tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83428698430293767142024-03-19T22:50:02.571-05:00ClayBaggett.comConversations of Life, Leadership and more....Pastor Clay Baggetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530117036537954201noreply@blogger.comBlogger212125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8342869843029376714.post-50774968622212674362017-02-20T12:00:00.000-06:002017-02-20T12:00:28.484-06:00Tent Revivals and Awakening<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">I remember the smell of sawdust. The humid southern evenings.
The funeral home hand-fans everywhere. Watching cars pull into the vacant
fields. I remember my father, having put up the tent during the weekend, greet folks
from all over the county he was in at the time, as they piled in for an
old-fashioned tent revival. Mostly, I remember the sawdust! It was second
heaven for a little boy with a handful of plastic army men playing under my mom’s
chair on the front row. I also remember the altar calls! That was when the
excitement was, really, intense! If you’ve never been to an old-fashioned tent revival
or a camp-meeting, you missed a cultural phenomenon. I’ve often wondered what a
real tent revival would look like in my culture in the 21<sup>st</sup> century.
The last one I was a part of was in 2014 following my father’s sudden death and
it really became a powerful time of healing for so many of people in our
community who were reeling in the loss of a legendary revival-time preacher.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">I guess the real reason for this writing is something that I’ve
been praying </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">about and really asking God for over the last year, in particular.
My dear friend, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Table-Frontier-Protestants-Astonishing-First-Hand/dp/1516949307/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1487610299&sr=8-1&keywords=glenda+orme+clark">Glenda
Orme Clark</a>, wrote a book that covered the second great awakening,
historically, in our region of the country. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Table-Frontier-Protestants-Astonishing-First-Hand/dp/1516949307/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1487610299&sr=8-1&keywords=glenda+orme+clark">(here
is a link to her great book)</a> This book gives context to much that I’m
writing now.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">I receive a lot of requests from people wanting tent
revivals and it got me to thinking… For those of us who are, truly, hungry for
a move of God there are a few obstacles we must deal with.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">First</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">, if we won’t attend our <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">houses of worship</b> faithfully, where we
have comfortable seats, air-conditioning and state of the art facilities for
our kids, not to mention the coffee bar in the lobby, why would you expect a
meeting under a tent to meet your needs? Port-a-johns, Tennessee humidity,
mosquitoes, your kids, actually, sitting with you during the, sometimes,
several hour-long services… I could make a longer list, but I think you get the
idea. Many would say,” <u>there’s just something about being under that tent!”</u>.
I understand the sentiment but it is just that… <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">sentiment.</b> The reality is that where hungry people gather to cry out
to a holy God, He will show up and He will awaken their hearts. I love the idea
of tent meetings but not for sentiments sake.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Perhaps, we should take our eyes off the conveniences of modern church
and begin to get back to the basics of committing our lives to “the way”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><u>Bottom line… We are spoiled</u>.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVrS2cmWAo0YVIvzi80z81WFL06G6D3jrrrVviHcS82N1VCPj_52njhL9sT7fkNuIX5r_eeK-T3u3cjjJ-ggZrtwT7Ri7n29axXz4S7wdFaocvKy6VrzfAUmEqaSZQ0MisOtY9cxyqVEgz/s1600/1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVrS2cmWAo0YVIvzi80z81WFL06G6D3jrrrVviHcS82N1VCPj_52njhL9sT7fkNuIX5r_eeK-T3u3cjjJ-ggZrtwT7Ri7n29axXz4S7wdFaocvKy6VrzfAUmEqaSZQ0MisOtY9cxyqVEgz/s320/1.jpeg" width="320" /></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Second,</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;"> stop blaming the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">millennials</b> for the woes of the local
church.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Although there are issues within
this age group let us not forget who raised these young men and women! I want
to point out one more thing before I finish this writing. I see a hunger and
desire for a real move of God in this generation that has been, largely, absent
in mine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m seeing young adults
gathering outside and around campfires worshiping God. Gathering in living
rooms, barns and coffee shops looking for the supernatural power of God for
their lives. Perhaps the biggest step we can take is to come alongside these spiritually
hungry millennials and learn from them as we allow them to learn from us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As we get older we, simply, think that we
know the ins and outs of life but, in reality, my generation could learn a lot from
the passion of this younger, more open generation.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;">I will never forget the smell of the sawdust…</span></div>
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Pastor Clay Baggetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530117036537954201noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8342869843029376714.post-50554851917664810992016-03-17T12:44:00.003-05:002016-03-17T12:44:49.009-05:00Choosing Faith over FearChoosing Faith over Fear may not be easy... but it is the only way to move forward in your life and discover all the good things that God has for you! This life is a gift! Use it!<br />
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Today I wanted to give a follow-up challenge to all of you who have
listened or plan to listen to the current series called "<b>Moving Mountains"</b>.
