I would rather have a bad game plan that is well executed than a well thought plan not is not executed. A bad game plan can be changed. A plan that is executed shows you have what it takes to execute a game plan. BUT not executing a well game plan shows something about our character. So what’s your game plan? Are you executing it?

The dumbest question is the question that you don’t ask. How many mistakes have I made because I did not care to ask. Do not be afraid to ask if you don’t know. Don’t be afraid to ask after you have done everything and still don’t know the answer. Jesus said ” You do not have because you do not ask.” Ask.

Here is the message I preached last Feb 28, 2010 on why we need the Civil Government. Hope you enjoy it! Click on the link to access the file

- had to wake up early because my 2 daughters were so noisy and asking me to wake up and eat with them. Anyway – after exerting the will to get out of bed we had an 8am breakfast. - got to church early also since Thammie is singing so had time to do my last minute review of the message, did some tweaking and surprisingly fell asleep in the process. - worship was awesome. It was one the loudest worship in the past 2 years. Charles and the team were simply amazing. - shared a word on thy kingdom come and prayed for the people who were sick. Lot of sick...

Men – we face tremendous pressure and stress everyday. Work will never be finished but if there is one thing we need to remember all the time – it is this: DON’T FORGET THE GIRL! In every movie that we see the main guy does his thing, fights the villain, slays the dragon for one good reason – the girl. He has to go and get back to his girl. Spiderman faces his villain who is holding Mary Jane. The villain is about to let go of her but at the same time he needs to save the people who are dying. He does his thing and saves the people...

This might be the most controversial blog I have written since it is election and a Christian pastor is running for president. I have nothing against Bro Eddie Villanueva and I have the highest respect for him – so the blog would be very objective. The question is do we need Christians in public office? Not just a president – but also senators, congressmen, mayors, vice-mayors, governors and barangay captains. THE ANSWER IS AN EMPHATIC YES! Would it be necessary for Christians to be in public office for God to change the nation? THE ANSWER IS...

Every time we promote a leader we need to be sure he/she has been faithful in the small things because once we’ve promoted someone or empowered someone it is hard to unempower that person. Luke 16:10 ¶      “Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. Some suggestions before empowering someone to leadership roles. 1. Find people who have led smaller groups. Do they have good interpersonal skills. Are they effective in leading small groups? If...

It is not enough to have a good story – it must live up to what you are telling the people. Stories with integrity last long. Stories without integrity backfires all the time. I blogged about Villar and Noynoy yesterday and got an avalanche of comments from people defending Villar or Noynoy but that wasn’t even the point. Some people started giving facts about Villar’s anomalies and Noynoy’s credentials. Everybody knows the fact but FACTS though important is not as sticky as crafting a story. Let us take the claim of Christians that...

I blogged yesterday about why the government is failing. Government have been taking too many responsibilities that they can;t handle it anymore. We on the other hand expect government to solve all our problem. So how do we put a balance into this. To do so we need to understand what Government really is. Government is not just CIVIL government. Civil government is just one pillar of government in society. We also have 3 other pillars of government. 1. Family government 2. Church government 3. Voluntary government – financial institutions, business...

When something bad happens in church – take responsibility. Take the blame. When a volunteer messes up in public- take the blame but talk to the volunteer privately. When a staff did not come through – take the blame publicly, reprimand privately. When something great happens – give the credit to your staff, leaders and volunteers. Never take the credit. When a staff does an amazing job – praise him/her publicly. Same thing with volunteers. That is leadership. I learned that from the pastors who have mentored me and I have seen how...