or Root: Can I Use My Gifts For My Own Benefit?
“Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me.” John 15:4 The Bible is clear that God’s intent for all people is to bear fruit. We use the term “to bear fruit” to refer to…
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3 Words to Energize Us when We’re Crushed by the Weight of Life
Everyone is carrying weights. Not all of them are bad. Some of them are actually good. We carry the good weights of relationships, family, ministry, work and purpose.
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Could Lavar Ball Be Onto Something We’ve Missed?
Last week, the NBA had this year’s drafting of those who could very well be the upcoming basketball stars for the next season. For the last few months, basketball fans and critics have been setting their eyes on 19-year-old Lonzo Ball. Ball has been outstanding as a college player, being most notable for his great…
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The One Step To Having Lesser Bad Days
When was the last time you had a bad day? For some of you, it might have been last week. For others maybe it was just yesterday. And still for some you might be having one today. Oh how you probably wish that you would have less bad days than you do. What if I…
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Following God? The Stakes Are Higher Than You Think
There’s no questioning the importance of following Jesus if we want to move forward in life. In Victory, we’ve been going through a series called “Forward.” In this preaching series, we’ve been looking at the importance of following Jesus, fishing for the lost and remaining in fellowship with believers if we want to grow.
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27 Years: 3 Wishes For You On Your Birthday
Twenty-seven years. That’s how long it’s been since the woman of my dreams was born into this world, and I can’t begin to express just how thankful I am that God brought my wife Ces to be who she is. I wasn’t there when it happened (because I would only be born sixteen days after),…