We need to talk about the process of upgrading our thoughts or as the <b>
Bible</b> teaches us, to renew our minds daily. Every day we are bombarded
by, what I call, "<b>Junk"</b> thoughts. We wake up...check our email...make
some coffee...check our social networks... Watch the news... Then we
listen to drive time talk radio (ok,maybe that's just me..lol).. <b>We are
basically polluting our day before we even get started!</b> We wonder why
we feel overwhelmed, depressed, or just uninspired but the truth is
this.... You are what you eat! We believe that when it comes to our food
intake but we need to learn to apply that same concept to our minds.
Fill your mind with junk and it will output junk. Fill your mind with
crude conversations and output crude thoughts... So today my challenge
is this... Go on a "<b>Mind Diet</b>" (thank you for the concept, <a href="http://timsanders.com/" target="_blank">Tim Sanders</a>, in
your book '<a href="http://timsanders.com/today-we-are-rich/" target="_blank">Today We Are Rich</a>'). Get serious about what you allow into
your mind. I prescribe<span style="color: red;"><b> <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Phil+4%3A6-8&version=NKJV" target="_blank">Phil 4:6-8</a></b></span> "<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="text Phil-4-6" id="en-NKJV-29449">Be anxious for nothing,
but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let
your requests be made known to God; </span><span class="text Phil-4-7" id="en-NKJV-29450">and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="text Phil-4-7" id="en-NKJV-29450"><span class="text Phil-4-8">Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things <i>are</i> noble, whatever things <i>are</i> just, whatever things <i>are</i> pure, whatever things <i>are</i> lovely, whatever things <i>are</i> of good report, if <i>there is</i> any virtue and if <i>there is</i> anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things. </span></span>". <b>Let me know how it goes for you....</b></span>Pastor Clay Baggetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530117036537954201noreply@blogger.com044 Music Village Blvd, Hendersonville, TN 37075, USA36.3226828 -86.56583949999998136.3222828 -86.566469999999981 36.3230828 -86.565208999999982tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8342869843029376714.post-15828493727195215482015-10-05T10:28:00.000-05:002015-10-05T10:28:33.043-05:00Blessed to be a BlessingDo you understand what it means to be blessed? Do you really? That's
what we taught about today at Living To Go Church... If you missed it I
encourage you to catch up at this link. Next week we go even deeper into
the "living laws"....<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Have you ever felt like here was more to your life than what you're experiencing right now?</b></span></span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I'd bet that most of you feel like there is more to life than your present moment... but just can't put your finger on the "AHA" realization that can help you overcome that moment. Well, I do bring you good news... If you're willing to receive it... <u>THERE IS MORE</u>! Bigger and better, exciting and adventurous, fulfilling and passionate</span>... <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">That's what LIFE should be!</span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is the place where most people never make the leap to that kind of life... To get better, To experience greater, there is going to be pain</span>!<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Yep.... <b>PAIN</b>! <u>If living out your purpose was going to be easy then everyone would be living their dreams</u>!</span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So we have to accept that to GROW will require some pain... Some people can't make the journey with you and you feel loss <i>(pain)</i> but the truth is that the pain of that loss, if used properly, will bring the wisdom and stamina you need for achieving the next level of your life</span>. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I have found that <b>"getting my head right"</b> is the first step</span>.<br />
<span style="color: blue;"><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So here are 3 steps to achieving that end:</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>1. I need to understand who I am & where I stand in God's view so that I'll see myself properly</b></span><b>.</b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b> <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah+29%3A11&version=NIV" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Jeremiah 29:11</span></a></b>.... <i>(God's thoughts and plans for you are GOOD!)</i></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2. Realize that Just because someone isn't riding on YOUR bus </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(dream)</span><b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> does not mean they are your enemy. </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Don't destroy relationships just because someone moves in a direction in which you are not moving in. Paths intersect all the time and down the road you may be amazed at how God brings them into your life at just the right time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>3. The way I feel is not the compass that directs my choices.</b> Pain is not usually the choice we want to make<i> (if you are sane)</i> but if you want to GROW to the next level in any area of your life you've got to be willing to do the hard stuff, even when you don't want to! In other words, keep doing what is<i> "right"</i>, even when it's not comfortable, and the <i>"right" </i>things will begin to happen in your life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="bible-item-title-wrap"><b><a class="bible-item-title" href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Galatians+6%3A9&version=NIV">Galatians 6:9</a></b> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="color: red;">Let us not become <b>weary</b> <b>in</b> <b>doing</b> good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><b>Stay on Target!</b> Never give up and keep your eyes on the prize in front of you..... </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>You were built for more!</b></span> </span>Pastor Clay Baggetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530117036537954201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8342869843029376714.post-48954377645251620082015-03-05T12:37:00.003-06:002015-03-05T12:37:51.640-06:00Issues... We've all got them!