True Leadership (2)

he who exhorts, in his exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.  Romans 12:8  NASB With diligence – Paul adds a significant prepositional adjective to his description of a leader.  The Zone 6 person is not simply ho proistamenos but rather ho proistamenos en spoudei. …

True Leadership (1)

he who exhorts, in his exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.  Romans 12:8  NASB Leads – Paul’s letter uses the expression ho proistamenos en spoudei, usually translated “he who leads, with diligence.”  Before we accept a spiritualized version of Paul’s statement (such as the…

Matthew, Session 97

The LAST Matthew session [audio:https://skipmoen.com/audio/matthew-97.mp3] (To listen, hit the Play button above, or right-click here, select “Save as…” and download the file to your computer.)

Under His Wings

But Noah found favor in the eyes of the LORD.  Genesis 6:8 NASB Found favor – Now this is important, so pay close attention.  We have examined the Hebrew word hesed, discovering that it isn’t accurately portrayed by the single idea of “lovingkindness” or “mercy.”  That’s because hesed presupposes obligation established by mutual relationship.  Hesed,…

What Lies Beneath (4)

he who exhorts, in his exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.  Romans 12:8  NASB With liberality – Yesterday we examined ho metadidous (translated as “the (one) giving” in Romans 12:8).  We discovered that this person is at his or her best when imparting, giving,…

What Lies Beneath (3)

he who exhorts, in his exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.  Romans 12:8  NASB He who gives – Ho metadidous (translated as “the (one) giving” in Romans 12:8) is a construction of two Greek words – meta (with) and didomi (to give), a combination…

Hope Haven, Ukraine: An Update

As you know, one of our readers, Amy Gomes, is responsible for the first school for handicapped children in Ukraine.  With her own funds and time, she built Hope Haven.  It now serves children in a remote area of Ukraine; children who would otherwise never go to school, never be out of the house and…