November 22nd, 2010 
alandanielson Originally posted 12-02-2009. Reposted 11-22-2010 —————————————————————— What happened was this: People knew God perfectly well, but when they didn’t treat him like God, refusing to worship him, they trivialized themselves into silliness and confusion so that there was neither sense nor direction left in their lives. They pretended to know it all, but were illiterate [...]
August 9th, 2010 alandanielson Success in ministry is a touchy subject because it is defined differently by many. If success is defined by numbers, then I have had great success in all of my ministry positions, except one. Recently at LifeChurch.tv, I led one campus from 181 small groups to 485 groups in two years. Then when I was [...]
January 7th, 2010 alandanielson I have a confession to make: I hate waiting. I don’t mean “dislike” or “don’t prefer”, I mean pure unadulterated HATE! I can’t stand the DMV, slow bank drive-through lanes, waiting for a table at a restaurant, and rush hour traffic. WAITING IS OF THE DEVIL!!! Or is it. In this season of my life God [...]
December 24th, 2009 alandanielson The Christmas account recorded in Matthew is full of reminders that God is faithful. In Matthew 1:20 an angel tells Joseph not to divorce Mary. In Matthew 2:12 the Magi were warned not to return to Herod. In Matthew 2:13 the angel warns Joseph to flee with Mary and the new baby to Egypt. Then [...]
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No Comments » December 22nd, 2009 alandanielson In Matthew 1:18-25 we find the story of Joseph being faced with the problem of what seemed to be an unfaithful fiancée. The love of his life, sweet little Mary, had slept with someone and been knocked up! Like us, he probably wondered how this could happen…how could it happen to him? Then, just [...]
August 29th, 2009 alandanielson Last night I spoke at the Tracy, California 40 Days of Love campaign kick off event and was amazed. Hundreds and hundreds of Christ-Followers from churches of every denomination imaginable came together to love God, love one another, and love their community. It was a snapshot of what it will be like to be in [...]
Posted in Special Tags: 40, california, campaign, changed, days, evangelsim, lives, love, of, Preaching, Speaking, tracy 2 Comments » August 28th, 2009 alandanielson Tonight I’m speaking in Tracy, California at a “40 Days of Love” campaign kickoff event. Around 20 churches are involved and I’m overwhelmed with a burden for these churches and this city. Tracy has experienced conciderable trouble over the last year. A young girl’s murdered body was found in a suitcase. A 15-year-old boy escaped [...]
Posted in Special Tags: 40, abuse, california, campaign, contradiction, days, Evangelism, group, groups, hope, love, of, Preaching, small, Speaking, suitcase, tracy 1 Comment » August 18th, 2009 alandanielson On Friday night, August 28th I’ll be speaking at a city-wide evangelistic event in Tracy, California (a suburb of the bay area). The event is sponsored by over 20 churches from all over Tracy and thousands of people will come to hear the message of Christ. I’m humbled and honored to be a part. This [...]
Posted in Small Groups, Special Tags: 40, abuse, california, campaign, contradiction, days, Evangelism, group, groups, hope, love, of, Preaching, small, Speaking, suitcase, tracy 3 Comments »
