"I've Heard about You"
Deuteronomy 34:1-Joshua 2:24
Luke 13:22-14:6
Psalm 79:1-13
Proverbs 12:26
Ever meet someone and they say, "Oh yeah, I've heard about you!" What crosses your mind? Your first question is probably, "From whom?" You wanna know if it's been from friend or foe. You wanna know if it's been good news or bad. Sometimes we don't know what our reputation is.
In the 2nd Chapter of Joshua, Joshua had sent two spies to Jericho. They stayed at an inn operated by Rahab, who hid them when the city officials came to look for them. She told the spies, "I know perfectly well that your God is going to give my country to you. We are all afraid of you; everyone is terrified if the word 'Israel' is even mentioned. For we have heard how the Lord made a path through the Red Sea for you when you left Egypt! And we know what you did to Sihon and Og, the two Amorite kings east of the Jordan, and how you ruined their land and completely destroyed their people. No wonder we are afraid of you! No one has any fight left in him after hearing things like that, for your God is the supreme God of heaven, not just an ordinary god." (Jos. 2:9-11)
The spies reported back to Joshua, "The Lord will certainly give us the entire land for all the people over there are scared to death of us." (vs.24)
The reputation of God's people had gone before them. It prepared the way for battle. Of course, it was God who had done the great things through them that gave them this reputation, but as we've read, it had to be through their obedience to his direction.
Think about how a reputation "happens". I don't know that any of us have ever woke up in the morning and said, "Today I'm going to go out and establish my reputation." At the same time, our reputation is established by what we do every day.
Are you living today to establish a reputation? At the end of this day will people say, "Have you heard about [insert your name]? They are one of the most responsible, Godly people I have ever met!" "If you have a problem go see [your name]. She reads the bible and it's given her wisdom. She will pray for you."
A reputation is not established by big things happening to us. It's our consistent response to the mundane. It's how we build a foundation of obedience that places us in a position for God to work miracles in and through us.
We don't need to be thinking, "What great thing can I do?". If our focus is on being continual faithful in the small things and the disciplines of life, we will look back and discover that of no pursuit of our own, something great has been accomplished.
Build your reputation today. In each and every little thing Live the DREAM. When you build the balanced Christian life, you are making a mark for Christ. You are showing people the way.
What will they say when they say, "Hey, I've heard about you..."?
Through the Power of the Spirit,
Live the DREAM!
Pastor Greg Lathe
Dynamic Lifestyle of Worship
Relationships Devoted to Unity
Empowered Through Biblical Training
Active Ministry Involvement
Mission to Reach our World for Christ
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Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Sunday, April 10, 2011
4.10.11 "I've Heard about You"
"I've Heard about You"
Deuteronomy 34:1-Joshua 2:24
Luke 13:22-14:6
Psalm 79:1-13
Proverbs 12:26
Ever meet someone and they say, "Oh yeah, I've heard about you!" What crosses your mind? Your first question is probably, "From whom?" You wanna know if it's been from friend or foe. You wanna know if it's been good news or bad. Sometimes we don't know what our reputation is.
In the 2nd Chapter of Joshua, Joshua had sent two spies to Jericho. They stayed at an inn operated by Rahab, who hid them when the city officials came to look for them. She told the spies, "I know perfectly well that your God is going to give my country to you. We are all afraid of you; everyone is terrified if the word 'Israel' is even mentioned. For we have heard how the Lord made a path through the Red Sea for you when you left Egypt! And we know what you did to Sihon and Og, the two Amorite kings east of the Jordan, and how you ruined their land and completely destroyed their people. No wonder we are afraid of you! No one has any fight left in him after hearing things like that, for your God is the supreme God of heaven, not just an ordinary god." (Jos. 2:9-11)
The spies reported back to Joshua, "The Lord will certainly give us the entire land for all the people over there are scared to death of us." (vs.24)
The reputation of God's people had gone before them. It prepared the way for battle. Of course, it was God who had done the great things through them that gave them this reputation, but as we've read, it had to be through their obedience to his direction.
Think about how a reputation "happens". I don't know that any of us have ever woke up in the morning and said, "Today I'm going to go out and establish my reputation." At the same time, our reputation is established by what we do every day.
Are you living today to establish a reputation? At the end of this day will people say, "Have you heard about [insert your name]? They are one of the most responsible, Godly people I have ever met!" "If you have a problem go see [your name]. She reads the bible and it's given her wisdom. She will pray for you."
A reputation is not established by big things happening to us. It's our consistent response to the mundane. It's how we build a foundation of obedience that places us in a position for God to work miracles in and through us.
We don't need to be thinking, "What great thing can I do?". If our focus is on being continual faithful in the small things and the disciplines of life, we will look back and discover that of no pursuit of our own, something great has been accomplished.
