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The Fuel We Must Have
The purpose of Iron Leadership comes from I Corinthians 16:13 – “Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, be strong – act like men.” Our aim is to equip men to be better leaders in their own personal lives, homes, work, church, and city for the sake of God’s glory. Be watchful. Stand firm. Act like men. Be strong. These are all military terms Paul borrows to close out his letter to the church at Corinth, a church which was…
The Shadow of Apathy #2
(Discussion Notes Below) The Lie: There is nothing worth giving yourself for. The Truth: You were born to live a life of consequence. This morning, I want to focus specifically on spiritual apathy. When your faith, your focus on Jesus is lukewarm. I want to do this by looking at the lukewarm church in Revelation 3. Ephesus was the most prominent city of the seven cities referred to in Revelation 2-3. The church at Ephesus was the mother church of…
The Shadow of Apathy
Often, men work hard to expand their exterior life, but not their interior life. They grow like a pyramid and then things happen to them that they can’t withstand and they topple over. Eugene Peterson wrote a forward to the book Water My Soul, which is about expanding your interior life. The Lie: There is nothing worth giving yourself for. The Truth: You were born to live a life of consequence. The Question: What kind of life are you choosing…
Light in Futility
(Discussion Notes Below) The Shadow of Futility The Lie: My work doesn’t matter. The Truth: You have a kingdom assignment. If you were a room full of pilots, you would fall into two distinct groups. Those who are launching their planes and those who are on final approach or landing. In both cases, you already have flight plans. It is not our intent here at Iron Leadership to make you feel guilty over the flight plans you have already submitted….
Heigh-Ho, Heigh-Ho – It’s Off to Work We Go
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men. Colossians 3:23 “The Bible begins talking about work as soon as it begins talking about anything—that is how important and basic it is.” – Tim Keller “The gospel frees us from the relentless pressure of having to prove ourselves and secure our identity through work, for we are already proven and secure.” – Tim Keller “You should expect to be regularly frustrated…
The Shadow of Futility – Part 1
(Discussion Notes Below) The topic today is the Shadow of Futility. The lie: my work doesn’t matter. The truth: you have a calling to serve and heal the world. 1. The Sacredness of Work: Rule and Reign Work is not a 4-letter word! What’s the first thing the Bible talks about? “In the beginning God.” What’s the second thing the Bible talked about? “In the beginning God created.” God is a worker, so if we are made in his image…