Terry had a $30,000 windfall and was hoping to dig and fill a couple of ponds on his property. But, at the same time, he unexpectedly was asked to fund a $30,000 ministry project. God prompted Terry to give the $30,000 towards the ministry project, instead of digging the ponds. Soon thereafter, the property adjacent to his was purchased for ...
Stanley Tam, the author of “God Owns My Business,” prayed that God would give him the opportunity to introduce at least one person each day to Christ. Every day for years God honored Stanley’s prayer. One evening, Stanley was working late and had not yet shared Jesus with anyone that day. Then, due to a billboard outside Stanley’s building ...
After Dr. Richard Blackaby shared a powerful message on “Experiencing Spiritual Breakthroughs” at our St. Louis event, a young man shared with me a remarkable story. This young man had spent two days at that hotel praying about planting a new church in Ferguson, Missouri. When this young man stepped off the elevator to get some fresh air, he felt ...
My son, Jeremy, has many quirks due to having autism, including constantly turning up the radio in the car. He persistently turns it louder, especially if I’m talking with him. In part, his obsession with the radio is to turn up the music loud enough so that he doesn’t have to listen to my questions. He has trouble communicating so ...
My friend, Steve, shared on video that during his early years in business, he “put God in a box.” When he got into trouble, Steve would ask God to come “out of the box” and help him, otherwise Steve handled the business without involving God much. During Steve’s tenth year in business his tool and die business landed in bankruptcy. ...
Jim had an exciting new business idea, but, his start-up required a significant sum of money. An acquaintance of Jim’s offered to invest the needed cash and become Jim’s equal partner. Although Jim’s wife cautioned her husband against being “unequally yoked” with this man, Jim charged ahead anyway. A year later Jim’s partner forced him out of the business due ...
When President Abraham Lincoln was asked if God was on the side of the “Union” he reportedly said, “Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God’s side, for God is always right.” In the business world we are constantly making tough decisions and it may be easy to beg ...
You have to admire Christopher Columbus’ adventurous spirit. He persistently pursued his dream of sailing to what he believed was the West Indies. Although he set sail with faulty assumptions of the circumference of the earth, it still took a great deal of courage to set out on a journey no one had yet traveled. According to Brainyquote.com Columbus wrote, ...
This week we’re discussing God’s view on civil disobedience. In general, God demands that we obey the law, but there are exceptions. In Daniel 1, Daniel has been required to eat food likely sacrificed to the king’s idols. Rather than refuse directly and suffer the consequences, Daniel wisely developed a win/win strategy, without violating his conscience. In verse 12 Daniel ...
Equipping Others to Do Work Differently
