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“Thirty Days to Live Loved” Opening Moments (Transcript offers no opening prayers or songs; sharing begins straight from the heart.) Testimonies Speaker: Husband facing serious illness • Key desire…
A Christmas Wake-Up Call Opening Moments No formal welcome—just a living-room clash. Daniel stumbles on his wrapped camera, Dad explodes, and Mom stands in the middle trying to keep the season…
Death prowls through every corner of human life, but it is not the last word. This spoken-word sermon personifies death, catalogs the many places we feel its sting, and then pivots to Jesus’ triumph…
A sung refrain and spoken-word poem celebrate Jesus’ resurrection and its power over death. The piece moves from inviting every sinner to run to the cross, through a vivid portrayal of death’s…
His Story Written on Our Hearts Opening Moments “In the beginning there were words… His pen was life, his paper the earth, his purpose, his love.” The gathering opened with this poetic meditation on…
Personal development follows a repeatable pattern that begins with a “light bulb moment”—the instant you realize something must change. Growth accelerates when you clarify who you want to be, face…
Great coaches don’t fix people; they draw out what is already inside. This session laid out three daily habits that create that kind of influence, clarified when a coaching posture helps—and when it…
This training segment walks you through how to launch and sustain a constructive coaching conversation. It covers three ways to start the dialogue, the art of asking powerful questions, and the…
Effective coaching begins with genuine rapport, moves forward by recognizing where a person is in the change process, and gains traction through purposeful conversation. Today’s session unpacked…
Offering Perspective & Setting SMART Goals Key Moments & Quotations “One of the most difficult things for coaches to get is when do I offer my perspective, how much do I offer?” – Trainer…
Stuck at Entry Level, Ready to Advance Key Moments & Quotations Pastor: “Is it financial, recognition, or position that’s most frustrating to you about your role at Dell?” Me: “It’s an entry-level…
Wrestling with Home, Space & Stewardship Key Moments & Quotations Self: “I’ve been really thinking about our home … we need to possibly think about downsizing and moving to a smaller house.” Self:…
Widening the Circle of Mentors Key Moments & Quotations Pastor-coach: “Have you thought about involving someone other than you as part of the solution?” Me: “I’ve got some guys that really need help…
Trusting God With Family and Ministry Timing Key Moments & Quotations Counselor: “So am I hearing you correctly that maybe the timing is what you're wrestling with…?” Husband’s desire: “He wants us…
Facing the Fear of Confrontation Key Moments & Quotations Pastor LaDonna: “Help me kind of understand what do you think the most critical thing is for you?” My reply: “Is he going to blow up … and…
Dreaming of a Fundraising-Consulting Venture Key Moments & Quotations Kayla: “What would be at this point the most beneficial thing for you to walk away with from this conversation?” Self: “Some…
First Night of Rehearsals for “AP Movies 2012” Main Topics • Opening night of choreography and staging rehearsals • Team roles: choreography, dance, blood effects, set and music cues • Safety and…
The poem-sermon exposes the disconnect between the pleasant slogan “Bless this home” and the hidden sin, pain, and hypocrisy inside many houses. It walks through the Beatitudes to show how families…
In the wake of the devastating Oklahoma tornado, Pastor Craig pivoted the weekend message to two pressing questions people keep asking: “Where is God right now?” and “What can we do to help?” Using…
God’s mission is not about outsiders arriving with all the answers; it is about recognizing the dignity, gifts, and leadership God has already placed within every community. We are called to walk…
The message confronts a hard reality: our heartfelt attempts to help the poor can accidentally deepen their pain. Like a doctor who treats symptoms but misses the disease, well-meaning Christians…
Treating symptoms without addressing the real illness never brings health; in the same way, giving quick aid without seeing the deeper human condition often leaves people unchanged—or worse. This…
Every person is made in the image of God and therefore possesses dignity, abilities, and resources that matter to the life of the community. When ministry begins by spotlighting deficits, we…
True ministry among materially poor communities begins with seeing what God has already placed there—resilience, culture, faith, and gifts—and then taking the humble posture of a supportive partner…
Walking Humbly With the Poor Opening Moments The speaker dives straight into story—no formal greetings, songs, or prayers—by recalling a college course, “Christ and Culture,” that exposed God’s…
The teaching contrasts well-meaning charity that unintentionally deepens poverty with approaches that honor people’s dignity and capacity. It explains the three classic stages of aid—relief,…
Development is an ongoing process of walking with people so that both they and we move closer to God, self, others, and all creation. Lasting change depends on the Holy Spirit, yet social‐science…
Many of us rush to solve poverty by handing out money, food, and things, yet those efforts often backfire because we misunderstand what poverty really is. Drawing on personal journey, field…
Craig Groeschel opens the five-week series “#Struggles: Following Jesus in a Selfie-Centered World” by exposing how social media intensifies discontentment and envy. While we scroll through everyone…
The message confronts how a selfie-centered, technology-driven culture is reshaping our relationships. Jesus’ words in John 13—“Love one another… by this everyone will know you are My…
