DISTURBING, BEAUTIFUL LOVE

These are some thoughts that I had on a recent flight. I hope they encourage your souls. Mark 14:1-9  Calvary was near, Gethsemane and Golgotha were drawing close and the smell of death was in the air. Jesus was going to love us to the uttermost – He was going to...

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The Sermon To End ALL Sermons

Let Us Make His Last Command, our FIRST PRIORITY! Christ’s Final Sermon, Luke 24:44-47 Scripture records that these were some of Christ’s final words. In fact, it appears that this was the last teaching that He gave to His disciples. He is preparing to leave earth and...

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ISSACHAR INITIATIVE Highlights BLOG Post

"THE ENORMITY OF THE TASK DEMANDS LESS OF US" Did you know there are 6,000 unreached people groups, numbering nearly 3 billion souls? And by unreached, I don’t mean your neighbor across the street that hasn’t heard a clear gospel presentation, but could if you would...

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Aslan Is Preparing To Roar

...You may want to cover your ears. Recently I was asked by some friends of mine, "What is the state of the Church in America? What is happening?" I guess I seemed like the right guy to answer the question since I am with churches across the country, helping them...

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WHO Can Satisfy?

“Whom have I in heaven but You?  And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides You. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. For behold, those who are far from You shall perish; You put an end to everyone who is...

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The Genesis of Sixteen:Fifteen

In 1993, shortly after Jesus saved me, I found myself in Ghana, West Africa on a short-term mission trip. I won't go into detail, but simply put, God ruined me that summer. He ruined me for anything less than a life lived to His glory. The thing that ruined me was His...

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The Enormity of the Unfinished Task Demands Less of Us

How Do We REDUCE The Number of Peoples Sitting In Darkness? Recently, Sixteen:Fifteen rolled out a one day missions conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico called "REDUCe".  The conference was born out of a realization that many churches have replaced vision for...

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Unleashed newsletter July 2014

Download the latest installment of the Unleashed Newsletter:  July 2014 In this issue:  Opportunity Knocks Growth Potential New Coach: Asher Sarjent Featured Resource: Book Review of Mission Drift – The Unspoken Crises Facing Leaders, Charities, and Churches by Peter...

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