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We Have Super-Sized Our Life

Do you feel overwhelmed by the size of things in our culture? Sometimes, like this massive truck, it is just too much. Pastor Ron Golding explores this idea in his article, “Moses, the Mountain, and a Mass of Email”. He writes: “We have the world’s information in our pockets—we must be omniscient. We can respond to everything everywhere—we must be omnipresent. We have incredible technology that can solve “all” our problems—we must be omnipotent…When we buy the lie that we…

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IL 4/26/23: Failure

(Audio Transcription Below) This morning I want to talk about FAILURE. Sometimes as the Leader you have just had it! So you rant and sometimes throw your team under the bus. Watch how this guy starts his press conference & then how this SIU coach throws his whole team under the bus.  Numbers 20:1-13 “And the people of Israel, the whole congregation, came into the wilderness of Zin in the first month, and the people stayed in Kadesh. And Miriam…

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Impact

It is the week of The Masters Golf Tournament, and I am fortunate enough to have a kind and generous friend who gave me two tickets to Thursday’s opening round! I am like a kid on Christmas morning! You don’t have to know much about golf to understand that so much of it revolves around the word impact. If you impact the golf ball in just the right way and with just enough force, you will enjoy your round of…

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IL 3/24/23: The Imperative of a Team

(Audio Transcription Below) Problem: I don’t know how to lead/be a part of a team (or I think I don’t need one) so I’m stuck where I’m at in life. Exodus 17:8-13 8 Then Amalek came and fought with Israel at Rephidim. 9 So Moses said to Joshua, “Choose for us men, and go out and fight with Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the staff of God in my hand.” 10 So Joshua…

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Beware the Giga Press of the World

Tesla recently changed the way it molded the rear underbody on some of its vehicles. Instead of piecing 70 different parts together, they built a massive 430 ton Giga Press to mold all of the parts into one. It is truly impressive!  Unfortunately, we live in a Giga Press world. The world’s values and messages are heated up, liquified, and poured into our souls without us even knowing it is taking place.  The Apostle Paul delivers a warning about our…

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IL 3/10/23: Conflict Provides Opportunity to Grow by Looking at Yourself and Looking to the Gospel

(Audio Transcription Below) Conflict Resolution: Battle Royal Funny – there are all kinds of ways people deal with conflict…one way is to fight but the main problem is that there will only be one winner and everyone else is hurt. So, I want us to think about the important topic: Handling Conflict. No sooner had Moses delivered Israelites than conflict & complaints began. When you read about Moses’ 40 years of leadership, it reads like 40 years of conflict. Conflict from…

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