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last week at <a href="http://www.livingtogo.org/" target="_blank">Living To Go Church</a> we started a new series about our <b>ISSUES</b>. The idea is that we all have issues (struggles) but it's really not an easy task to deal with them. Sometimes we ignore them or bury them so we don't have to look at them but the reality is that <b>NOT</b> dealing with our issues corrupts our heart. And like the bible tells us, <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs+4:23&version=HCSB" target="_blank">we need to guard our hearts because it is the wellspring of life.</a>The most common choice is to focus on <b>EVERYBODY ELSE'S</b> issues instead of our own... besides, it's easier to see another person's flaws... right? We all know that's the wrong response... so each of us must own up to our flaws and begin the <b>WORK</b> of getting better. Always remember, <b><u>You Can't Manage What You Don't Own!</u></b> Denial doesn't make it better. It makes it worse. Issues like <b>BITTERNESS</b> can and will cripple our effectiveness as witnesses of Christ. Issues can cause us to see the dark side of everything, including the intentions of others, even though we've never had reason to question their motives before or not. <b>It is poison</b>! Anger, Resentment, Laziness... these are all <b>ISSUES</b> that can corrupt the good that God is trying to do in and through us. So this month, leading into Easter, we're taking some time to look at ourselves and ask some tough questions. The reality is that <b>GOD</b> I<b>S BIGGER</b> than all of our issues combined and only <b>HE</b> can break the chains in your life... But it starts with <b>PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY</b> and bringing our issues to the one who can really make a difference in our lives. Here is last weeks service in it's entirety... We dealt with <b>ANGER ISSUES</b>... </span>
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Pastor Clay Baggetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530117036537954201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8342869843029376714.post-7373407195183061712014-11-07T15:11:00.001-06:002014-11-07T15:11:18.690-06:00Measure your words #5series<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Today I wanted to share a thought and concern for my fellow followers of Christ. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In a <b>culture and time </b>when our words are misconstrued and used out of context we find ourselves almost paralyzed to speak our hearts and minds and with the advent of <b>social media</b> our words travel faster and have a deeper reach than ever before, so my thoughts today are about the value of the words we speak (or type)... </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Someone once told me that <b>"the greater your influence the more your words should be measured with wisdom."</b> Today, with outlets like Facebook, Twitter, etc. Your influence is far deeper than you realize. So just measure (understand their impact) and think before you type (or speak). As Christ followers our words and actions should point to Jesus. So here is my end game with this.... To go along with the November Series "5" at <b><a href="http://www.livingtogo.org/" target="_blank">Living To Go Church</a></b> I want to challenge all of you.... Make a point to use your influence for good! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This week make <b>5 efforts</b>... posts, shares, calls, emails, snail-mails... whatever you're chosen medium is and speak a "measured" word to the people within your circle of influence. <b>Let's point people to Jesus!</b></span> #5seriesPastor Clay Baggetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530117036537954201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8342869843029376714.post-7339781218968314332014-07-07T12:47:00.000-05:002014-07-07T12:47:20.309-05:00YOU'RE AN OVERCOMER!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">(It shows us<span> </span>through several scriptures from </span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ecclesiastes+9%3A11&version=NIV">Ecclesiastes
9:11</a> </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">to <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+24%3A13&version=NIV">Matthew
24:13</a> to <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+timothy+4%3A7&version=NIV">2
Timothy 4:7</a>)</span></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">So today’s
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">EVERYBODY GETS KNOCKED DOWN…
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><i>Keep on Pushing folks! We've gotta a world to reach!</i><b> </b></span></div>
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Pastor Clay Baggetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530117036537954201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8342869843029376714.post-54832902178398757682014-06-21T16:10:00.001-05:002014-06-21T16:10:25.717-05:00The Passing of a Legend...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Last week we got <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">STARTED</b> with getting you from where you are to <u>where you want to
be</u>. Today, I want to start with some <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">LIFE
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Winston Churchill</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> once stated that <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">"Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference."</i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I know… you hear this
all the time but it’s 100% TRUTH! <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: blue;">Your attitude always PRECEDES you</span></b><span style="color: blue;">! </span>People feel your attitude before they feel your
heart. Some might say that, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“I just can’t
be fake Clay. I’ve got to be <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">REAL</b>
and my current circumstance is <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">NO GOOD </b><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">so the <b>BAD</b> attitude is just who I am right now</span>!”</i>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Listen… <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="color: blue;">The ATTITUDE
that you carry is the attitude that you CHOOSE</span></u><span style="color: blue;">.</span></b> Things might not be perfect but you have to
train yourself to see your <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">LIFE</b> in a
