There is a difference between getting your work done and getting the work done. Your work is about you and your assignment; the work is about the mission and others. When you stop working and contributing when your work is done you have relegated yourself to just being another employee who will eventually be replaced … Continue reading
Author Archives: pastorkemp
People are a pain!
Pastor, one of the most important things to reconcile in your mind is that people are a pain and they are going to be a pain until God calls us all home. Matter of fact, you are a pain sometimes (just ask your wife). The reason people are a pain is that they are broken. … Continue reading
What they really loved…
If you loved Me, you would rejoice because I said, ‘I am going to the Father,’ (John 14:28, NKJV) It has been said that all is fair in love and war; Jesus disagrees. For example, Jesus had to call a foul on his disciples when their reaction to his departure back to Heaven was less … Continue reading
Your touch
2 Kings 4:34 (NKJV) And he went up and lay on the child, and put his mouth on his mouth, his eyes on his eyes, and his hands on his hands; and he stretched himself out on the child, and the flesh of the child became warm. ————————————————- Perhaps you know the story, perhaps you … Continue reading
Too much noise!
What is the news in your life and what is the noise? That is a question that must be kept at the forefront of your mind every day and every moment. News is not what captures your attention or interests you, news is what matters. Everyday there is someone (many someones!) vying for your attention. … Continue reading
A bad case of acid reflux
I don’t know the science of it all, but I’m told that every little baby is technically a female in its mother’s womb up until a certain point when, for some, their brain is washed in a certain chemical/hormone that turns on the “switch” for causing the baby to develop into a boy. In the … Continue reading
The “I” in Win
I love the story of Eleazar, one of King David’s mighty men. What set him apart was taking a stand. He didn’t conquer the world but he did defend one plot of land—a little piece of farmland full of barley. He understood that if the nation was to survive, the harvest had to be protected … Continue reading
