Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus is a poem written to highlight the difference between Jesus and false religion by Jefferson Bethke. He emphasized that in the scriptures, Jesus received the most opposition from the most religious people of his day and at it’s core Jesus’ gospel and the Good News of the Cross is in pure opposition to self-righteousness/self-justification. Religion is man centered, Jesus is God-centered.
I can well relate to this one as I come from a Roman Catholic background. In those day, I was a “saint” for an hour while attending a mass but afterwards I was entirely different. I still go back to my vices of drunkenness, foul languages, lying tongues – a life full of hypocrisy. The Scripture that standouts for me is Galatians 5:1 and I quote: “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. ” Praise the Lord that Jesus set me free from the bondage of religion.
Credits: Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus || Spoken Word Uploaded by bball1989 on Jan 10, 2012 at Youtube
“For followers of Jesus, servant leadership isn’t an option; it’s a mandate. Servant leadership is to be a living statement of who we are in Christ, how we treat one another, and how we demonstrate the love of Christ to the whole world.” – Kenneth H. Blanchard, Lead Like Jesus
I was browsing at Youtube and found this video of Ken Blanchard talking about his famous book Lead Like Jesus. Thanks to Biola University for uploading this video on their youtube channel. Ken Blanchard was their guest speaker at their Leadership Lecture Series. It’s great to watch and hear from one of the most influential speakers and communicators in the history of leadership management, Ken Blanchard!!! Watch and enjoy the video below.
Video: Ken Blanchard Lead Like Jesus
About Ken Blanchard
“Ken Blanchard is a prominent, sought-after author, speaker, and business consultant, Dr. Blanchard is respected for his lifetime of groundbreaking research and thought leadership that has influenced the day-to-day management and leadership of people and companies throughout the world. With a passion to turn every leader into a servant leader, Ken Blanchard shares his insightful and powerful message with audiences around the world through speeches, consulting services, and bestselling books. When Ken speaks, he speaks from the heart with warmth and humor. No matter how large the audience, he is able to communicate with each person as if the two of them were alone and talking one on one. Ken is a sophisticated storyteller with a knack for making the seemingly complex easy to understand. Ken’s impact as an author is far reaching. His iconic 1982 classic, The One Minute Manager, coauthored with Spencer Johnson, has sold more than 13 million copies and remains on bestseller lists today. In the past three decades he has authored or coauthored 60 books whose combined sales total more than 21 million copies.” Read more at Ken Blanchard official website.
My Favorites Quotes: Ken Blanchard Lead Like Jesus Talk
1. “And so, what I realized is that we had the greatest leadership role model of all-time right amongst us and how many of you know that the world is in desperate need of a different leadership role model? We’ve seen what self-serving leaders have done in every sector of society. And we badly need servant leaders, people who are there to serve rather than to be served. And here we have ’em, what blew my mind, ’cause you know, I didn’t come up in any traditional way, is it wasn’t being taught in the divinity schools, it wasn’t being taught in the churches, it wasn’t being taught in a University like this, and I went, “Woah, what’s going on?” So I said, “I guess that’s what you want me to do, Lord.” So, what I’ve done is committed my life to try to spread the word around the world about Jesus as the greatest leadership role model. And it’s so interesting as you go around the world, everybody loves Jesus, they just don’t like Christians.” – Ken Blanchard
2. “And I think that if we went out there, I think that the next great evangelist movement from my standpoint is going to be demonstration, not proclamation. I think if we want people to follow our faith, we oughta behave differently. And that’s what Lead Like Jesus is all about.” – Ken Blanchard
3. “Most people don’t mention any boss they’ve ever had, they mention their mother, their father, their grandfather, a friend, a teacher, maybe a coach. See, leadership is an influence process. Any time you attempt to influence the thinking, beliefs or development of somebody else, you’re engaging in leadership. So every one of you have life role leaderships.” – Ken Blanchard
4. “Realize every single human being is important. Nobody’s more important than anybody.” – Ken Blanchard
5. “Servant leaders are all about creating a vision and then helping everybody arrive at that vision and accomplish, and it’s just wonderful. It’s the only way to get great performance and great human satisfaction together.”- Ken Blanchard
6. “The best leadership book you’re ever gonna read is the Bible. I mean it’s just extraordinary, and don’t think you gotta go out there and preach, go out there and behave. So people come up to you, I’ve see you operate in tough times and this kind of times. Where do you get that strength, I just see this inner peace in you, and then you can tell ’em. That’s a pretty powerful thing for them to get.” – Ken Blanchard
7. “So, that’s what leading like Jesus is really all about. It’s about looking in your heart. Are you here to serve or be served, and understanding in your head about vision and direction and implementation, about the leadership part and then the servant part, and realizing to really make it in your behavior you gotta be a servant, where you realize it’s not about you, it’s about the people you’re serving. You gotta be a steward, you don’t own anything. It’s all on loan, how are you stewarding what’s on loan to you. And the shepherd, every human being is important. And then habits of solitude, prayer, study of scripture, small accountability group and trusting the unconditional love of the Lord.”- Ken Blanchard
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Darlene Zschech continues to inspire people with her anointed music. Songs that gives hope to everyone who listens. I was watching the news at Channel 7’s The morning Show (Yahoo!7 Australia) and I didn’t flick the TV to another channel when I saw their teaser and breaking stories that Darlene Zschech will perform live in their studio. It is very rare that you can witness a worship leader or a Christian artist perform in prime time television. What an incredible event. Darlene Zschech is being watched live by millions of Australian singing Amazing Grace, a song of hope that can impact the lives of viewers!