Build your reputation today. In each and every little thing Live the DREAM. When you build the balanced Christian life, you are making a mark for Christ. You are showing people the way.
What will they say when they say, "Hey, I've heard about you..."?
Through the Power of the Spirit,
Live the DREAM!
Pastor Greg Lathe
Dynamic Lifestyle of Worship
Relationships Devoted to Unity
Empowered Through Biblical Training
Active Ministry Involvement
Mission to Reach our World for Christ
Deuteronomy 34:1-Joshua 2:24
Luke 13:22-14:6
Psalm 79:1-13
Proverbs 12:26
Ever meet someone and they say, "Oh yeah, I've heard about you!" What crosses your mind? Your first question is probably, "From whom?" You wanna know if it's been from friend or foe. You wanna know if it's been good news or bad. Sometimes we don't know what our reputation is.
In the 2nd Chapter of Joshua, Joshua had sent two spies to Jericho. They stayed at an inn operated by Rahab, who hid them when the city officials came to look for them. She told the spies, "I know perfectly well that your God is going to give my country to you. We are all afraid of you; everyone is terrified if the word 'Israel' is even mentioned. For we have heard how the Lord made a path through the Red Sea for you when you left Egypt! And we know what you did to Sihon and Og, the two Amorite kings east of the Jordan, and how you ruined their land and completely destroyed their people. No wonder we are afraid of you! No one has any fight left in him after hearing things like that, for your God is the supreme God of heaven, not just an ordinary god." (Jos. 2:9-11)
The spies reported back to Joshua, "The Lord will certainly give us the entire land for all the people over there are scared to death of us." (vs.24)
The reputation of God's people had gone before them. It prepared the way for battle. Of course, it was God who had done the great things through them that gave them this reputation, but as we've read, it had to be through their obedience to his direction.
Think about how a reputation "happens". I don't know that any of us have ever woke up in the morning and said, "Today I'm going to go out and establish my reputation." At the same time, our reputation is established by what we do every day.
Are you living today to establish a reputation? At the end of this day will people say, "Have you heard about [insert your name]? They are one of the most responsible, Godly people I have ever met!" "If you have a problem go see [your name]. She reads the bible and it's given her wisdom. She will pray for you."
A reputation is not established by big things happening to us. It's our consistent response to the mundane. It's how we build a foundation of obedience that places us in a position for God to work miracles in and through us.
We don't need to be thinking, "What great thing can I do?". If our focus is on being continual faithful in the small things and the disciplines of life, we will look back and discover that of no pursuit of our own, something great has been accomplished.
Build your reputation today. In each and every little thing Live the DREAM. When you build the balanced Christian life, you are making a mark for Christ. You are showing people the way.
What will they say when they say, "Hey, I've heard about you..."?
Through the Power of the Spirit,
Live the DREAM!
Pastor Greg Lathe
Dynamic Lifestyle of Worship
Relationships Devoted to Unity
Empowered Through Biblical Training
Active Ministry Involvement
Mission to Reach our World for Christ
Saturday, September 4, 2010
9.4.10
"I've Heard About You"
Ecclesiastes 7:1-9:18
2 Corinthians 7:8-16
Psalm 48:1-14
Proverbs 22:17-19
Have you ever just met someone and they say, "Oh yeah, I've heard about you..." and then they just kind of leave it at that? You really wonder what has been said. We usually laugh and say, "Only the good stuff is true..." or some cheesy phrase like that.
Ecclesiastes 7:1 says, "A good reputation is more valuable than costly perfume." At the time Solomon wrote this perfume was a pretty significant luxury for those who were well off. We need to remember that so we don't equate our reputation with our 19 year old bottle of Aqua Velva.
How are you known? What elements of your life do people talk about? What have people seen in you? If you were a "fly on the wall" when you're the topic of discussion, what would be said?
I get a kick out of Ecc. 7:21-22, "Don't eavesdrop on others - you may hear your servant curse you. For you know how often you yourself have cursed others." Basically, "what goes around comes around."
If I had the opportunity to write down what I wish my reputation were, I don't know that I'd want to include the times I've gotten upset with someone or treated them poorly. I don't know that I'd mention the times I've dropped the ball with responsibilities that were given me. I don't know that I'd mention my jail time... (just kidding... there's no jail time). I'd just want to mention the good stuff.
If only it were so easy to walk up to the counter and sample some "eau de reputacíone" and slap down the cash for the best smelling reputation we could afford. It doesn't work that way. You can't buy the "scent" of your life. You "smell" like you've lived.
A reputation is costly because it is built over time. It's the visible fruit of the hidden labors of your life. Your private disciplines and priorities have set the course for what grows from your life. It's manifest in what people have seen in your consistency, or lack thereof.
Oh how we wish it were based on our intentions. I'm the kind of person who "meant" to send a card. I "meant" to call. I "meant" to be on time. I "meant" to be organized. Our reputation has nothing to do with what we "meant" to do. It is based on what we did.
