(Today God is First) / Marketplace Meditations Archives

• Marketplace Meditations 10/29  (October 29, 2008)
  Retirement or a New Assignment? He didn't begin this job until he was sixty-nine years old.
• Marketplace Meditations 10/28  (October 28, 2008)
  Workplace Minister 90 percent of Christians do not feel they've been adequately trained to apply biblical faith in their work life.
• Marketplace Meditations 10/27  (October 27, 2008)
  His Vision, His Way, In His Timing Have you ever gotten so close to fulfilling a dream only to have it disappear right before your eyes?
• Marketplace Meditations 10/26  (October 26, 2008)
  The Tipping Point A tipping point is when an idea, product or movement becomes accepted by the masses.
• Marketplace Meditations 10/25  (October 25, 2008)
  Regaining the Art of Community How many relationships do you have in your life that would allow you to fellowship simply because you cared for one another?
• Marketplace Meditations 10/24  (October 24, 2008)
  The Coming Wealth Transfer In the last days there will be a transfer of wealth into the hands of the righteous.
• Marketplace Meditations 10/23  (October 23, 2008)
  We All Need Our Purahs God knew that Purah was the person Gideon could confide in.
• Marketplace Meditations 10/22  (October 22, 2008)
  Reflecting the Light A diamond is designed to reflect the light to reveal its true value. The cut of a diamond determines its brilliance.
• Marketplace Meditations 10/21  (October 21, 2008)
  Coming Signs of Persecution There is a growing intolerance in the world for anyone who has a belief system in absolutes.
• Marketplace Meditations 10/20  (October 20, 2008)
  Jehovah Jireh Do you know God as your provider?
• Marketplace Meditations 10/19  (October 19, 2008)
  Seeing Backward It is often years later when we discover the wisdom of God and why He intentionally led us through the dark valley.
• Marketplace Meditations 10/18  (October 18, 2008)
  Prayer at Work Everyone in the company would meet, along with local pastors and intercessors, to worship and intercede.
• Marketplace Meditations 10/17  (October 17, 2008)
  Transforming a Workplace Because the cab driver had not had any prior religious training to the contrary, he took a literal approach to believing what the Bible says about prayer and miracles.
• Marketplace Meditations 10/16  (October 16, 2008)
  Work to Play, Work to Acquire 66% of Americans define success in life as the acquisition of sufficient money, education, material possessions or career prestige.
• "The Poor and the Marketplace" - Marketplace Meditations 10/15  (October 15, 2008)
  You shall not glean your vineyard... you shall leave them for the poor and the stranger (Lev 19:10). How does God want us to care for the poor?
• Marketplace Meditations 10/14  (October 14, 2008)
  Serving Kings The former president finally received him and greeted him with the words, "Pastor Zannou, you are a very persistent man."
• Marketplace Meditations 10/13  (October 13, 2008)
  Pray for Those in Authority Paul exhorts his young protegé to make prayer and intercession for those in authority the first work of the church.
• Marketplace Meditations 10/12  (October 12, 2008)
  Truth in the Inward Parts "Flee at once. All is discovered."
• Marketplace Meditations 10/11  (October 11, 2008)
  Finding the Will of God Suddenly, I heard a voice in my room that said, "Go to Christ Church!"
• Marketplace Meditations 10/10  (October 10, 2008)
  The Power of Influence "He who has the gold, rules."
• Marketplace Meditations 10/9  (October 9, 2008)
  God Owns My Business I don't think there is such a thing as a part-time Christian; we are all in full-time ministry.
• Marketplace Meditations 10/8  (October 8, 2008)
  You're Different My friend was a very successful businessman in Switzerland and was running a family business when things went very wrong. He lost millions as a result.
• Marketplace Meditations 10/7  (October 7, 2008)
  Is there Hierarchy in Calling? God creates people to carry out specific kinds of work in order to meet human needs. God uniquely designs each of us, fitting us for certain kinds of tasks.
• Marketplace Meditations 10/6  (October 6, 2008)
  Jesus Wept for the City Does your city need the presence of Jesus? Do you desire to see peace in your city?
• Marketplace Meditations 10/5  (October 5, 2008)
  Destroying High Places You cannot fight spiritual strongholds with bullets!" Julius proclaimed.
• Marketplace Meditations 10/4  (October 4, 2008)
  The Valley of Baca There is nothing better on a hot day when you're thirsty and weary than to drink water from a mountain spring.
• Marketplace Meditations 10/3  (October 3, 2008)
  God Leads Us into the Desert The word desert comes from the Hebrew word "dahbaar" which means "to speak."
• Marketplace Meditations 10/2  (October 2, 2008)
  When Others Fail You Many times leaders shame others in order to help them realize the gravity of their failure.
• Marketplace Meditations 10/1  (October 1, 2008)
  Studying to Give Versus Studying to Know We must be careful in studying the scriptures for the sake of giving to others instead of desiring more of God for ourselves.
• Marketplace Meditations 9/30  (September 30, 2008)
  Deliverance from the Black Hole When you find yourself in a black hole experience, don't just sit and brood.
• Marketplace Meditations 9/29  (September 29, 2008)
  Self-Deliverance Oswald Chambers writes. "Never try to help God fulfill His word."
• Marketplace Meditations 9/28  (September 28, 2008)
  You Have an Anointing A mentor once said to me, "Your inheritance is in relationships."
• Marketplace Meditations 9/27  (September 27, 2008)
  Adversity: Catalyst to a Call As the waves crashed over the ship, John Wesley huddled in terror, knowing he didn't have peace with God.
• Marketplace Meditations 9/26  (September 26, 2008)
  Forgiveness Ensures Freedom Corrie needed no introduction. She remembered him well; he was notorious for his cruelty.
• Marketplace Meditations 9/25  (September 25, 2008)
  God is the God of Success When our abilities are separated from our relationship with God, success is short-lived.
• Marketplace Meditations 9/24  (September 24, 2008)
  The Church Are you willing to be a catalyst in your community to see His Church take back your city?
• Marketplace Meditations 9/23  (September 23, 2008)
  Staying the Course At that very first meeting, no one showed up in the first 35 minutes. But Jeremiah waited.
• Marketplace Meditations 9/22  (September 22, 2008)
  Empowering Others The teacher who offers empowerment too early sets up followers for failure.
• Marketplace Meditations 9/21  (September 21, 2008)
  Modeling Christ to Your Employer They fail to realize that the authority to impact any workplace comes from having authority with God, not man.
• Marketplace Meditations 9/20  (September 20, 2008)
  Innovation Henry Ford once said, "Whether you think that you can, or that you can't, you are usually right."