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2012 Reading Goal’s

Book list 2012

Here is the list of Book I plan of reading this year. Readers are Leaders. I have asked six men for suggestions and this is them. This is not all that I was suggested by these men but it will keep me busy for 2012. I plan on reading and give a summary of each book in my blog as I go. By reading is the only way I can learn from these men none of them will be able to come to my house and teach me personally and yet I can still can benefit from what the Lord has tought them. It is a mix of personal leadership, marriage, kid raising and ministry related choices.

“You are the same today that you are going to be in five years from now except for two things: the people with whom you associate and the books you read.” Charles Jones

  1. Boundries by Cloud and Townsend
  2. Good to Great by Jim Collins
  3. “The Five Love Languages”
  4. Love and Respect  by Emerson Eggerichs
  5. Rhinoceros Success by Scott AlexanderThe Go-Getter
  6. Thou Shall Prosper: Ten Commandments for Making Money by Daniel Lapin
  7. “Shepherding a Child’s Heart” by Tripp
  8. Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters by Dr. Meg Meeker
  1. 9. “The Disciple-Making Pastor” by Hull

10. Sacred Marriage: What if God Designed Marriage to Make Us Holy More Than to Make Us Happy

11. Have a New Husband by Friday: How to Change His Attitude, Behavior & Communication in 5 Days
Dr. Kevin Leman

12. The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts
Gary Chapman

13. 1776 by David G. McCullough

14. Inside the Mind of Unchurched Harry and Mary by Lee Strobel

15. The Trellis and the Vine: The Ministry Mind-Shift That Changes Everything by Colin Marshall and Tony Payne

16. Lectures to My Students Charles Haddon Spurgon

17. Master plan of evangelism Robert colman

18. A tale of three kings Gean Edwards

19. Normal Christian life AW Tozer

20. Mentoring for Mission: A Handbook on Leadership Principles Exemplified by Jesus Christ

21. 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership” by Maxwell

22. “Spiritual Leader” by Chappell

23. First, Break All the Rules: What the World’s Greatest Managers Do Differently [Hardcover]

Marcus Buckingham

24.  Cross-Cultural Servanthood: Serving the World in Christlike Humility by Duane Elmer

25.   When I don’t Desire God by John Piper

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3 Words 4 Scriptures by RDG

Thursday night was the first night of classes at GBBI. Pastor Green did a wonderful job charging the new and old Students to Stay the course!

He brought our 3 words and 4 Biblical references for this.

  1. Priority
    1.  Is this a Priority?
    2.  Is there something greater than God’s call?
    3. God’s call is the priority.
  2. Commitment
    1. Commitment is the following though of.
    2. Be committed to the priority of God’s call
  3. Completion
    1. You start here stay here;
    2.  Quitting is not in God’s will.

The Scriptures are as follows…. John 17:4, Acts20:1, IITim 4:7and Heb 12:1

(Joh 17:4)  I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.

 

(Act 20:1)  And after the uproar was ceased, Paul called unto him the disciples, and embraced them, and departed for to go into Macedonia.

 

(2Ti 4:7)  I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:

 

(Heb 12:1)  Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

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SOLD!

sold Sold out that is. Paul was a sold out for Christ type of fellow. Sold out to the cause of Christ. He said “For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed”. 

Ok, that a nice thing to say when your life is good, BUT Paul suffered. Greatly Suffered!  Remember that list shipwrecked, beaten, tortured, left at sea to die…….. on and on he tells of his journeys. Then he says OH but wait its not about me or the pain i Suffer. Its Christ!

While we “suffer” the inconveniences of this life remember that Paul also said “Follow me as I follow Christ”.

So will you be Sold or are you Sold?