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Most likely sooner rather than later someone is going to let you down, offend you, or hurt your feelings. I wish this was not the case, but I promise you the honeymoon will end. That is the bad news. However, there is some good news. The good news is the relationship does not have to end when the honeymoon does. In fact, our relationship with one another has the potential to become much better, st...

In Romans 15:14 and Colossians 3:16 Paul mentions another practical way for us to express love for one another. Paul instructs us to “coach one another up.” Ok, he doesn’t say it exactly like that, but that is the gist of what he is getting at when he tells us to “admonish one another.” The word in the original language that is translated admonish implies to instruct or correct. That is what great...

The one another we are going to focus on today is mentioned by Paul in Romans 15:7. Paul writes, “Accept one another…” In a world filled with rejection, the body of Christ, corporately and individually as Christ followers receives a defining and all-important call that is found in Romans 15:7 “Accept one another…”.  This call is huge. Pain comes in a lot of different varieties, but of all the hurt...

The “one another” we are going to focus on today is mentioned in Romans 12:5. In this text Paul tells us that when we were added to the church we became members of one another.  Listen to the words of Paul in Romans 12:5, “so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.”  Our connection to one another, whether we feel it or not, is comparable to the way diffe...

The “one another” we are going to focus on today is “encourage one another.”  1 Thessalonians 5:11, “Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.” Even the most resilient people need encouragement because life can be messy and downright hard. Some days are filled with disappointment, heartache, and frustration.  And just because you’re a follower of Jesus...

Over fifty-nine times we read in the Owner’s Manual to either treat OR avoid treating one another in a very specific way. These passages are commonly referred to as the “one another” passages.  For the next several weeks we’re going to spend time exploring the one another's in scripture. While all of the “one another” practices are important there is one that stands above the rest. In fact, i...

These two parable are intended to be heard as calls to respond to Jesus and His mission. The moment we grasp the meaning buried in the parables of Jesus is the moment that we stop existing and start really living. Follow Coach Dan Holland: Facebook ➡️ https://www.facebook.com/CoachDanHolland YouTube ➡️ @CoachDanHolland Visit us online 👉 https://coachdanholland.com If you are interested in startin...

How do you find lost things? You search for them until you find them. But, we learn from this story is that PROXIMITY can’t replace relationship. We may think because we put ourselves close to the father (Church, Christian friends, avoid immoral behavior, life looks put together) that it’s enough. But we can still miss it. The goal isn’t proximity, it’s obedience. The problem isn’t often proximity...

Why is God’s word sometimes ineffective. Why are there inconsistent results? This parable is particularly helpful to people living at the Radical Center of God’s will because Jesus teaches how the effect of truth in my life is determined in great part by the condition of my heart. How I RESPOND to God's word depends on how I RECEIVE it. Follow Coach Dan Holland: Facebook ➡️ https://www.facebo...

How do you build a life that lasts? Simply follow Jesus' instructions. The bottom line is that everybody gets to choose how they will live. Everybody will go through storms. The storms will reveal how well the house was built. Follow Coach Dan Holland: Facebook ➡️ https://www.facebook.com/CoachDanHolland YouTube ➡️ @CoachDanHolland Visit us online 👉 https://coachdanholland.com If you are int...

Today we’re going to jump into probably one of the most well-known parables that Jesus ever told. One that I’m willing to guess that most of us probably know but struggle to really live out. And like most of the parables that Jesus told, this one all started with a question that Jesus was asked. Let’s look at the question Luke 10:25 says, “On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesu...

When God shows up faith gets tested. But God isn't trying to break us, he's trying to shape us. And he shapes us through faith using everyday life. Choosing is one of the most spiritual things we do. When the ten spies spread a bad report about the land among the people the problem wasn’t as much the report as it was the focus of the people.  They were focused on themselves rather than G...

When God shows up faith gets tested. But God isn't trying to break us, he's trying to shape us. And he shapes us through faith using everyday life. Sometimes, whenever you least expect it…your faith gets tested...again. This test was not about what was happening TO them…it was about what WASN’T happening FOR them. I refer to these as bitter moments. When we are in Bitter moments – Fear s...

