December 12, 2019
2:29
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The Christmas Reflection segment from this month’s VLOG is provided as a separate element for use in local churches. We trust it will be a blessing to you and your church family as you celebrate our Savior’s birth.
August 2019
United States
12:17
Reporting from the LIFE Conference in Orlando, John asks students, “What would you like to say to the current leaders of the American church?” Surprised and moved by their responses, he concludes, “I’m reminded it matters—it matters what we do. Let’s keep going!”
December 2019
Japan
12:33
John shares how he was profoundly moved at a national gathering of the Japanese Alliance on the 100th anniversary of A. B. Simpson’s death. “It wasn’t so much that our founder had died, but that our movement lived on . . . Alliance family, your part in this is significant—together we’re making progress.”
June 2019
United States
12:11
In this recap of Alliance Council 2019, John recalls his message from Acts, using “Perga”—where John Mark turned back on the first missionary journey—as a metaphor to challenge our Alliance family. “Let’s go inward and upward together—face our Perga and move on, because God is calling us beyond.”
July 2019
United States
12:27
John summarizes the four commitments he made to the Alliance family during his Friday morning address at Council 2019, setting the tone for substantive conversations to come.
Keep Watch
April 2017
United States
10:50
John admonishes church leaders to “Keep watch over yourselves and the flock that’s entrusted to your care” by making the gift of Sabbath an indispensable element in our weekly rhythm.
The Church - Revelation 1
March 2014
Chapel
10:41
John challenges pastors to move beyond perfunctory leadership to the high and holy calling of leading His Church.
Why Is There so Much Beauty in the World?
October 2014
Vail, Colorado
11:25
As you see the beauty of this fall season, as you look at the beauty of the Bride of Christ—your church—may your blood pressure go down a few points. May your joy and cause for worship rise within you.
Spirit Empowered, Spirit Sent - Acts 1:8
May 2014
Colorado Springs, Colorado
12:32
“Eight days later his disciples were in the house again . . . Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, ‘Peace be with you.’” If they had understood that the Spirit who had raised Christ from the dead had now been given to them, why were they still huddling behind locked doors? Let’s leave them for a moment, and let me ask us: are we still huddling in some locked place of fear, not fully understanding or experiencing that which the Spirit of God wants to grant to us and do in us?
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