In my developmental years, on certain occasions I battled with the presence of fear. I did my best not to disclose the battle that was taking place within me. However, I paid a price that resulted in me being emotionally drained for a period of time that followed.

Interestingly, as I read my Bible, I have discovered that I wasn’t on my own. In fact, it would appear that courage to overcome fear is frequently mentioned as a requirement to fulfill God’s purposes in our lives. Timothy is a classic example. He was a person with a timid and fearful personality, and on occasions Paul needed to be mindful of …

When Jesus sent His disciples out on the great commission, He told them to make disciples, not decisions. In doing so, he had already set an example for them to follow in the way he discipled them.

Robert Coleman said in his book The Master Plan of Evangelism, (or should it have been the Master Plan of Discipleship), “He (Jesus) had to devote Himself primarily to a few men, rather than the masses, in order that the masses could at least be saved. This was the genius of His strategy.”

The master plan of Jesus reminds us that we can impress people from a distance, but we can only make …

I was recently challenged by these words; The day I stop growing is the day I stop living. For old people, it often happens that they stop growing when they lose their curiosity and no longer ask questions. They can think they know all there is to know.

John Maxwell said, “If experience is the best teacher, we would all be getting better the older we get. I know many people who are getting older but not getting better. It is EVALUATED experience that helps us get better, Reflection turns experience into insight. Don’t tell people what you have learned, make sure you tell them what you are doing with …

(96) “THE POWER OF REPETITION”

The Argentinian pastor Juan Carlos Ortiz stood up to preach one Sunday and read three words of Jesus, “Love one another.” Then he sat down. After a few minutes Ortiz got up and again said, “Love one another” and sat down. The congregation began to stir nervously. So, Ortiz got up a third time and said, “Love one another” and sat down.

A man in the front row leaned over to the next man and said, “Is there anything I can do for you?” Gradually people from across the congregation began to reach out to one another to share and pray and cry and give …