Making A Difference Through Mentorship

To be sober-minded means to possess good judgment, wisdom, and the ability to be level-headed in times of stress or difficulties. A sober mind also means "a sound mind and a sane mind" in a sometimes insane world! This podcast focuses on practical principles that empower us to have and keep a sober mind, no matter what we may encounter—further enabling us to " Think Like God Thinks " (Isaiah 55:8-...

Throughout the course of our day, we listen to a lot of things. We listen to the radio, we watch and listen to videos we listen to the requests of our families and friends, and yet with all that we listen to, we must listen to our King, Jesus. Listening to, inclining our ears to hear the directives, proclamations, ordinances, laws, and commands of the King must hold the preeminence in our lives fo...

Throughout the course of our day, we listen to a lot of things. We listen to family members and co-workers. We listen to the sounds of busy traffic on the highway. We listen to the news and our favorite social media outlets. There is a lot for us to listen or to hear throughout our day. In Proverbs chapter 8, verses 17-18, the NIV, Wisdom says in essence listen to me, “I love those who love me, an...

Kingdom living is a life lived under the authority of a king. For us that King is Jesus. His commands are not for our consideration but for our obedience in harmony with His will and His way. The basic meaning of the word Kingdom in the Bible is “ reign. ” God’s Kingly rule and reign include His actions, His Lordship, and His Sovereign governance (Isaiah 9: 6- 7).  Philippians 3: 20, in the A...

In a natural sense, to be strong means to be able to do it all by yourself, without help. To be always in control of one’s emotions. Yet, the Bible is full of language about strength in weakness. Paul wrote to the church at Corinth in the Amplified Version of 2 Corinthians 12:10: “ For the sake of Christ, I am well pleased and take pleasure in infirmities, insults, hardships, persecutions, perplex...

The basic meaning of the word kingdom in the Bible is reign. God’s reign is His Kingly rule — His reign, His actions, His Lordship, and His sovereign governance (Isaiah 9:6-7). The ESV version of Psalm 103:19 declares, “ The Lord has established his throne in the heavens, and His Kingdom rules over all .” God’s Kingly rule is a saving and a redeeming grace for fallen humanity (Ephesians 2:8/Romans...

Former 1st Lady of the United States Eleanor Roosevelt once stated, " You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.' You must do the thing you think you cannot do." While combating apartheid in South Africa, Nelson Mandel...

In Genesis 15:1 and 6, the AMPC version, the Bible says, “ After these things, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram , I am your Shield, your abundant compensation, and your reward shall be exceedingly great. Verse 6 And he [Abram] believed in (trusted in, relied on, remained steadfast to) the Lord, and He counted it to him as righteousness (right standing with Go...

The Modern English Version of Joshua 1:9 declares, “Have not I commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” Fear is a reality of our human experience that may include a fear of rejection, fear of failure, fear of people and the list goes on and on. The reality of fear is that it is a powerful human emotion that alerts us...

The latter portion of Philippians 2:12 teaches us that we are responsible for " working out our own salvation with fear and trembling.” This means that we are responsible for our own spiritual progress and maturity, by practicing a life of salvation and respecting in reverence the holiness of God. This further means we take the spiritual and make it practical so that it's natural for us to live sp...

Paul confesses to the church at Rome in the 7th chapter beginning at the 15th verse in the Living Bible… “I don’t understand myself at all, for I really want to do what is right, but I can’t. I do what I don’t want to, but what I hate . Verse 16 , I know perfectly well that what I am doing is wrong, and my bad conscience proves that I agree with these laws I am breaking. Verse 17 But I can’t help...

It's easy to talk about our strengths, but not so easy to talk about our weaknesses, which we all have because none of us are perfect! Someone once stated, “the largest room in the world is the room for improvement.” For life and ministry to be most effective, there must be balance. Everything in the world is balanced. For every weakness we have, we have a strength that explains or provides contex...

In the church world, mentoring or mentorship is a topic that is not discussed very often. However, Jesus Himself created a mentoring culture that was against the norm of society as He was training and developing the disciples for their future assignments in ministry. In the Message Bible, John 15:13, Jesus says, “ This is my command: Love one another the way I loved you. This is the very best way...