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">POSITIVE</b> way! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">When you’re feeling that
bad attitude creeping up on you just <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: red;">STOP</span></b> and start thinking about your <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">BLESSINGS!</b> Trust me… You may think you’ve
got it rough but there is always someone else whose predicament is more dire
than yours. If you’re breathing… <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">BE
THANKFUL FOR WHAT YOU’VE GOT!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The way to defeat
discouragement is to change your focus.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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love what the Bible to do to change our attitudes…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.0pt;">whatever is true, whatever is noble,
whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I’m telling you, Get
away from the negative and search out the positive and watch your <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">ATTITUDE</b> shift and when your attitude
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">You’ve got this! This
is the first step in shifting your momentum! I’m praying for you so remember…
You’re <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">NEVER ALONE!</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Check back next week for the next <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">“LIFE TWEAK”.</b></span></div>
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desire to be <b>OVERCOMERS</b>! We all desire to <b>WIN</b>! I’ve never met anyone who,
really, just wanted to live a mediocre life or settle with the idea that life
is just a never-ending struggle against tides that we can’t hold back.</span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">What if I told you that
<b>YOU</b> could live the <b>OVERCOMER</b> kind of life? What if you
could be the I<b>NFLUENCER</b> instead of the one always being <b>INFLUENCED</b> by the chaos
outside of you?</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> I believe… No! I know…
that you were <b>MEANT</b> for <u><i>more than </i><i>just existing</i></u>! That you are meant to live an
<b>AMAZING</b> life! A life that <b>MATTERS</b>!</span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">When I take a step back I
can understand the struggle, at least from my own personal experience.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Like every other little kid in my
small town outside of Nashville. I would run around from sun up to sun down
pretending that I was everything from an astronaut to cowboy and I remember
sitting on the hillside behind the church that my father pastored daydreaming
about all the cool things that I would do when I grew up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i><b>Not for a moment did I have any idea what it
took to actually accomplish those dreams.</b></i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I think in my young, simple mind it never occurred to me that life was, well…
complicated.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">That was a lot of years ago. I’ve
learned many lessons since then but, looking back, I was on to something on
that hillside.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><u>Overcoming in life isn’t really
complicated!</u><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That’s an amazing
statement! <b>Overcoming in life is SIMPLE!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><i>The reality is that our surroundings program us, to either strive for
great things or settle for whatever life happens to throw our way.</i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b><i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">After all these years, there is
one thing that I am, absolutely, sure of.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am certain that God created each of us to do something <b>AMAZING</b>… and it
gets even better!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>God has already set
aside the resources that we each need to make <b>“GREAT”</b> happen in our lives!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yes, you can have <b>THAT</b> kind of life! Yes, you
can find peace!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yes, you
can be successful and still live a life of faith.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And finally, <b>YES! </b>You can really have an
awesome life! I want you <b>DISCOVER</b> how to flip that switch in <b>YOUR</b> life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To move beyond the gap of where you are to
where you want to be. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">So over the next few weeks I want to give you some principles and some <b>"tweaks"</b> that can help you <b>FLIP</b> that <b>SWITCH </b>and start <b>LIVING</b> again! I'm praying for you as you get ready to change your life! It's gonna be awesome!</span>
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<b>Have you ever faced something impossible? </b> I can't tell you how many
times I have just wanted to quit... to give up and do something easier
with my life.... there were times that I thought it would be easier just
to go back to my old way of living instead of just digging the useless
holes that I seem to be always digging. <b>But the secret to success is
tenacity</b>... if we stop digging when we're discouraged then we will never find the
water at the bottom of the well. <br />
When I became pastor of <a href="http://www.livingtogochurch.com/" target="_blank">Living To Go Church</a> I was
incredibly excited! Full of ideas and ways to make the church grow and
to impact the world through our community of believers. Although the
majority of people at the time liked the idea there were those who liked
everything just the way it was. I realized that there would be a
cost to digging new wells. But the hurts that came with the process and
the discouragement that inevitably shows up are really not big prices
to pay when you finally hit water and there is enough for everybody. <b>
Remember..... when you're discouraged, your purpose in God seems
impossible to find</b>..... when your hurt, it seems easier to just
quit..... when your tired and burned out, it seems like giving up is
just practical... STOP! <b> Never quit digging!</b> Never stop seeing the goal
in your mind..... Failure is not running in to setbacks, failure is
allowing a setback to stop you from attempting something great.
