Tag Archives: Boldness

With God I Am Bigger – Notes from Sermon Message on 01/19/2014

Posted on January 24, 2014 by Mark Shields

I can remember at a young age playing basketball with my dad. The basket was mounted near the garage and I always wanted to dunk the ball but never could. Unless you count the times my dad would lift me … Continue reading →

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Guidance of the Holy Spirit

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Mark Shields

A weapon we have in our battles each day is prayer. If we obey the guidance of the Holy Spirit, what we thought was impossible can become possible. In reading scripture and posting yesterday, Going Forward with Boldness, one of the … Continue reading →

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Testimony of His Infinite Greatness

Posted on August 31, 2013 by Mark Shields

Solomon in 2 Chronicles 2 gives testimony of the infinite greatness of the Lord and wanting to build a temple to worship Him in His presence. He sought resources from king Huram to help with this endeavor. Testimony is given … Continue reading →

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Lessons of Courage

Posted on April 6, 2013 by Mark Shields

When we read about the courage demonstrated by the characters of the Bible, we are inspired to step ahead with courage. As suggested one time in our First United Methodist Newsletter, imagine you lived like Daniel. As he faced the … Continue reading →

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Boldness for Leaders

Posted on June 9, 2012 by Mark Shields

In my study and writing yesterday about Ezra 7 and how he showed boldness, I began to think of how we can have that same type of boldness as leaders in what we do. What if in every circumstance that … Continue reading →