John Markum

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FASTING.

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FAST

We have described our partnership commitments to LifeCity Church in three words:

  • FAST.
  • GIVE.
  • JOIN.

We have been blessed by literally hundreds of people who have told us that they would “pray” for us as we prepare to launch this new church. We are overwhelmingly grateful that so many people have expressed their intentions to keep us before God as we move forward to plant a church. Continue reading “FASTING.”

Pastors: How to pray for a Pastor

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Just a simple list of the top 10 things you should pray for your church leaders for:

  1. Integrity: That God would help them walk close to Him every moment of every day.
  2. Increased Faith: That their vision for God’s will in the church would be God-sized.
  3. Family: That God would protect his family, and that he would lead his family well. Preachers’ wives and kids have it tough.
  4. Influence: We have a message that needs to be heard.
  5. Wisdom: To understand the Word, and the people to whom they must communicate it.
  6. Creativity: Pastors are communicating a message that is thousands of years old to a people group that is one generation old. The message is not the problem, our lack of communicating creatively and compelling often is.
  7. Leadership: Whoever is greatest must be servant to all. Pastors serve by leading and lead by serving.
  8. Compassion: Help him keep a soft heart in the face of abrasive and abusive people.
  9. Passion: That your pastor’s hunger to experience God working never wains.
  10. Rest: That your pastor can stay sharp and passionate by having the appropriate sleep and down time.

The phrase no pain, no gain has been a mantra for athletes and fitness junkies for years. And what they understand about physical pain needs to be broadened to a much more general use in all of our lives. Pain hurts. That's the whole problem. No one enjoys it, and if someone does, we rightfully

The Premium of Pain