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Pastor Clay Baggetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530117036537954201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8342869843029376714.post-10579113864743450262014-02-06T13:35:00.000-06:002014-02-06T13:35:35.241-06:00SHIFT your Perspective!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: small;">I’d
never HAD to wear glasses but I began to notice that some things were a little harder to read than a few years ago. I (<i>really my wife</i>) came to the conclusion that I needed to see the eye doctor. After my eye exam, he explained to me, <i>although I was still in denial</i>, <u>that I was just getting older!</u> <b>WHAT!!! </b>All though it was hard to accept, I realized that my new glasses really made a difference! I didn't realize how much I was missing! Here are some <b>Perspective Shift </b>thoughts...</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: small;">There are simply times in our lives that we need a new
prescription in order to see accurately. In our spiritual lives the
same is true. As we grow up spiritually our eye sight changes... But it
is the opposite in the spiritual. As we mature in our faith-walk we
need to occasionally get <b>new glasses</b> in order to see properly. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: small;">The <b>storms of life</b> tend to <u><b>DISTORT</b></u> our perspective and we fail to see things with <b>clarity.</b>
The truth is that we do feel these pressures in life. We do fall flat at times and we do find ourselves in bad
deals, even unfair situations, on this journey. But if we will try to
look at our circumstance from a <b>different perspective</b> things may look a lot different than before. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: small;">What if the very <b>break-through</b> or miracle is right under your nose and you just can’t see it? I can’t count how many times I’ve lost my keys or my <b>cell phone</b>
and became so frustrated that I blamed everyone and everything for
taking my phone! :) then I find them in some weird place like in the
fridge.... (true story!) </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: small;">So to wrap this up, maybe you need to shift
your <b>outlook</b> a bit. Try being grateful about what you do have
instead of what your losing... or don’t have. I could post on that but it
would be too long and <a href="http://andyandrews.com/"><b>Andy Andrews</b></a> can tell the story much better than I can. Start with a grateful heart.... Be thankful for the small things </span>Pastor Clay Baggetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530117036537954201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8342869843029376714.post-42761921894232216062014-01-27T15:44:00.003-06:002014-01-27T15:45:02.670-06:00Relationships MatterNew Relationships are key for your success in every area of your life, especially in the spiritual aspect. in this message we laugh and dig deeper into what it means to be brand new.
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Holy
Rollers, Closet Christians, Tongue Talkers, Dead Heads, Frozen
Chosen...... Uummmm...let’s see.... Pentecostal, Charismatic,
Evangelical.... Let me go little further... Baptist, Assemblies of God,
Church of God, Presbyterian, Catholic... More you Say? Well....
