The Bible reveals a number of paradoxes, seemingly contradicting realities, that make up life in God’s Kingdom. One of those paradoxes is between God’s sovereignty and human responsibility, or, as the title to this episode reads, between grace and effort. In this episode I briefly explore the tension between these two realities and how embracing the tension is actually the place we are to live our life from.

To learn more about who I am and what God has called me to do check out Master Builder Coaching and Kingdom Coaching Institute. Reach out to me if you are interested in personal coaching or getting trained in coaching. I am here to serve fellow Christ-followers by assisting them in laying hold of that for which Christ Jesus has laid hold of them. I can be reached at david@coachingin3d.com

The Distinguishing Marks of God’s Presence

For followers of Jesus there is to be a differentness about our lives that distinguishes us from those who are not. This distinction is not for creating an us vs them mentality but as evidence of God’s abiding presence in the lives of his children. Drawing from the life of Moses and the children of Israel, I identify three marks of God’s presence that are to distinguish those who have chosen to follow Jesus and are indwelt by the Spirit of God.

To learn more about who I am and what God has called me to do check out Master Builder Coaching and Kingdom Coaching Institute. Reach out to me if you are interested in personal coaching or getting trained in coaching. I am here to serve fellow Christ-followers by assisting them in laying hold of that for which Christ Jesus has laid hold of them. I can be reached at david@coachingin3d.com

We all encounter obstacles in life that impede our ability to run the race marked out for us (I.e. our faith journey and purpose in Christ). The writer of Hebrews identifies those obstacles as hindrances and entanglements. Though these obstacles will look different for each person, in this episode I identify four hindrances from my own experience that may have application for you as well.

To learn more about who I am and what God has called me to do check out Master Builder Coaching and Kingdom Coaching Institute. Reach out to me if you are interested in personal coaching or getting trained in coaching. I am here to serve fellow Christ-followers by assisting them in laying hold of that for which Christ Jesus has laid hold of them. I can be reached at david@coachingin3d.com

Drawing from Jesus’ parable of the seed and the Sower found in Matthew 13 and Luke 8, in this episode I share three characteristics of what Jesus describes as a noble and good heart. It is interesting that only one soil condition in this parable produced a crop. For our lives to be fruitful, the soil of our heart requires proper cultivation and preparation to receive the seed of God’s word which holds the power to reproduce his life in us.

To learn more about who I am and what God has called me to do check out Master Builder Coaching and Kingdom Coaching Institute. Reach out to me if you are interested in personal coaching or getting trained in coaching. I am here to serve fellow Christ-followers by assisting them in laying hold of that for which Christ Jesus has laid hold of them. I can be reached at david@coachingin3d.com

The end of each year and the beginning of a new one provides a built-in opportunity for an assessment and reset as needed for our life. In this episode I share a unique approach I took a few years ago going into 2022. Instead of setting a number of goals a question for Jesus surfaced in my thinking. That question was, Jesus, what questions do you want me to ask you for this coming year? I share the questions that surfaced for me with an encouragement to ask Jesus for the questions he wants you to ask him going into 2025.

To learn more about who I am and what God has called me to do check out Master Builder Coaching and Kingdom Coaching Institute. Reach out to me if you are interested in personal coaching or getting trained in coaching. I am here to serve fellow Christ-followers by assisting them in laying hold of that for which Christ Jesus has laid hold of them. I can be reached at david@coachingin3d.com

Is Yours a Wonderful Life

In this episode I share some of my takeaways from the 1946 movie, It’s A Wonderful Life, starring James Stewart. The movie does a good job at depicting what really makes life meaningful and wonderful, underscoring the values of family, friends, community, sacrifice, service and giving. I connect these values to the deep longings of the human heart which really reflect the kind of world we want to live in and the one God is bringing with the fullness of his Kingdom on earth.

To learn more about who I am and what God has called me to do check out Master Builder Coaching and Kingdom Coaching Institute.

Reach out to me if you are interested in personal coaching or getting trained in coaching.

I am here to serve fellow Christ-followers by assisting them in laying hold of that for which Christ Jesus has laid hold of them. I can be reached at david@coachingin3d.com

The Kingdom of God is Within

Jesus said that the Kingdom of God was “within you”. (Luke 17:21). In this episode I briefly explore this reality, equating it to another description of the Kingdom of God by the apostle Paul in Romans 14:17 where he writes that the Kingdom of God is righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. The first and primary expression of the Kingdom of God is an inner state of righteousness, peace and joy that comes to be formed in us through a process of engaging our relationship with God and receiving from him that which alone will satisfy our soul.

To learn more about who I am and what God has called me to do check out Master Builder Coaching and Kingdom Coaching Institute.

Reach out to me if you are interested in personal coaching or getting trained in coaching.

I am here to serve fellow Christ-followers by assisting them in laying hold of that for which Christ Jesus has laid hold of them. I can be reached at david@coachingin3d.com

Identity and Service

In this episode I share some brief thoughts about the topic of identity. Reflecting on the statement about Jesus just prior to washing his disciples feet I see an important connection between identity and the ability to serve others from a place of true humility. Our contemporary culture seems to be fixated on the idea of identity, identity that derives from simply looking inward. Our ultimate sense of identity, as with Jesus, is to come from who we are in relation to God.

To learn more about who I am and what God has called me to do check out Master Builder Coaching and Kingdom Coaching Institute.

Reach out to me if you are interested in personal coaching or getting trained in coaching.

I am here to serve fellow Christ-followers by assisting them in laying hold of that for which Christ Jesus has laid hold of them. I can be reached at david@coachingin3d.com