DAN GOULD

FROM THE INSIDE OUT

Author: dgould77

  • The Book on Leadership – Intro

    I just started reading this book by John MacArthur. So far so good. Here are the things I underlined from the Intro:

    What makes a leader?
    -According to Christ, then, the truest kind of leadership demands, service, sacrifice, and selflessness. (Matt. 20:25-28)
    -They will exemplify sacrifice
    -Leadership for the Christian always has a spiritual dimension
    -All Christians in every kind of leadership are called to be spiritual leaders
    -Every leader who is also a christian – inclueding the manager of the widget factory, the football coach, and the public-school kindergarten teacher – needs to remember that the leadership role is a spiritual responsibility, and the people we lead are a stewardship from God, for we will one day be called to give an account (Matt. 25:14-30)
    -A true leader inspires followers
    – Leadership is influence. The ideal leader is someone whose life and character motivates people to follow.
    –Real leadership seeks to motivate people from the inside, by an appeal to the heart, not by external pressure and coercion.
    -For all those reasons, leadership is not about style or technique as much as it is about character.
    -True spiritual leadership is about character, not style
    -The real leader is an example to follow. And the best example to follow, as Paul knew, is the one who follows Christ.
    -Biblical principles of leadership are not principles for the church only. In fact, Christians ought to be the trend-setters for all secular, corporate, and political leadership, rather than thoughtlessly borrowing from the world whatever seems to “work.”
    -Every Christian is called to be a leader of sorts, at some level, because all of us are given a mandate to teach and influence others.
    -Clearly, then, all Christians are called to influence others and teach them the truth about Christ. Therefore, no matter what your status, position, giftedness, or occupation, you are called to be a leader at some level.

    If you want to know more, click here to buy the book! Or check back later as I share the things I underline from each chapter!

  • 2 Samuel 9

    “One day David asked, ‘Is anyone in Saul’s family still alive—anyone to whom I can show kindness for Jonathan’s sake?’” v.1
    Most kings in David’s day tried to wipe out the families of their rivals in order to prevent descendants from seeking the throne. But David showed kindness to Mephibosheth, whose father was Jonathan and whose grandfather was King Saul. David was kind, partly because of his loyalty to God’s previously anointed king; partly for political reasons – to unite Judah and Israel; and mainly because of his vow to show kindness to all of Jonathan’s descendants.

    Taken from the NLT Life Application Study Bible

  • Youtube – now a place to find out how to cheat on test!

    There’s more at this link!

  • Giants-Pats most-watched Super Bowl ever

    NEW YORK – The 97.5 million viewers who saw the New York Giants’ last-minute win over the New England Patriots made it the most-watched Super Bowl ever and second biggest event in American television history.

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  • 2 Samuel 5:1-12

    “And David realized that the LORD had confirmed him as king over Israel and had blessed his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.” v.12
    David realized that the Lord had confirmed him as king. . .Although the pagan kingdoms based their greatness on conques, power, armies, and wealth, David knew that his greatness came only from God. To be great means keeping a close relationship with God personally and nationally. To do this, David had to keep his ambition under control. Although he was famous, successful, and well liked, he gave God first place in his life, and served the people according to Gods purposes.

    Questions:Do I seek greatness from God or from people? In the drive for success, I need to remember to keep my ambitiojn under God’s control.

    Taken from the NLT Life Application Study Bible

  • New Bunk Bed


    Our Friends gave us a set of Bunk Beds tonight!! They even gave us a night stand also!!! Josiah is so excited and Stephanie and I are so grateful and appreciative. They look brand new even though they say they are 10 years old. Right now I am laying on the bottom so Josiah (3) will be brave enough to sleep on the top bunk. He is so excited and scared at the same time. We’ll see how he does! Pray that he makes it through the night . . . it means we will somewhat have our room back! SWEET!

  • The Best and Worst of the Super Bowl

    For years now, the NFL has been bedazzling the Super Bowl with busloads of Hollywood stars and singers in an attempt to distract viewers from the fact that the game is usually a snooze-worthy blowout. But thanks to the New York Giants’ historic last-minute victory Sunday night over the previously unbeaten New England Patriots, as well as an arena-rock-worthy halftime show from American icon Tom Petty, the people behind the big game finally got the mix of music and smash mouth right. (Except for the moments when it got things so, so wrong, which were also kind of great.) And so, we give you the first-annual Super Bowl Musical Monday Morning Quarterback Report.

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  • 1 Samuel 28

    “The Philistines set up their camp at Shunem, and Saul gathered all the army of Israel and camped at Gilboa. When Saul saw the vast Philistine army, he became frantic with fear. He asked the LORD what he should do, but the LORD refused to answer him, either by dreams or by sacred lots or by the prophets. Saul then said to his advisers, ‘Find a woman who is a medium, so I can go and ask her what to do.’
    His advisers replied, ‘There is a medium at Endor.’” v.4-7
    Saul was overwhelmed at the sight of the Philistine army, and so he turned to the occult. Regard life’s difficulties and obstacles as reminders to turn you in God’s direction and make you depend on Him.

    God did not answer his appeals because Saul because Saul had not followed Gods previous direction. Sometimes we wonder why our prayers aren’t answered. But if we don’t fulfill the responsibilities God has already given us, we should not be surprised when he does not give us further guidance. As we see from Saul’s story, turning to anything or anyone else leads to disaster.

    Taken from the NLT Life Application Study Bible

  • Hangin Tough

    That’s right, looks like the New Kids are back!

    Can’t Hardly Wait

  • Living in a “Porn is the Norm” culture

    The title of this article presupposes two things: first, your teens are being exposed to pornography, and second, you are already responding—even if you are doing nothing. Maybe you are tempted to toss this article aside with a shrug, “Well, my kids haven’t been exposed and I am careful to protect them. I don’t need to read this.” But, watch an hour of prime-time television and you have seen pornography. Drive past any number of billboards while on a trip and you have seen pornography. Look at the fashion posters in the clothing stores at the mall and you have seen it—in some form.

    Part of our problem is that we have either no clear definition, or a very limited definition, of pornography. Most of us think of it as something you find in some rundown bookstore, or maybe in a convenience store. Most of us realize the Internet has a reputation of being filled with it. But do we realize we are surrounded by it, like a hapless adventurer sinking in quicksand?

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