Too often in life we hope our destination is one thing while we travel on a path toward something else. Ec. 7:29 says, "... God created people to be virtuous, but they have each turned to follow their own downward path." I love to eat bad food, but i desire to look in shape. I want people to respect me, and yet I'm not faithful in my duties.
In prioritizing the "small" disciplines of life, we set the course for being who God created us to be. Stay the course. Be faithful. Honor God in all things.
Through the Power of the Spirit,
Live the DREAM!
P Greg
Dynamic Lifestyle of Worship
Relationships Devoted to Unity
Empowered Through Biblical Training
Active Ministry Involvement
Mission to Reach our World for Christ
Ecclesiastes 7:1-9:18
2 Corinthians 7:8-16
Psalm 48:1-14
Proverbs 22:17-19
Have you ever just met someone and they say, "Oh yeah, I've heard about you..." and then they just kind of leave it at that? You really wonder what has been said. We usually laugh and say, "Only the good stuff is true..." or some cheesy phrase like that.
Ecclesiastes 7:1 says, "A good reputation is more valuable than costly perfume." At the time Solomon wrote this perfume was a pretty significant luxury for those who were well off. We need to remember that so we don't equate our reputation with our 19 year old bottle of Aqua Velva.
How are you known? What elements of your life do people talk about? What have people seen in you? If you were a "fly on the wall" when you're the topic of discussion, what would be said?
I get a kick out of Ecc. 7:21-22, "Don't eavesdrop on others - you may hear your servant curse you. For you know how often you yourself have cursed others." Basically, "what goes around comes around."
If I had the opportunity to write down what I wish my reputation were, I don't know that I'd want to include the times I've gotten upset with someone or treated them poorly. I don't know that I'd mention the times I've dropped the ball with responsibilities that were given me. I don't know that I'd mention my jail time... (just kidding... there's no jail time). I'd just want to mention the good stuff.
If only it were so easy to walk up to the counter and sample some "eau de reputacíone" and slap down the cash for the best smelling reputation we could afford. It doesn't work that way. You can't buy the "scent" of your life. You "smell" like you've lived.
A reputation is costly because it is built over time. It's the visible fruit of the hidden labors of your life. Your private disciplines and priorities have set the course for what grows from your life. It's manifest in what people have seen in your consistency, or lack thereof.
Oh how we wish it were based on our intentions. I'm the kind of person who "meant" to send a card. I "meant" to call. I "meant" to be on time. I "meant" to be organized. Our reputation has nothing to do with what we "meant" to do. It is based on what we did.
Too often in life we hope our destination is one thing while we travel on a path toward something else. Ec. 7:29 says, "... God created people to be virtuous, but they have each turned to follow their own downward path." I love to eat bad food, but i desire to look in shape. I want people to respect me, and yet I'm not faithful in my duties.
In prioritizing the "small" disciplines of life, we set the course for being who God created us to be. Stay the course. Be faithful. Honor God in all things.
Through the Power of the Spirit,
Live the DREAM!
P Greg
Dynamic Lifestyle of Worship
Relationships Devoted to Unity
Empowered Through Biblical Training
Active Ministry Involvement
Mission to Reach our World for Christ
Saturday, April 10, 2010
4.10.10 "I've Heard About You"
"I've Heard about You"
Deuteronomy 34:1-Joshua 2:24
Luke 13:22-14:6
Psalm 79:1-13
Proverbs 12:26
Ever meet someone and they say, "Oh yeah, I've heard about you!" What crosses your mind? Your first question is probably, "From whom?" You wanna know if it's been from friend or foe. You wanna know if it's been good news or bad. Sometimes we don't know what our reputation is.
In the 2nd Chapter of Joshua, Joshua had sent two spies to Jericho. They stayed at an inn operated by Rahab, who hid them when the city officials came to look for them. She told the spies, "I know perfectly well that your God is going to give my country to you. We are all afraid of you; everyone is terrified if the word 'Israel' is even mentioned. For we have heard how the Lord made a path through the Red Sea for you when you left Egypt! And we know what you did to Sihon and Og, the two Amorite kings east of the Jordan, and how you ruined their land and completely destroyed their people. No wonder we are afraid of you! No one has any fight left in him after hearing things like that, for your God is the supreme God of heaven, not just an ordinary god." (Jos. 2:9-11)
The spies reported back to Joshua, "The Lord will certainly give us the entire land for all the people over there are scared to death of us." (vs.24)
The reputation of God's people had gone before them. It prepared the way for battle. Of course, it was God who had done the great things through them that gave them this reputation, but as we've read, it had to be through their obedience to his direction.
Think about how a reputation "happens". I don't know that any of us have ever woke up in the morning and said, "Today I'm going to go out and establish my reputation." At the same time, our reputation is established by what we do every day.
