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Stephen R. Covey, A. Roger Merrill, and Rebecca R. Merrill
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Almost all of us feel torn by the things we want to do, by the demands placed on us, by the many responsibilities we have.
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Peter Ustinov
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It is our responsibilities, not ourselves, that we should take seriously.
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Samuel Johnson
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It must be remembered that life consists not of a series of illustrious actions, or elegant enjoyments; the greater part of our time passes in compliance with necessities, in the performance of daily ...
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I will be Good
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The Pastor's Workshop
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Exodus 3:10-12, Esther 4:14, 1 Samuel 16:12-13, Luke 15:17-20, 1 Peter 2:9, Psalm 139:14, Matthew 1:
On March 11, 1830, a young English girl was studying a lesson on the royal family with her tutor. As she examined the genealogical chart, she suddenly realized the astonishing truth—she was next in li...
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Gordon T. Smith
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It is inconceivable to think that God would give us so much to do that we can no longer spend extended time with Him.
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John R. W. Stott
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- Accountability
Although we have responsibilities to others, we are primarily accountable to God. It is before him that we stand, and to him that one day we must give an account. We should not therefore rate human op...
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John C. Maxwell
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- Leadership
- Responsibility
When you become a leader, you must focus more on your responsibilities than on your rights.
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The Broad Reality of Vocation
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Steven Garber
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The word vocation is a rich one, having to address the wholeness of life, the range of relationships and responsibilities. Work, yes, but also families, and neighbors, and citizenship, locally and glo...
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A King's Calling
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Steve Brown
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Isaiah 6:8, Matthew 25:21, 1 Samuel 15:22, Philippians 2:14-15, Romans 12:1
In the eleventh century, King Henry III of Bavaria grew tired of court life and the pressures of being a monarch. He made application to Prior Richard at a local monastery, asking to be accepted as a ...
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Ian MacLaren
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Ability involves responsibility; power, to its last particle, is duty.
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In a Pastoral Identity Crisis? Go Beyond Burnout and Remember Your Identity in Christ
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Scott B. Bullock
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Psalm 91:14-16
When Ministry Burnout Leaves You Empty I imagine that some of you feel like you have nothing left to give. Perhaps you’re in a period in which motivation has morphed into varying degrees of desponde...
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Gracious God, thank you for the
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Mark D. Roberts
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Gracious God, thank you for the responsibilities you have entrusted to us and for all you have given us to fulfill them. Sometimes, Lord, we can feel overwhelmed by the challenges. A part of us wants ...
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The Oughts and Shoulds
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Ruth Haley Barton
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- Desire
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Matthew 6:1-2, John 5:44, Romans 12:2, Galatians 1:10, 1 Thessalonians 2:4, Titus 3:4-7, Psalm 37:4
In her book Invitation to Retreat, Ruth Haley Barton shares some of the many insights she has had since she began intentionally taking inattentional retreats to re-connect with God and her own desires...
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Father: Thank You for always being
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Richard Herman
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Psalm 34:14, Luke 15:20, Hebrews 4:14, Romans 6:4, Acts 1:8, 2 Corinthians 12:9, Psalm 25:4-5, Matthew 11:28-30, Isaiah 41:10, John 14:13, James 1:5, 2 Corinthians 9:8, Habakkuk 3:2, Isaiah 6:8, Matthew 28:19-20
Father: Thank You for always being ready to welcome us and listen to us. Thank You for sending Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Savior: born like us, experiencing all that we experience yet sinless, who d...
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Call to Worship for Labor Day Weekend
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Lisa Ann Moss Degrenia
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In the midst of your striving Your labor Your responsibilities Your hustle Hear the invitation, “Come to the Feast!” Come, eat and drink Come, rest and rejoice Come, dance in the presence of our Gene...
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Come to the Table
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Lisa Ann Moss Degrenia
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Matthew 11:28-30, Revelation 19:9, Psalm 23:5-6, Isaiah 55:1-2, Luke 14:16-17, Luke 22:19-20, John 6:35, Psalm 34:8, Isaiah 25:6, Matthew 22:2-4, Proverbs 9:5-6
In the midst of all you are facing Your burdens Your responsibilities Your hustle Hear the invitation “Come to the Table” In the midst of all you are facing Your longing Your ambition Your distractio...
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Opening Prayer for Labor Day Weekend
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Lisa Ann Moss Degrenia
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Blessed Jesus The Carpenter, the Rabbi, The Healer, the Good Shepherd, The One who washes feet, the Ruler of all that is seen and unseen We bless you and thank you for the good gift of you and the go...
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Jean-Paul Sartre
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- Aim
Man can will nothing unless he has first understood that he must count on no one but himself; that he is alone, abandoned on earth in the midst of his infinite responsibilities, without help, with no ...
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Playing Busy like a Fiddle While the World Burns
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Jen Pollock Michel
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Ecclesiastes 2:22-23, Psalm 46:10, 1 Corinthians 15:58
As early as April 2020, a debate raged about the responsibilities of those of us turned safely inside during this global storm. For those time privileged enough to find their calendars suddenly cleare...
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Martin Luther
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- Responsibility
- Apathy
You are not only responsible for what you say, but also for what you do not say.
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John Quincy Adams
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- Responsibility
Duty is ours; results are God’s.
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Dallas Willard and Gary Black Jr.
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The task of Christian spokespersons, leaders, and professionals is to exemplify and teach foundational traits of the good life Jesus manifests. But this must also include the more specific traits requ...
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John Stott
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Hebrews 13:16, 1 Peter 4:10, Luke 10:27, Romans 13:8-10, Galatians 5:14, 1 John 4:20, Matthew 22:37-40
Social responsibility becomes an aspect not of Christian mission only, but also of Christian conversion. It is impossible to be truly converted to God without being thereby converted to our neighbor.
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Taking Responsibility for Our Lives
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Adele Ahlberg Calhoun
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- Responsibility
- Calling
We can rightly ask, What does it mean to take responsibility for my life in response to the way God has made and called me? The response to this question is that we learn how to work with the hand tha...
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Cultivating Responsibility Towards the Future
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David R. Carlin, Jr.
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Ironically, the best way to develop an attitude of responsibility toward the future is to cultivate a sense of responsibility toward the past. … We are born into a world that we didn’t make, and it is...
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William Barclay
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- Responsibility
- Carrying our Cross
Love always involves responsibility, and love always involves sacrifice. And we do not really love Christ unless we are prepared to face His task and to take up His Cross.
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Charles Hodge
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- Responsibility
All moral obligation resolves itself into the obligation of conformity to the will of God.
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Stephen Covey
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- Accountability
- Responsibility
Accountability breeds response-ability.
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Helen Keller
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- Responsibility
Until the great mass of the people shall be filled with the sense of responsibility for each other's welfare, social justice can never be attained.
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Allen Tappe
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Change will happen whether you like it or not. Positive change, however, requires choice. You can choose to accept natural change or you can choose to fight it. . . . The power to choose is yours. The...