Our primary passage of scripture for today's podcast is 1 Samuel chapter 18, verse 3, The KJV tells us, “ Then Jonathan and David made a covenant because he loved him as his own soul. ”  A covenant is a relationship between two people who make binding promises to each other. Covenant relationships are not a casual, “if it’s convenient, it’ll happen”-type promise, but an “I’m going to do whate...

In this fast-paced information world and age in which we live it can be easy to sometimes forget what really matters and is important. Due to this pace in life,  sometimes we simply forget some things. To forget is to lose (facts, knowledge, etc.) from the mind; failure to recall. To lose the remembrance of. To be unable to think of. To remember is to recall to the mind by an act or effo...

Today's podcast is the 6th and final of our series discussing the Beatitudes of Matthew chapter 5. The Bible measures blessedness differently from how people of the world measure it. James 1:12 says, “Blessed (happy), which is the same word that Jesus uses’ 9 times in the Beatitudes or the attitudes that we are to be in Matthew chapter 5. James says “ Blessed, happy is the one who perseveres under...

In today’s podcast, we want to continue with the Beatitudes or the attitudes that we are to be beginning in verse 9, where Jesus declares, "Blessed (enjoying enviable happiness, spiritually prosperous—with life-joy and satisfaction in God's favor and salvation, regardless of their outward conditions) are the makers and maintainers of peace, for they shall be called the sons of God!" The KJV of Mat...

This is part 4 of our series of podcasts entitled God Wants you To Be Happy from the Beatitudes or the attitudes that we are to be in Matthew chapter 5. Research shows the average person speaks at least 7,000 words a day, with many speaking much more than that. Those 7,000 words (at least) you and I speak each day are your imprint on the world. They dictate how people may perceive you – and largel...

Happiness can be defined as an emotional state characterized by feelings of joy, satisfaction, contentment, fulfillment, and satisfaction in life.  In parts one and two of this series of podcasts, we talked about the reality that Jesus was the happiest person to ever live based on the authority of God’s Word. Proverbs chapter 8, verses 30-31, speaking of Jesus as Wisdom in TLB further support...

In today’s podcast, we begin in Matthew chapter 5 in the Amplified version of the Beatitudes, where there are a total of 10 attitudes that we are to be. In psychology, an attitude refers to a set of emotions, beliefs, and behaviors toward a particular object, person, thing, or event. Attitudes are often the result of experience or the way a person was raised, and our attitudes have a powerful infl...

A mentor can be anyone who has a positive, guiding influence on another person’s life; a trusted friend or advisor, those who help other people succeed and to become the best version of themselves. Ethnos (people-centered) Leadership, Overcoming Negative Thoughts--Think Like God Thinks, are the primary platforms by which we help those that are determined to continue growing as leaders to impact th...

Last week was Palm Sunday, Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem and in just a couple of days, Christians all around the world will celebrate Resurrection Sunday! This is the day that we celebrate the death, burial, and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. In John’s Gospel chapter 12:13, the people, “ took palm branches and went out to meet Him,  and cried out: “Hosanna! ‘Blessed is He who...

Not too long ago, I received a phone call from a person and that person was stressed, distressed, and upset!  And after just a few minutes of conversation, after hanging up the phone with this person, who was obviously stressed, distressed and upset, somebody that I know loves God, had been robbed of their peace. There was no peace in this person's mind. In the conversation that I had with th...

Today's podcast, " Guarding The Gate of The Heart Part 2 ," begins with the ICB translation of Proverbs 4:23, “ Be very careful about what you think. Your thoughts run your life.” In this context, the word run carries the meaning of governor or in control. As Christians, this is a place where we do not want to be where our thoughts govern or are in control of our lives. Neuroscientists and neurops...

“ Be very careful about what you think. Your thoughts run your life” (Proverbs 4:23, ICB) Proverbs 23:7a states, “ As a man thinks in his heart, so is he.” Think can mean “to act as a gatekeeper” in the original Hebrew. A gate is an entry way designed to let things in or keeps things out. Our eyes and ears act as gates or entry ways to our entire body. What the eyes see, and the ears hear affect o...