“You become the kind of leader that others want to follow not because of your position, but because of your passion.” (Doug Dickerson). This quote came up at a leadership round-table that I was leading a couple of weeks ago. As the conversation unfolded, most of the businessmen sitting around the table were convinced that […]
What breaks your heart? We will get back to the questions of “What breaks God’s Heart” shortly. What grabs your heart and twists to the point tears begin to pour from your eyes and you begin to feel a bit uneasy? I could begin to list many things that break our hearts and the emotions […]
“I can safely say, on the authority of all that is revealed in the Word of God, that any man or woman on this earth who is bored and turned off by worship is not ready for heaven.” – A. W. Tozer How is your worship? No, I’m not talking about how your Sunday church […]
The following email devotional came to my inbox last week. It was too good not to pass along as the blog this week. Living a Life of Conviction Os Hillman “For we know, brothers loved by God, that He has chosen you, because our gospel came to you not simply with words, but also with […]
Philippians 4:10-14 – “But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at last you have revived your concern for me; indeed, you were concerned before, but you lacked opportunity. Not that I speak from want, for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am. I know how to get along with humble means, and I also know how […]
I Thessalonians 5:11a “Therefore encourage one another and build one another up” I recently met with a young businessman who had just connected to one of our discipleship groups in Jackson. As we talked, he shared of his concern about the lack of encouragement in our world today. We talked about the discouragement in the […]
Hebrews 6:1 – “Therefore let us leave the elementary doctrine of Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God” Hebrews 5:14 – “But solid food is for the mature, for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to […]
It’s November and many are already turning their thoughts toward the Thanksgiving holiday. It’s a time where we are supposed to think about things that we are thankful for and acknowledge our thankfulness to the Lord. Lately, God has been reminding me that being thankful is a lifestyle not just a calendar date where we […]
My name is Jay Fletcher and I am the new City Director in Jackson, MS. I thought I would use the first blog post from Jackson to introduce myself to the YBL community. I grew up in the small town of Walker, Louisiana, but have been in the central Mississippi area since 1994. My wife, […]
James 2:17, Faith without works is dead. Much has been said about the meaning of this verse. Some think it conflicts with Paul’s teachings that justification is by faith alone. They maintain that salvation is through faith and good works. I don’t think this is the case. God’s word does not contradict itself and there […]
At first glance it would seem that many people including Christians have rejected a lot of God’s truth these days, embracing instead a so called more enlightened ethic in areas of sexuality, marriage and morality. There is much debate about right and wrong in these areas that was not the case just a couple of […]
As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. A fundamental spiritual truth is that what we believe about God determines how we live and the choices we make. Recently someone I know told me that they were struggling to find peace and happiness. As I probed, they shared that they were disappointed because […]