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IL 09/24/22: Taking Matters into Your Own Hands
(Audio Transcription Below) Theme: Learning about then moving away from a False Self-Assessment & Faulty Operating System Before Moses can become an effective leader – he must see himself correctly. He can’t live under a False-Self Assessment – AND Moses must see that his current operating system and his current way of getting things done is faulty. Video:Poor Self-Assessment Background: Year 1500 BC – The Israelites are locked into slavery in Egypt (Exodus 1:12-16). The Israelites population became a concern for…
Achieving Peace . . . Not Possible!
Maybe you are like me, foolishly thinking that as soon as I get something done, as soon as I check an item off my to-do list, as soon as I complete a project, as soon as I round this corner, then I can relax; I can finally achieve peace. Like a mirage, achieving peace often seems to be just within our reach when suddenly it’s gone, and we are back in the spin cycle of achievement. In his blog, Oliver…
IL 09/09/22: Moses-Where Are You?
(Audio Transcription Below) Stated Purpose of Iron Leadership: “To act like men by equipping men to be better leaders in their own personal lives, their homes, their work, their churches and city for the sake of God’s Glory.” This phrase: “act like men” is lifted from the last chapter of Paul’s letter to the Corinthians (16:13). The phrase comes at the close of the Apostle Paul’s difficult letter – difficult because the people in the church at Corinth were chaotic…
Preparing For Leadership
“You can map out a fight plan or a life plan, but when the action starts, it may not go the way you planned, and you’re down to your reflexes- that means your preparation. That’s where your roadwork shows. If you cheated on that in the dark of the morning, well, you’re going to get found out now, under the bright lights of the ring.” Leadership is hard. Real leadership requires you to take on the hardest assignment not delegate them…
Grow Wise
Proverbs 13:20 informs us, “Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but a companion of fools will suffer harm.” Another translation words it this way, “Become wise by walking with the wise; hang out with fools and watch your life fall to pieces.” I would like to introduce you to The Trinity Forum. This is a place where wise people hang out! The Trinity Forum offers a number of helpful resources on their website you can find here. The resource…
Trust in the Slow Work of God
In his final speech to the next generation of Christ followers, the Apostle Peter makes this closing statement: “Do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness.” I imagine it took many years for the young, brash, bold, forward-leaning Peter to learn this one lesson about God’s pace. God’s pace and our pace…