Alex Rivera

Husband of an AMAZING wife, Father of of 5 AMAZING boys, and Pastor of a life-giving church.

[Rich Villodas @richvillodas]

In my role as a pastor, I’m not trying to get everyone to agree on everything so much as I’m attempting to create environments where our disagreements don’t automatically become cause for disunity.

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

A key to lifelong learning is to see everyone you meet as a potential teacher.

No one has a monopoly on wisdom. Each interaction is a chance to question old assumptions and gain new perspectives.

Collecting lessons from others is the fastest way to fill gaps in your experience.

[Stephen A Smith @stephenasmith]

Haaaaaaa

[MacK Seale @merrymakingmack]

3 critical components of an authentic apology:

- expressing regret
- taking responsibility
- avoiding recurrences

spoken in an apology as:

- i feel bad
- i was wrong
- i will change

we all make mistakes so we all need to learn to authentically apologize.

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

A sign of emotional intelligence is moving from “You made me feel” to “This is how I reacted.”

Our emotions aren’t caused by other people’s actions. They’re shaped by our interpretations.

Blaming others gives them power over our feelings. Taking responsibility empowers us.

[Alex Rivera @AlexRiveraJC]

The tension of leadership is that something is always on the up, something is always on the down, something is always on the mend, and something is always broken. Leaders are those who remain steady no matter the circumstances. Lead well my friends.✌️

[Garrett Kell ن @pastorjgkell]

Remember: Peter denied Jesus with freshly washed feet.

Great testing often follows close communion with the Lord.

Stay sober-minded.

[J.C. Ryle @JCRyle]

4 Thoughts on Reading the Bible by @JCRyle

1) Read the Bible with an earnest desire to understand it.
2) Read the Scriptures with a simple, childlike faith and humility.
3) Read the Word with a spirit of obedience and self-application.
4) Read the Holy Scriptures everyday.

[Dan White Jr. @danwhitejr]

I've watched it a hundred times.

A family starts attending a missional church and immediately loves it's simplicity, shared-life in community, and presence in the neighborhood.

BUT they haven't dealt w/ their Consumerism yet. There's a detox process they need to undergo.

1/2

[Gospel in Life @gospelinlife]

Listen to @timkellernyc's thoughts on Christian hope and death. Available on the Gospel in Life podcast (April 7th episode).

[Jared C. Wilson @jaredcwilson]

Two dangers in adding new items to the church calendar:
1) You over-busy your people, limiting their margin for mission or just fatiguing them with obligation.
2) You create a new standard by which "true devotion" is measured, attendance becoming the test of faithfulness.

[John Piper @JohnPiper]

“David was the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah.” Matthew 1:6

In the genealogy of Jesus, why did Matthew add the words “by the wife of Uriah”?

So that the moral wreckage of your ancestry would not hang over you as a hopeless curse.

Among other reasons.

[Garrett Kell ن @pastorjgkell]

As a young minister I aspired to do "great" things for God.

But after years of watching friends burn out, fizzle out, and fall away from Jesus, my ambitions have been refined.

Today, I just want to grow in my love for God and make it Home to see Him.

Lord Jesus, hold me fast.

[Jason Romano @JasonRomano]

A few things that we can be thankful for this year.
#HappyThanksgiving2022

[Rich Villodas @richvillodas]

Jesus’ genealogy—filled with stories of ugly sin and broken people—reminds us that God‘s plans are bigger than any mess you have created or any mess you’ve been dealt in life.

Out of great mess comes the great Messiah.

[Carey Nieuwhof @cnieuwhof]

Leadership is like parenting. You have to do the right thing even if it's not the popular thing.

[Jared C. Wilson @jaredcwilson]

The Lord slept in that storm not because he didn't care but because he was in control. The gospel is a lullaby to the anxious soul.

[Tony Evans @drtonyevans]

When we align our thoughts with God's Word, we discover the peaceful gift of clarity. This is because the words that proceed out of God’s mouth are not just empty speech. He speaks purposefully. God is always intentional.

[Beth Moore @BethMooreLPM]

I do dearly love making new friends and I do dearly love keeping old ones. Life‘s not long enough for all the friends I want to make.

[Nick Batzig @Nick_Batzig]

It’s worth the few short minutes it will take you to listen to this amazing ⁦@hbcharlesjr⁩ clip. HT: ⁦@dnawalt⁩