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Finish Well

December 28, 2011 in Goals, Life Change, Revolution Church with Comments Off

As 2011 comes to a close, it’s time to finish the year well!  There are still 3 days left to make a major impact for God before 2012 begins. Here are few suggestions about finishing well:

Invite Someone to Church!

Can you think of a better way to celebrate than introducing someone to the gift of eternal life found in Jesus?  People are making resolutions and setting goals for 2012 right now and many are thinking about getting back in church. Grab some invite cards when you are at church on Sunday and BE A BRANGER by inviting people!  I encourage you to identify at least one person right now that you can pray for and invite to join you for worship all through 2012. It might change his/her life forever!

Give Generously!

There are a number reasons to give generously during these last 3 days of 2011.  First, we are close to reaching our goal for “The Gift” our special Christmas offering. We set a goal of $30,000 and have brought in $28,200. That is incredible!

Your gift could put us over-the-top. Second, Christmas is Jesus’ birthday, not our birthday. There might not be a better way to say, “Happy Birthday, Jesus” than by giving to Jesus’ body, the church.

Also, you have 3 days left to receive tax credit for 2011. All gifts must be received at the church office before January 1, 2012 or post-marked by December 31, 2011 for the contribution to show up on your 2011 charitable contribution statement.

The best way to give is by visiting our website. Go to RevYourLife.com/GIVE to make your online donation.  It’s fast and simple, and it makes a big difference.

God bless and I can’t wait to see what God has in store for us all in 2012!

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The Gift

December 14, 2011 in Confessional, Goals, GOD, Revolution Church with Comments Off

I have been praying for 32 days now about The Gift, our special Christmas offering that we are BRANGIN’ this Sunday, December 18th.

If you have not heard about The Gift yet, you can click here to read full details and even download a PDF with additional information. Many people have already given to this initiative. I LOVE how God is BLOWING IT UP at REVOLUTION CHURCH!

Here on the blog, I wanted to share my heart with you.

The Gift isn’t about warm fuzzy feelings. Its not about our church having nicer things or extra cash. Its not about more worship space or even planting new churches.

The Gift is all about JESUS. Its about our mission to Love God, Love People and Start a Spiritual Revolution in one life at a time all over the world!

At Revolution Church we are passionate about the Gospel, and while there are lots of great causes (especially at Christmas time), we make no bones about our belief that the local church is of the utmost importance. The local church is where spiritual revolutions start and eternities are changed. Its the only place you can make an investment that will last forever.

So why would we have a special offering and call it The Gift? Why would we set a goal of $30,000 and end 2011 with a bang of generosity?

Because it revolutionizes our lives and the lives of people around us when we jump out in faith and go for it!

Our hearts and money are connected. Jesus said that whatever we choose to treasure will also be where our heart is. Read Matthew 6:21. Give big to The Gift this Sunday, Revolution Church.

In preparation, I challenge you to read through 2 Corinthians 9 this week.
Pray and Ask God, “What would you have me give this Sunday?”

And then GO FOR IT. And remember: When God speaks, He always challenges you because He knows who you really are and that you are better than you think you are.

When you do this, God will grow your faith. Your vision gets stretched and you grow spiritually!

If you won’t be around this Sunday don’t worry. You can give online now by clicking here or you can give to The Gift anytime before December 31st at midnight.

Don’t forget to bring your envelope for The Gift this Sunday, December 18th (we will have plenty extra if you do) and I’ll see ya then!

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Christmas Debt – RUN!

November 25, 2011 in Creativity, Family, Goals, Productivity with Comments Off

Don’t be a dummy this Christmas and end up stuck with debt after the holidays that stresses you out and knocks you down financially. I read this week that 13 million Americans are still paying off last years holiday debt. That is SAD.

It IS possible to buy all of your Christmas gifts without incurring any debt. Here is how we roll at the White House:

  1. We save money for Christmas throughout the year. This is very simple. Add up how much you think you will need for Christmas (do this for 2012 NOW) and then divide by 12. Put that much in savings each month. Trust me. It is the most refreshing thing to get to the holiday season and already have everything you need in your savings account!
  2. In late October, we prepare a Christmas budget that guides how we spend EVERY PENNY of the money we have saved all year. We use Joe Sangl’s free Mini-Budget Tool. We include everything on this budget. It has stuff on it like:
    • food for Christmas parties
    • gas to travel over the holidays
    • gifts for each person we will buy for
    • Christmas cards and postage
    • Money we save for any special opportunities to be generous over the holidays
  3. Balance your Christmas budget to EXACTLY ZERO. Spend every penny on paper BEFORE you go out and start buying stuff.
  4. Finally, the MOST IMPORTANT way to stay out of holiday debt is to actually USE the budget! Spend according to how you have planned!

Its simple…go for it!

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Do Something Drastic – Finance Week

October 13, 2011 in Family, Goals, Life Change, Productivity with Comments Off

Its FINANCE WEEK here on the blog. This past Sunday, I shared a message called “Flip my Finances” as a part of our “Flip My Life” message series.

Each day this week on the blog, you will find great financial tools, videos, etc to help you kick start the changes that you want to make when it comes to your money.

Today: DO SOMETHING DRASTIC

If what you are currently doing with your finances is not working and you want to see your finances flipped around, you may have to do some drastic things.

Real change never comes easy. If it did, we’d all be millionaires!

We all develop bad habits with our money over time. Obviously, I can’t take the time to speak to every bad habit. But I can say this: Your money problems are your fault and it’s only through self-decipline in handling money matters that you can achieve financial peace. It doesn’t matter how great of a system you have or how many steps you take – you can only flip your finances if you change your behavior in regards to money.

Do something drastic. Cancel your cable. Ditch the cell phone or get a cheaper plan. Stop eating out so much. Cut up your credit cards and swear off debt forever! Identify your bad habits and then take them out!

Let me pick on one particular bad habit we have in America as an example: new cars.

Stop buying new cars. How many times have you heard or said, “I’ll always have a car payment”? That’s the normal way of thinking. But normal people today are BROKE. I want to be WEIRD! To get new results, you have to try new things. Several years back, Amber and I decided to sell our cars and buy cheaper, used cars. And that’s what we’ve done ever since. Did you know that if you took the average car payment of $475 that Americans have today and invested it every month over 40 years, you would retire with over 5 million dollars. I LOVE CARS…but I can’t think of any car that I would pay 5 million dollars for.

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