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3 Things That Could Cause Your Dream to Die

1. Not moving on it till you have a clear picture.
Abraham didn’t have a clue what he was going to run into on his way to becoming a nation. We can read his story now and know everything turned out great. However, living through it was quite different. Imagine being told to leave everything and head…… that way.
It would have been nice to have had more info.
However the Bible says in Pslams, God’s His Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to your path.
Sometimes God will give you just enough clarity to make the next step. Take the step.
You might turn out to be like Joseph. He didn’t even have a plan. He was told by God to go to Egypt. He was sold into slavery. God never revealed to him what was going on till he had come full circle and could see it for himself. You can be right in the middle of God’a will for your life and not even know it.

2. Waiting till the right people agree with you.
If Jesus Himself had critics you will too.
“You’re not smart enough.” “You’re not educated enough.” “You’re just like your….” People will say all this to you and more in order to discourage your potential. Only you know what God has put inside you to do.
Jesus was trying to save the world and was misunderstood, mocked, and eventually killed. However it was all part of the plan for our redemption. I’m convinced that even the negative people in our lives are meant to do us good. People killed Jesus and the world can now be saved by His blood.
People try to break you down with criticism and all it does is help you truly put your faith and hope in Jesus. It makes you stronger than ever.

3. Thinking that failing once is all the chance you’ll get.
Abraham messed up along the way. He lied by saying his wife was his sister because he was afraid.
Peter lied about knowing Jesus three times when Jesus needed him the most.
Paul had to part company with Barnabas due to conflict.
God doesn’t use perfect people. He used people who don’t give up trying.

You may be thinking God is finished with you because of past mistakes. Actually He has His hand of forgiveness stretched out not to slap you but to pull you back up to your feet.

Don’t let anything stop you from pursuing your dreams.

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Real Life Church believes…

Real Life Church believes…

 

… God isn’t looking for the talented. He looks for the teachable.

…God isn’t interested in our gifts. He’s interested in our passion.

…God doesn’t forget His children. He knows right where you are.

…We were born for community. You need the family of God.

… Bad things happen, even in church. That’s why our faith is in God not in an organization.

… We don’t create a move of God. We find His move and jump on board.

…God isn’t waiting to move in the Earth. He’s already moving. Get in.

…The best is yet to come.

…You are not forgotten.

…You are worth something.

…You are important.

…You are special.

…It’s by divine appointment you are reading this now.

…Know this…. God is Real. God is near. God is waiting on you. He says you are beautiful, important, and worth dying for.

…Real Life Church exists to connect you to God. Right now. Then lead you toward becoming a fully devoted follower of Jesus Christ.

 

 

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Substance Church History Video

We’re going to be making one of these one day.
Hope ours is as encouraging as this one.

Substance History Video from Substance Church on Vimeo.

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Virtual Site (Want to do one of these soon)

Oh man. I love this.

Got to make one of these soon!!!

 

Substance Virtual Visit from Substance Church on Vimeo.

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Introducing our Worship Guides

 

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First Rehearsal of the RLC Band

Got to start somewhere. This isn’t a bad place.

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Reason Why the Truth Can Be A Good Thing

Someone should have told this guy a long time ago that maybe his greatest strength was serving somewhere besides behind a microphone.

 

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Boasting Weakness

Paul is the first New Testament church planter.
Here he talks about his ‘interesting’ life:

Are they servants of Christ?
I know I sound like a madman, but I have served him far more!
I have worked harder, been put in prison more often, been whipped times without number, and faced death again and again.
Five different times the Jewish leaders gave me thirty-nine lashes.
Three times I was beaten with rods. Once I was stoned.
Three times I was shipwrecked.
Once I spent a whole night and a day adrift at sea.
I have traveled on many long journeys. I have faced danger from rivers and from robbers.
I have faced danger from my own people, the Jews, as well as from the Gentiles.
I have faced danger in the cities, in the deserts, and on the seas. And I have faced danger from men who claim to be believers but are not.
I have worked hard and long, enduring many sleepless nights. I have been hungry and thirsty and have often gone without food.
I have shivered in the cold, without enough clothing to keep me warm. Then, besides all this, I have the daily burden of my concern for all the churches. (2 Corinthians 11:23-28 NLT)

So what’s this got to do with me?

BIG IDEA: In our weakness. God is made stronger.

It’s important to realize Paul didn’t act like those weren’t happening. He just didn’t let the circumstances define him. If anything, they stood as a reminder of God’s ability to bring him through tough situations. Paul wasn’t the richest man or the most elite socially. However, his tenacious personality and trust in God was audacious. His bad surroundings seemed to only make Paul more resolved.
How will your tough times define you?

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Book Review: The Cause Within You

Couldn’t wait to share this book with everyone.
Truly one of a kind.
A friend and I were looking at some of it’s praises on Amazon the other day and couldn’t believe despite many awesome accolades, there actually were a few one star reviews.
One of them paraphrased read like this, “Barnett wasted my time with endless stories of changed lives. Who needs that?”
My answer to that would be, “I DO!”

Matthew Barnett is the founder of the original Dream Center. Becoming a pastor in LA at the age of 20, Barnett quickly realized conventional styles of ministry he learned seminary weren’t going to help him much in the real world of hurt and hopelessness.

After a life changing experience in Echo Park, he began to realize that ministry isn’t about success or building big facilities, it’s about people.

The end result 16 years later is a church called Angelus Temple with over 6,000 on attendance, the Dream Center who helps over 30,000 people a day and has inspired replicas all over the nation, and a man with a mission to connect people with their purpose.

Worth it.

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What is a Church Planter’s Real Motive

Hello all.

Throughout the various training sessions with our church planting organization (ARC),the many great brain-storming sessions,  and countless conversations with prospective launch team members the question of what our real reason for being here has come up more times than is worth counting.

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