Traditional, Modern, Emergent, immerging..... OK, I have to stop before
my brain begins to sizzle. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Labels are energy suckers and vision
killers. </b> They are used to box us in to what people around us want us to
be. I don’t think they were meant to be detrimental to the cause of
Christ but it has been. It keeps us away from each other based on things
that are really minor. The Bible tells us to desire spiritual gifts
because they, ultimately, do one thing. They <u>Increase</u> the Kingdom of
God. However, we, followers of Christ, have used the very things that
God has given us for Kingdom <i>expansion</i> and used them for Kingdom
<i>contraction</i>. <b>We have to throw away the labels.</b> We must discard the
divisions and embrace the things that make us Christians. Diversity is a
strength. Diversity on the Gifts of the Spirit is a strength. But if
we, as Christians continue to contract our influence then it is not only we who suffer. It is the people who need to hear the Gospel of Jesus
that lose in contraction. So loosen up a bit and expand the Kingdom of
God. It’s time... Right now! </span></span>Pastor Clay Baggetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530117036537954201noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8342869843029376714.post-48371432815852328792013-07-26T12:44:00.003-05:002013-07-26T12:44:44.675-05:00Are you a Difference-Maker?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Do you matter? Does your job matter? What about your passion? Does it
really matter? I grew up a middle child in a preacher's family (let the
PK remarks begin :) in the middle of the bible belt and I believe it's
that very positioning that gives me a unique perspective on life,
business, and faith. Being a middle child you feel, many times, that
you have to try harder to be noticed, heard, or just seen. You
sometimes feel like you are always compared to the older sibling who is
smarter or the younger sibling who is cuter... Or God forbid you have a
sister! ( sorry Alisa ;). Now I know it sounds like a bunch of whining
but I have a point... Being in the middle has always made me try
harder! To stand out a little more. To be a little different than
those around you and that position is what gives me the resolve and the
experience to he the beat at what I do! I don't want to just live... I
want to matter! I don't just want a business that makes money... I want
a business that matters! I don't simply want to pastor a large
church... I want to pastor a church that matters! I don't just want to
see thousands of people in my church.... I want to see thousands of
people that matter!!! As my dad would say, that'll preach! If the God
we serve all powerful. If we really believe what the bible says...
Shouldn't our lives make a difference? So I'll wrap this thought up with
a question. Will what you do tomorrow matter? Will it make a
difference? Don't just live the day.....SEIZE IT! Grab every drop of
sunlight that God has given you and make something of it. Your position
gives you a unique perspective in life no matter where you are. Use
your position to be a difference-maker!Pastor Clay Baggetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530117036537954201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8342869843029376714.post-86443049592500099872013-05-25T14:04:00.003-05:002013-05-25T14:04:27.014-05:00How To Deal With A Deficit Of Time Guest Blogger: Tim Sanders<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is a great article that <a href="http://sanderssays.typepad.com/sanders_says/" target="_blank">TIM SANDERS</a> wrote. I loved it and wanted to share it with you here as well. Make sure you check out Tim's blog at <a href="http://sanderssays.typepad.com/sanders_says/">http://sanderssays.typepad.com/sanders_says/</a> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">-This week, I’m going to write about how deficits, those times in
our lives where we feel malnourished, depressed, overextended, can actually be
a great benefit to future success. The truth is, there’s no better time to
reevaluate your process than when things aren’t going well. We’ve all heard
very successful people say they learned more from failure than success and
there’s a reason for that. Because it’s true! The trick is to efficiently
breakdown the reasons for your deficits, rectify them, and then utilize that
knowledge so that when the surpluses come roaring back (and they will), you can
manage that success with more efficiency and, hopefully, more longevity.
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">One of the most basic “deficits” that almost everyone faces, is
time. We are all over run by obligations, by our schedules, by our
calendars, that keep telling us we have a meeting, a new employee to train, a
work lunch with a VIP investor, dry cleaning to pick up, etc., and the stress
of these various duties can be overwhelming. So, how do we deal with 25 hours
of need-to-get-done tasks when we all know we only have 24 hours to work with?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here are a few ways guidelines that I’ve utilized in my life that
have helped me manage my time deficits:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>Glass VS Rubber?</strong> – You’ve checked your
calendar. You have ten things to do and two hours to do it. What will
break if you don’t do it? What’s made of glass? What will bounce if you
don’t do it? What’s made of rubber? Identify these two distinct outcomes
and act accordingly. Get the Glass Items accomplished first. Put all your
energy on those tasks. Prioritizing is crucial if you want to get out of a
deficit cycle. As for the Rubber Items, one way to get those things done
is to...</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>Delegate</strong> – In many cases, you run out of time because
you weren’t able or willing to delegate the task to others. You have
people in your life, professionally and otherwise, to help. Use them! If
you’ve had people drop the ball in the past, take this time to retrain or
instruct more thoroughly. Let go! If you’ve done your job in selecting and
training those that you delegate to, you should be pleasantly surprised
with the outcome.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>Push Back</strong> – In many cases, you can’t delegate the
Rubber Items. So what then? It’s okay to admit that sometimes we
over extend ourselves. Call the VIP investor and tell him you have to
reschedule. Be apologetic, but firm. Find a new time and place that you
KNOW you can commit to. Make that next week’s Glass Item. This isn’t what
we want of course, to cancel or delay, but sometimes it’s the best
possible option. Instead of the 3pm today, when you’d be frazzled,
distracted, and otherwise not fully present, make it next Monday, when you
can be at your best.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>Redesign For Simplicity</strong> – Now that you’ve
delegated or postponed a few of those Rubber Items, you might STILL feel a
time crunch. At this point, you have to look at yourself. Are you
being the most efficient version of YOU? My guess is maybe not. Take this
time to redesign your efforts to simplify your work process. Often, this
might mean resetting expectations. So, if you can’t postpone that VIP
lunch, let him know that the lunch might just be coffee. Make this known
as soon as possible, so no one is surprised by the edited outcome.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>Learn From the Experience</strong> – In some cases,
you’ll burn a bridge or disappoint others with approaches 2-4.