Are you living today to establish a reputation? At the end of this day will people say, "Have you heard about [insert your name]? They are one of the most responsible, Godly people I have ever met!" "If you have a problem go see [your name]. She reads the bible and it's given her wisdom. She will pray for you."
A reputation is not established by big things happening to us. It's our consistent response to the mundane. It's how we build a foundation of obedience that places us in a position for God to work miracles in and through us.
We don't need to be thinking, "What great thing can I do?". If our focus is on being continual faithful in the small things and the disciplines of life, we will look back and discover that of no pursuit of our own, something great has been accomplished.
Build your reputation today. In each and every little thing Live the DREAM. When you build the balanced Christian life, you are making a mark for Christ. You are showing people the way.
What will they say when they say, "Hey, I've heard about you..."?
Through the Power of the Spirit,
Live the DREAM!
P Greg
Dynamic Lifestyle of Worship
Relationships Devoted to Unity
Empowered Through Biblical Training
Active Ministry Involvement
Mission to Reach our World for Christ
Deuteronomy 34:1-Joshua 2:24
Luke 13:22-14:6
Psalm 79:1-13
Proverbs 12:26
Ever meet someone and they say, "Oh yeah, I've heard about you!" What crosses your mind? Your first question is probably, "From whom?" You wanna know if it's been from friend or foe. You wanna know if it's been good news or bad. Sometimes we don't know what our reputation is.
In the 2nd Chapter of Joshua, Joshua had sent two spies to Jericho. They stayed at an inn operated by Rahab, who hid them when the city officials came to look for them. She told the spies, "I know perfectly well that your God is going to give my country to you. We are all afraid of you; everyone is terrified if the word 'Israel' is even mentioned. For we have heard how the Lord made a path through the Red Sea for you when you left Egypt! And we know what you did to Sihon and Og, the two Amorite kings east of the Jordan, and how you ruined their land and completely destroyed their people. No wonder we are afraid of you! No one has any fight left in him after hearing things like that, for your God is the supreme God of heaven, not just an ordinary god." (Jos. 2:9-11)
The spies reported back to Joshua, "The Lord will certainly give us the entire land for all the people over there are scared to death of us." (vs.24)
The reputation of God's people had gone before them. It prepared the way for battle. Of course, it was God who had done the great things through them that gave them this reputation, but as we've read, it had to be through their obedience to his direction.
Think about how a reputation "happens". I don't know that any of us have ever woke up in the morning and said, "Today I'm going to go out and establish my reputation." At the same time, our reputation is established by what we do every day.
Are you living today to establish a reputation? At the end of this day will people say, "Have you heard about [insert your name]? They are one of the most responsible, Godly people I have ever met!" "If you have a problem go see [your name]. She reads the bible and it's given her wisdom. She will pray for you."
A reputation is not established by big things happening to us. It's our consistent response to the mundane. It's how we build a foundation of obedience that places us in a position for God to work miracles in and through us.
We don't need to be thinking, "What great thing can I do?". If our focus is on being continual faithful in the small things and the disciplines of life, we will look back and discover that of no pursuit of our own, something great has been accomplished.
Build your reputation today. In each and every little thing Live the DREAM. When you build the balanced Christian life, you are making a mark for Christ. You are showing people the way.
What will they say when they say, "Hey, I've heard about you..."?
Through the Power of the Spirit,
Live the DREAM!
P Greg
Dynamic Lifestyle of Worship
Relationships Devoted to Unity
Empowered Through Biblical Training
Active Ministry Involvement
Mission to Reach our World for Christ
Friday, September 4, 2009
9.4.9 "I've Heard About You"
"I've Heard About You"
Ecclesiastes 7:1-9:18
2 Corinthians 7:8-16
Psalm 48:1-14
Proverbs 22:17-19
Have you ever just met someone and they say, "Oh yeah, I've heard about you..." and then they just kind of leave it at that? You really wonder what has been said. We usually laugh and say, "Only the good stuff is true..." or some cheesy phrase like that.
Ecclesiastes 7:1 says, "A good reputation is more valuable than costly perfume." At the time Solomon wrote this perfume was a pretty significant luxury for those who were well off. We need to remember that so we don't equate our reputation with our 19 year old bottle of Aqua Velva.
How are you known? What elements of your life do people talk about? What have people seen in you? If you were a "fly on the wall" when you're the topic of discussion, what would be said?
I get a kick out of Ecc. 7:21-22, "Don't eavesdrop on others - you may hear your servant curse you. For you know how often you yourself have cursed others." Basically, "what goes around comes around."
If I had the opportunity to write down what I wish my reputation were, I don't know that I'd include the times I've gotten upset with someone or treated them poorly. I don't know that I'd mention the times I've dropped the ball with responsibilities that were given me. I don't know that I'd mention my jail time... (just kidding... there's no jail time). I'd just want to mention the good stuff.