I encourage you to listen to Darlene Zschech short interview at the end of her song. You will be blessed. You will be inspired of what she had to say. You will know Darlene Zschech heart is. Thank you Jesus for Darlene Zschech!
Darlene Zchech Amazing Grace Live!
“My Jesus, My Savior, Lord, there is none like You; All of my days I want to praise The wonders of Your mighty love.”
Darlene Zschech is an Australian Pentecostal worship leader and singer-songwriter who primarily writes praise and worship songs. She was the former worship pastor of Hillsong Church and is currently a member of Compassionart, a charity founded by Martin Smith. She was the worship pastor of Hillsong Church from 1996 to 2007. In January 2011, Darlene and Mark Zschech became senior pastors at Church Unlimited (later named Hope Unlimited Church) in Charmhaven on the New South Wales central coast, but Zschech intends to still be part of the Hillsong Worship Team, leading worship at Hillsong’s key events during the year. She also continues to host the Creative Stream at the Hillsong Conference while leading tours with the Hillsong Team around the world. The Zschech family have founded an organisation called Hope Rwanda. Hope Rwanda now runs long-term development projects, such as Hope Education and the Village of Hope.
DARLENE ZSCHECH LATEST ALBUM
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Enjoy this great song from the King of Country, George Strait. Love Without End, Amen.
George Strait- A Love Without End, Amen Lyrics
I got sent home from school one day with a shiner on my eye Fightin’ was against the rules and it didn’t matter why When dad got home I told that story just like I’d rehearsed Then stood there on those tremblin’ knees and waitin’ for the worst And he said
Let me tell you a secret about a father’s love A secret that my daddy said was just between us He said daddies don’t just love their children every now and then It’s a love without end, amen It’s a love without end, amen
When I became a father in the spring of ’81 There was no doubt that stubborn boy was just like my father’s son And when I thought my patience had been tested to the end I took my daddy’s secret and passed it on to him I said
Let me tell you a secret about a father’s love A secret that my daddy said was just between us He said daddies don’t just love their children every now and then It’s a love without end, amen It’s a love without end, amen
Last night I dreamed I’d died and stood outside those pearly gates When suddenly I realized there must be some mistake If they know half the things I’ve done, they’ll never let me in Then somewhere from the other side, I heard these words again And they said
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This video teaching of the late Ravi Zacharias is a must watch video. He discussed why Islam is not what it really teaches. He talked about Mohammed, Koran, Ramadan, and other Muslim beliefs. If you are a Muslim, have an open mind before you watch this. It can save your soul.
Ravi Zacharias was an Indian-born Canadian-American Christian apologist. Zacharias was the author of more than 30 books on Christianity. Ravi Zacharias’s ultimate mission was a Christian apologist and evangelist: to present and defend the truth of Jesus Christ that others may find life in Him.
What Do Muslims Believe?
Muslims share certain beliefs, including:
The oneness of God (Allah) – For Muslims, there is no entity worthy of worship but Allah. Allah has no partners, no progeny and no gender.
Belief in God’s prophets – Muslims believe that Allah’s message was given to numerous prophets, including Noah, Abraham, Moses, Elijah, and Jesus, and other prophets common to Christianity and Judaism, as well as Muhammad. Muslims believe that Muhammad is the last prophet, in part because he had the most success instituting God’s word in his lifetime.
Belief in angels – Muslims believe in spiritual beings who do the will of God.
Belief in sacred books – These include the Torah, the Psalms, the Gospel (P.S. not the same as the Bible gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and Jonh), and the Quran.
The day of judgment and resurrection – Muslims believe that human beings are accountable for their behavior during their lifetimes. At death, that behavior is part of what determines how the person will be judged.
Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus is a poem written to highlight the difference between Jesus and false religion by Jefferson Bethke. He emphasized that in the scriptures, Jesus received the most opposition from the most religious people of his day and at it’s core Jesus’ gospel and the Good News of the Cross is in pure opposition to self-righteousness/self-justification. Religion is man centered, Jesus is God-centered.