That’s the price of over-committing yourself. Learn from this! In the
future, when you are approached with assignments and/or opportunities, be
vigilant about accepting them, remembering the triage you had to go
through last time your stretched your schedule to the breaking point. </span></li>
</ol>
Pastor Clay Baggetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530117036537954201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8342869843029376714.post-43349608129479404962013-04-16T13:31:00.001-05:002013-04-16T13:31:39.143-05:0020 THINGS A DAD SHOULD TELL HIS DAUGHTER<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1) Pay attention to the way a man loves his mother. That is the way he will love you.</span> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /><span class="text_exposed_show"> 2) You can do anything a man can do, including organic chemistry, unclogging toilets and assembling IKEA furniture.<br /> <br /> 3) Older women wear makeup so THEY can look like YOU. Less is more. A lot less is a lot more.<br /> <br />
4) People will judge you by the way you look. It isn’t fair, but it’s
the way the world works. Keep that in mind as you pick your outfit in
the morning.<br /> <br /> 5) Never let anyone do your thinking for you.
There are far too many people with far too much invested in you
believing what they believe.<br /> <br /> 6) Liberal arts grow your mind. Science and business keep you fed. You will need both.<br /> <br /> 7) Nothing is more attractive than intelligence.<br /> <br /> 8) Learn to drive a stick-shift.<br /> <br /> 9) Get comfortable with power tools.<br /> <br /> 10) You don’t have to enjoy them, but have a working knowledge of the rules for football and baseball.<br /> <br /> 11) Know the difference between Star Wars and Star Trek, and they key players in both.<br /> <br />
12) You don’t have to *DO* anything for someone to love you. The right
person will cross a desert just for the chance to sit next to you at
lunch.<br /> <br /> 13) Peer pressure is all about insecurity. Be confident
in who you are and you’ll never have to “fit in”. People will come to
you.<br /> <br /> 14) The fastest way to strain a relationship with a man is
to bring up old drama. We can’t remember to hang up the bath towel.
What makes you think we remember that stupid thing we did 6 months ago?<br /> <br />
15) If a man genuinely loves you, he will let you set the boundaries.
Don’t let anyone take something from you they can’t give back. You set
the tone for the sexual relationship.<br /> <br /> 16) Feminie hygiene
products — Where our daughters are concerned, we would be very happy
sticking our fingers in our ears and saying “lalalalalalalala”. Please
respect our need to pretend they, and the reason for them, do not exist.
The same goes for lacy underthings.<br /> <br /> 17) You were flawless the
day you were born. If you must go get that first tattoo, please consider
inviting your daddy to come and get his first tattoo with you.<br /> <br />
18) You are perfect the way you roll out of bed. Let’s be clear: all
that crap you do to “get out the door” is for everyone else’s benefit.<br /> <br />
19) Though he may be smiling on the outside, when you leave for college
your father is falling apart on the inside. Don’t forget to call him
that first night to tell him you love him.<br /> <br /> 20) Compare every single boy you ever meet to your daddy. Nobody will love you like he does.<br /> <br /> Source: Dorkdaddy.com</span></span>Pastor Clay Baggetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530117036537954201noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8342869843029376714.post-49822514053048100202013-04-12T14:39:00.001-05:002013-04-12T14:39:27.019-05:00Seize the Moment<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I had a great day spending time with visionary people. It is simply
amazing what God can do through us when we see beyond ourselves. Many
times we limit what we can do by setting false ceiling for ourselves.
Our traditions, our likes, our dreams, etc... can limit God's best for
our lives. I have found that whenever I stretch myself to believe
bigger and to allow myself to dream outside the box of my own
limitations that God always exceeds my expectations. The challenge is
learning how to unleash the power of our expectation! How about you?