If only it were so easy to walk up to the counter and sample some "eau de reputacíone" and slap down the cash for the best smelling reputation we could afford. It doesn't work that way. You can't buy the "scent" of your life. You "smell" like you've lived.
A reputation is costly because it is built over time. It's the visible fruit of the hidden labors of your life. Your private disciplines and priorities have set the course for what grows from your life. It's manifest in what people have seen in your consistency, or lack thereof.
Oh how we wish it were based on our intentions. I'm the kind of person who "meant" to send a card. I "meant" to call. I "meant" to be on time. I "meant" to be organized. Our reputation has nothing to do with what we "meant" to do. It is based on what we did.
Too often in life we hope our destination is one thing while we travel on a path toward something else. Ec. 7:29 says, "... God created people to be virtuous, but they have each turned to follow their own downward path." I love to eat bad food, but i desire to look in shape. I want people to respect me, and yet I'm not faithful in my duties.
In prioritizing the "small" disciplines of life, we set the course for being who God created us to be. Stay the course. Be faithful. Honor God in all things.
Through the Power of the Spirit,
Live the DREAM!
P Greg
Dynamic Lifestyle of Worship
Relationships Devoted to Unity
Empowered Through Biblical Training
Active Ministry Involvement
Mission to Reach our World for Christ
Ecclesiastes 7:1-9:18
2 Corinthians 7:8-16
Psalm 48:1-14
Proverbs 22:17-19
Have you ever just met someone and they say, "Oh yeah, I've heard about you..." and then they just kind of leave it at that? You really wonder what has been said. We usually laugh and say, "Only the good stuff is true..." or some cheesy phrase like that.
Ecclesiastes 7:1 says, "A good reputation is more valuable than costly perfume." At the time Solomon wrote this perfume was a pretty significant luxury for those who were well off. We need to remember that so we don't equate our reputation with our 19 year old bottle of Aqua Velva.
How are you known? What elements of your life do people talk about? What have people seen in you? If you were a "fly on the wall" when you're the topic of discussion, what would be said?
I get a kick out of Ecc. 7:21-22, "Don't eavesdrop on others - you may hear your servant curse you. For you know how often you yourself have cursed others." Basically, "what goes around comes around."
If I had the opportunity to write down what I wish my reputation were, I don't know that I'd include the times I've gotten upset with someone or treated them poorly. I don't know that I'd mention the times I've dropped the ball with responsibilities that were given me. I don't know that I'd mention my jail time... (just kidding... there's no jail time). I'd just want to mention the good stuff.
If only it were so easy to walk up to the counter and sample some "eau de reputacíone" and slap down the cash for the best smelling reputation we could afford. It doesn't work that way. You can't buy the "scent" of your life. You "smell" like you've lived.
A reputation is costly because it is built over time. It's the visible fruit of the hidden labors of your life. Your private disciplines and priorities have set the course for what grows from your life. It's manifest in what people have seen in your consistency, or lack thereof.
Oh how we wish it were based on our intentions. I'm the kind of person who "meant" to send a card. I "meant" to call. I "meant" to be on time. I "meant" to be organized. Our reputation has nothing to do with what we "meant" to do. It is based on what we did.
Too often in life we hope our destination is one thing while we travel on a path toward something else. Ec. 7:29 says, "... God created people to be virtuous, but they have each turned to follow their own downward path." I love to eat bad food, but i desire to look in shape. I want people to respect me, and yet I'm not faithful in my duties.
In prioritizing the "small" disciplines of life, we set the course for being who God created us to be. Stay the course. Be faithful. Honor God in all things.
Through the Power of the Spirit,
Live the DREAM!
P Greg
Dynamic Lifestyle of Worship
Relationships Devoted to Unity
Empowered Through Biblical Training
Active Ministry Involvement
Mission to Reach our World for Christ
Friday, April 10, 2009
4.10.9 "I've Heard About You"
"I've Heard about You"
Deuteronomy 34:1-Joshua 2:24
Luke 13:22-14:6
Psalm 79:1-13
Proverbs 12:26
Ever meet someone and they say, "Oh yeah, I've heard about you!" What crosses your mind? Your first question is probably, "From whom?" You wanna know if it's been from friend or foe. You wanna know if it's been good news or bad. Sometimes we don't know what our reputation is.
