Letter to Heartland Church from Ron Allen, lead pastor

3/3/10
Dear partners in ministry,
I am reflecting on the great weekend with Chip Judd as we focused on, “Building Great Relationships.” The feedback has been awesome. So many, like Carolyn and I, gained real insight and strategy in dealing with growth points in our relationships. Thanks Chip. He will be back April 11 for the second [...]

Bishop Loomis – Planting from the Ground Up

A1000: Q & A with Ed Stetzer

A1000: Seminary Panel

Knowing Emmanuel

Notes from my sermon on Sunday December 13
El Shaddai = “I AM your all powerful God.”

When I am tired…
When I have nothing to offer…
When I am in pain…
When I am tempted…
Admit you are ___________________
Be connected to the source of _____________
Choose God’s ___________________

Notes from Activating Kingdom Agents class December 13
Yahweh Shammah = “I AM the God [...]

The Lord is My Shepherd

Notes from my sermon this past Sunday:

The Lord is my shepherd. Ps. 23  Jn. 10:11

God knows me and still loves me. Jn. 10:14
God protects me.  Ps. 40:11-12
God guides me.  Jer. 29:11
Receive God’s love.  Ro. 5:18
Refill yourself with God’s love.  Jn. 15:9
Reflect God’s love to others.  Jn. 13:34-35

Points to Ponder About the Gathered Church

Points to ponder as we think about the gathered church:

Does our singing of worship and praise address the Lord with honor and thanksgiving or is it chatter among the saints about themselves?
Does our presentation of tithes and offerings reflect worship and thanksgiving, our thanks to God, our rejoicing in doing together what we cannot do [...]

How God Meets Our Deepest Needs, part 3

“The joy of the Lord is our strength.” Neh. 8:10  If Satan can rob our joy, he can weaken us.  ”I will go to God… the source of all my joy.” Ps. 3:4
1.   Jettison all my regrets about my past. Phil. 3:13
2.   Omit all worries about my future. Phil. 4:6
3.   Yield myself [...]

What Incentive?

A quote from Dr. Adrian Rogers:
“You cannot legislate the poor into freedom by legislating the wealthy out of freedom. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else. When half of the people [...]

Triumphant Living Part 5

Endure hardship. 2 Timothy 2:3  This does not mean grin and bear it. It does mean that a difficult season permitted by God (and not the result of our own sin) is a necessary step into the fulness of God’s promise.
Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil [...]

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