What paradigm is keeping you from God's best for your life?
Remember.... SEIZE THE MOMENT!Pastor Clay Baggetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530117036537954201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8342869843029376714.post-85757362846399245252013-04-08T16:59:00.003-05:002013-04-08T16:59:29.417-05:00What's your hurry?<iframe src="http://new.livestream.com/accounts/1263014/events/1638032/videos/15736553/player?autoPlay=false&height=315&mute=false&width=560" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe>Pastor Clay Baggetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530117036537954201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8342869843029376714.post-55001147813676000892013-03-20T21:30:00.001-05:002013-03-20T21:30:43.556-05:00The 6th Generation<iframe src="http://new.livestream.com/accounts/1263014/events/1638032/videos/14329311/player?autoPlay=false&height=360&mute=false&width=640" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe>Pastor Clay Baggetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530117036537954201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8342869843029376714.post-7471796156745783152013-03-06T16:20:00.000-06:002013-03-06T16:20:20.911-06:00Are you Discouraged?<a href="http://www.livingtogo.org/" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501387473675611346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGSwVSbJ_PCzxDuUHDBo2RUzwzD_IzN5EvvjfQpleg2xAY8yHDHnIx-ifzRx9LLX5XycBfIDUNjF6ANsL-SAn-0T3sSRUJ0Dv4sJWTDgMeW7v2hzYJnV_pSIZjmiltjiYf9bzLEdKKFYJz/s200/ReThreeLogo.jpg" style="float: left; height: 150px; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 200px;" /></a>Let’s clear up one thing first... We all get discouraged. No matter
who you are. No matter what you do. We all find ourselves in the dark
shadows of discouragement at times and the truth is it happens more
often that we like to admit. I have found, in my life, that we can
overcome those “yuck” moments with a few RE-minders. I call them the
RE:3’s. Over the next couple of weeks I’ll share a few of them with you.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">RE’s to Move from DIS-Couraged to EN-Couraged</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">RE-Focus on the Big Picture</span><br />
It’s really easy to get stuck in the moment. Sometimes you have to look past where you are and focus on where you are going. In <a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew%2014&version=NIV">Matthew 14</a>
we see that Peter was able to walk on water until he looked away from
Jesus and saw the waves beneath him. I’m always taken by that passage
because it speaks to who we really depend on. By that I mean focusing
on the waves Peter’s trust was transferred from the potential of the
promise to the fear of the circumstance. I’m convinced that most people
are stuck in the moment with their faith focused on the storm instead
of on the shore. <br />
The last thing I want you to see is what Jesus said to Peter after he took his hand when he was sinking... He asked him <span style="color: red; font-style: italic;">“Why did you doubt me?”</span>.
Because Peter’s focus was on the wrong thing, Jesus questioned his
faith. But notice that he never let go of Pete and He won’t let go of
you either.<br />
So right now... What are you focused on? Who are you really depending on?Pastor Clay Baggetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530117036537954201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8342869843029376714.post-85653714191492117052013-02-19T12:21:00.004-06:002013-02-19T20:37:53.402-06:00IN HOT PURSUIT!<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I grew up loving the original Dukes of Hazzard... (yes, I'm that old!)at some point during every program sheriff Roscoe P. Coltrane and Flash or Cletus was in hot pursuit of our heroes Bo & Luke... (and of course there was Daisy but that's a totally different story). Roscoe was basically obsessed with capturing the Duke boys but always fell a little short in the end. I was thinking this morning about obsession... our needed obsession of being in hot pursuit of the presence of God. We know through scripture that God is in divinely obsessed with us... but are we pursuing Him? If so, what does that look like? Here a few thoughts for being ready to be in HOT PURSUIT! </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Stay tuned up!</b> So you can react quickly and have all cylinders firing </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Stayed Fueled up!</b> Worst thing that could happen is to see the opportunity but you're sidelined because you didn't get gas!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Keep the Motor Running!</b> I've learned that God is always moving. He's always doing something new and I don't want my motor to be cold when it's time to push the RPM's... </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Check out this passage for more ideas... </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="keywordresultextras"><a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+25:9-11&version=NIV">Matthew 25:9-11 </a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="keywordresultextras">Also a great book to read on some of this subject is by Pastor <a href="http://judwilhite.com/" target="_blank">Jud Wilhite</a>. <b><a href="http://pursuedbook.com/buy/" target="_blank">PURSUED</a></b>.. Check the links out and enjoy... </span></span><br />
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