When God shows up faith gets tested. But God isn't trying to break us, he's trying to shape us. And he shapes us through faith using everyday life. Sometimes, we are terrified. Terrifying moments are those times when we are facing a seemingly insurmountable situation. Circumstances are such that we can't go back and we can't move go forward. You are powerless to save yourself a...

When God shows up faith gets tested. But God isn't trying to break us, he's trying to shape us. And he shapes us through faith using everyday life. When we are discouraged fear shouts that life is so hard! At the same time, faith says that the Lord will redeem us! So we know it'll be ok. But when you're discouraged, it feels like the wind has been knocked out of you. One huge b...

"It's Time" or "What time is it?" The local church is the hope of the world. God can do more than we can ask or imagine...and he will. Follow Coach Dan Holland: Facebook ➡️ https://www.facebook.com/CoachDanHolland YouTube ➡️ @CoachDanHolland Visit us online 👉 https://coachdanholland.com If you are interested in starting a micro church or hosting a small group in your home...

Paul’s mind was focused on what God was doing in his life. He was always comparing his circumstances, the behavior of others and the value of things with what God was doing. And he made the declaration: “I can do everything through Christ who gives me strength.” That declaration wasn’t made in a vacuum. He wasn’t in a church service. He wasn’t sitting on a million bucks. Then what was the reason f...

We’re considering what God is doing through our circumstances. What was the reason for Paul’s joy? It was all due…to his MINDSET. He had a single mind – he focused on Christ.  He had a submissive mind - he lived like Christ.  Today we see that Paul had a spiritual mind – he valued Christ above all.  God wants you to have joy too.  Through these lessons we’re learning to live according to our posit...

Welcome to Week 2 - Last week we talked about being single-minded, focusing on Christ and not circumstances.  This week may be one of the biggest, most difficult mindset shifts that you can make, yet the most rewarding also…this one is like the joy bomb for your life.  You ready?  Here it is: Moving from a mind focused on self to a mind submitted to Christ.  From selfish to submitted. That’s a hug...

There’s a proven Biblical strategy to finding joy in your everyday circumstances. This proven time-tested strategy is found in the book of Philippians. People who have wanted more joy, have discovered the secrets found in this book and discovered joy.  Over the next four weeks we are going to learn them and how to implement them in our lives.  Four simple attitudes that we can apply.  Through this...

Today we conclude our journey at the home base of Jesus’ ministry...Capernaum. Capernaum was a small fishing village on the northern shore on the Sea of Galilee that Jesus considered his hometown during the last three years of his life...during his ministry.  And like everything Jesus did, moving to Capernaum had a purpose. Sometimes when we get discontent with where we are…it’s because we’re wait...

Today we’re traveling to our fourth Christmas Town as we’re unpacking the Christmas story and the birth of the Savior of the world. We’ve travelled from Hebron to Bethlehem and to Jerusalem.  Today we’re continuing our journey to Nazareth, a small, unassuming, out of the way town where Jesus spent the majority of his life. Everybody grows up somewhere and we get to grow into what God has for us ri...

Today we’re traveling to our third Christmas Town. We’ve travelled from Hebron to Bethlehem, and today we’re continuing our journey to Jerusalem.  And we’re not traveling there alone. We’re going to see some others that also travelled to Jerusalem to search out something...or somebody worth traveling for. Follow Coach Dan Holland: Facebook ➡️ https://www.facebook.com/CoachDanHolland YouTube ➡️ @Co...

Today we are continuing our Christmas Town series as we travel through the Christmas story through the towns and villages where it happened.  As we are leaving Hebron from last week, we’re now heading to the town that may be most synonymous with Christmas. Bethlehem holds center stage in this story because it's the birthplace of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Follow Coach Dan Holland: Fac...

The Christmas story unfolds in several different places. Over the coming weeks I want you to pack your bags and travel with me as we spend some time in each of these “Christmas Towns” and explore and experience where the story of Jesus took place.  And as we walk through these towns together, you’ll see people who are just like you and me as they wrestle with doubts, fears, uncertainties...yet God...