BrandonAdams

Christ Follower, husband, father, minister

[Lifeway Research @LifewayResearch]

“Healthy groups lead to healthy churches. And healthy churches change lives.” — @KenBraddy https://t.co/F9hG2WtgdS

[SBC History @SBCHistory]

OTD in 1873 at the age of 32 Lottie Moon left the United States for China, after being appointed by @IMB_SBC in the previous July. She arrived in China over a month later. “If I had a thousand lives to give, I would give them all for China.”

[Lifeway Research @LifewayResearch]

As Christians, we desire freedom for everyone, as this is the mission of Christ. And Juneteenth is an opportunity to celebrate freedom. https://t.co/Vew2OYShkE

[Kevin DeShazo @KevinDeShazo]

Character is formed in the dark.
Mindset is formed in the dark.
Commitment is formed in the dark.
Greatness is formed in the dark.
Skill is formed in the dark.

You get better when nobody is watching. Prepare for the moment so you’re prepared in the moment.

Do the work.

[SBC History @SBCHistory]

OTD in 1855 a Sunday School teacher visits the Holton Shoe Store in Boston to visit a difficult student. Edward Kimball tells DL Moody of the love of Christ and shortly thereafter, Moody is converted and devotes his life to God, later becoming a great evangelist & leader.

[SBC History @SBCHistory]

OTD in 1912 Lottie Moon died in Japan while attempting to return under poor health. In 1913 the Foreign Mission Journal of @IMB_SBC reported on her death the month before. “She labored on bravely whether alone or surrounded by her coworkers.”

[Jen Wilkin @jenniferwilkin]

To all my ministry friends for whom Christmas means long days of serving when others are on vacation time, thank you. Thank you for giving your time so that many others can gather to worship during the season of Advent!

[BrandonAdams @BrandonAdams]

There is great beauty in holiness. Both the holiness of God and the holiness of His devoted follower.

[BrandonAdams @BrandonAdams]

“The teacher’s task is to draw attention to what is taught, not to himself.” - Carl Trueman

[BrandonAdams @BrandonAdams]

So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom.

Psalm 90:12

[BrandonAdams @BrandonAdams]

Take the time to list out how God has been faithful in the past. Then remember:

God was faithful->He is faithful->He will be faithful

[Luke Holmes @lukeholmes]

Some childless and unmarried women who greatly impacted the world through missions in the Southern Baptist Convention.

Lottie Moon
Bertha Smith
Harriet A. Baker
Lula Whilden
Annie Armstrong
Jessie Pettigrew
Attie Bostick
Hattie Gardner

Read more https://t.co/A8Pe3hCssa

[BrandonAdams @BrandonAdams]

“I was to discover, however, when I took my eyes off the circumstances that were overwhelming me, over which I had no control, and looked up, my Lord was there, standing on the parapet of heaven looking down.” - Darlene Deibler Rose, missionary to New Guinea during WWII

[BrandonAdams @BrandonAdams]

If you are a church leader, what @JoWiKi is talking about here needs to be considered. Think outside the box in terms of facilities, cooperation, and even employment of staff.

[Josh King @JoWiKi]

I’m beginning to think Church Centers are a strategy we should consider in certain parts of the country.

Take a large existing church campus create an org to own the property and maintain it. House multiple complimentary autonomous churches…1/2

[BrandonAdams @BrandonAdams]

@JoWiKi Seeing this already outside of the south in areas like Denver. Multiple churches sharing a facility and the costs associated with it.

[BrandonAdams @BrandonAdams]

Adversity is the crucible of character/integrity. It is easy to present well when things are going well. But what about in hardship?

“A crisis does not make a person; a crisis shows what a person is made of, and it tends to bring true leadership to the fore.” - Warren Wiersbe

[BrandonAdams @BrandonAdams]

One of the richest blessings from God is His presence, especially in worship and fellowship with other believers. Our relationship with Him is most rewarding when experienced/practiced in community with others. In this we can sing, “ Better is one day in your courts..”-Ps 84

[BrandonAdams @BrandonAdams]

Meeting with the Lord shouldn’t just be an obligation. It should be the deepest desire of our being, a thirst in need of satisfying

“My soul longs, yes, faints
for the courts of the LORD;
my heart and flesh sing for joy
to the living God.” - Ps 84:2

[BrandonAdams @BrandonAdams]

Great night for a ball game

[BrandonAdams @BrandonAdams]

Waiting for the Lord’s direction often leads us to take matters into our own hands. We hear the clock ticking and fear time is running out or that somehow we have misinterpreted His leading.

“Unbelief is always in a hurry.” - Spurgeon