by Manny Rivera | Jan 21, 2014 | Church, Leadership, Motivation
What a way to kick off 2014! Last Sunday began our Activate Purpose Campaign. WOW! I’m so blown away from the response we had! I believe Impact Church is poised to see great multiplication and internal maturity. We now begin a journey of discovery. We have all the...
by Manny Rivera | Jan 20, 2014 | Church, Motivation
The greatest hindrance to living a life of God-given purpose is living life in a man-centered way. Living is your greatest obstacle in life…better yet, how you live it.Man-centered living is selfish; it’s survival minded. Its priority is to keep its conditions...
by Manny Rivera | Jan 17, 2014 | Church, Motivation
Why do we seem to get stuck in our walk with Christ? Through my 28 years of knowing Him, I’m discovering that many times I’ve confused His ultimate intent for me with His initial intent for me. The pursuit of our God-given purpose should be our primary endeavor in...
by Manny Rivera | Jan 13, 2014 | Church, Motivation
At what speed does your life travel? For many, life seems to travel at the speed of light. The busier life gets, the faster it becomes. And the busier we become, the more results we’ll require. Requiring more results traps us in being consumers instead of...
by Manny Rivera | Jan 10, 2014 | Church, Motivation
In my efforts to keep my ONE GOAL for this year, I’ll have to practice ONE skill. Well, actually it’s ONE word… “NO.“ I’ve learned that before we can do what God has called and purposed us to do; we need to learn to say NO. I know the word “No” seems negative, but...
by Manny Rivera | Jan 4, 2014 | Church, Motivation
After much prayer and meditation, I only have one ministry goal in 2014. I’ve realized, many times in the past, that this list has been overpopulated with unrealistic goals. I guess my thinking has been that “many goals” equated to big thinking. ...