In the 2nd Chapter of Joshua, Joshua had sent two spies to Jericho. They stayed at an inn operated by Rahab, who hid them when the city officials came to look for them. She told the spies, "I know perfectly well that your God is going to give my country to you. We are all afraid of you; everyone is terrified if the word 'Israel' is even mentioned. For we have heard how the Lord made a path through the Red Sea for you when you left Egypt! And we know what you did to Sihon and Og, the two Amorite kings east of the Jordan, and how you ruined their land and completely destroyed their people. No wonder we are afraid of you! No one has any fight left in him after hearing things like that, for your God is the supreme God of heaven, not just an ordinary god." (Jos. 2:9-11)
The spies reported back to Joshua, "The Lord will certainly give us the entire land for all the people over there are scared to death of us." (vs.24)
The reputation of God's people had gone before them. It prepared the way for battle. Of course, it was God who had done the great things through them that gave them this reputation, but as we've read, it had to be through their obedience to his direction.
I was thinking today about how a reputation "happens". I don't know that any of us have ever woke up in the morning and said, "Today I'm going to go out and establish my reputation." At the same time, our reputation is established by what we do every day.
Are you living today to establish a reputation? At the end of this day will people say, "Have you heard about [insert your name]? They are one of the most responsible, Godly people I have ever met!" "If you have a problem go see [your name]. She reads the bible and it's given her wisdom. She will pray for you."
A reputation is not established by big things happening to us. It's our consistent response to the mundane. It's how we build a foundation of obedience that places us in a position for God to work miracles in and through us.
We don't need to be thinking, "What great thing can I do?". If our focus is on being continual faithful in the small things and the disciplines of life, we will look back and discover that of no pursuit of our own, something great has been accomplished.
Build your reputation today. In each and every little thing Live the DREAM. When you build the balanced Christian life, you are making a mark for Christ. You are showing people the way.
What will they say when they say, "Hey, I've heard about you..."?
Through the Power of the Spirit,
Live the DREAM!
P Greg
Dynamic Lifestyle of Worship
Relationships Devoted to Unity
Empowered Through Biblical Training
Active Ministry Involvement
Mission to Reach our World for Christ
Deuteronomy 34:1-Joshua 2:24
Luke 13:22-14:6
Psalm 79:1-13
Proverbs 12:26
Ever meet someone and they say, "Oh yeah, I've heard about you!" What crosses your mind? Your first question is probably, "From whom?" You wanna know if it's been from friend or foe. You wanna know if it's been good news or bad. Sometimes we don't know what our reputation is.
In the 2nd Chapter of Joshua, Joshua had sent two spies to Jericho. They stayed at an inn operated by Rahab, who hid them when the city officials came to look for them. She told the spies, "I know perfectly well that your God is going to give my country to you. We are all afraid of you; everyone is terrified if the word 'Israel' is even mentioned. For we have heard how the Lord made a path through the Red Sea for you when you left Egypt! And we know what you did to Sihon and Og, the two Amorite kings east of the Jordan, and how you ruined their land and completely destroyed their people. No wonder we are afraid of you! No one has any fight left in him after hearing things like that, for your God is the supreme God of heaven, not just an ordinary god." (Jos. 2:9-11)
The spies reported back to Joshua, "The Lord will certainly give us the entire land for all the people over there are scared to death of us." (vs.24)
The reputation of God's people had gone before them. It prepared the way for battle. Of course, it was God who had done the great things through them that gave them this reputation, but as we've read, it had to be through their obedience to his direction.
I was thinking today about how a reputation "happens". I don't know that any of us have ever woke up in the morning and said, "Today I'm going to go out and establish my reputation." At the same time, our reputation is established by what we do every day.
Are you living today to establish a reputation? At the end of this day will people say, "Have you heard about [insert your name]? They are one of the most responsible, Godly people I have ever met!" "If you have a problem go see [your name]. She reads the bible and it's given her wisdom. She will pray for you."
A reputation is not established by big things happening to us. It's our consistent response to the mundane. It's how we build a foundation of obedience that places us in a position for God to work miracles in and through us.
We don't need to be thinking, "What great thing can I do?". If our focus is on being continual faithful in the small things and the disciplines of life, we will look back and discover that of no pursuit of our own, something great has been accomplished.
Build your reputation today. In each and every little thing Live the DREAM. When you build the balanced Christian life, you are making a mark for Christ. You are showing people the way.
What will they say when they say, "Hey, I've heard about you..."?
Through the Power of the Spirit,
Live the DREAM!
P Greg
Dynamic Lifestyle of Worship
Relationships Devoted to Unity
Empowered Through Biblical Training
Active Ministry Involvement
Mission to Reach our World for Christ
Thursday, September 4, 2008
9.4.8 "I've Heard About You"
"I've Heard About You"
Ecclesiastes 7:1-9:18
2 Corinthians 7:8-16
Psalm 48:1-14
Proverbs 22:17-19
Have you ever just met someone and they say, "Oh yeah, I've heard about you..." and then they just kind of leave it at that? You really wonder what has been said. We usually laugh and say, "Only the good stuff is true..." or some cheesy phrase like that.
Ecclesiastes 7:1 says, "A good reputation is more valuable than costly perfume." At the time Solomon wrote this perfume was a pretty significant luxury for those who were well off. We need to remember that so we don't equate our reputation with our 19 year old bottle of Aqua Velva.
How are you known? What elements of your life do people talk about? What have people seen in you? If you were a "fly on the wall" when you're the topic of discussion, what would be said?
I get a kick out of Ecc. 7:21-22, "Don't eavesdrop on others - you may hear your servant curse you. For you know how often you yourself have cursed others." Basically, "what goes around comes around."
If I had the opportunity to write down what I wish my reputation were, I don't know that I'd include the times I've gotten upset with someone or treated them poorly. I don't know that I'd mention the times I've dropped the ball with responsibilities that were given me. I don't know that I'd mention my jail time... (just kidding... there's no jail time). I'd just want to mention the good stuff.
If only it were so easy to walk up to the counter and sample some "eau de reputacíone" and slap down the cash for the best smelling reputation we could afford. It doesn't work that way. You can't buy the "scent" of your life. You "smell" like you've lived.
A reputation is costly because it is built over time. It's the visible fruit of the hidden labors of your life. Your private disciplines and priorities have set the course for what grows from your life. It's manifest in what people have seen in your consistency, or lack thereof.
Oh how we wish it were based on our intentions. I'm the kind of person who "meant" to send a card. I "meant" to call. I "meant" to be on time. I "meant" to be organized. Our reputation has nothing to do with what we "meant" to do. It is based on what we did.
Too often in life we hope our destination is one thing while we travel on a path toward something else. Ec. 7:29 says, "... God created people to be virtuous, but they have each turned to follow their own downward path." I love to eat bad food, but i desire to look in shape. I want people to respect me, and yet I'm not faithful in my duties.
In prioritizing the "small" disciplines of life, we set the course for being who God created us to be. Stay the course. Be faithful. Honor God in all things.
Through the Power of the Spirit,
Live the DREAM!
P Greg
Dynamic Lifestyle of Worship
Relationships Devoted to Unity
Empowered Through Biblical Training
Active Ministry Involvement
Mission to Reach our World for Christ
Ecclesiastes 7:1-9:18
2 Corinthians 7:8-16
Psalm 48:1-14
Proverbs 22:17-19
Have you ever just met someone and they say, "Oh yeah, I've heard about you..." and then they just kind of leave it at that? You really wonder what has been said. We usually laugh and say, "Only the good stuff is true..." or some cheesy phrase like that.
Ecclesiastes 7:1 says, "A good reputation is more valuable than costly perfume." At the time Solomon wrote this perfume was a pretty significant luxury for those who were well off. We need to remember that so we don't equate our reputation with our 19 year old bottle of Aqua Velva.
How are you known? What elements of your life do people talk about? What have people seen in you? If you were a "fly on the wall" when you're the topic of discussion, what would be said?
I get a kick out of Ecc. 7:21-22, "Don't eavesdrop on others - you may hear your servant curse you. For you know how often you yourself have cursed others." Basically, "what goes around comes around."
If I had the opportunity to write down what I wish my reputation were, I don't know that I'd include the times I've gotten upset with someone or treated them poorly. I don't know that I'd mention the times I've dropped the ball with responsibilities that were given me. I don't know that I'd mention my jail time... (just kidding... there's no jail time). I'd just want to mention the good stuff.
If only it were so easy to walk up to the counter and sample some "eau de reputacíone" and slap down the cash for the best smelling reputation we could afford. It doesn't work that way. You can't buy the "scent" of your life. You "smell" like you've lived.
A reputation is costly because it is built over time. It's the visible fruit of the hidden labors of your life. Your private disciplines and priorities have set the course for what grows from your life. It's manifest in what people have seen in your consistency, or lack thereof.
Oh how we wish it were based on our intentions. I'm the kind of person who "meant" to send a card. I "meant" to call. I "meant" to be on time. I "meant" to be organized. Our reputation has nothing to do with what we "meant" to do. It is based on what we did.
Too often in life we hope our destination is one thing while we travel on a path toward something else. Ec. 7:29 says, "... God created people to be virtuous, but they have each turned to follow their own downward path." I love to eat bad food, but i desire to look in shape. I want people to respect me, and yet I'm not faithful in my duties.
In prioritizing the "small" disciplines of life, we set the course for being who God created us to be. Stay the course. Be faithful. Honor God in all things.
Through the Power of the Spirit,
Live the DREAM!
P Greg
Dynamic Lifestyle of Worship
Relationships Devoted to Unity
Empowered Through Biblical Training
Active Ministry Involvement
Mission to Reach our World for Christ
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
9.4.7 "I've Heard About You"
"I've Heard About You"
Ecclesiastes 7:1-9:18
2 Corinthians 7:8-16
Psalm 48:1-14
Proverbs 22:17-19
Have you ever just met someone and they say, "Oh yeah, I've heard about you..." and then they just kind of leave it at that? You really wonder what has been said. We usually laugh and say, "Only the good stuff is true..." or some cheesy phrase like that.
Ecclesiastes 7:1 says, "A good reputation is more valuable than costly perfume." At the time Solomon wrote this perfume was a pretty significant luxury for those who were well off. We need to remember that so we don't equate our reputation with our 19 year old bottle of Aqua Velva.
How are you known? What elements of your life do people talk about? What have people seen in you? If you were a "fly on the wall" when you're the topic of discussion, what would be said?
I get a kick out of Ecc. 7:21-22, "Don't eavesdrop on others - you may hear your servant curse you. For you know how often you yourself have cursed others." Basically, "what goes around comes around."
If I had the opportunity to write down what I wish my reputation were, I don't know that I'd include the times I've gotten upset with someone or treated them poorly. I don't know that I'd mention the times I've dropped the ball with responsibilities that were given me. I don't know that I'd mention my jail time... (just kidding... there's no jail time). I'd just want to mention the good stuff.
If only it were so easy to walk up to the counter and sample some "eau de reputacíone" and slap down the cash for the best smelling reputation we could afford. It doesn't work that way. You can't buy the "scent" of your life. You "smell" like you've lived.
A reputation is costly because it is built over time. It's the visible fruit of the hidden labors of your life. Your private disciplines and priorities have set the course for what grows from your life. It's manifest in what people have seen in your consistency, or lack thereof.
Oh how we wish it were based on our intentions. I'm the kind of person who "meant" to send a card. I "meant" to call. I "meant" to be on time. I "meant" to be organized. Our reputation has nothing to do with what we "meant" to do. It is based on what we did.
Too often in life we hope our destination is one thing while we travel on a path toward something else. Ec. 7:29 says, "... God created people to be virtuous, but they have each turned to follow their own downward path." I love to eat bad food, but i desire to look in shape. I want people to respect me, and yet I'm not faithful in my duties.
In prioritizing the "small" disciplines of life, we set the course for being who God created us to be. Stay the course. Be faithful. Honor God in all things.
Through the Power of the Spirit,
Live the DREAM!
P Greg
Dynamic Lifestyle of Worship
Relationships Devoted to Unity
Empowered Through Biblical Training
Active Ministry Involvement
Mission to Reach our World for Christ
Ecclesiastes 7:1-9:18
2 Corinthians 7:8-16
Psalm 48:1-14
Proverbs 22:17-19
Have you ever just met someone and they say, "Oh yeah, I've heard about you..." and then they just kind of leave it at that? You really wonder what has been said. We usually laugh and say, "Only the good stuff is true..." or some cheesy phrase like that.
Ecclesiastes 7:1 says, "A good reputation is more valuable than costly perfume." At the time Solomon wrote this perfume was a pretty significant luxury for those who were well off. We need to remember that so we don't equate our reputation with our 19 year old bottle of Aqua Velva.
How are you known? What elements of your life do people talk about? What have people seen in you? If you were a "fly on the wall" when you're the topic of discussion, what would be said?
I get a kick out of Ecc. 7:21-22, "Don't eavesdrop on others - you may hear your servant curse you. For you know how often you yourself have cursed others." Basically, "what goes around comes around."
If I had the opportunity to write down what I wish my reputation were, I don't know that I'd include the times I've gotten upset with someone or treated them poorly. I don't know that I'd mention the times I've dropped the ball with responsibilities that were given me. I don't know that I'd mention my jail time... (just kidding... there's no jail time). I'd just want to mention the good stuff.
If only it were so easy to walk up to the counter and sample some "eau de reputacíone" and slap down the cash for the best smelling reputation we could afford. It doesn't work that way. You can't buy the "scent" of your life. You "smell" like you've lived.
A reputation is costly because it is built over time. It's the visible fruit of the hidden labors of your life. Your private disciplines and priorities have set the course for what grows from your life. It's manifest in what people have seen in your consistency, or lack thereof.
Oh how we wish it were based on our intentions. I'm the kind of person who "meant" to send a card. I "meant" to call. I "meant" to be on time. I "meant" to be organized. Our reputation has nothing to do with what we "meant" to do. It is based on what we did.
Too often in life we hope our destination is one thing while we travel on a path toward something else. Ec. 7:29 says, "... God created people to be virtuous, but they have each turned to follow their own downward path." I love to eat bad food, but i desire to look in shape. I want people to respect me, and yet I'm not faithful in my duties.
In prioritizing the "small" disciplines of life, we set the course for being who God created us to be. Stay the course. Be faithful. Honor God in all things.
Through the Power of the Spirit,
Live the DREAM!
P Greg
Dynamic Lifestyle of Worship
Relationships Devoted to Unity
Empowered Through Biblical Training
Active Ministry Involvement
Mission to Reach our World for Christ
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